Sport and recreation

Open begins with Pro-Am

PROFESSIONAL golfers will team up with amateurs for the Joburg Open Pro-Am, taking place a day before the main event, South Africa’s richest tournament.

Bowling club is not closing

CITY land on which the Zoo Lake Bowling Club has been operating will be put out to tender, but it will “stay a social site”.

Joburg Open on the way

Johannesburg’s year of sporting events tees off early in the new year, with the Joburg Open taking place at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club in mid January.

Soccer will keep youth busy

THE KwaMahlobo Festive Games will baptize the KwaMahlobo soccer ground at this year’s competition, which runs over Christmas and New Year.

Festive Community Games begin

UNIFORMS were handed out to the first team to start the soccer tournament. “Gauteng’s got talent” seems to be the informal slogan of the event.

Carnival says cheers to 2010

THE Joburg Carnival has become something of a must-do over New Year, and carnival workshops are already under way to make sure this year’s event is a success.

Team Joburg completes race

WITH just three months’ training on the saddle, the 14 cyclists riding in Team Joburg all completed the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge.

Challenge was ‘enjoyable’

DESPITE gears not working properly and a sore knee, the Momentum Mountain Bike Challenge was a hugely enjoyable race.
* View video

Cycle Challenge success

CHARITY was the real winner of the Cycle Challenge, with plenty of riders participating to raise funds for good causes.

Check 94.7 road closures

ROADS around Joburg will be closed for Cycle Challenge Sunday, so make sure you have alternative routes, or stay on the sidelines and cheer on the riders.

Kite-board record for Jozi man

THE fastest man in South Africa on a kite-board hails from Joburg. And he has put South Africa fourth fastest in the world.

Countdown to Challenge

THE Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge takes place this Sunday. Training should be done and cyclists should be winding up their preparations.

Learners put skills to the test

ROBOTS made by learners across Gauteng will battle it out at the SAP First Lego League Tournament to win a place in the national finals.

British army comes to Zoo Lake

BRITISH Military Fitness is a fun way to get the heart pounding, the body in shape and lose the extra weight. It’s a couple of hours of boot camp a week.

Good turnout on race day

THE thousands of athletes and spectators taking part in the Soweto Marathon underscored its claim to being the “People’s Race”.

Race passes Soweto landmarks

SOME of Soweto’s most well-known landmarks are on the Soweto Marathon route, as are some of its new developments.
* Video

Bet on Summer Cup

HORSE racing may be the main event, but the Sansui Summer Cup is also all about the glamour and fashion of race day.

THE People’s Race is a social and cultural event, taking runners and spectators into the heart of the historic – and rapidly developing – area.
* Watch the video of the executive mayor Amos Masondo talk about the race here

Extreme fighters go for glory

AFRICA’S best mixed martial arts fighters will slug it out at the Extreme Fighting Championship, expected to be an experience “straight out of Vegas”.