Unsuspecting Chelsea fans were interviewed about a couple of potential signings to their club. Football fans always seem to have their two cents to add when it comes to their favourite team – pity that all the players were made-up.
The mayor of the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics has claimed the whole city is straight during an interview with the BBC. The same reporter had drinks at a Sochi gay bar the previous night. Go figure.
Chinese tennis star, Li Na stole the spotlight after she won the Australian Open on Saturday, 25 January, in Melbourne, Australia. Breaking the monotony that often tinges sport acceptance speeches, Li banged out a barrage of classic one liners such as: “Max my agent thanks a lot, you are making me rich.” “My husband, he […]
The new engines that are coming in to Formula 1 this year are ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that Formula 1 has decided not to call it an ‘engine’ but rather, a ‘power unit’.
Whether you’ve just taken up a position at a trendy design firm in Woodstock, or recently given up golf to go mountain biking with your colleagues at Deloitte, you’re probably in the market for a bicycle. Everyone is these days – it’s very disconcerting. While we can’t condone every one of your life decisions, we can support you – because we love you unconditionally.
When one thinks of a table tennis game, an image of a small ball being paddled repetitively over a miniature net hardly brings a smirk to your face. But this match between Jean-Michel Saive and Chuang Chih-yuan at the Tai Ben Invitational, will make you a fan of the sport.
Daytona drivers Matteo Malucelli and Memo Gidley are both badly injured from a collision during the Rolex 24 race over the weekend, but seem to be in stable conditions according to the Ferarri and Gainsco teams respectively. Malucelli suffered a “severe cerebral concussion” and remains under observation, whilst Gidley underwent surgery on his left arm and leg. […]
Please meet Master Wong. Unlike some Kung Fu teachers who emphasise patience, discipline and self-defence, all Wong wants is for you to be professional, to understand what you’re doing – and to fuck up that motherfucker.
“Let’s send Kobus to Mars,” is something you will never hear coming out of NASA mission controller’s mouth. The likelihood that a South African would be chosen to go to space, let alone to form a human colony on Mars is not very strong. But through private and public funding, the Mars One Expedition may do just that.
The semi-final match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the 2014 Australian Open Tennis Grand Slam in Melbourne is currently underway, and Rafael Nadal’s hands are being shredded to pieces.
January is almost over, and so is the week. In the multiple this weekend, we have five spicy football games from the FA Cup, the Serie A, and a high-scoring affair from the Bundesliga. FA Cup, Bundesliga, and Serie A: Birmingham vs Swansea Chelsea vs Stoke Wigan vs Crystal Palace Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich Lazio Roma […]
Genie Bouchard, the up and coming 19-year-old tennis superstar, made easy work of former French Open winner Ana Ivanovic on Tuesday.
God bless the Royal Air force, for they have just given us all the opportunity to sit inside the cockpit of a RAF Typhoon jet.
Just about how many times have you had to go to toilet mid-conversation with your buddy, only to sit on the toilet and feel desperately alone?
FLOTUS was crushing apples and throwing down mini-rim dunks with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Ray Allen and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra to promote her “Let’s Move!” campaign to end childhood obesity this past week. The first lady, James and Chris Bosh make cameos of their own – photobombing Wade and Allen […]
This is too good to be true! The Jamaican bobsled team has raised over R1 million on Crowdtilt so they can compete in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
We’ve seen dogs do it, so why has it taken so long to see a cat on a skateboard?
The Winter Olympics in Russia have not yet begun, but the scandals surrounding the games in Sochi started a while ago. One would think that hosting an international event in a country run by a despotic, homophobic regime would be a bad idea. Washington Post journo, Charles Lane seems to think so – he called the olympics a “corrupt quadrennial exercise.”
At the Short Track European Championships, the final proper tune-up before the Winter Olympics, Russia’s Viktor Ahn had defeated the Netherlands’ Sjinkie Knegt in the men’s 5000m team relay. The race wasn’t a close one at all – and Knegt felt he needed to vent some anger. This is how he did it.
Despite a frenzied crowd at the Green Point Stadium on Sunday, Bafana could only muster a single goal in reply to the attacking onslaught that saw Nigeria thump three goals past a lacklustre South African defence. While dejected fans filed out of the stadium, some were vocal about their disappointment – but none were quite as loud as sports minister Fikile Mbalula, who called Bafana’s performance “a disgrace.”
One day after reports emerged that Michael Schumacher might never wake up from his medically-induced coma, a brain surgeon has warned that should Schumacher survive his injuries, his life will be irrevocably changed.
Bernie Ecclestone, the age-old, talismanic director of Formula One’s holding company is to step down from his role until the court proceedings against him have ended.
We don’t care much for the winter olympics here in South Africa. But in the Northern Hemisphere, people tend to get pretty excited about it. Especially Norwegians.
Tired of cycling that same old route? Check this out. The Carretera Austral is known as one of the most spectacular and challenging cycle tours in the world.
The “Pipeline” on Hawaii’s north shore is one of the most storied surfing spots in the world. Known for its (perilously dangerous) waves, this little spot attracts surfers the world over to test their mettle. A new video from aerial photographer Eric Sterman shows the area in all its glory. He did it by attaching a GoPro camera to a DJI quadcopter – and this is what he caught on tape.
Australia experienced one of the hottest days in it’s history yesterday, as temperatures soared to a sizzling 42.2 Celsius.
Spencer McKinley, just your average Grade School kid, has pulled off an unlikely buzzer-beater that most NBA players can only dream of. Get your eagle eye out, the magic happens around second 52.
Guys. GUYS. It’s 2o14. That means that Nitro Circus is happening this year. Nay, it’s happening NEXT MONTH. We can’t even breathe. Have you seen it? Have you seen how amazing it’s going to be? Have you seen that video above? See that video above. See it. Know it. Internalise it. Make it inside you.
Welcome to the new year, kids. R75,000 should be enough to take the edge off of the middle of Januworry, shouldn’t it? Listen closely – these are the best multiple odds we’ve ever offered. In the multiple this weekend, we have five football games from the Premier League. Premier League: Man United vs Swansea Newcastle […]
If you think that shoelace-untying ended in High School, you are sadly mistaken.