Commonwealth Games
By Gary Lemke in Birmingham
From the boardroom to a front-row seat at one of the biggest sporting events on the planet. In some ways Lwandile Simelane has come full circle. In others she is just getting started.
The Queen’s Baton Relay continued to raise 2022 Commonwealth Games sporting awareness in South Africa on Saturday as the final day of the SA leg of the spectacle rolled out in the Western Cape.
Birmingham's 2022 Commonwealth Games organisers are marking this milestone on the countdown to the Games by unveiling Smithfield as the chosen location to create two bespoke arenas side by side to stage the 3x3 basketball and beach volleyball competitions.
Team South Africa are in action across seven sporting codes on Saturday, 14 April. (All times SA times. Local Gold Coast time in brackets, * TBD = To be determined)
Long after the players had left the rink and the workforce were getting ready to start packing up on the final day of the bowls competition at Broadbeach, people were still talking about the Women’s Pairs final, writes GARY LEMKE on Australia’s Gold Coast.