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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team's Spanish rider Pedro Acosta celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP Grand Prix of Austria on Sunday

Acosta takes first victory at Austrian MotoGP

Pedro Acosta secured his maiden MotoGP victory with a stunning performance for KTM at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, while Jorge Martin finished second to extend his championship lead.

Refeloe Solomons, of Nedbank Running Club, will be defending her title in the 21km BayRun with Discovery Vitality

Vitality Run Series returns to Gqeberha for BayRun event

The Vitality Run Series returns to Gqeberha for its fourth edition, with the BayRun event hosted by 32Gi Athletic Club on 3 October, offering 21km, 10km, and 5km races starting at Cape Recife High School.

Border’s top half-marathon athlete Luyolo Ngcongolo of Powered Up Runners.
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Great Kei Marathon returns with fierce competition

One of the toughest marathons in the Eastern Cape returns to the roads of Kei Country tomorrow morning when the fourth running of the Great Kei Marathon takes to the road between the N2 and the Kei Mouth CC, in what is expected to be mild…

Juan and Cailyn van Rooyen in action in their Ford Fiesta

It’s all systems go for Algoa National Rally

After months of planning, hard work and more than a few battles with Mother Nature, it is finally all systems go for the 44th running of the Algoa National Rally, with 29 teams lining up for the start of what promises to be a spectacular…

Alexander Zverev, of Germany, will compete in the Laver Cup tennis event this week

Zverev, Agassi defend ‘spectacular’ Laver Cup

Grand Slam champion Alexander Zverev and American legend Andre Agassi led a staunch defence of the Laver Cup ahead of the latest edition of the polarising event in London this week.

A new partnership between EPHF and Emeris NMB is using indoor hockey to create opportunities for young players, with boys' and girls' teams set to feature in the inaugural schools tournament. Promoting the event are, from left, Wendell Domingo (SA Schools Hockey Association president, Earlene Jacobs (Emeris campus deputy head), Claudia Muller (EPHF vice-president) and Gary Dolley (Saha project manager).
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New partnership targets growth of indoor hockey

EPHF and Emeris NMB have partnered to launch a new schools indoor hockey tournament aimed at creating greater opportunities for young players while laying the foundation for a broader youth development programme.

Jamie Riddle believes his seventh-place finish at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nice was the most complete performance of his career

Jamie Riddle discovers another level

Jamie Riddle finished seventh at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nice but believes the performance represented a major breakthrough in his career.

Defending Gqeberha champion and current SPAR Grand Prix title holder  Glenrose Xaba (Boxer), right, is the favourite to defend her title in Saturday’s  Gqeberha 10km race to be run at Pollok Beach. Among those challenging her will be Selam Gebre

Women’s 10km Challenge takes to streets of Summerstrand

The SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge at Pollok Beach in Gqeberha on Saturday could be a turning point in the battle for top honours in this year’s Spar Grand Prix.

A flock of racing pigeons
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Pigeons enjoy relatively windless conditions on 500km flight from Beaufort West

The 2026 Border Homing Union pigeon racing season has seen a steady decline in entries due to challenging conditions, with numbers dropping significantly by the 13th race from Beaufort West.

The recipients of recognition awards from the PE Sports Legends Trust in Kariega at the weekend were, from left, back, Nazeem Wicomb (son of Farouk Wicomb), Giempie Wicks (son of Mallick Wicks), Zarier Sirkhotte, John Howard, Wilbur Fischer, 
Hekkie Philander (son of Zai Philander), Kaizer Khala, Anand Bhana; front, Chris Ressouw, Nurhaan Nathi (daughter of Ebrahim Wicomb), Richard Draai (PESLT chair), Shaheera de Long (daughter of Garieya de Long), Deidre Volanie and Ismail Salie

Unsung sporting stars honoured at special function

The PE Sports Legends Trust hosted the Unsung Heroes and Heroines of Uitenhage event in Kariega, celebrating former athletes and sports administrators who significantly contributed to the region's sporting legacy.

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates his victory next to Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen after the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix earlier in September

Runaway leader Antonelli eyeing third straight win

Kimi Antonelli has another opportunity to extend his runaway lead in this year’s Formula One title race as he heads into this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the first in a potentially decisive triple-header, bidding for a third straight…

US captain Brandt Snedeker rides in a golf cart on the 11th hole prior to the Presidents Cup 2026 at Medinah Country Club on Tuesday

Snedeker backs Spaun for Ryder Cup after Presidents snub

US captain Brandt Snedeker omitted JJ Spaun from the Presidents Cup team, a decision Spaun used as motivation to win the European Tour’s PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Mlami Nkonkobe receives his NQF level six financial management and accountancy advanced diploma
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Border icon Nkonkobe champions sport and education

Mlamli Nkonkobe, a celebrated marathon and distance runner from the Border province, is recognised as one of the top athletes of the 1980s and remained relevant into the mid-1990s.

Pearson High’s Yuané Gerber and St Andrew’s College’s Galliano Boni won medals at the UFAK African Championships in Algiers.

EC teenagers claim African karate medals

Eastern Cape teenagers Galliano Boni and Yuané Gerber won silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the UFAK African Karate Championships in Algeria, competing against over 500 athletes from 31 countries.

Andrea Ranger, left, second, Cindy Nel, winner, and Mbali Tube completed the Friends of Pumpkins 10km podium on Sunday.
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Ngcongolo returns with victory at Friends of Pumpkins 10km

Luyolo Ngcongolo made a triumphant return by winning the Friends of Pumpkins 10km race in 32:58, marking his dominance after a stint in London.

Tajikistan's Behruz Khurshedzoda (red) and Kyrgyzstan's Yryskeldi Duisheev compete in a men's martial arts bout during the Asian Games

Once decried as ‘human cockfighting’, MMA wants Olympic spot

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), once widely banned and criticized as excessively violent, is making its debut at the Asian Games in Japan, aiming for future Olympic inclusion.

Bayethe Multisport Academy junior athlete Liam Bennett will participate in the Bayethe Addo Explore Fun Run on Thursday

Addo fun run to celebrate heritage, tourism and community

The second Bayethe Addo Explore Fun Run will take place on Heritage Day at Travel Addo Farmstall, aiming to unite sport, heritage, tourism, and community development.

Marc Gleed and Abdul Benjamin in full flight at Theewaterskloof Dam recently

Excitement builds for international inflatable Powerboat Series in Western Cape

The inaugural International Powerboat Series will take place in the Western Cape from September 25 to October 3, featuring 44 teams from South Africa, Namibia, and the USA competing across four classes and three racing disciplines.

George driver Schalk Lotz (G5) was expected to be in action in the now-postponed DO4SA Dirt Oval Championship

DO4SA National Dirt Oval Championship changed to single day

The organisers of the 2026 DO4SA Dirt Oval Championship, due to take place at PE Oval Track Raceway on Friday and Saturday, have made the difficult decision to postpone the event due to the unfavourable weather forecast for the next few…

George driver Schalk Lotz (G5) will be in action in the 2.1 Modified class at PEOTR this weekend

National Dirt Oval Racing set to rock PEOTR

The Port Elizabeth Dirt Oval Raceway (PEOTR), situated along Mission Road near Greenbushes, is set to become a cauldron of high-speed dirt oval action this coming weekend when it hosts the DO4SA National Dirt Oval Championship.