The Warriors will be ready for action on Tuesday when they take on the Lions in the T20 Challenge qualifier at St George's Park at 6pm. The home team are hoping that fans will come out and support the team in their quest to get to the final which takes place at Centurion on Friday. "We love playing at St George's in front of our home crowd. The atmosphere is great and we are urging our fans to come to the game on Tuesday and get behind us. There is nothing better than having our supporters … [Read more...] about Warriors Ready for Lions
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A damp squid of a finale
Whilst the rainy and windy conditions may have kept away the social family members, over 300 participants braved the conditions at Hobie Beach on Sunday morning to take part in the 5th round of the aQuellé Ocean Racing Series, the final race of 2016. The choppy seas took it's toll on the swimmers making for a very testing swim on the morning but this did not seem to upset the pace of 19 year old Deshaan Pillay in the 3km swim. Pillay won the long distance swim in a time of 38min 26sec from … [Read more...] about A damp squid of a finale
The Beach Adventure Experience
The Dolphin Challenge, previously Jbay2PE, is a running or riding experience like no other. Runners traverse 38km and riders 53km of remote pristine coastline. Interest from all over the country has been shown in this home grown event. Runners and mountain bikers will be exploring the beach between Jeffreys Bay and Nelson Mandela Bay, from the surf capital to the Bottlenose Dolphin capital (where the event takes it's name). These pristine beaches are seldom seen by residents of the Eastern … [Read more...] about The Beach Adventure Experience
Final T20 Challenge Matches for Warriors
The Warriors go into battle mode with two T20 Challenge matches remaining in this season's competition. Currently second on the log the Warriors will play the Cobras tomorrow night in Port Elizabeth and then head back to East London on Sunday for their match against the log leaders, Titans. Captain, Jon-Jon Smuts played a magnificent innings against the Dolphins in East London last night with an unbeaten 107 off 58 balls. Both Colin Ingram (55 off 26 balls) and Christiaan Jonker (36 off 20 … [Read more...] about Final T20 Challenge Matches for Warriors
South African Football Official BANNED by FIFA
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Hans?Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Kirsten Nematandani, former president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Mr Jonathan Musavengana, former official of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), and Mr Banna Tchanile, former coach of the Togo national team, from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level. The three cases decided related to … [Read more...] about South African Football Official BANNED by FIFA
ORS Finale This Sunday
Sunday sees the last round of the popular aQuellé Ocean Racing Series for 2016 as Round 5 takes place at Hobie Beach from 9am. Nelson Mandela Bay unique family beach Series has lived up to it's reputation as Africa's largest family beach event with an average attendance of close to 500 people on race mornings this season. "This is our 12th season and so far we've had a terrific start to the season despite the inclement weather," said Series creator Michael Zoetmulder of Zsports Events NPC, … [Read more...] about ORS Finale This Sunday
PE’s Michael Stephen clinches Sasol GTC Africa championship
Michael Stephen and his Engen Xtreme Audi A3 are the 2016 Sasol GTC Africa champions – the first champion to be crowned in this new national motorsport series. Stephen set the pace from the outset of the season, winning the first six races, claiming the first five pole position starts and setting the first four fastest laptimes recorded in the championship. In control from the beginning, Stephen led the field through the opening stages and quickly set himself up as the likely champion for the … [Read more...] about PE’s Michael Stephen clinches Sasol GTC Africa championship
Local Racer Daniel Rowe Secures GTC Championship
Young Daniel Rowe - son of Mike Rowe, Motorsport Manager at VWSA, is proving that great drivers are born and bred in Port Elizabeth. Rowe won the 2016 GTC Championship with one round to go and is a racing driver to watch along with Michael Stephens and Simon Moss. The PE resident has raced in Karts, Regional modified saloons, Historics, Formula Volkswagen, Engen Volkswagen Cup and now in the GTC. Volkswagen Motorsport ended the six-round national Sasol GTC Africa season with three podium … [Read more...] about Local Racer Daniel Rowe Secures GTC Championship
Springbok Sevens leading points’ scorer of all time, Cecil Afrika on Dubai win
Son of Missionvale, Port Elizabeth, and a member of the National Springbok Sevens team since his debut in Dubai in 2009 Afrika is now South Africa's leading Sevens points scorer of all time on 1 144 points and tenth in the world-wide list. Topping the list is England's Ben Gollings on 2 652 points in total https://youtu.be/gX_RAyppRa4 Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, feels there is room for improvement and that even a better effort will be needed if they want to defend the HSBC … [Read more...] about Springbok Sevens leading points’ scorer of all time, Cecil Afrika on Dubai win
Swimming and water safety at Bubbles Swimming School Holiday Club
The arrival of summer and the good weather that accompanies it leaves parents wondering what to do with their children. Safety in a supervised environment is offered by the Bubbles Swimming School Holiday Club which takes place on December 8 and 9 and then from the 12th to 16th. With venues for both outdoor fun and indoor swimming activities, Bubbles Swim School combines fun activities with swimming and safety lessons to educate the youngsters. "We live in a country where we love to be … [Read more...] about Swimming and water safety at Bubbles Swimming School Holiday Club
Saturday Road Closures
There will be road closures in effect for the Chippa United vs Kaizer Chiefs game, to be held on Saturday, 3 December 2016 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in North End. Kick off for the match is 18:00, with final whistle estimated to be at 19:50. Herewith the list of road closures: Milner Ave/Smart Str Prince Alfred Rd/Quick Str Prince Alfred Rd/Rhodes Str Prince Alfred Rd/Innes Str Prince Alfred Rd/Shepherd Str Prince Alfred Rd/Bagshaw Str Leyland Str/Innes Str … [Read more...] about Saturday Road Closures
Warriors aiming for TWO from TWO
The Warriors play their second home match on Wednesday 30 November at St George's Park when they go head to head against the VKB Knights at 6:00 pm. In a thrilling encounter against the Lions on Friday night the Warriors put up a great performance in front of their home crowd beating the Lions by six wickets to cement their 2 nd position on the T20 Challenge Log. The match on Wednesday promises to be a fun night out for the family. The Win a Million competition will be in play at this game … [Read more...] about Warriors aiming for TWO from TWO
Praise for Russell Domingo – PE’s National Cricket Coach
In contrast with the coach of our other suffering national team - Allister Coetzee, who spent time in our neck of the woods teaching and coaching - SA's National Cricket Team Coach, Russell Domingo has come in for some well deserved praise from the pen of the Daily Maverick's Antoinette Muller. Muller seems to 'get' Domingo who epitomises the Eastern Cape pioneering spirit, quiet determination and the patience to build a team with few resources. After all Domingo was part of the Dave Emslie … [Read more...] about Praise for Russell Domingo – PE’s National Cricket Coach
One and Three for local racers
The Engen Xtreme Team contested the penultimate round of their championship at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday. In an event marked by unpredictable conditions with the team facing everything from high temperatures to rain storms, the Engen Xtreme Audi A3 GTC entries were still producing laptimes that made it tough for their competition to keep up. The qualifying session on Friday afternoon saw the Sasol GTC Africa leader, Michael Stephen, produce a best laptime more than a second faster than … [Read more...] about One and Three for local racers
East London – prepare for high-speed action
The final round of the Sasol GTC Africa championship takes place in East London on Saturday, December 3. This event is just a week after the Zwartkops round which saw Daniel Rowe claim the GTC Production title in his Volkswagen Golf GTI. With Rowe the first racer to claim a GTC title in South Africa, the task now falls to his teammate Mandla Mdakane to produce the performance that will guarantee him second place in GTC Production for the season, while Mathew Hodges' focus will lie on claiming … [Read more...] about East London – prepare for high-speed action
