Today is the second semi-final of the Cricket World Cup and the national broadcaster, the one which is in such managerial disarray, is not broadcasting the match. Probably the bigger of the two semi-finals to cover, although they would not know that ...
All of South Africa is now just days away from the party of a lifetime.
The signs are there for all to see -- the millions of flags, the enormous Word Cup-themed murals draped around buildings, the clatter of helicopters, the droning of vuvuzelas...
By Lesedi Dibakwane
South Africans are passionate about their sport. Naturally our football over the past few weeks has evoked an outpouring of emotions and stirred up great debate. There has been chatter about our lack of quality on the field and...
A tournament where the hosts never get beyond the first round is always dreaded because the general buzz and interest dies down. Bafana are not doing enough to allay this fear. France went all the way in 1998, South Korea kept the torch burning after...
National coach Joel Santana found himself on the ropes this week when he was reportedly summoned to Safa headquarters to account for his team's poor run of results. For the record, Bafana Bafana have now recorded six losses in a row -- their worst ru...
We all had our fears before this tournament about how Bafana would be swamped in a an avalanche of goals. I thought one may have to hide behind the couch as we squirmed in front of the whole world.
But alas, the boys have done us proud. In fact, ...
And so a week that started so well -- with hype, hope and a fair sprinkling of glamour -- ended rather limply, with Bafana showing all the attacking promise of a newborn gazelle charging a pride of lions.
I mean, really, what was Santana thinking...
Ah, the internationals week. A perfect time for the forgetfully inclined to suddenly remember the full extent of niggling injuries and writhe in pain to avoid an arduous trip back home for an irritating friendly.
The antics of Benni McCarthy last...
With the latest round of 2010 qualifying matches underway around the planet, South Africa is firmly in the international spotlight as the hosts of the next World Cup.
Our early exit from the 2010 African Cup of Nations tournament is a major blow ...
When an interviewer recently asked Springbok ace Francois Steyn what the most frightening experience of his life was, he said it was the moment he was signed by the Sharks, knowing he would have to move to Durban and learn to speak English.
Bafan...
