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Xylon van Eyck
When asked this week if Marcel Kittel is a faster sprinter than he is, Mark Cavendish quickly replied, "No!" Kittel has been dubbed the most successful neo-pro ever because last year in his debut season he won 17 recognised UCI races. Rumour has it h... |
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Views: 312 | 2 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | Tags: none
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Greg Hurvitz
I have been watching very closely the ability of sports "managers" getting worse and worse. To my mind pops Boxing SA, Athletics SA, rugby at most times has had some question hanging over it although not in the last eight or so years, SA football and... |
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Views: 228 | 1 Comment » | posted on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 | Tags: Caster Semenya, Cricket SA, Gerald Majola, Leonard Chuene, Mtutuzeli Nyoka, Safa
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Greg Hurvitz
About a week ago I submitted an opinion piece to this website and have been asking myself what I believe is a very pertinent question which can easily be asked all over the world. When does sport transcend rationality to become hatred and violence. H... |
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Views: 400 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, October 7th, 2011 | Tags: Rugby World Cup, Samoa
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Tony McKeever
The Rugby World Cup commences tomorrow September 9 with the All Blacks vs Tonga match. The flood gates will open for all the 20 team games with 600 players in four pools of five teams each playing to win the final on October 23 at Eden Park.
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Views: 443 | 5 Comments » | posted on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 | Tags: Rugby World Cup
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Tony McKeever
And now, from Auckland New Zealand -- head quarters of the Rugby World Cup due to start on September 9 and end on the October 23 -- here are the 10 essentials the International Rugby Board says teams must aim to get right if they want to lift the Web... |
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Views: 458 | 4 Comments » | posted on Monday, August 29th, 2011 | Tags: none
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By Gavin Moffat
A week or three ago I read these words from Scott Martin, which meant little to me at the time. "To be a cyclist is to be a student of pain … at cycling's core lies pain, hard and bitter as the pit inside a juicy peach. It doesn'... |
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Views: 156 | 1 Comment » | posted on Monday, June 13th, 2011 | Tags: 5150, cycling, Scott Martin, training
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Xylon van Eyck
One of the things I enjoyed most about the Milan San Remo on Saturday was the build up. Anticipation in the morning of the race was high. Riders were tweeting what they were having for breakfast while journalists were predicted the day's winner. Cycl... |
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Views: 182 | 1 Comment » | posted on Monday, March 21st, 2011 | Tags: cycling, Matt Goss, milan san remo
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Adam Wakefield
The gentlemanly fisticuffs that we's seeing across the Sanzar universe at the moment, while first and foremost a battle for regional supremacy, falls into the shadow of a much bigger prize. Rugby World Cup VII begins in earnest during the middle of S... |
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Views: 461 | 1 Comment » | posted on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 | Tags: Springbok team
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Xylon van Eyck
Stage 2 -- 163km -- Montecasino via Soweto to Montecasino
Stage 2 of the Cell C Tour of South Africa was neutralised due to traffic concerns on the road. The race started off well, leaving Montecasino in the north of Johannesburg towards Soweto. A... |
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Views: 157 | 1 Comment » | posted on Sunday, February 20th, 2011 | Tags: Cell C tour
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Adam Wakefield
I don't know about you but SA is pretty boring without the World Cup isn't it?
Not really, but the Rainbow Nation has been experiencing the lamest of July hangovers. Doctors are calling it WCW (and it has nothing to do with wrestling) -- World Cup... |
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Views: 256 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 | Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa
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