The announcement of Heyneke Meyer as the new Springbok coach on Friday overshadowed another important day for Cricket South Africa (CSA), with it being the last of oral submissions to the sports ministry's inquiry into the bonus saga that has affli...
Views: 119 | 2 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | Tags: Africa, Ali Bacher, art, Ashes, Australia, coach, cricket, Cricket South Africa, CSA, Gerald Majola, Mtutuzeli Nyoka, sport, sports, test
Detective Jimmy McNulty once said in The Wire, when referring to lives on the street versus the way politics interacts with those lives, "It just never connects." He was known to be a brilliant detective, but self-destructive, at the cost of those ...
Views: 301 | 3 Comments » | posted on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | Tags: Blue Bulls, Boks, Cape Town, coach, CSA, Currie Cup, DA, de Villiers, Peter de Villiers, politics, race, rassie, rugby, SAFA, Saracens, SARU, season, South Africa, Springbok, Springboks, stadium
South Africa won their first Test series at home since beating Bangladesh in 2008 after two dominant displays at Centurion and Newlands, plus being taught a lesson at Kingsmead in Durban (again).
Jacques Kallis silenced his ever-present band of cr...
Views: 427 | No Comments » | posted on Monday, January 9th, 2012 | Tags: ashwell prince, Durban, form, Jacques Kallis, Jacques Rudolph, Newlands, opportunity, performance, players, SA, South Africa, SuperSport
Journalism allows you the opportunity to see, hear and read a lot of different opinions on how sports teams overcome tough patches to eventually triumph in a manner that would demand an unlimited bar tab at the big game after-party.
So with that ...
Views: 292 | 1 Comment » | posted on Friday, December 30th, 2011 | Tags: AB de Villiers, Australia, City, DA, Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, new zealand, Proteas, rugby, Smith, South Africa, sport, sri lanka, steroids, strike, unity
With 2011 done and dusted, it's time for some cheer to be spread among those sportsman and suits who, in a nutshell, didn't say "The boys are disappointed" when asked how they felt about losing:
We will miss you award (if he is not reappointed)
P...
Views: 305 | 1 Comment » | posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 | Tags: Bafana Bafana, Blatter, canada, consistency, Graeme Smith, Itumeleng Khune, media, performance, Peter de Villiers, Richie McCaw, Rugby World Cup, Stanley Cup, summer, Test Cricket, Victor Matfield, world cup
It has been 20 years since South Africa re-entered international cricket when they played India in Calcutta on November 10 1991, in what was the country's first ODI.
Two of the men who played in that match, Andrew Hudson and Allan Donald, are nowÂ...
Views: 263 | No Comments » | posted on Monday, December 19th, 2011 | Tags: AB de Villiers, Allan Donald, Australia, bowling, cricket, Cricket South Africa, election, form, Hashim Amla, international, international cricket, Jacques Kallis, Jacques Rudolph, Newlands, Proteas, Smith, South Africa, sport
Carlos Tevez, the enfant terrible of Manchester City, has reportedly agreed terms with AC Milan. It is now up to the Italian club to convince City that the deal they offer is a good one, in a way the blue half of Manchester feel they are getting a fa...
Views: 366 | No Comments » | posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 | Tags: AC Milan, Argentina, Carlos Tevez, Champions League, England, Manchester City, Manchester United, training, transfer
It is with much amusement that I see the conundrum of the Southern Kings is yet to be solved. Slated to join Super Rugby in 2013, the SA Rugby Union (Saru) is no closer to figuring out a way to squeeze the Eastern Cape franchise into the competition ...
Views: 336 | 4 Comments » | posted on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Tags: Currie Cup, Eastern cape, Lions, Saru, Southern Kings, Southern Spears, Super Rugby, transformation
The Rugby World Cup has come and passed. New Zealand slayed the dragon, Quade Cooper was average, France are still the most predictably unpredictable team on earth and Peter de Villiers said it was the end of the road, then changed his mind.
One w...
Views: 413 | 3 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 | Tags: Africa, England, fans, flyhalf, France, health, John Smit, Lions rugby, marketing, New Zealand, Peter de Villiers, Pierre Spies, players, Quade Cooper, rugby, Rugby World Cup, season, Victor Matfield, world cup
That was freaky wasn't it? One minute Australia's first innings was being complete, the next South Africa had been bowled out and then, Australia get rolled over for 47. Truly bizarre.
The pitch shouldn't be examined for Gummy Bear juice, nor shou...
Views: 647 | 3 Comments » | posted on Monday, November 14th, 2011 | Tags: Australia, bowling, cricket, Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Jacques Rudolph, Proteas, Ricky Ponting, SA, selection
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