The Rugby World Cup has finally come to an end, with New Zealand emerging as winners after a tight and enthralling final. France won't care that their performance has been praised -- as American comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said, second is the number...
In the fourth season of the American political drama The West Wing, Martin Sheen's President Bartlet is preparing for the presidential debate against James Brolin's Governor Ritchie. Apart from Brolin's southern accent and immaculate white hair, an a...
The Springboks received a healthy dose of confidence after winning their last Tri-Nations fixture against a weakened All Blacks in Port Elizabeth. Having shaken off the evident rust against Australia the week before, South Africa went back to what th...
Australia haven't been able to wrestle the Bledisloe Cup from Kiwi hands for eight years, and after Saturday morning's rollicking smash-up by the All Blacks, they are going to have to try again next year.
Much noise was generated Down Under about ...
Tiaan Liebenberg, the fiery and popular Stormers hooker, has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament muscle, which is one of four muscles that connect the bones of the knee joint. It will mean nine months on...
Have you ever seen a film where there are two characters, each pushing their own agenda, whose paths are destined to collide because it is just so? It's a popular story arc in fictionalised works all over the world, since it gives a clear distinction...
2010 will in South Africa be known as the year of Ayoba! (The marketing person who latched on to that one should either be stoned or applauded.) The Soccer World Cup came to the shores of the Republic, and for once, the country didn't descend into it...
I happened to be in a mate's car driving past Loftus Versveld after the game against Australia, and what struck me was the sombre attitude of the supporters leaving the heartland of Bulle rugby. I've been privileged enough to watch the last two Tests...
Saturday night's absorbing Test match in Soweto left the rugby heartlands of South Africa in a state of suspended animation following Richie McCaw's 78th-minute try, and most cruelly, Israel Dagg's 80th-minute effort. Was it the fair result?
John ...
