Mathew Quinn

There are moments when inspiration takes flight. Moments when you've never felt so alive. These are the moments I live for.

[Matt Graveling @mattgraveling]

🥇History made live on the BBC!🥇

The favourite moment of my broadcasting career - Kenya's Sabastian Sawe broke the 'impossible' sub 2 hour barrier at @LondonMarathon.

I was live with @MartineBBC on @BBCNews & @BBCWorld talking about Tigst Assefa's record when Sawe flew past!🇰🇪

[Cash N Sport @CashNSport]

Athletics SA Senior Champs Broadcast Update

@SABC_Sport will mainly provide highlights - no continuous live feed. marathons main priority .

Thursday
13h00-13h59 Highlights
15h00-17h00 Live
22h00 - 23h59 Highlights

Friday
13h00-14h00 Highlights
21h30 - 23h30

Saturday
Nothing on the schedule

[Fidelity Services Group @Fidelity_Secure]

Rest in peace, David. Your smile and laughter will be missed by your Fidelity colleagues. For 12 years as a Security Officer, your positivity brightened our days.

Our condolences to David's family, friends, and colleagues.

#DavidSejobe #RestInPeace #Fidelity

[OG Molefe @OG_Molefe]

Rest in eternal peace Bafo 🕊️ 💔😕

[Geordin Hill-Lewis @geordinhl]

Blue Downs Stadium's R30 million upgrade is officially DONE! 🏟️🏃‍♀️🤩

We now have a a world-class sports facility that will serve the communities of Delft, Mfuleni, and Blue Downs for many years to come. 👏

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

The Savannah Bananas just released a 2025 business update (and the details are wild).

Here's what you need to know:

1. The Bananas played 113 games across college, minor league, MLB, and NFL stadiums

• 2.2 million tickets sold
• 91% ticket redemption rate

If you multiply the cheapest ticket ($35) by the total tickets sold (2.2M), that's $77 million in ticket sales.

The real number is likely even higher.

2. New merchandise sales record

• 787,000 fans bought merch (80% in-person)
• 1.96 million total items sold (2.5 items per person)

The Bananas recently built a 100,000-square-foot warehouse for merchandise, leading to a 47% increase in order fulfillment during the 2025 holiday season.

3. It was a MASSIVE year on social media

• 12.6 million new followers gained
• Over 35 million total followers on all platforms
• 18 million broadcast views on YouTube

National TV broadcasts (ESPN, etc.) averaged 571,000 viewers, with a high of 837,000 on July 4th.

4. Broadcast Investments

• The Bananas invested $13 million in live show production (new control room, camera equipment, etc.)

5. Players and People

• 700+ year-round and seasonal employees
• Over $15 million spent on travel last year
• 150-200 team members travel each weekend
• 12,000 potential employees on a waitlist

The average Banana Ball player now makes more than $100,000 per year.

6. 2026 ticket sales

• Over 4.2 million fans joined the ticket lottery list
• 3.4 million tickets have been sold for 2026
• Premium membership club reached 40,000 members

The Bananas are also launching a secondary ticketing platform — tickets can only be sold at face value, with no fees. The price you see is the price you pay.

But while all of these numbers are extremely impressive, one detail stood out above all else.

In 2025, the Bananas experienced a system issue that negatively affected 40,000 fans (equivalent to 100,000 tickets).

But rather than making these fans deal with the inconvenience, the Bananas offered everyone free tickets, costing them $6 million in lost sales.

Great work @YellowTuxJesse 👏

[Mathew Quinn @MatTMQ]

@OfficialTeamRSA I might be biased, but Sydney 2000 was the best Olympics ever!!!

[Team South Africa @OfficialTeamRSA]

Throwback to the Sydney 2000 Olympics 🇿🇦🔥

#TeamSA #ForMyCountry

[Mathew Quinn @MatTMQ]

@rainnie_q @abraham_assim Hey Guys, do you know where we can get the official final results and medal table?

[Mathew Quinn @MatTMQ]

@rainnie_q @abraham_assim Thanks for the heads up, I have just found it on SuperSport.

[Mathew Quinn @MatTMQ]

@rainnie_q @abraham_assim Why don't you guys set up a stream of the champs 😁 results are also hard to get.

[Mr Bubbles ala Brucey Baby @bruceybld]

So the @go2uj has been chosen as the venue for the Grand National Final of the inaugural Track & Field National High Schools Series... Two days of top class high schools athletic action 10/11 April! Pop in or watch the action Live on @SuperSportTV @MatTMQ #buildingchampions

[Mr Bubbles ala Brucey Baby @bruceybld]

Potchefstroom Gimnasium & Vryburg High School were the top performers on Tuesday, as they dominated the girls & boys competitions at the North West leg of the nationwide Track+Field high schools athletics series held at Puk McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom. @MatTMQ @SuperSportTV

[Mr Bubbles ala Brucey Baby @bruceybld]

Maritzburg College (Pietermaritzburg) and Hoërskool Suid- Natal High School (Port- Shepstone) emerged as the top schools in KwaZulu-Natal, as the road to the National Final of the Track+Field high schools athletics series continued to gain momentum in Pietermaritzburg.
@MatTMQ

[Mathew Quinn @MatTMQ]

We launched t+f schools series to crown the best schools in every province & uncover hidden talent.
🇿🇦 meet Thabo: naturally gifted, he taught himself to throw the javelin by watching YouTube & throwing a stick. Now, he’s proving that raw talent & hard work can take you far! 🎯🔥

[Mr Bubbles ala Brucey Baby @bruceybld]

Bethlehem Voortrekker Hoërskool became the third school to qualify for the National Final of the Track+Field athletics series after dominating both the boys & girls divisions at the Free State leg of the nationwide campaign held DP in Sasolburg. @MatTMQ #buildingchampions

[Mr Bubbles ala Brucey Baby @bruceybld]

TuksSport High School Boys & Girls teams emerged triumphant at UJ in Johannesburg, winning the Gauteng leg and qualify for the National Final of the countrywide Track+Field high schools’ athletics series. @MatTMQ @SuperSportTV
#buildingchampions

[SuperSport 🏆 @SuperSportTV]

𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐀 🇱🇸

The Mosotho is the leading women in the African Bank Soweto Marathon 👏🔥

📺 Stream #ABSM on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw

[SuperSport 🏆 @SuperSportTV]

✅ Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon
✅ African Bank Soweto Marathon

Onnalenna Khonkhobe dominates The People's Race🔥🇿🇦

#ABSM

[Netball South Africa @Netball_SA]

🔥 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗥 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! 🔥
Get ready for epic netball action as the SPAR Proteas take on the Malawi Queens! 🇿🇦💥 Watch the intensity, the passion, the pride—LIVE @SuperSportTV! 🏆📺

Full schedule 👉 https://t.co/uaswu2dcI7

#SPARChallenge #HereForHer