‘Tannie Ans’ wins big at IAAF awards
Wayde van Niekerk and Tannie Ans Botha

‘Tannie Ans’ wins big at IAAF awards

Wayde van Niekerk missed out on being named the IAAF world athlete of the year, but the South African superstar was still celebrating success after his coach, ‘Tannie Ans’ Botha, was handed a Lifetime Coaching Achievement award. (more…)

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Manyonga named SA Sports Star of the Year
Manyonga at the awards on Sunday

Manyonga named SA Sports Star of the Year

Olympic silver medallist and world long jumper Luvo Manyonga won the South African Sports Star of the Year award at the rainbow nation’s annual sports awards in Johannesburg on Sunday.

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SA surfing charity honoured at Laureus Sports Awards
MONACO - FEBRUARY 14: Tim Conibear from Waves For Change attend the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Salle des Etoiles,Sporting Monte Carlo on February 14, 2017 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images for Laureus)

SA surfing charity honoured at Laureus Sports Awards

While Wayde van Niekerk may have missed out on gaining yet another global sporting honour, there was still something for South Africans to shout about as surfing charity ‘Waves for Change’ won the Sport for Good category at the 2017 Laureus Awards in Monaco on Tuesday night, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. (more…)

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Multiple honours for Van Niekerk at SA Sports Awards
BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 27: Chesney Campbell and Wayde van Niekerk during the SA Sports Awards at Sand du Plessis Theatre on November 27, 2016 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Wessel Oosthuizen/Gallo Images)

Multiple honours for Van Niekerk at SA Sports Awards

Rio Olympics 400-metre gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk ran off with the South African Sport Star of the Year award on Sunday night.
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