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Sport
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How Does Usain Bolt Compare With All The Previous Olympic Medalists?
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We know that Usain Bolt is one man that does his surname justice. Officially the fastest man on the planet, and with four Olympic gold medals behind his name, he may arguably be the best sprinter that the world has ever seen. But how does he stack up against former medalists?
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Cameron Van Der Burgh Admits Using Illegal Dolphin Kick To Win Olympic Gold
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Cameron van der Burgh, one of South Africa’s Olympic stars, has admitted to using illegal dolphin kicks to gain an advantage and ultimately win the 100m breaststroke final at the Olympics in London several days ago. Despite the transgression, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) are unable to sanction him as the admission came five days after the event.
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Olympic Lunch – A Bargain At R500 000
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s no secret that the Olympics cost a metric shit ton of money. The London Organising Committee has way overblown its budget, and many people on the streets are complaining about the real benefit against the cost of such an event. Good to know then that the officials are at least eating well.
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The Reasons Why The Sharks (Should Think They) Will Win
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, took some time out ahead of tomorrow’s titanic Super 15 final taking place between The Sharks and The Chiefs to share his reasons why The Sharks (should think they) will win.
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A Handy Guide To Beach Volleyball Signals [GALLERY]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
With the quarterfinals in the beach volleyball kicking off this weekend, you may have been wondering what all those signals mean that the athletes keep making behind their butts. Well, fear no more, we’ve done the hard work for you. Impress your friends this weekend with your new knowledge!
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The Unforgettable Moment Our Olympic Rowing Team Won Gold [GALLERY]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we received our third gold medal at the London Olympics, when our men’s lightweight rowing team managed to edge out Denmark and Great Britain in the rowing final at the Eton Downey rowing centre. These pictures of Sizwe Ndlovu, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and James Thompson celebrating – a mixture of elation and exhaustion after the grueling race – makes me so proud to be from the same country as these guys!
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NBC Olympic Livestream Catches Nip-Slip In Women’s Waterpolo, Twitter Erupts [VIDEO]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
US broadcast network NBC has received a lot of criticism for its broadcast of the Olympics so far. This has included its choice of camera work and editing, as well as delaying the coverage of events and only broadcasting them during primetime. Coverage of the women’s waterpolo between Spain and USA, which was streamed live on NBC’s website, provides a good argument for a delayed broadcast.
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Rowers Bring Home Another Gold For South Africa
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa received its third gold medal earlier today, when our men’s lightweight coxless four managed to edge out Denmark and Great Britain in a thrilling rowing final at the Eton Downey rowing centre.
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Do The Proteas Suffer From Second Test Syndrome?
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the odds of whether or not the Proteas will be able to end another jinx that has been plaguing the team in recent times: whether we can win the second test of a series.
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Priceless Reaction By Olympic Judges After Gymnast’s Perfect Vault [PICS]
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
US gymnast McKayla Maroney yesterday scored 16,233 with a beautiful vault routine at the 2012 London Olympics. And just like her performance, the judges’ reactions were absolutely perfect.
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“I Am So Ronery” North Koreans Have It Hard At The Olympics
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It must be tough to be a North Korean athlete at the Olympics. The hermit kingdom keeps a very close eye on their sportsmen and women in London, making sure none of them defect.
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Chad Le Clos Withdraws From Today’s 200M Olympics Final
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bert le Clos, the father of South Africa’s latest Olympic gold medalist, Chad le Clos, has confirmed in a radio interview this morning that his son has withdrawn from the final of the 200m individual medley.
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China’s Athlete Factory [GALLERY]
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nearly all of China’s 396 Olympians qualified for the Games under the patronage of the country’s monolithic Soviet-style sports system. Most are handpicked at an early age – as young as four – by scouts, and attend special schools to train in sports assumed to match physical attributes.
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Disabled Mountain Climber Scales 61 Metre Cliff Without Legs [GALLERY]
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hugh Herr lost both his legs after a climbing expedition when he was a teenager. However, that has not stopped this inspirational guy in pursuing his passion in life: mountain climbing. His latest adventure involved scaling a 61 meter cliff, with one of his prosthetic legs even falling off in the process, for the TV show Who Says I Can’t? He was joined by the show host, leg amputee Jothy Rosenberg, who lost his limb to cancer aged 16.
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Chad Le Clos’ Father Is The People’s Champ – UNBELIEVABLE! [VIDEO]
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, local boy Chad le Clos did what countless other swimmers have only dreamt of, he beat Michael Phelps in the 200m Men’s Butterfly final. As glorious as the moment was, for him and the whole of South Africa, it was his father, Bert, who stole the show in a post-race interview.
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Second Olympian Expelled For Outrageously Racist Tweet
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The Olympics haven’t even been running for a week and already a second athlete has been expelled from the games following a racist tweet. This time the guilty party was Michel Morganella, a Swiss football player, and his Twitter faux pas wasn’t nearly as tame as Voula Papachristou’s last week.
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Is This The Happiest Worker At The Olympics? [VIDEO]
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With all the bad (and some good) press the Olympics, it’s great to see videos like this one surfacing. Meet Rachel Onasanwo, who volunteered to help herd fans into the Olympic stadium on Friday. Her dry humour shows a fantasticly sarcastic, yet oddly sincere appreciation for the Games that you simply have to see.
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Olympic Fencer Refuses To Leave Piste After Massively Controversial Decision
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
After fighting to a semi-final draw with Britta Heidemann, Shin A Lam was on the brink of progressing to the gold medal round with one second left on the clock in extra time. If the match ended in a draw the latter would have moved on, instead the timing equipment was never activated and the final second dragged on, allowing Heidemann to score the final, winning hit. Clearly upset and convinced she was cheated, Shin A Lam refused to leave the piste, for 45 minutes.
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Police Clash With Pro-Cycling Campaigners Before Olympic Opening Ceremony [VIDEOS]
30 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Friday, cyclists from the “Critical Mass” cycling campaign defied police instructions not to go ahead with their monthly cycle on the eve of the Olympic opening ceremony. This ended up in brawls between police officers and cyclists in central London, resulting in 130 people being arrested.
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Fans Told Not To Tweet During Olympics
30 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Olympic fans wanting to share every race, event and lunch over twitter, were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.
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Olympic Fail: Egyptian Athletes Receive Counterfeit Official Kit
27 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well this is embarrassing, Egypt’s Olympic Organisers has provided over 100 of its Olympians with counterfeit official kits. The news came to light after of the team’s synchronised swimmers took to Twitter to complain.
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Super Rugby Semi-Final: The Table Toppers Meet The Underdogs
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, mulls over the important aspects of this weekend’s upcoming Super 15 semi-final between the Stormers and the Sharks.
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Athlete Banned From Olympics After Racist Twitter Joke
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
“With so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat home made food!” It was this racist tweet that got Greek triple jumper, Voula Papachristou, expelled from the Olympics. She was referring to reports of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus in her home country.
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The Olympic Opening Ceremony Is Going To Be Pretty Weird, Featuring Voldemort
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I feel a little bit sorry for the organisers of London’s Olympic Ceremony. They’ve got to follow on the epic opening ceremony held in Beijing, with thousand of drummers beating along in unison. The British just can’t control their people like that.
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Imagine If Hashim Amla’s Innings Really Was “Timeless”
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the records Hashim Amla and the Proteas may have been able to achieve had they been playing a “timeless” test match. Haroon Lorgat, the recently deposed ICC CEO, suggested that the future World Test Championship may be decided by means of a “timeless” test (i.e. the contest will last […]
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Bryce Lawrence’s Test Career Is Over!
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The man responsible for recklessly and childishly ending the Sprinkboks’ 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign shall never referee a test match again!
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David Beckham Surprises Fans At Olympics Photobooth [VIDEO]
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Imagine posing with a friend inside a mall photo booth when suddenly a super metrosexual-looking David Beckham pops his head inside and goes, “can I join you?” That is exactly what happened over the weekend at Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford City – just a stone’s throw from the Olympic Park.
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SA Tennis Star Puts Personal Vendetta Ahead Of Nation’s Olympic Hopes
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
It’s a sad day when someone pushes their personal agenda above the Olympic hopes and dreams of an entire nation, which is exactly what two of SA’s top-ranked tennis players have done. Kevin Anderson and Chanelle Scheepers have made themselves unavailable to compete in this year’s Olympics as a result of what at best can be called petty spite.
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Superyachts Invade London Ahead Of The Olympics [GALLERY]
24 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Over the coming weeks the Thames in London will literally be transformed into a floating village of luxury and excess. Up to 100 superyachts are due to arrive for the Olympic Games.
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The Revolution Must Start Now
24 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is patently obvious that the brand of rugby that the Bulls play is not the way forward for the Springboks. It is vital that Heyneke Meyer ensures that the personnel he selects for the Rugby Championship can play a game that includes intelligence and momentum created from flair and creativity.
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