Perhaps the most exciting thing that has happend to rugby since Quade Cooper donned the Wallaby jersey, was seeing Sonny Bill Williams do magic with a rugby ball for both the Crusaders and the All Blacks in the past year. He has been almost unstoppable and it comes as no surprise that Jona Lomu is […]
That man Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Barcelona in a 19 minute goal blitz that left Real Mallorca reeling 5-0 in the Spanish La Liga and languishing in 14th place on the log. The European champions are still a point behind rivals Real Madrid who have won one more game so far this season. […]
Spanish La Liga Table as at 23 December 2012 – mid season break Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Barcelona 17 16 1 0 57 19 38 49 2 Atletico Madrid 17 13 1 3 37 17 20 40 3 Real Madrid 17 10 3 4 41 17 24 33 4 Malaga […]
Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 QPR As expected Tottenham Hotspur took full advantage of playing at White Hart Lane to take three points from Queesn Park Rangers as Gareth Bale knocked in a brace. The first goal came in the 20th minute when he beat Paddy Kenny with a low drive, Rafael van der Vaart added the […]
Barclays Premier League Table at 04 November 2012 Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Man Utd 10 8 0 2 26 14 12 24 2 Chelsea 10 7 2 1 22 10 12 23 3 Man City 10 6 4 0 18 9 9 22 4 Everton 10 4 5 1 19 […]
Every now and then, South African cricket gets it right, and it has certainly done so in reinstating the 50-over List A competition. Fifty overs is just different. And the World Cup is played over 50 overs. It’s worthwhile recalling how we got to 40 overs. Back in 1981/2
A brilliant KP half-century allied to brainless batting by India and sharp bowling by England were enough to keep England top of the T20 pops and give them their first victory of what has been a miserable tour. The moment the openers had failed, India were on the backfoot, and England exploited circumstances to perfection. […]
It was an emotional day as first the drivers paid tribute to both Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli who died in separate racing accidents, then it was the win for Red Bull Racing in the first ever Indian Grand Prix which on the whole was one of the most boring races of the season. It […]
It’s been decades since the Lions held the Currie Cup aloft at Ellis Park but they proved that thet were worthy champions by thrashing the Sharks by 42 points to 16. It was a one-sided affair that humiliatd the Springbok-laden Durba- based outfit as the Lions ran in three tries while flyhalf Elton Jantjies kicked 24 […]
Everton 0-1 Manchester United It was not an easy afternoon for Sir Alex at Goodison Park but a goal by Javier Hernandez in the 19th minute was all it needed for the Red Devils to bag all three points. Except for the goal the spoils were pretty even at halftime with both sides having a […]