By Muhammad Choonara
I was seven years old; I remember Clive Rice and his team being paraded around Kolkata with garlands around their necks. Millions of Indians took to the streets to welcome the South African cricket team. I had no idea what cri...
Views: 536 | 3 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 | Tags: Cricket South Africa, Gerald Majola, Mtutuzeli Nyoka
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'...
Views: 156 | 1 Comment » | posted on Monday, June 13th, 2011 | Tags: 5150, cycling, Scott Martin, training
By Chester Thomas
It has been two weeks since the Premier League wound up but the memories will linger on until the new season starts unless you are an Arsenal or Chelsea fan, you might have forgotten about the 2010 / 2011 season already.
My be...
Views: 295 | 11 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 | Tags: English Premier League
By Gavin Moffat
It's not the first time. I've been here before. The enthusiasm. The commitment. The rush of adrenalin. Feeling good about what I’m accomplishing. Not sure what makes this time different. I saw the 5150 video and felt a scream of ...
Views: 122 | 4 Comments » | posted on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 | Tags: 5150, 70.3. Life, Domestique Family Duathlon Series
By Warren Glam
I do love a good story. I'm especially fond of the ones which touch on what you might call heroic motifs -- like the errant knight wandering through all manner of realms intent on making his mark in the world. Strong stuff, to be su...
Views: 1318 | 7 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 | Tags: Federer, Nadal, tennis
By Greg Hurvitz
Undoubtedly the purist cricket enthusiast is in cricket heaven over this festive season and rightly so, with the Proteas dismissing the Indians for another surprisingly low first innings total, this time 205 all out. These are the ...
Views: 244 | 1 Comment » | posted on Friday, January 7th, 2011 | Tags: Australia, cricket, England, India, Proteas, Test cricket
By Mohamed Fayaz Khan
The recent news that the PSL (of all organisations) is considering banning the vuvuzela from all future PSL games came as a shock especially after the vociferous support it received from Safa and all “true” South African ...
Views: 277 | 1 Comment » | posted on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 | Tags: Kaizer Chiefs, Saddam Maake, vuvuzela, Wayne Rooney
By Langa Sigodi
From the moment that Pieter de Villiers was announced as Springbok coach in 2008, it was evident that win or lose, his tenure would be remembered for one thing, his race. After a dismal Tri-Nations, the calls have been loud for him...
Views: 391 | 6 Comments » | posted on Friday, October 1st, 2010 | Tags: All Blacks, Pieter de Villiers, Springboks, Tri Nations
By Siphiwe Hlongane
We have felt it, and now it's gone, the world cup that is. It's time for local football fans to start gearing up for the Absa Premiership.
Once again the stakes will be high, hopefully it will not become a big yawn, last seaso...
Views: 180 | 1 Comment » | posted on Friday, July 16th, 2010 | Tags: none
By Siphiwe Hlongane
Uruguay are not the most popular team in Africa at the moment, following what happened in their matches against Bafana Bafana and Ghana. They beat South Africa 3-0 in a game that dented Bafana's chances of qualifying for the la...
Views: 197 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, July 9th, 2010 | Tags: none
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