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Real Madrid Golf Cart Runs Over Female Fan On UCLA Campus, Drives On [VIDEO]
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most pre-season preparation has begun for northern hemisphere football teams that will shortly start their new seasons. Coincidentally, Spanish soccer club Real Madrid are in Los Angeles to face LA Galaxy on Saturday. They decided to train on the UCLA campus in preparation for the match. And drive golf carts around, into someone, with perfect timing.
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Waterborne-Prawn Spotted In Finland: A Tale Of Terror
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we received this harrowing report from Europe by a brave 2oceansViber. Before you continue, note that we indemnify ourselves from any angst or emotional complications that you may suffer as a result of reading the following letter.
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Dan Retief And John Smit In Twitter Spat
14 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
Moments after John Smit announced he would be leaving the Sharks and joining English club side Saracens for two seasons after the 2011 World Cup, well-known author and rugby pundit, Dan Retief weighed in with his opinion on Twitter. Smit replied, with a perfectly weighted volley of wit. Check out the tweets after the jump.
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Another Baseball Fan Falls, Lucky To Be Saved By Crowd [VIDEO]
13 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Last week, an American firefighter, Shannon Stone, attempted a crowd baseball catch, lost his footing and fell 6m. He later died from his injuries. On the very same day of his funeral another fan fell at a game in exactly the same way. But this story had a better ending as he was caught by fellow spectators just in time, and survived.
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Unite Behind The Boks
13 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As The Rugby World Cup draws near, an important part of the psychological preparation of any team is knowing that their nation is behind them. And what could be an easier way of showing your love and support in this age of pressurised, desk-bound work than with the combined tools of the the interwebs, and […]
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Ti Amiamo, Armani
12 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Ti amiamo, Armani” means (roughly): “We love you Armani, and your timeless style – and we need you to design our tracksuits for London 2012”. That’s what Italy’s Olympic Committee has arranged for the Azzurri for the Summer Olympics next year.
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Adderley Street Flower Sellers The Moer In With City Prawn Lane
12 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Flower selling in Adderley Street, Cape Town, is tradition in one of its purest forms. For some 100 years, man has always known he merely has to make a short drive into town, come rain or shine, to demonstrate old fashioned chivalry. Unfortunately, it appears an unused prawn lane is now hurting business, say the sellers.
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Car Knocks Tour De France Cyclist Into Barbed Wire Fence [VIDEO]
11 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A car covering the Tour de France, for a French television station, sideswiped Juan Antonio Flecha of Spain, while Dutch cyclist, Johnny Hoogerland, went flying into a barbed-wire fence at 60 kilometres per hour. Luckily he survived – albeit half-naked, as his pants were ripped off by the fence in the process. The maniac behind the wheel has now been banned by tour organisers.
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Baseball Fan Falls After Taking Crowd Catch, Later Dies Of Injuries [GRAPHIC VIDEO]
11 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 10 Comments
Over the weekend, Shannon Stone, a firefighter, tried to catch a ball thrown into the stands during a game. What is normally great fun at these events, turned into a tragedy, as he lost his footing and plunged six meters to his death. What’s worse is that his young son can also be seen in the video and witnessed everything.
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The Stormers Stumble
08 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As a stormers fan, one can hardly be upset by last Saturday’s shellacking at The hands of New Zealand’s finest. For starters they were so vastly superior in every facet of the game that you could hardly hold it against them. They played rugby that was a joy to watch, they were infinitely more physical than us and they had an ingredient in spade loads that we seemed to lack, that is that “they started with the why”.
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Deysel Added To Bok Squad
06 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After what seems like an eternity, my good friend Mikhail will finally have to stop bitching about the fact that Sharks forward, Jean Deysel, has been left out of the Springbok squad.
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Josefine Oqvist Swaps Shirts With Fan At Woman’s World Cup [VIDEO]
06 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
You know how sometimes football players take off their shirts after the game and swop them with other players or fans? That happens at the FIFA Woman’s World Cup too. The only difference is that when it happens there, former pin-up models, like Josefine Öqvist, are the ones stripping down…
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On-Looker Causes Massive Crash At The Tour De France
05 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The 2011 Tour De France didn’t start very well for a number of competitors on Saturday, after an over-eager spectator leaned in too close, causing a massive pile-up that brought down dozens of competitors.
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Absurd Handball Moment Goes Unnoticed During Australia Versus Equatorial Guinea 2011 Women’s World Cup [VIDEO]
04 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Australian women’s football team, the Matildas, have recorded their first win in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 after they defeated Equatorial Guinea 3-2 in their second Group D match in Bochum, Germany, on Sunday. Fortunately, a bizarre handball moment that occurred during the match didn’t go all Thierry Henry on them.
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Running Squirrel Versus Lamborghini – Who Wins? [VIDEO]
01 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In their never-ending pursuit to find nuts, squirrels can sometimes forget to look left and right before crossing the road. The end result of this is not always nice, trust me, I work in Stellenbosch and see this daily. But check out this cheeky bugger – attempting to outrun a Lamborghini LP670-4 SV going at 160km per hour. That’s bold!
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Human Torpedo Racing: What Freedivers Do In Their Spare Time [VIDEO]
01 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With team names like Hell’s Angelfish and Gold Fusion, it was always going to be hard to take this seriously. So, as we strike the hour that is the Cape Town Friday Rule, we bring you human torpedo racing. Think of the scene in Zoolander when Derek and Hansel and the boys spray petrol everywhere. Brace yourselves.
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Her Royal Patron Of Wimbledon Does The Mexican Wave
28 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the new royal patron of Wimbledon, the Duchess of Cambridge is taking her duties increasingly seriously as this year’s tournament unfolds. Not the least of her responsibilities, it seems, is joining in with the odd Mexican wave in the stands.
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ICC Proposes Banning ‘Runners’ In Cricket
28 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The elimination of runners for injured players, the use of two new balls from each end in one-dayers, and new regulation around when the batting and bowling Powerplays can be taken, are among the key recommendations the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee has made after its meeting in Hong Kong.
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Professionalism By The Pound – An Ode To Ricky Januarie
27 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Originally published in August 2010, it seems appropriate to drag this column back to the surface. Ricky Januarie has announced his retirement from international rugby, with the intention of cashing in on a few Francs and frites by playing club rugby for french club, Lyon. Ricky Januarie is a classic example of why a lack […]
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“Do You Want The Truth, Or Do You Want The Media Version?” – Exclusive Interview With Graeme Smith
27 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
Graeme Smith began his exclusive interview with 2oceansVibe Radio on Friday afternoon with this question. Over the course of the next 50 minutes, Smith spoke candidly about his total loss of confidence and self-esteem that led to his decision to stay away from South Africa following the Protea’s disappointing quarter-final exit from the 2011 Cricket […]
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Joost To Travel To The States For Treatment
27 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Former Springbok captain and scrumhalf, Joost van der Westhuizen, has suffered a setback after the initial treatment prescribed by his doctor, to combat the debilitating nerve disease he was diagnosed with, failed to improve his condition.
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Bafana Stays Bafana, Says SAFA
24 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After what feels like an eternity of bickering, negotiation and name-calling, SAFA and Stanton Woodrush have finally come to an agreement that will ensure that SAFA has the exclusive rights to the national team’s nickname Bafana Bafana.
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Nine-Year-Old Rory McIlroy Chips Golf Balls At A Washing Machine On Irish TV [VIDEO]
23 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sometimes talent is just so gobsmackingly obvious that you cannot prevent the inevitable from happening. This talent will rise to the top, similar to the best cut of steak at a braai – everyone will notice it and make a comment. The young lad made this appearance after winning the World Junior title in the under-10 division 12 years ago.
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The Strangest Bike Crash You’ll See All Day [VIDEO]
23 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This unusual occurrence happened during the Promosport Championship race at Magny-Cours. Two guys fall off their bikes, the motorcycles lock wheel bars and then spin impressively for nearly a minute. Watch as the hapless riders comically try to grab onto the handlebars while both machines continue to pirouette on the ground. Bonus points if you can guess what the one rider keeps shouting.
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Gordon Ramsay Planks On A Gulfstream G4 Jet, Then A Motor Yacht [PICS]
22 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Some of the British media decided to lambaste Gordon Ramsay for tweeting a few photo’s of himself engaging in the act of planking yesterday. If one ignores the love-hate relationship Ramsay shares with the British media, then he actually pulled off quite a funny plank on the engine of a Gulfstream G4 jet.
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Mahut Versus Isner: The Greatest Web Event Of All Time Was An Obscure Tennis Match
21 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
And today is the rematch, three days short of one year since the now-famous encounter smashed tennis and online viewership records. Last year, on June 24, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played a First Round match at Wimbledon. That match lasted 11 hours and five minutes with a total of 183 games. The final score of the fifth and deciding set was Isner 70, Mahut 68. And that’s not even the extraordinary part.
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Vancouver Riot ‘Kissing Couple’ Revealed
21 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
One of the the internet’s most recent ‘memes’ – a photograph of a couple kissing on the ground in and amongst the recent riots in Vancouver – has finally found clarity. Turns out the woman in the picture had been injured and her boyfriend gave her a kiss to calm her down. Follow the link to […]
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Preliminary 49-Man Springbok Squad Announced
20 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The preliminary 49-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup has been announced, including 21 players who are previous World Cup winners.
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The 2011 Springbok Rugby World Cup Squad – Morrey Picks His Team
20 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 37 Comments
Having reviewed most positions over the last 10 weeks, the time has come to select my Bok squad and starting XV for this year’s Rugby World Cup tournament in New Zealand in September/October. I do not suggest that these are the players I would start in the Tri-Nations – we should consider resting senior players […]
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Battle At Ascot – Photo Gallery
20 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Those of you who read the daily Morning Spice headlines, will remember that on Friday last week, we told you about a posh brawl which broke out at this year’s Royal Ascot, the most famous of English horse racing events. Apparently okes were taking each other on, with table legs and R1,000 bottles of bubbly. […]
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