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Sport
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Strength Of Will And The World’s Strongest Man
09 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Has the human species made any noticeable progress since that first unknown person picked up a sharp instrument and made a mark on a rock? Are we any better than our barbaric ancestors? Are the iPad, satellite television and fuel-injected engines signs that we can rightfully look back with conceit at the gloomy depths from whence we came? By what measure should we gauge our history and achievements? What should our flagpole be?
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Win Herschelle Gibbs’ 438 Man Of The Match Medal
09 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African cricketing legend and loyal 2oceansvibe pundit, Herschelle Gibbs, has finally made the announcement about how you can win his man of the match medal he received for his magnificent 175 runs from 111 balls in the infamous one day international match between South Africa and Australia. The one where we scored 438. Details after the jump.
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Naked Marathon Runner Gets Tasered
05 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Loyal 2oceansvibe readers will be relatively well versed in terms of what it takes to pull off a flesh-revealing stunt in a race. Remember when Evan Price rode the Argus earlier this year in that Borat mankini? Alas, Brett Henderson hasn’t been as lucky. Mind you, he was effectively just long-distance streaking.
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The New Super Rugby Format – Do You See The Value?
05 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I’ve been asked twenty times in the past month to explain the format of the Super Rugby knock out phases. It requires a PhD to fully understand. I first encountered it in Australian club rugby when I coached at Eastern Suburbs some eight years ago. This is the format they play under. It’s more egalitarian, and a fair go for more teams, mate. Typical Aussies. And let me tell you, we’ve been spared the full version (à la rugby league) where eight teams reach the “finals”, as they call it. And some teams get to lose a knock out fixture and continue on – go figure. Click for more..
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Football Legend Eddie Lewis Passes Away
03 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Football legend Eddie Lewis has passed away in a Johannesburg hospital at age 76 after a battle with cancer. Lewis will be famously remembered for his many contributions to the sport around the world but none more so than his feat of coaching two major clubs at the same time – Kaizer Chiefs and Wits University.
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Utter Bull
28 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
While I hate to be negative about sportsmen who are much more talented than I ever was, and try their hardest to perform well, I have to make an exception this week. The Bull’s second half performance on Saturday against a very average Western Force outfit was planlose* to say the least. Worst of all, […]
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Allan Lamb’s Daughter Auditions For Supersport [Video]
23 Apr 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
The blonde in the middle of that group-shot is cricket legend Allan Lamb‘s daughter, Katie-Ann. It was from a fundraiser shoot she did a couple years back, to raise awareness for breast cancer. Nice. Katie-Ann flew into Jo’burg from England especially to audition for Supersport’s new ‘Lady Rugga” vibe – in search of a female […]
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At Sixes And Sevens About Our Eight
22 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Against a backdrop of a 51 man Springbok squad named by the Bok selectors this week, Morrey assesses options at loose forwar,d with a trophy to defend in September.
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Sergio Ramos Drops Copa del Rey. From A Bus. Bus Rides Over It. [VIDEO]
21 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Real Madrid recently beat Barcelona 1-0 in the Copa del Rey final. What is the Copa del Rey? The best comparison would probably be to describe it as Spain’s FA Cup. Fine job, Sergio. Fine, fine job. [Thank you, Edward]
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P-Div Smack-Talks Sonny Bill
21 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Never one to shy away from saying things that might just come back to bite him, our national rugby coach and orator, Peter de Villiers, has pretty much called Sonny Bill Williams overrated. He’s also said that we’ll have him worked out come the World Cup.
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Warne Denies Using Botox, Scholes Has “Red-Mist Moment”, And Arsenal Hate Life
18 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The plethora of professional sporting activities that took place this past weekend produced tension and terror usually reserved for really good thriller movies. All sorts of emotions would have been felt around the world, but I think we’ll all have a laugh at how Warnie should be having a walk-off with Derek Zoolander.
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For Pete’s Sake – Your’s And Mine
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
I’ve been talking to rugby people for the past seven weeks and the amount of anti-Peter De Villiers talk is very concerning. What do you want from the man? In the build up to the world cup I think we should put a ban on all “Snor” bashing.
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Rugby Sevens Event To Move From George to PE
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Saru has announced that Port Elizabeth will host the South African leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series for the next four years, starting from the 2011/2012 season. The city of George has hosted the event for the last nine seasons. Good for you, Eastern Cape.
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Richard Branson Loses Bet, Will Work As Stewardess [UPDATED]
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The date has finally been announced and it’s more imminent that you might think. May 1st will be the day Richard Branson will honour the bet made back at the beginning of the 2010 Formula One season. Branson and Tony Fernandes, of Team Lotus, had wagered over whose Formula One team would place higher at the Bahrain Formula One race.
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Bafana Will Change Their Name, Maybe, No Comment
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has decided not to tell anyone anything about the decision as to whether or not the national Soccer team will change its name from Bafana Bafana to something else.
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Australian Golfers Dodge Shark Water Hazard [VIDEO]
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Golfers at Carbrook Golf Club in Queensland in Australia can certainly boast testing themselves against one of the sport’s scariest water hazards ever – a lake of Zambezi or Bull sharks. The “hazards” have apparently been around for some time but thankfully we now have a video for proof.
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Ikeys Bring Home Varsity Cup For The First Time
12 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After an emotional and hard-fought battle on the highveld, University of Cape Town (UCT) became rugby’s 2011 Varsity Cup winners last night against University of Pretoria (Tuks). UCT’s Ikey Tigers displayed impressive courage, mental strength and dare we say it, tiger blood, to beat Tuks 26-16 and emerge as champions for the first time since the tournament’s inception.
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Posh To Name Baby “Santa”
12 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Victoria Beckham, fashion designer and once sort-of singer, is considering baby names for her latest fashionable offspring. Rumour has it that, according to The Sun newspaper, “Santa” is very high up on the list.
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Charl Schwartzel Is Your 2011 Masters Champion [VIDEO]
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African Charl Schwartzel ended up as an unlikely hero last night. He birdied the last four holes on the back-nine to win the 75th Masters on the 50th anniversary of Gary Players 1961 title. Coincidentally that had been the first time an international competitor had won the Masters.
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Monday Morning Radvertising: Segway Joust [VIDEO]
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With this whole ‘viral’ thing, many marketing departments are desperately trying to produce the kinds of advertising that get the internet’s attention – often with depressing results. Fortunately, the ad for the Washington Lottery is awesome; it has two dudes jousting on segways. Not totally sure how that sells lottery tickets, but hey.
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Rob Fleck Discusses THAT Cape Times Photograph
11 Apr 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
There has been much speculation over the photograph of Stormers coach / ex-Springbok, Robbie Fleck, which graced the pages of the Cape Times and subsequently went ‘viral’ on the net just over a week ago. 2oceansvibe caught up with Fleck on Thursday to find out what was really going on in that photograph. Follow link […]
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Blokes On The Couch – Real Humans, Real Commentary
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s week 8 of Super Rugby 2011 and there are six games available for your viewing pleasure this weekend. Our Blokes on the couch have previewed each game for you, highlighting the key areas of each match and discussing the team selections and various other points of contention. And then there’s the live commentary. Follow link […]
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Sunderland Fan Sues Over Ball In Face
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Sunderland chairman, Niall Quinn, has revealed that the club is in the process of being sued by a fan. The fan was injured when a stray shot hit him in the face while watching the team train a couple of years back. Apparently the Djibril Cisse strike knocked the fan clean out.
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Skateboard Tour Of Post-Earthquake Christchurch [VIDEO]
07 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A group of skaters armed with handheld cameras take a run through Christchurch in the aftermath of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in February. As earthquake-stricken citizens go, they seem pretty optimistic! And the video is very cool-looking too. Take a look.
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Morrey’s Corner – Finding our Quarterback
06 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 17 Comments
There is a critical question we must answer ahead of September. Who should start at 10 for the Boks in this world cup year? How do we ensure that we select a fly half who can win us the tournament, and run the game?
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Kirsten Keen On Proteas Job?
04 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are conflicting reports floating around on the interweb regarding whether or not the highly anticipated short-list of eligible applicants for the Proteas Head Coach role will contain the name of the legendary Gary Kirsten. It appears he wants the position and has confirmed Cricket South Africa’s interest too.
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Graeme Smith Otherwise Engaged
04 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
South African cricket skipper Graeme Smith has allegedly proposed to his Irish girlfriend, Morgan Deane, over the weekend. Deane, a vocalist for Irish band Industry, visited Smith in Delhi during the Proteas’ ICC Cricket World Cup campaign last month.
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The Springbok Gets Kicked Off The Front Of The Jersey
29 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 12 Comments
This was not a very difficult prediction to make, but I did kind of predict that this would happen. Our glorious rugby union has seen it fit to move the Springbok emblem off the front of the jersey, and have relegated it to the left sleeve for the World Cup. And today it has been unveiled for an already miserable South African public to see.
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The Borat Mankini Argus Cyclist: The Plot Thickens
25 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The mankini-clad cyclist who sent South Africa’s cycling community into a heady froth over his BMX and lumo green couture has been identified. But there is so much more to this story than the superficial…
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‘Tennis Girl’ Reveals Herself 35 Years Later
25 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Hey, you guys know that photo, right? The one with the tennis-playing girl lifting up the back of her skirt in a way that’s sort of sexy but also obliviously enough for people to call it art, rather than sexy-tennis-photography? It’s by Martin Elliot, who died recently, so the model’s decided to let us know who she is.
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