After the unceremonious axing of Chelsea skipper John Terry from the England captain’s job, after he was accused of a racial slur against QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, and the resignation of manager Fabio Capello as a result thereof, caretaker manager Stuart Pearce has named Spurs midfielder Scott Parker ahead of Steven Gerrard to lead England […]
One of South Africa’s greatest cyclists, Ertjies Bezuidenhout, who was only 56, passed away on Wednesday after suffering a stroke over the weekend. Jacques van Vuuren, the former Rapport Cycle Tour winner’s cousin, confirmed the tragic news on Facebook. Bezuidenhout suffered the stroke on Sunday, a few hours after finishing a 103km race in Brakpan on the East Rand. It […]
His first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket for Morne Morkel helped South Africa clinch another six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Napier on Wednesday. Batting first, the Black Caps looked set for a score in excess of 300 but when Brendon McCullum went for 85 with the score 179/5, the rest just capitulated being all out […]
The experimental scoring system that is being used in the Varsity Cup competition this season is proving to be quite a hit. The new system awards five points for an unconverted try and eight for converted try compared to the conventional seven points. Penalties and dropgoals are worth only two points each. The objective is […]
South Africa’s all-conquering Orlando Pirates face a dressing room revolt over their Brazilian boss Julio Leal BEFORE they travel to Angola this weekend for the second leg of their African Champions League clash with Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo. While their Bafana Bafana colleagues prepare to take on Senegal in Durban tomorrow night, the Buccaneers – excused international call-up for the friendly as they prepare to overcome a 3-1 first leg deficit against the Angolans on Saturday – are reported to be in a “players-only” meeting where problems with their coach will be thrashed out.
It is said that lightning cannot strike the same place twice but Schalk Burger again suffered a knee injury at Newlands in the Stormers’ first Super Rugby game of a season. On Saturday, the Stormers captain, who is widely tipped to to take over the Springbok captaincy from the retired John Smit, was driven off […]
The Stormers and the Hurricanes each had tries disallowed at Newlands on Saturday, and both decisions by television match official Shaun Veldsman could have changed the sides’ fortunes somewhat if it had gone the other way. The Stormers. eventual 39-26 winners, had a Joe Pietersen try disallowed in the final minute, and as a result […]
After a dismal spell, the Gunners looked like championship material once again, beating London rivals and third-placed Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 at Highbury on Sunday. When Luis Saha opened the scoring for Spurs after three minutes and Emmanuel Adebayor slotted home a penalty to make it 2-0 after 34 minutes, it looked like de javu for […]
The Stormers were made to sweat for their 39-26 Super Rugby win in their opening 2012 season match over the Hurricanes at Newlands on Saturday evening, after leading 23-16 at halftime. Although the Stormers held the upper hand for sustained passages of play, they were not able to convincingly impose themselves on the match, […]
The resurgence of West Bromwich Albion continued with an impressive 4-0 victory over the Black Cats at the Hawthorns on Saturday, moving the Midlands team up to 12th on the Premier League table. A brace of goals from Peter Odemwingie and one apiece from James Morrison and Keith Andrews went without answer from Martin O’Neill’s […]