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Sport
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England Celebrate Ashes Win With Sprinkler Dance [VIDEO]
30 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That headline is not misleading in any way. After inventing the game, and then being beaten at it by almost every one of your former colonies, the English regained a small measure of cricketing pride by spanking the Australian cricket team at the MCG. It took all of fifteen minutes to squander their new found dignity.
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Locnville And Zebra & Giraffe To Play At L’Ormarins Queens Plate
29 Dec 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Have you seen the entertainment line up for L’Ormarins Queens Plate VIP guests? It’s basically a joke. Look, it goes without saying that the Queens Plate is the most tasteful equine event staged in South Africa, a fact underlined by this year’s theme of “Timeless Elegance”. But that won’t stop us from enjoying a little heel-clicking when the time is right. Check this out – it’s insane!
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Warney Lands A Killer Blow To Wolverine’s Crown Jewels
27 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There wasn’t much joy for the Aussie cricketers yesterday (or today for that matter). They were licking their wounds well into the night. However, a face-off between the great Shane Warne and X-Men star and all-round (no pun) legend Hugh Jackman had the crowd truly grimacing – as Wolverine took a googly to the nether regions. Ooorph.
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Gillette Ends Tiger Endorsement Deal
24 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This time last year Tiger Woods was embroiled in that infamous scandal, which had the vultures at the tabloids clicking their poison pens. A year later and the safety razor group known by 99% of the facial hair-growing community as Gillette, is cutting all ties. Hank Moody gets away with the odd dalliance, but the world’s most renowned golfer is still reeling.
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The Worst 100m Hurdler In History [VIDEO]
23 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Ever wondered what it’s like to compete in the hurdles? It’s bloody difficult. The hurdles are a lot higher than you think and after landing on the other side your strides need to be evenly distributed. Complicated stuff. Well if you’re looking to improve DO NOT take advice from this sorry muppet: he’s been dubbed ‘the worst hurdler in history’. [VIDEO]
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Separated At Birth: Kevin Pietersen And Chip Douglas
23 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This past weekend I suffered the doppelganger effect. It’s that moment of television watching when, just as the sofa threatens to ingest your lumpy physique, your whole body surges forward violently, propelled by sudden realisation. Kevin Pietersen met the Cable Guy in my mind’s eye.
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Nic Marais On 2oceansvibe Radio Today
23 Dec 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Past KFM listeners can take a stroll down memory lane this morning as Seth Rotherham and Rich Hardiman find themselves on-air with none other than the former ‘voice of Cape Town’ – Nic Marais. We’ll also be chatting to Crazy White Boy about their music success, as well as Kate and La Muse about this […]
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Biff And AB Set For Glorious IPL Paychecks
22 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
I was always under the impression that cricketers weren’t the best-paid sportsmen on the planet. Well our very own Proteas Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers are set for ‘mahooooosive’ paydays come next year’s IPL. There are 19 others in the highest reserve price and believe me, they’re being paid quite a bit of Tom! Good form chaps.
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Jacques Gets His Swagger Back
21 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This is a cautionary tale. You get new hair, and your life will change. This is the news: Jacques Kallis crashed his Audi R8 (excellent taste, JK) supercar into his neighbour’s gate at 02h30 this morning. Now let it be known, hair implants will increase your self-confidence to dangerous levels.
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Check Out This Old Prawn
21 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
I think we can safely say that the Howard Centre in Pinelands is as exciting as waiting in the queue at Home Affairs, so when this old chap appeared infront of me at Pick n Pay I was stunned. Have we found the hive leader?
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The Terrible, Terrible Future Is Here: Advertisements That Burn Logos Into Your Eyes
20 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I have feared this for years. What happens if one day you switch off the television, but the McDonalds logo is still burnt into the back of your corneas, and it won’t go away until you buy the Biggest Mac that there ever was? Well, that day is today friends. Sort of. Once in a theatre in Germany.
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Headstand Cyclist Cruises Past Cafe Caprice
20 Dec 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
The Silly Season is no better on display than in the hub of silliness, Camps Bay. Our brothers and sisters from the north have arrived, with their vests and muscles and costume jewelry. It’s quite beautiful to watch, my china! I took a little video clip of the action and you just won’t believe what I caught on tape, cycling past.
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The Internet Had Some Things To Say This Weekend
20 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well, obviously. It does most weekends. Mostly it talked about don’t-ask-don’t-tell being repealed, which is splendid – but I was focusing more on what was being said about bikes. Bikes and cars. Bikes and cars and pedestrians, and their relationship to one another. The word ‘prawn’ was implied, but not quite stated.
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Swanny Wants ‘BBC Sports Personality Of The Year’ Title [VIDEO]
15 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve ever been on a sports tour you’ll know there’s always one person who lifts the spirits of the squad. Graeme Swann is ‘that guy’ in English cricket and he’s called on fans to vote for him as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. We have the hilarious video diary where Swanny shows us life on an Ashes tour. Awesome vibe.
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This Guy Is Just A Better Person Than You Are [VIDEO]
14 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You know that phrase ‘they put their pants on the same way we do?’ Well unless you dress yourself by doing a backflip, this doesn’t apply here. Please watch this stunt reel if you want to be inspired by the heights of badassery humanity can reach, or depressed by how much more badass than you this guy is.
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Oh Hey, Just Unicycling Across The Country, No Big Deal
14 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Unicycling has arguably been around since there have been wheels and chairs. That’s just science. Charity has been around for a pretty long time too. So it’s fitting that these two ancient disciplines would come together in the Counter Balance ‘Freedom Revolution Tour,’ which is raising funds to provide disadvantaged school kids with shoes.
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The Source Of Brendan Venter’s Inspiration
14 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Brendan Venter would never have imagined how quickly his ‘protest’ would catch on. After giving one of the most memorable sports interviews in recent times, the source of his inspiration has been established. Mike Bassett: England Manager was a movie that he had watched on the team bus travelling to Gloucester. And we have the script for you after the jump.
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Air NZ Advert Cut For All Black Gay Kiss Scene [VIDEO]
13 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Air New Zealand has cut a scene from its in-flight safety video, which showed All Black centre Richard Kahui reject a kiss from a male flight attendant. Their reason: such a scene has the potential to cause gay suicides and substance abuse. Outrageous slippery slope. [VIDEO].
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Watch The Minneapolis Metrodrome’s Ceiling Cave In [VIDEO]
13 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
There are few things better than watching minor natural disasters from the comfort of your own home/office/wherever the hell you’re watching this from. Granted, the Metrodrome is about as significant to me as the International Hopscotch Court, but watching the roof cave in from the past week of snow is pretty rad.
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Brendan Venter Is A Genius
13 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 10 Comments
This is teetering on a hellish crossroads of genius, insanity, chemically-altered states of being, and too many concussions in the space of one life time. Brendan, what are you doing? What’s your secret? How? Why? As you’ll see from this video, these are all very good questions. Very good, very good, good questions.
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Learn 2 Surf This Summer
13 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So summer’s here folks. I’m not sure if you’ve been noticing the incremental increase in temperature, the gradually lengthening days, the proliferation of billionaires on yachts off of Clifton – the usual tell tale indicators that a change has been effected in the seasons. And you know what? Maybe, just maybe its time you learned to surf
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Cycling Is Terrible For Humanity, And Semen
10 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Recent medical studies have indicated that a high number of hours spent on a cycling saddle per week is likely to lower your semen count.
Not all bad news, that is if we’re all aiming to be like Lance and Live Strong (read: sterile).
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2010 World Cup Recoups Just A Tenth The Cost
10 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
South Africa predicted it would generate £570million from the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Experts also expected 450 000 supporters to attend the tournament. In both cases the predictors were well wrong. Many SA-based companies also failed to exceed expectations. That White Elephant argument was never going to go quietly.
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One Undeniable Reason Why Alan Pardew Is A No-No [VIDEO]
09 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Alan Pardew is the bookies’ favourite to take over as manager of Newcastle United after Chris Hughton was sacked last week. Now, for some that may not be a bad thing, but let’s just say I never quite saw him in the same light after I’d heard him say on Match of the Day that Michael Essien “absolutely RAPED” Manchester City’s Ched Evans. True blunder.
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Aussie Cricketers Suffer Intense Media Wrath
08 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Ricky Ponting and his team have every reason to feel decidedly morbid. Yesterday’s annihilation has brought a collective grumble from local newspapers that have likened the national side to a “toothpick trying to derail a speeding bullet train.” There have even been calls for Shane Warne to drop the commentary mic and grab the kookaburra. Desperate times.
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The 2010 Keo.co.za Awards [VIDEO]
07 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the year rapidly drawing to a close there are various sporting awards handed out. Richie McCaw scooped the IRB player of the year award for an unprecedented third time last week, but now the lads at Keo.co.za have presented their own: The 2010 Keo.co.za Awards. Prepare yourselves for some heavy analysis and jocular categories!
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UCT Rugby Naked Calendar
06 Dec 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The Italian Football side did it for D&G. Helen Mirren et al did it for a local hospital in the movie Calendar Girls. Now, UCT’s MC Marais XV have stripped off for charity and an annual tour. Ladies and Gentlemen (although this one is definitely more for the laydeez), I present the 2011 MC Marais Naked Calendar:
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Two Pricks At The Ashes [VIDEO]
06 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Two cricket enthusiasts are following the Ashes a little more closely than the rest of us. They’re using the power of social media and ‘vlogging’ (video + blogging) to promote their series, ‘Two Pricks At The Ashes’, where they travel around the stadiums, chatting to sweary fans, parodying the players and soaking up the vibe. Stellar idea. [VIDEO]
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It’s The Nedbank *Yawn* Golf Challenge
03 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Beyond R.E.M. sleep there’s the Nedbank Golf Challenge Coma. Both enjoyable. Both now available since with rugby season officially over (the Barbarians game is a circus) we’re all forced to venture into unchartered waters this weekend and tune in to golf. Or ‘Africa’s Major’ as they call it.
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Qatar’s Stadium Plans Are Mind-Blowing.
03 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
If you read between all the English dejection after they were foiled by Fifa for the second time in 2010, you’d have noticed that Qatar was cockahoop that they’d won the rights to host the World Cup in 2022. The proof is in the pudding: these guys have plans to create the most irie stadiums ever. Think Cape Town’s is awesome? Check these badboys out.
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