Surfing

Peru’s Sofia Mulanovich won the Ballito Women’s Pro presented by Billabong at Willard Beach on Day 3 of the event, comfortably defeating top seed Philippa Anderson (AUS) in the 25 minute final held in lumpy, high-tide one metre waves. Mulanovich was dominant throughout the marathon day of competition, winning five consecutive heats including the final where she racked up scores ...

Day 2 of the Ballito Pro presented by Billabong saw a slew of upsets caused by red hot surfing from contenders hungry for the huge points and prize money on offer. 2017 event winner and runner-up, Jordy Smith (RSA) and Willian Cardoso (BRA), were eliminated in their respective opening encounters despite both being ranked in the Top 10 on the elite ...

Indonesia’s Rio Waida and SA’s Zoe Steyn took the premier Pro Junior surfing titles at the Billabong Junior Series presented by BOS which was completed in bumpy but contestable waves at Willard Beach in Ballito. Rio Waida made the most of the shifty, onshore conditions in the Junior Men’s final to defeat local favorite and event top seed, Luke Slijpen. The ...

Australia’s Jordan Lawler and Japan’s Minami Nonaka captured the Men’s and Women’s titles, while Reunion’s Jolan Bonelli and SA’s Kai Woolf won the Junior Men’s and Women’s titles in the Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro presented by O’Neill at Big Bay in Bloubergstrand. Jordan Lawler played a patient game at the start of the Men’s final. First he added ...

The final episode of Dylan Lightfoot’s 6-part web series “J” is live. Take a bit of a history lesson on Jeffrey’s Bay as Shaun Tomson talks about his earliest experiences of surfing J Bay. Also see footage of what the town used to look like back when it was just a small fishing village.