This weekend we brought you news of Sportswriter Mark Keohane’s alleged sexual harassment and drug abuse scandal. While many claims have yet to be verified, the web is abuzz with conflicting views – some even suggesting that it may finally be Karma catching up with him.
Last week the internet exploded with excitement at Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s incredible feat of strength when he lifted fellow player Anton Bresler, 112kg, above his head and held him there for several seconds. As it turns out, this was not a one-off occurrence, he did it again in the same game and then once more this past weekend! Click through to see his raw power.
Renowned sportswriter Mark Keohane resigned from his position as spokesperson for the South African Olympic team and stepped down as director of Highbury Safika Media (HSM) following sexual harassment and drug abuse claims.
Just four months before England has to defend their World T20 title in Sri Lanka, Kevin Pietersen has announced that he is retiring from all international limited overs cricket with immediate effect.
Football fans ready your wallets, the world’s most popular team, Manchester United, are hopping over the pond to come play a pair of warm-up games against two local teams in July.
Gordon Ramsey suffered an effing back injury in the recent effing Soccer Aid, held every two years in effing England. The match sees a team from effing England play against a team from the rest of the effin’ world, in a charity match where all the effing proceeds go to UNICEF. Ramsey was taken out by effin’ Teddy Sheringham, and had to be taken off the field in a fucking stretcher. Video after the jump.
English football is no stranger to big money, but a recent report by Deloitte shines a light on the financial successes and failures of England’s Premier clubs on and off the pitch. Long story short: debt is down, but salaries are way, way up.
Following a recent survey, the chances that someone is a Manchester United supporter are now as great as one in ten. That’s almost 660 million people around the world.
Last week you might have caught the interview on 2oceansvibe Radio with John McInroy, leader of the intrepid Avis Unogwaja team. You can listen to Graeme Joffe’s chat with John, right here! The team has been preparing for an event that brings to life the unique history of the Comrades, by following in the cycle […]
Sharks player Tendai Mtawarira is well-known in the rugby world as “Beast”, for obvious reasons. However, the marvelous brute is quickly earning international cult status for an immense feat of strength following a weekend clash with the Stormers. Click through for the details and amazing video.
Sepp Blatter is at it again. The FIFA president said today that penalty shoot-outs are “a tragedy”. He challenged Franz Beckenbauer, honorary president of Bayern Munich, and head of the Football Task Force 2014 – a panel that will recommend rule changes to football – to come up with an alternative.
Being confirmed PUMAphiles here at 2oceansvibe, we take note when we hear of other PUMAsexuals playing so nicely. And this time it has to do with a couple of the worlds biggest and fastest brands – Ferrari Formula 1 and the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt. Listen to this: Fernando Alonso today (25 […]
South African Rugby Union President, Oregan Hoskins, has told reporters he has written to all fourteen provincial rugby unions as well as school rugby administrators to warn them of SARU’s zero tolerance stance on referee assault.
Our friends from FEMEN, the topless Ukrainian protest group, have struck again – this time at the Euro 2012 trophy display in Poland. They are protesting the prestigious sporting event and the economies of prostitution and sex trafficking that spring up around it. See their passionate cries for justice after the jump.
This past Saturday the official Olympic torch relay began, with 8 000 lucky torchbearers chosen to be a part of history. However, a number of them have chosen short-lived wealth over Olympic legacy as they headed for e-Bay to sell off their unique pieces of history, for exorbitant amounts of cash.
This will surely go down as the most controversial IPL tournament thus far. South African bowler, Wayne Parnell, was among two IPL cricketers arrested and held for questioning after police in Mumbai busted a rave party in the city. Initially they detained about 100 people, officials said earlier. Police also confiscated 110 grams of cocaine, and ecstasy from the party.
Over 150 competition winners representing 22 countries arrived in Cape Town over the weekend to experience the Heineken Star Final. The Star Final is a competition held annually, where winners are flown off to watch the Champions League Final in an awesome city. Previous cities have included Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro. Cape Town […]
Former Springbok flyhalf, Naas Botha has spoken out about the behaviour of some rugby players at the school level after an incident in Gauteng this weekend where a fist fight broke out after a second team match between John Vorster Technical High School and Waterkloof High School in Pretoria.
It’s the world’s most watched annual sporting event. Tomorrow is the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. Bayern Munich vs Chelsea. Germany vs England. We won’t go further than that. Do that in your own mind. At 20h45 South African time, the English and German giants will do battle in the colourful Allianz Arena, north of […]
In the wake of his words against marriage equality, boxer Manny Pacquiao faces possible loss of sponsorship and is certainly a less popular figure around Los Angeles at the moment. Now he, and his spokesperson, have spoken out against the backlash, and clarified the statement that got the WBO Welterweight champion in such hot water.
Here it is, gang! This week’s 2oceansvibe Super 15 multiple! And there’s not one, but TWO! So if the one doesn’t take your fancy, you can try the other. We have specifically designed this to try to nail a win! I’ve lost a couple hundred over the past three weeks, and that’s the beauty of […]
Last week we gave you the low down on the Heineken Start Final, and how YOU could win two tickets to this rad, and ultra exclusive event. For the past five years Heineken International has hosted the Heineken Star Final, where selected global ticket winners can view the UEFA Champions League final in exotic cities […]
World Boxing Organisation Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, considered by many as one of the finest boxers currently active in the sport, has come out strongly in opposition to U.S. President Barack Obama’s statement of support for marriage equality in the United States, issued last week. Actually, “strongly” is putting it mildly.
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This morning we reported on a fire that broke out over the weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix in the Williams team’s garage. Click through for a full picture gallery, as well as video footage, of this dramatic event.
Yesterday, news reports surfaced about a schoolboy who was allegedly sexually assaulted with a broom and a banana. The incident took place during an Edgemead High School rugby tour. Even though authorities have opted not to prosecute anyone, Childline is campaigning for legal steps to be taken against the school and the coach who was charge when the alleged events took place.
For the latest issue of The Cricketer, they asked a large panel of cricket journalists, broadcasters, photographers and fans which cricket pitch is the best to watch Test cricket at. And according to the experts Newlands takes a close second place, only behind Lord’s, the symbolic home of the game. See the rest of the Top 10 inside.
The first part of the Olympics happened this morning, which saw the lighting of the Olympic torch in Ancient Olympia in Greece. This marks the start of the 78 day torch relay to the Olympic Stadium. Where will the torch be traveling this year?
It would appear that Bafana Bafana player (and Mamelodi Sundowns captain) Teko Modise has landed himself in a spot of trouble after failing to pay a monthly maintenance to his estranged wife. She now wants him to be held in contempt of court and sent to jail.
News has recently come to light revealing disturbing details of a 16-year old boy who was raped while on a school rugby tour. The incident was part of an elaborate initiation process which clearly went horribly astray, all of which was recorded on cellphones.