#Sports - 28 posts

I've never had any interest in motosports. But spinning, a uniquely South African phenomenon, has captured my imagination.

Watching South Africa win the Rugby World Cup was more than watching a game. It was watching the country unite for one perfect moment.

On Saturday Thorsten and I went to Soweto to check out a spinning event hosted by the Soweto Street Fighters. My mind was blown.

I spent a day at the races at Turffontein Racecourse, and was surprised by how quickly I was drawn in to the drama and glamour of horse-racing.

The Commonwealth Games, an Olympics-like sporting competition involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, are headed to Durban in 2022. The 2022 host …

I recently had a Twitter argument with a guy who said he thinks Joburg “lacks authenticity”. I never got to the root of what he meant (Twitter …

On Tuesday evening I received this text message from George Khosi, coach of the Hillbrow Boxing Club: there is an accident at the gym the ring is damaged by a …

Part 2 in a series about professional female boxing. Read Part 1 and Part 3. In my previous post, I showed you photos from the early fights of last …

Part 1 in a series about professional female boxing. Read Part 2 and Part 3. I knew I would write a blog post about women this weekend. Initially I planned to …

A few years ago, I wandered into a sports arena in Virginia’s D.C. suburbs and discovered roller derby. The Cherry Blossom Bombshells and Scare Force One …

Last week I went to my first-ever professional boxing match, in a ballroom at the ritzy Sandton Convention Centre. The evening included six fights with boxers …

I went to another boxing tournament last weekend. This blog has been flooded with boxing posts lately and some of you may be tiring of all the bloodsport. But I …