It was 26 years ago that I sat in a cramped commentary box perched above the 18th green at Sun City with my old mate Tony Sanderson as we commentated on the final round of the then Million Dollar Challenge. We had flown to Sun City in one of Anton Rupert’s Falcons, a six seater private […]
What has gone wrong with the once mighty Blitzbokke? They managed to beat England but fell to both Portugal – for the first time in history – and to Samoa to finish the round robin section joint bottom of pool C with England on five points. No Cecil Afrika is a huge loss to the […]
That Graeme Smith cannot read a wicket is no secret: in fact it’s well documented by cricket scribes, so when he decided to bat at the WACA, the pitch with the reputation for being the fastest and hardest in Australia, he should have known what was coming. Of course he had a little help from […]
Did Sebastian Vettel cheat during the Brazilian Grand Prix? and if he did, was it intentional or a simple oversight in a highspeed race?
Mark Clattenburg will return to refereeing for the first time since his outrageous exhibition of wayward whistling at Stamford Bridge on October 28. But while the 37-year-old from Newcastle goes back to work, Chelsea’s Nigerian international John Obi Mikel faces a charge of misconduct from the English Football Association, with the outcome expected later […]
By Tank Lanning Played three games on tour, won three. Played 12 matches this year, won seven, drawn two and lost three. On 86.05 points, ranked second in the world behind New Zealand, who dominate on 92.91 points, and very marginally ahead of Australia 85.94 points. A school report card would probably award a pass, […]
By Faf du Plessis Greetings from an Adelaide hotel room and a rather exhausted cricketer. It’s nearly midnight on the final day of the second Test against Australia and just a few hours ago we secured an unlikely draw to keep our hopes of winning the series alive. Right now I feel like I’ve just […]
Yesterday I wrote that South Africa needed either rain or a miracle to save the second Test; well, the skies were clear, but the miracle came in the form of debutant Faf du Plessis, who became the first South African to score a 50 and 100 in his debut test match and what an innings […]
It was an unspectacular start at The Bridge for Rafa Benitez as Chelsea and Manchester City played to a goalless draw, so the questions that the fans are asking are: “why was Di Matteo sacked and how long will Mancini survive?” as Manchester United moved back to the top and the unlikely West Brom into […]
The Interlagos circuit at Sao Paulo, Brazil lived up to its reputation as being the championship decider in the rain as dark, heavy skies hung over the city threatening to open up at any minute, leaving the teams uncertain about tyre selection. Jenson Button went out and stayed on slicks to lead the race for a […]