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Monday, April 4th, 2011 |
Our Cape Town teams, the Cobras and Stormers kept their fans happy for another weekend, with victory over their opponents.
The Cape Cobras won their 4 day match against the Warriors to take the Supersport Series for the second year in a row!
Well done Cobras!
Add that to their T20 victory and it might be stating the obvious that our cricketers have had a fantastic season.
The Stormers aren’t doing too badly themselves. Still unbeaten this season in the Super 15!
A few ‘knowlegeable’ people thought they would come undone against the Sharks in Durban.
Who can blame them, as the Stormers/Western Province have often lost the plot in Durbs.
But not this time!
They were their new usual selves. Consistent, disciplined and confident.
Beating the other SA teams is always fun and doing it against the Bulls and Sharks is extra fun.
Well done to the Stormers! Long may this run of good form continue!
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Saturday, December 18th, 2010 |
Oh my hat!
So there I was, enjoying some excellent SA batting in during the first test match SA vs India. I looked up at my tv screen yesterday only to see a profile picture of Jacques Kallis looking rather different.
His hair! Was my immediate reaction. Did they use an old photo I wondered.
And then when he scored a century Hashin Amla ran his gloved hands over Kallis’ head. Possibly indicating that the Proteas dressing room was amused by the hair saga.
It looked a bit like a toupe, mind you. But is likely hair implants.
Maybe the new hair will help Jacques Kallis to his maiden test double century?
Before:
Now:
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Monday, July 12th, 2010 |
Who said Formula 1 racing was boring?
Me for one!
I used to love it back in the day when the late Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were furiously duelling for supremacy.
Then came the boring years with Damon Hill and co. And watching Michael Schumacher win race after race may have been fun for Ferrari fans, but for the rest of us…a snoozefest.
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso briefly brought F1 to life with their duel for the number 1 spot at McLaren.
That was sorted far too soon, because Alonso went to Ferrari!
When Jenson Button, World Champ and all, signed with McLaren, we expected a few more fireworks.
According to some reports, the two are not bestest buddies and so far their rivalry hasn’t really put to the test. Even if they did go on holiday together recently.
But that’s not the case at Red Bull. They have two drivers within 5 points of each other on the F1 log.
And they seemingly chose a favourite. Sebastian Vettel.
The team took the front wing off Mark Webber’s car and gave it to Vettel. This was meant to give Vettel the edge in the race.
Webber however won Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone and apparently quipped something to the tune of “not bad for a number two driver” to his technical team at the checquered flag.
He had more to say on the matter at the press conference.
Nine more races left. This should be fun!
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 |
WTF is wrong with the IAAF? Not to mention Athletics South Africa?
Nearly an entire year after Caster Semenya was banned from running in IAAF sanctioned events, she’s been told she can run again.
What does this mean? It takes a year to test whether someone is male or female? Or that female athletics is that murky.
Because as soon as Semenya got herself a team of lawyers, the IAAF and ASA suddenly became careful with their statements. Suddenly the Australian media who broke the story were deafening in their silence.
It has been said that if Caster Semenya was banned, it would open a can of worms since many other current female athletes would provide uncertain test results.
However they’ve deliberately put the spotlight on the 19 year old athlete and filled her life with innuendo and lies.
Were they trying to break her so she would quit athletics because they were afraid to make a decision?
At least Caster Semenya handled herself very well over the last year.
It’s the athletics administration bodies and the media, especially the Australian media, that should be ashamed of themselves.
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 |
Have mercy!
Check out this cover of Vanity Fair with Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba posing in a feature about the 2010 Soccer World Cup – taking place right here in good old SA.
As a Liverpool supporter I feel a bit disloyal checking out the Chelsea and former Man United player…but to quote someone on another forum….dang!
Here are a few others:
From L to R: Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan/Ghana), Landon Donavan (L.A Galaxy/USA), Kaka (Real Madrid/Brazil) and Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan/Cameroon), Pato (A.C Milan/Brazil)
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