The Western Province Veterans Cricket Association (WPVCA) officially launched its 2024/2025 season on Monday, September 30, at a packed event held at the Rondebosch Sports Club. By FEROZ SHAIK LED by the newly elected Executive Committee under Chairperson Fuzlin Levy-Hassen, the WPVCA season launch welcomed representatives from...

By associating their regimes with world-class sports, Gulf monarchs seek to legitimise themselves as benevolent leaders of modernisation, all while perpetuating their status as the last absolute monarchies in the world. The global community, dazzled by these lavish sports spectacles, often overlooks the darker reality lurking behind...

Primrose Rugby Club are ready to host the Imam Haron Commemorative Youth Rugby Festival. FEROZ SHAIK AWQAF SA in association with Primrose Rugby club and the Imam Haron Foundation launched the Imam Haron Commemorative Youth Rugby Festival at the Primrose grounds in Loch Road on Wednesday, September...

The Al-Ikhlaas Academia Library is hosting a charity golf tournament on Tuesday, September 24, at the Rondebosch Golf Club to raise funds for the library’s continued operation. FEROZ SHAIK THE ezDebt Al-Ikhlaas Academia Library, in collaboration with SPAR MG, is hosting a charity golf tournament on Tuesday,...

The Federation Professional League played a pivotal role in South African soccer history during the Apartheid era. by FEROZ SHAIK THE South African Federation Legends National Committee, an esteemed body composed of former players, officials and supporters of the South African Soccer Federation Professional League (SASFPL), was...

While his achievements as an academic stand tall, Brian O’Connell also carved a niche for himself as a highly talented all-round sportsperson. by MOGAMAD ALLIE Most of the richly deserved and warm tributes paid to the late Professor Brian O’Connell have, rightly so, centred on his academic...

Three young karatekas from Kensington are gearing up to compete on the global stage this September as they head to Austria for the 7th World Goju Ryu Federation Championships. FEROZ SHAIK Hanaah Sheik (14), Rania Gamieldien (18), and Miengha Hendricks (18) earned their spots on the South...

The Cape Town Sport Council held their awards at the President's suite at Newlands on Saturday, August 3, 2024. FEROZ SHAIK THE awards recognise the achievements of former athletes, administrators and support staff as legends, lifetime achievers and pay homage to the roll of honour recipients. Those...

The saying ‘sport is in the genes’ perfectly describes Sharon Siljeur (née Alexander). FEROZ SHAIK THE saying ‘sport is in the genes’ perfectly describes Sharon Siljeur (née Alexander). One of eight siblings, Siljeur shone as an athlete in the 70’s, excelled in hockey during the 80’s, and...

We have the right to ponder why the action against Russia was undertaken with such haste whilst the International Olympic Committee are reluctant to act upon the anti-Palestinian entity, aka Israel. by HASSEN LORGAT ON Friday, July 26, the world will witness the participation of the state...