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 gsport celebrates the Month of June with the theme of Indulgence, because as we all know, we all perform that much better, once we’ve had a little pampering!
And to pamper our readers, we’re proud to present these Features Articles and regular contributions to warm us up as the winter chill sets in!
Feature Articles:  Amanda Coetzer: Little AssassinAfter giving 15 years of her life to tennis as South Africa’s most high profile women’s tennis athlete, Amanda Coetzer, is ready to live the personal life she never really had. In her last interview, Amanda speaks to gsport about her love for tennis, her numerous highlights, and …. she has some advice on how South Africa can improve the state of women’s tennis.
As we await the start of the ever popular Wimbledon Championship at the All England Club, gsport Editor, Kass Naidoo, ponders the state of women’s tennis in South Africa, and called up some key people to get their views on the situation.
Women’s Soccer is at another crossroads as it searches for new corporate partners, and new talent. And as Ruth Africa reports, the cries for a women’s professional league are growing louder, and unless something drastic is done, the local game could struggle to keep up internationally.
Western Province's Kate Hector is one of South Africa’s top hockey internationals and is sure to play a big role as the SPAR National Women’s Hockey team prepare for a challenging international season. Kate spoke to women24’s Robyn Silverstone about her sporting ambitions, the state of women’s hockey in South Africa, and her plans for life after hockey.
 5 mins with Cheryl Whelan: Touch Rugby Taking OffTouch Rugby is taking off among women like never before. Just this week, a new women’s only league was launched in Johannesburg to deal with the demand. One of South Africa’s top women touch rugby players, Cheryl Whelan, takes us through the drills.
gsport Member Contribution: At the age of 15, Keshnie Nair dreams of becoming the face of South African cricket. On May 24, she got the opportunity to spend the morning with her role model, gsport Editor, Kass Naidoo, as part of Cell C’s Take a Girl Child to Work Initiative. This is her story.
Regulars: It’s so easy to focus on getting things sorted for your newborn that its easy to neglect your own needs. In her second article in gsport’s three-part Baby Series, Sharon Plaskitt looks at the importance of taking care of you while pregnant.
Leading Ladies This month brings outstanding women to the Leading Ladies quartet, gsport is honoured to present such a distinguished June ensemble:
 June Woman of the Month: Thami NgubeniO, The Oprah Magazine, has a new editor and she is bursting at the seams with excitement. Thami Ngubeni speaks to gsport about this amazing new opportunity, her admiration for Oprah, and her life’s journey, which has been filled with amazing success … and she is only 32! Introducing gsport’s June Woman of the Month, the inspirational Thami Ngubeni.
She has travelled to many parts of the world following her passion as a sports journalist. Find out more about Rapport’s Liryn de Jager, who is a big tennis fan, and has even been to Wimbledon to experience the magic first hand. The Rapport sports journalist was recently in Spain to follow Shosholoza’s America’s Cup dream. Introducing gsport’s Woman in Media for June, the award-winning Liryn de Jager.
Music sensation, Lira, has gone back to her roots, and is taking South Africa by storm with her latest album, Feel Good. Aside from being an unbelievably talented musician, she is also a Style Star in her own right. Read about Lira’s transformation over the past four years and how she found and embraced her feminine spirit.
Alicia Pillay is working on a comeback and it could happen as soon as 2008. She filled gsport in on her life in the US, her tennis plans for the future, and why she is Proudly South African. Introducing June’s gSTAR, comeback kid, Alicia Pillay!
Leading Ladies Below are the sports news articles published on gsport during June 2007. A special thanks to all our contacts and contributors, please keep your news coming to gsport ... for Girls! at
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Tags: Amanda Coetzer Tennis Lizaan du Plessis Banyana Banyana Portia Modise Kate Hector Cheryl Whelan Keshnie Nair Wonder Woman Thami Ngubeni Liryn de Jager Lira Alicia Pillay
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