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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 16- player squad for the South African Emerging Women inbound tour against Thailand Women starting on Sunday.
The team includes batter, Andrie Steyn, and all-rounder Micaela Andrews from Western Province and South Western Districts respectively, who have previously been selected for the Momentum Proteas side and a host of players who impressed during training camps under the watchful eye of head coach Dinesha Devnarain.

All matches are scheduled to take place in Potchefstroom at Senwes Park in a bio-secure environment, a welcome return of international women's cricket fixtures to this venue for the first time since 2019.

The first match of the series will take place on Sunday, 5 September.
Squad: Andrie Steyn (captain, WP), Annerie Dercksen (FS), Faye Tunnicliffe (WP), Saraah Smith (WP), Palesa Mapoo (CGL), Tebogo Macheke (Limpopo), Delmi Tucker (WP), Micaela Andrews (SWD), Leah Jones (WP), Nobulumko Baneti (Border), Jane Winster (SWD), Khayakazi Mathe (Border), Nicole De Klerk (KZN), Alyssa Erxleben (NW), Kgomotso Rapoo (CGL), Khushi Mistry (Limpopo)

Itinerary -September 2021

Sun 05 1st Women’s One Day South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Tue 07 2nd Women’s One Day South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Thu 09 3rd Women’s One Day South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Sat 11 4th Women’s One Day South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Mon 13 5th Women’s One Day South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Thu 16 1st Women’s T20 South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Fri 17 2nd Women’s T20 South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Sun 19 3rd Women’s T20 South Africa Emerging Thailand Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

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On Saturday, 28 August 2021, the Kagiso Cricket Club in partnership with Lions Cricket, Mogale City, Ashraful Aid and BRM Ribs unveiled the recently upgraded change rooms as part of the Unions transformation objectives.

The facility represents a more modern and appealing environment with the sole purpose of creating a conducive and friendly environment for players, staff, visitors and management.

The Kagiso Sports Complex which is home to the Kagiso Cricket Club was the only Premier League A club in the country without change rooms which has always put the team at a disadvantage as they were unable to host any high-profile matches.

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Karate SA holds its SA Open and Elite Champs this weekend at the Tongaat sports centre. The team selected for the WKF World Cup in Dubai will be announced on Sunday.
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Twenty-year old Tadu Nare (Nedbank) stormed to victory in the Maritzburg SPAR Grand Prix 10km race at Alexandra Park on Sunday morning, in a time of 32.22 minutes, giving her a headstart in the six race series.

The Ethiopian runner was runner-up to Namibian Helalia Johannes in the 2019 SPAR Grand Prix series. Johannes and other top runners like Irvette van Zyl and Gerda Steyn all missed the opening race of the 2021 SPAR Grand Prix series, because they are still recovering from running the marathon at the Olympic Games in Tokyo earlier this month.

The South African half marathon champion, Glenrose Xaba of Boxer, was second, in 33.40 minutes and rising star, 20 year-old Tayla Kavanagh of Murray & Roberts was third, in 33.50. It was the 2019 junior cross country champion’s first race as a senior.
The race, the first in this year’s SPAR Grand Prix series, was run strictly according to Covid protocols, with a limited field of elite runners and no spectators allowed. It was run over a three-kilometre course, described by the runners as challenging. The open runners started three minutes before the category runners.
“It was a pity that Helalia, Irvette and Gerda weren’t here, because it would have been a faster race,” said Nare.

She said she thought she would have finished in 30 minutes on a flatter course.

However, she said she was using the SPAR Grand Prix races as training runs in preparation for the Barcelona marathon in November and would be wary of not burning herself out before the marathon.

Xaba, who is recovering from a knee and a calf injury, said she had found he downhills on the course painful, but knew that she could cope with the uphill parts of the course.

All three said they were very happy to be running competitively again. Nare said Ethiopia had not been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the lack of international competition affected the ability of runners to earn a living.

“The hard lockdowns made training very difficult,” said Xaba. “We had limited time to train and many of the facilities we normally use were closed. It was also difficult not earning money from races around South Africa.”

Xaba said she planned to run in all six SPAR Grand Prix races and was preparing for the Paris marathon in October.

The format for this year’s SPAR Grand Prix is slightly different from previous years, with points being awarded for the first 25 runners’ home. There will be no time bonuses this year.

The winner of each race will win R25 000, with R17 500 for second place and R15 000 for third place. The overall winner of the SPAR Grand Prix will earn R190 000. The runner-up will receive R90 000 and the third-placed athlete will receive R55 000.

The next SPAR Grand Prix race is in Cape Town on September 4, followed by the Durban race on September 11. The Tshwane race will be run on Heritage Day, September 24, the Johannesburg race on October 3 and the seasons’ final race will be in Gqeberha on October 9.

2021 SPAR GRAND PRIX CALENDAR
Sunday, 22 August – Pietermaritzburg
Saturday, 4 September – Cape Town
Saturday, 11 September – Durban
Friday, 24 September – Tshwane
Sunday, 3 October – Johannesburg
Saturday, 9 October – Gqeberha



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The Springbok Women’s team will embark on a tour of Europe later this year, with a Test against France in Vannes confirmed, as well as a first clash against the Barbarians Women as part of a unique double-header at Twickenham.
The Test is scheduled for 6 November against France at the Stade de la Rabine in Vannes, while the clash against the Barbarians will take place after the famous club’s men’s fixture against Samoa on 27 November – the the first time the Baabaas will host men’s and women’s matches on the same day.
This tour will be the Springbok Women’s first outside the South African borders since 2018, when they played matches against the UK Armed Forces, Wales, Spain and Italy.
In 2019, they played three matches at home in the Rugby World Cup Qualifier competition, as well as Tests in South Africa against Spain and Scotland.
Stanley Raubenheimer, head coach of the Springbok Women, said the team are really looking forward to going on tour for the first time in three years.
“We are really excited about this opportunity to go on tour and face quality opposition, and hopefully we can make a success of this trip to Europe,” said Raubenheimer.
“The match against France is very significant as they are our opponents in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand next year, and it will be good to test us against them.”
“One of our main aims on this tour will be to get an idea of what we can expect next year in New Zealand, and to tune our planning to be as well-prepared as possible when we get there.”
Lynne Cantwell, South Africa’s Women’s High Performance Manager, said: “We are honoured to be playing the Barbarians as part of our November tour and preparations for the Rugby World Cup in 2022.
“It is one of the most famous and storied clubs in the world and we are hugely proud to be part of that history.”
“We know the Barbarian Women will be a formidable test with a team full of high-calibre players from around the world, and the match will provide us with an opportunity to pitch ourselves against stars of the game ahead of the Rugby World Cup.”

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3 Days to go.

The Paralympic Games gets underway in Tokyo on 24 August.

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Team SA depart for Tokyo Paralympics
Team South Africa’s squad for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics which was announced on Saturday left our shores in a confident mood ahead of the Games.
Team SA will comprise of 34 athletes represented across seven sports.
The Team SA chef de mission for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is Leon Fleiser. “It’s a great honour and privilege for me. From a logistical sense things have been going well and we are excited at the prospect of going to Tokyo and doing the country proud. The athletes come first and with the team support staff we have, we are hoping to make it a memorable experience for them,” he said.
The Paralympians will be looking to continue the strong impression the Team SA Olympians made recently in Tokyo. “I spent time with Team SA at the Tokyo Olympics and can report back that the entire squad were true ambassadors for the country. There was a visible unity among the squad and new sincere friendships were formed. There’s so much that we can be proud of as a nation,” Mr Barry Hendricks, President of SASCOC said.
“The baton has been passed to the Paralympians. We are confident that they too will be fine ambassadors for our great country. Our Paralympics have a decorated history when it comes to bringing medals back from these Games and the expectations are no different this year. We are excited to embark on this journey with Team SA’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympians,” Mr Hendricks added
The games runs from the 24 August to 5 September.
PARA ATHLETICS
Ntando Mahlangu, Charl du Toit, Dyan Buis, Reinhardt Hamman, Kerwin Noemdo, Mpumelelo Mhlongo, Tebogo Mofokeng, Tyrone Pillay, Daniel du Plessis, Puseletso Michael Mabote, Ndodomzi Ntutu, Anrune Weyers, Sheryl James, Simone Kruger, Ntombizanele Situ, Louzanne Coetzee, Johanna Pretorius, Liezel Gouws
Coaches/management: Cornelia (Lappies) Swanepoel, Suzanne Ferreira, Daniel Damon, Cathy Lansberg, Claus Kempen, Erasmus Badenhorst
ARCHERY
Shaun Anderson, Philip Coates-Palgrave
Coach/manager: Barbara Manning
PARA CYCLING
Nicholas Pieter du Preez, Ernst van Dyk, Toni Mould
Coaches/management: Elrick Kulsen, Pieter Jansen, Gillian Evans, Walter Lutch
EQUESTRIAN
Philippa Johnson-Dwyer, Cayla van der Walt
Coaches/management: Ingeborg Sanne, Chris Hazen, Robyn van Lijsdonk, Trisha Bell
PARA SWIMMING
Christian Sadie, Hendrik van der Merwe, Katherine Swanepoel, Alani Ferreira
Coaches/management: Theo Verster, Keith Jansen
TABLE TENNIS
Theo Cogill
Coach/manager: Anver Lyners
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Kgothatso Montjane, Mariska Venter, Eliphas Maripa, Leon Els
Coaches/management: Gerald Stoffberg, Saidi Moruame
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Tyrone Pillay
Team South Africa

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