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Springbok wing and immensely popular Bryan Habana has claim the top spot as South Africa’s favourite sports star by beating the likes of Makhaya Ntini, Teko Modise, Graeme Smith and Morne Steyn to the number one spot in 2009.
South Africans voted the Springbok wing their most popular sports star in the 21st BMI Adult Sporttrack […]
Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, was cleared to race against able-bodied athletes in the Beijing Olympics a year and a half ago. Now, however, a new study argues that his prosthetic legs may give him an unfair advantage after all.
In a paper to be published Thursday in The Journal of Applied Physiology, […]
Dumisani Ras, the singer the Springboks accused of butchering the anthem before the 20-13 Test match defeat to France, told AFP on Saturday that he thought he had “sung beautifully”.
By Monday morning however, Ras apologised to listeners of 702 Talk Radio for his performance, blaming an old microphone and monitor for the fiasco.
Meanwhile , Oregan […]
Thousands of soccer fans at 2010 public viewing areas across the world can expect to share in South Africa’s “braai culture” during next year’s World Cup.
Wines of South Africa (Wosa) is planning a series of international braai festivals during the 30-day tournament, a World Cup for sommeliers, and a range of other activities to highlight […]
Bring out the Champagne because South Africa is having a great sports year as we conquered the British and Irish Lions, the Tri-Nations and the Cricket Aussies Down Under. Have you ever wondered where celebrating sport victories with wine started?
Celebrating an athletic or sport victory with wine or Champagne is not a recent phenomenon. […]
Posted in Sport on Jul 6th, 2009
Roger Federer won his record breaking 15th Grand Slam and still some people say but he is not the greatest.
They argue that Nadal has his number, especially in finals. They also argue that because of the amateur status of the Grand Slams in the Sixties that Rod Laver did not have the chance to prove […]
Posted in Sport on Jun 22nd, 2009
Tendai Mtawarira, in only his second season of international rugby, left his mark on the first Test between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions in the most emphatic way possible.
Not only did he destroy the reputation of veteran Lions and England World Cup winner Phil Vickery, he also laid the platform for South […]
Posted in Sport, Student Life on Feb 24th, 2009
The amateur era is long gone and many people can not remember how it was before the pay to play era.
The game of Rugby is still an amazing sport with extreme excitement value, but on the higher level (Super 14, Internationals, Heineken Cup) etc. the game has become too “professional”. Technical advisors in areas like […]
Posted in Afrikaans, Sport, Student Life on Feb 10th, 2009
Die Varsity Cup is in sy tweede jaar en dit is verblydend om te sien dat die spelers in goeie shape is.
In die ou dae het die rugby kalender begin met die Club-Champs in Durban oor paasnaweek. Die spelers was verroes en die fiksheid was maar nie te goed nie. Deesdae is die seisoen […]
Posted in Afrikaans, Sport, Student Life on Feb 5th, 2009
Die afrigter van die Ikeys rugby span , John Dobson het n klag teen die skeidsregter Francois Veldsman ingedien. Dobson beweer dat Veldsman se vertoning het versoorsaak dat die Ikeys hul Varsity Cup wedstryd teen die Maties (10-12) verloor het.
Die SA skeidsregterbaas, André Watson beweer dat die skeidsregter se blapse het die Ikeys beslis […]
