Cyclist Thrown Off Tour For Headbutting Rival – Australian Mark Renshaw paid the price for his team’s win-at-all-costs approach to the Tour de France 11th stage on Thursday when he was excluded from the race for headbutting. Iin the final 500 metres of the 184.5km stage from Sisteron, the normally affable Australian lost his head […]
What’s your vibe, Roops? What’s Really Going On Behind Murdoch’s Paywall? – Rupert Murdoch is trying to make news at the Times and Sunday Times in London—but he’s not reporting on it. Will his paywall work is the biggest story in the media business, and it would be quite a journalistic coup to document the […]
Italian Mafia Boss And 300 Others Arrested – The wiretap evidence included scenes straight out of The Godfather. After months of clandestine recording, Italian police launched a predawn raid Tuesday, July 13, snatching up more than 300 alleged members of the powerful ‘Ndrangheta criminal organization, including top bosses, businessmen and corrupt civil servants. Hmm, I […]
An eye-opening look at white poverty.. Poverty In White South Africa – The Origins Of Zef Culture? – When stories are told about African poverty, race often seems to play a large part. Reuters photographer Finbarr O’Reilly traveled to South Africa earlier this year and visited one of a growing number of squatter camps populated […]
Madiba Magic At World Cup Final Nelson Mandela Attends World Cup Final – The 2010 FIFA World Cup final, which saw Spain beating the Netherlands one nil in extra time, enjoyed an even bigger highlight during the closing ceremony – in the form of a visit by Nelson Mandela. Other stars included Rafa Nadal, Naomi […]
Robert Mugabe Will Grace Us With His Presence Robert Mugabe Is Joining Us For The Final – Kim Jong il is going to be very jealous that another (although not nearly as successful) dictator will be attending the final of the 2010 World Cup. It has been confirmed that Zimbabwe’s Bob Mugabe will be in […]
Famke vs Penelope In The 2010 World Cup Final Famke Janssen Takes On Penelope Cruz In The 2010 World Cup Final – We said goodbye to Germany last night as they were conquered by The Red Fury in Durban. They will have to work harder on their Vorsprung Durch technique before the next World Cup. […]
Shock Decision – Paul The Octopus Picks Spain Paul The Octopus STUNS Germany And Picks Spain To Win Semifinals – Paul, a brilliant German octopus, has impressed fans worldwide with his uncanny ability to correctly predict the outcome of Germany’s World Cup games. Most recently, the omniscient octopus selected the Germans to beat favored Argentina. […]
Anna Chapman – The spy who loved you Extremely Hot Russian Spy Joined Mile-High Club – Finally we get the confirmation that we were waiting for. According to her ex-husband, Anna Chapman, the extremely hot Russian spy who surfaced in New York, was incredible in bed. This latest top-secret intelligence also confirms that she joined […]
Rafa Takes Wimbledon Nadal Wins Wimbledon – Well the poms will be horrified that Andy Murray didn’t win. They had better start putting pressure on him for next year’s Wimbledon ASAP! God forbid they don’t jinx him like they do every one of their sportsmen (I know – he’s Scottish – the irony etc.). The […]
A Recent Naomi Campbell Interview. She flips when diamonds are discussed.. War Crimes Court Orders Naomi Campbell To Testify – A war crimes tribunal served a subpoena on evil supermodel Naomi Campbell Thursday, ordering her to testify in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Prosecutors asked the court in May to order the […]
Andy Roddick’s babe, Brooklyn Decker The Wimbledon Players’ Box – Off the court, the world’s best tennis players spend as much time playing, er, mixed doubles as anyone else. As Wimbledon action gets under way this week, VF.com takes a look at 15 tennis wives and girlfriends past and present who have made the courtside […]
Cape Town Woman Blows Too Hard – Any sexual innuendos in that headline were purely coincidental, as we learn about Yvonne, the Cape Town woman who got too keen with her Vuvuzela and ended up rupturing her throat. “Ripping her windpipe” is how they also described it. Check her pic out after the jump. I […]
Angelina Jolie To Play Cleopatra – Claudette Colbert was divine as Cleopatra in 1934, but nothing can top Liz Taylor wearing ’60s style togas and makeup, croaking “Caesar, what’s boinin’?” Well, now, it’s been announced that Angelina Jolie will be the next Cleo, possibly with Brad as Marc Anthony. I have no doubt he’ll absolutely […]
Germany Destroys England – Send Them Packing – Teamwork – that was the difference between England and Germany on Sunday evening. The English relied on flashes of brilliance from their lavishly paid collection of stars, while Germany played as a unit, worked together and worked for each other. In the end, the 4 -1 routing […]
The King Of Pop Died A Year Ago – Today is the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. I trust I won’t be the only one wearing white socks today, in silent tribute to the King of Pop. Shimone! [peace] Italy Are OUT! – Slovakia survived a late onslaught to beat Italy […]
Celebrities Boycotting BP – Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and the rock band Korn are just some of the celebrities coming out against BP and protesting the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Lady Gaga is joining Korn’s Jonathan Davis in a boycott of the troubled oil giant British Petroleum (BP). In a statement issued […]
French coach, Raymond Domenech refuses a handshake with South African coach Carlos Alberto Parreira South Africa Beats France In World Cup – In the closing stages of the first round of the 2010 Football World Cup, South Africa, 83rd in the world, beat 8th ranked in the world, France in a spectacular 2-1 game held […]
Ultimate Peroni Experience For Thursday’s Italy Game – “Esperienza Peroni” comes to Cape Town, so come and enjoy the ultimate Peroni experience! Aperitivo specially created by the Peroni Chef Craig Hounsom on Thursday in Camps Bay from 15h00 before the Italy game! Ice cold Peroni will be served whilst guests enjoy this ultimate Peroni experience! […]
Kehinde Wiley’s “Unity” Portrait Kehinde Wiley Art Exhibition In Cape Town! – One of Michael Jackson‘s Favourite painters, Kehinde Wiley, is in town! He will be exhibiting his football inspired paintings, the result of an extraordinary collaboration with Puma. The Kehinde Wiley exhibition is to be held at Studio One, 186 Bree Street, Cape […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson Boris Johnson Is In Town – It’s not everyday that one of Britain’s greatest characters, Boris Johnson, comes to town. London’s mayor has cruised into town to check out the World Cup football as well as to drum up support for London’s own 2018 bid. If you are confused as […]
We Gave It A Good Go.. [source:timeslive] The Silence Of The Vuvuzelas – An inspired Diego Forlan scored twice as World Cup hosts South Africa’s hopes of progressing to the knockout stage suffered a heavy blow with a 3-0 loss to Uruguay on Wednesday. A 24th minute strike and then a controversial 80th minute penalty […]
A delightful Ceres Mountain dweller with snowman, vuvuzela and Judrons (taken yesterday by Steve FP) Today Is A Public Holiday – Youth Day on 16 June commemorates the start of the Soweto riots of 1976, initially sparked by a government edict that all instruction in black schools would be held in Afrikaans. The iconic picture […]
Daniele De Rossi – somewhat pumped up after equalising Italy 1-1 Paraguay: Daniele De Rossi Saves World Champions From Shock Defeat – Daniele De Rossi saved world champions Italy from defeat to Paraguay in their Group F opener in Cape Town after Antolin Alcaraz’s 38th minute header had put the South Americans ahead.The Azzurri dominated […]
Kevin Costner Will Save The World Kevin Costner’s Oil-Spill Machine Ready To Save The Day – Actor Kevin Costner’s oil-spill device has all the approval it needs to scoop the goop from the Gulf of Mexico, but is waiting for money from BP, according to the actor and his business partner. “Kevin has spent 15 […]
These Dolls Represent The Mexican Strikers Put a pin in their faces and watch what happens A Bit Of Muti And Sangoma Power Should Do The Trick Against Mexico – But to ensure victory against Mexico, Michael Mvakali a practitioner of traditional magic, recommends a simple fix: a concoction of plants and animal limbs.”You use […]
Cape Town’s Giant Vuvuzela Check out some more killer WC action photos at boston Tickets Available For England Game – Tickets for next Friday’s game in Cape Town are in great demand and we’ve managed to find a whole bunch for you. The 5-Star Cape Royale hotel (my primary residence – directly opposite the stadium) […]
Video Of Barack Obama Looking for Some “Ass” To “Kick” – Just yesterday (I think) we told you about Barack Obama looking to “kick some ass.” I thought it was a fairly big story and it looks like I was right – turned on CNN and it’s like Obama and Ass everywhere! It’s actually pretty […]
Isabella Rossellini Isabella Rossellini Stars In Nature Porn – Since starring in Blue Velvet, Isabella Rossellini has earned a living as a model and actress famed for her exotic beauty. In Green Porno, Sundance Channel’s new series of cellphone-friendly short films, Rossellini singlehandedly re-enacts mating rituals of the dragonfly, spider, bee, praying mantis, worm, […]
Sandra Bullock Scarlett Johansson Kiss On MTV Movie Awards – There were quite a few highlights at the MTV Movie Awards 2010, including Tom Cruise’s performance with Jennifer Lopez and Kristen and Robert’s acceptance speech for Best Kiss but we’re pretty sure Sandra Bullock’s moment with Scarlett Johansson is what will have everyone talking this […]