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Cape Town is set to stage a bumper crop of top quality hockey test matches, with the South Africa women's team taking on world number one The Netherlands, Australia, and Belgium in The Hartleyvale Summer Series from 18 January to 3 February.

South Africa's Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, ranked 14th in road cycling in the world, was recently named "Africa's Most Influential Woman in Sport" by the annual publication SA's Most Influential Women in Business and Government.

The second season of Brand South Africa's Play Your Part TV series is proving to be popular with viewers, and was among the top 30 most viewed programmes on the country's terrestrial channels in July.

The second season of Play Your Part TV series is proving to be popular with viewers, and is now among the top 30 most viewed programmes on terrestrial channels in July.

Caster Semenya ran her fastest race of the season to claim the silver medal in the women's 800 metres in London on Saturday night, timing her powerful come-from-behind run just too late to catch Russia's Maria Savinova.

There were no medals up for grabs for Team South Africa at the London Olympic Games on Tuesday, but some potential medal winners put themselves in a position to add to the team's haul of three gold medals and one silver.

Wow! Where did that come from? The previously winless South African women's hockey team delivered a scintillating performance at the Riverbank Arena on Monday to thrash the USA 7-0 in a pool B clash at the London Olympic Games.

Oscar Pistorius exited the Olympic 400 metres after finishing last in his semi-final on Sunday night, but the South African, the first double-amputee to participate in the Games, was a winner in many ways.

There were 25 gold medals up for grabs on "Super Saturday" at the London Olympics, and while British athletes gave home supporters what they wanted, delivering three gold medals, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius delighted people with his qualification for the semi-finals of the 400 metres.

South Africa's Chad le Clos added to his growing stature in the world of swimming at the London Olympic Games on Friday night when he won a silver medal in the 100 metres butterfly. Victory went to Michael Phelps.