It has to be one of the most scandalous falls from grace a South African sportsman has ever faced, with woman after woman coming forward to say he molested them when they were children entrusted to his care as tennis coach and mentor. And their claims were backed up by leading figures in world of […]
The All Blacks clinched the inaugural Rugby Championship title with a 54-15 victory over Argentina in La Plata. If you thought the Springboks were impressive during their 31-8 win over the Wallabies in Pretoria, Keo.co.za reports, the All Blacks reminded the rugby fraternity why they’re the No 1 team. The world champions delivered a powerful […]
Tefu Mashamaite A goal in each half from Tefu Mashamaite and Lehlohonolo Majoro saw Kaizer Chiefs extend their unbeaten run in the Absa Premiership to six matches and stay on top of the standings when the Amakhosi beat Chippa United 2-0 at Soccer City on Saturday night. From the first whistle, the home side dictated […]
Tottenham Hotspur ended their 23-year wait for an away victory against Manchester United with a spectacular 3-2 Premier League win at Old Trafford on Saturday, AFP reports. Goals from Jan Vertonghen, Gareth Bale and Clint Dempsey marked the high point of manager Andre Villas Boas’s time at Spurs to date. The Londoners climbed to fifth […]
Ian Poulter, eyes burning like a man possessed, ran off five birdies in a row to give Europe victory in the final fourball match on Saturday and keep alive hopes of a Ryder Cup miracle at Medinah. Reuters reports Poulter completed his sensational finish with a 15-foot putt that gave him and Rory McIlroy a […]
The Springboks – for the first time in ages – have successfully mixed brutal defence with scything attack. It’s a cocktail that will become more potent in the months to come, after they beat Australia 31-8 at Loftus. What a difference a multi-skilled flyhalf makes, Keo.co.za reports. Johan Goosen, in his first start for the […]
The Golden Lions returned to the top of the Absa Currie Cup log on Saturday night with a 22-9 win against Western Province at Newlands. Keo.co.za reports that the Lions led just 12-9 with 15 minutes to go before a moment of madness from De Kock Steenkamp gifted the visitors a crucial try. The second […]
An unorthodox Sri Lankan attack working at close to its best handcuffed a power-packed West Indies line-up, conceding just 129 runs even though they took only five wickets in the 20 overs. The Sri Lankan top three made light work of the target, the lowest-ever challenge in Pallekele, taking a big step towards the semifinal […]
The Sharks edged the Bulls 13-12 at a sodden Kings Park on Friday. Keo.co.za reports that the scorecard will confirm that the Bulls were the better side in terms of successful shots on goal, but in the context of a rain-afflicted clash, the Sharks’ line-kicking game proved decisive to the outcome. The Sharks played in […]
By Tank Lanning The news out of SARU last week about the launch the Community Cup – a new televised national tournament for non-university rugby clubs that gets going next year – had me doing a National Braai Weekend jig that would have made the Backstreet Boys proud. So club rugby might not be as […]