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Big weekend of sports events as Gun Run and Cape Town Derby take centre stage

Cape Town weekend sport: Gun Run road closures and Hope FC derby

Cape Town’s 12–13 September weekend includes the OUTsurance Gun Run, with about 21,000 participants expected, and a Hope FC v Cape Town City match at Athlone Stadium. Motorists…

Hundreds gathered at Artscape Theatre to celebrate the artists and visionaries shaping the Western Cape’s cultural heartbeat.

Celebrating Cape Town's culture

Hundreds of artists and cultural leaders gathered at Artscape Theatre for the annual Cultural Awards, celebrating those shaping the Western Cape’s creative spirit. Honourees…

Standing in the middle during the ribbon cutting ceremony are Co-Founder of Giants of Africa, Godwin Owinje, District Six Foundation chairperson, Nadiema Safter and Deputy Vice Chancellor of CPUT, Jerome Corns flanked by the youth basketball players at the unveiling of the new basketball courts.

New basketball courts unveiled at CPUT District Six on Youth Day

On Youth Day, CPUT District Six unveiled new basketball courts, a significant step towards empowering youth and fostering community engagement, with support from the Giants of…

With the halfway mark reaching the clock in the Cape Town Tygerberg’s Local Football Association, the race for top spot honours intensifies with each point. Hanover Park, Vasco Da Gama and Edgemead lead the race, while Fish Hoek, Sunningdale City and FN Rangers seek to exit out of the relegation zone. Pictured is Sunningdale City’s defender, Oluwafemi Moses during their match against Vasco Da Gama, in Parow, earlier this year. Picture: Monde Ngceba

Tygerberg LFA Premier Division title race heats up

With 15 games gone in the Cape Town Tygerberg Local Football Association’s Premier Division, the chase is on for top spot honours. Downberg Road’s Hanover Park Football Club…

Victorious Roses shift focus to Sasol women’s league

The Engen Knockout Challenge under-20 ladies final took place at Erica Park Stadium in Belhar on Sunday, June 9. Cape Town Roses won 5-0 against Dangerous Heroes to lift the…

The Pep Mini Netball Festival kicked off in style with a group of under-8, under-9 and under-10 pupils from 10 schools participating at Zwaanswyk Academy, on Saturday, May 11. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

Pupils treated to a day of mini netball at Zwaanswyk

The faces of eager young pupils looking up at the gathering clouds was perhaps the plea the sun needed before it shone down on the Pep Mini Netball Festival at Zwaanswyk Academy,…

Former Battswood, Cape Town Spurs, FC Fortune and Durbanville Football Club striker, Ian Taylor won the Egyptian Premier League’s under-19 division with Zed FC last month. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

Cape coach takes Zed FC to glory in Egypt

Ian Taylor, a household name in Cape Town football circles, led Egyptian Premier League under-19 champions, Zed FC, to their first league trophy just four years after the club’s…

Brian Ncube in action at Thaiholics Fight Promotions TFP6, in Sunningdale, last year. Picture: Hugo Klaasen

Milnerton’s Ncube sets his sights on Muay Thai title

Stiff jabs and hard liver knee kicks are some of the tools that 19-year-old mixed martial artist, Brian Ncube, from Milnerton, packs in his fighting arsenal. Ncube was knocked…

Runners tackle Two Oceans Marathon for Doctors Without Borders

Two runners who will be at the start of the Two Oceans Marathon on Saturday aim to raise funds and awareness for international NGO Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans…

Speed freak, Imtiyaaz Schultz, from Bonteheuwel, in his TrackCyclingSA colours, at the Bellville Velodrome. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

Bontas cyclist survives robbery to win gold at SA champs

Imtiyaaz Schultz, 17, from Bonteheuwel, brought home a gold medal in the team sprint, two silver medals in the time pursuit and devils race (elimination race), as well as a…

Cape Town Carnival dry run at Killarney

The costumes are sewn, the glitter on hand and the groups geared up to entertain the city at the 2024 Cape Town Carnival. During a dry run by the organising team, at the…

Tournament director Rayaan Alie, with the Safa Cape Town president Bennett Bailey, and Mayoral committee member for community services and health, Patricia Van der Ross, with the captains of the teams that will participate at this year’s Bayhill Premier Cup under-19 football tournament. Picture supplied.

All systems go for Bayhill Premier Cup

With the groups drawn and media launch over, the stage is set for the 2024 Bayhill Premier Cup under-19 football tournament, which is set to take place in the week running up to…

Tramway Football Club’s versatile defender, Ikona Maliti, 14, is gearing up to represent Gugulethu, at the Gothia Cup, in Sweden, in July. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

Gugulethu footballer gears up for Gothia Cup in Sweden

Fourteen-year-old Ikona Maliti, from Tramway Football Club in Southfield, is gearing up to represent Gugulethu at the Gothia Cup, in Sweden, in July. The Gothia Cup, dubbed as…

Bayhill play-offs action

Here is some of the action from round four of the Bayhill under-19 Premier Cup tournament play-offs at the William Herbert sports complex this past weekend. Round five will be…

Edward Eddie Marshall after a tour of his house and show of accolades in Portland. He stepped out of bed to share some of the finest stories in his boxing career, including meeting world champions Muhammad Ali, Baby Jake Matlala, Evander Holyfield and Claressa Shields, to name a few. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

Tributes pour in for boxing stalwart Eddie Marshall

Renowned boxing official, Eddie Marshall, from Portland, has been hailed as an outstanding referee, mentor and friend. Marshall, 68, died last week after a battle with cancer.…

CPUT boxer wins gold at USSA Games

Hard work and persistence paid off for Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) boxer Likho Nxele when she won a gold medal at the University Sports South Africa (USSA)…

Western Cape bantamweight provincial champion Simamkele Tutsheni, left, won via points over her international opponent, Adidya Mimu, during a Jackie Brice Boxing Promotion The Clash of The Titans tribute at Vibrant Sports in Ottery. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

Tutsheni wins at Clash of The Titans – Tribute to Basil Brice in Ottery

An intense battle unfolded at the Clash of The Titans – Tribute to Basil Brice nine-bout showcase, promoted by Jackie Brice Boxing Promotions, at Vibrant Sports in Ottery, on…

Basil Brice tribute tournament in Ottery

Basil Brice died recently at the age of 90. December will kick-off with exciting professional and amateur boxing tournaments in Ottery, Wynberg and Philippi. On December 2,…

St George’s are the Western Province Rugby Football Union’s Super League A club sevens champions after a 26-20 win over Helderberg Rugby Club, in Kraaifontein, on Saturday. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

St George’s crowned SLA sevens kings

St George’s Rugby Club were crowned the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) Super League A (SLA) club rugby sevens champions following a 26-20 win over Helderberg Rugby…

Marlin Marshall, right, will step into the ring after a 17-year absence, for one last fight, in support of his father, Eddie “Rocky” Marshall, who is battling cancer. Picture: Lonwabo Marele

Mitchell’s Plain boxer comes out of retirement to honour father

After 17 years out of the sport, Marlin Marshall is lacing up his gloves once again for a cause close to home. On Saturday November 25, Marshall will take part in Phenomenal…