The All Black Seven’s team have a habit of ripping off their shirts when they win a tournament, but fans were in for a special treat in Hong Kong this past weekend, when the weather gods conspired to deliver a sopping wet shirtless haka.
The Springbok rugby jersey has undergone a design overhaul at the behest of their main sponsors, Absa. From today onward, the Springboks will play in the corporate colours of Absa, one of South Africa’s largest banks.
It isn’t a man strapped with a GoPro to his head falling from the upper stratosphere, but still cool nonetheless. It’s strange how kayaker Dane Jackson’s ball’s of steel didn’t cause him to drown, when he dropped 18.3m down a waterfall in his kayak.
In an apocalyptic future, the remaining humans might look back on October 2016, as judgement day; or most likely the advent of the coolest new sporting games: Cybathlon. The Swiss National Competence Center of Research will be hosting a championship for “robot-assisted parathletes” during October 2016 in Zurich.
Sochi, Russia, post the 2014 Winter Olympics is looking a little, er, dead. Deader than dead actually. In fact we would go as far as to say that the next time Hollywood sends out a location scout to find the perfect spot to shoot a block-buster Zombie apocalypse flick, Sochi should be the location of choice.
Arsenal are desperate to reverse their losing streak, and the top of the table Sharks clash with the best offensive team in the Super Rugby tournament this weekend. R250 says you can make R10,000, just for watching sport. Last weekend a guy called Rudi bagged R25,000. Be like Rudi.
In Oscar Pistorius’s bail hearing, Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair made the observation that there were a lot of “improbabilities” in Oscar’s account of the events that happened. Barry Bateman has compiled 10 questions, that he thinks will illuminate these observations.
The annual Laureus Sports Awards honours sport’s most remarkable individuals. This year the prestigious award ceremony celebrated, among others, two talented individuals who have proved to be world-beaters despite their age, namely Sebastian Vettel and swimmer Missy Franklin, who at 18 is the youngest ever recipient of the Sportswoman of the Year award.
Oscar Pistorius’s penchant for porn aggregator, YouJizz.com isn’t exactly the newest news. But American legal commentator Nancy Grace is obsessed with this topic; derailing an otherwise serious analysis on the Pistorius trial with her focus on porn.
The image of a low flying aircraft over a stadium is ingrained in the memories of all South Africans thanks to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. If this would happen during the Brazil Soccer World Cup, the audience would have the privilege of witnessing a spectacular explosion.
While the court proceedings take a brief respite, it’s the perfect time to look back at what has occurred in the last couple of weeks. The Daily Maverick breaks down the witness testimonies into bite-size chunks.
The newly released FULL Whatsapp message under scrutiny in court, paints Oscar Pistorius as someone controlling and a relationship that “looks from the outside as a struggle”
Well I suppose this had to happen at some point. Oscar Pistorius’ publicist, Anneliese Burgess says that the Facebook page titled, ‘Oscar Pistorius Official’ has been asking people for money, ostensibly in support of the murder accused. Small problem, Oscar Pistorius Official is anything but.
David Beckham is set on not only building a 25,000 seat stadium but developing it into a complete year-round entertainment facility, with a view of Miami only seen by people on private yachts.
Freedom Tower in New York is a very, very tall building. So it was only a matter of time before someone strapped a camera to themselves and jumped off of it.
Today is quite a big one in terms of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, as long awaited SMS contents from the various cellphones have been read out in court. Reeva’s text / Whatsapp messages have revealed that she was scared of him sometimes.
On Sunday morning at 11h32, a 2oceansviber named Jon gave us some happy news. Jon wrote the following beneath our weekly sports prediction guide, which is brought to you fine people by BetFlash:
Welsh rugby star Andy Powell filed for divorce after he faced the wrath of his wife, Natasha Gascoine. His estranged wife let the world know what she thinks of Powell when she painted “cheat,” “liar” and “scum” on his car and house.
The Pistorius trial, is being renewed for a second season, but one of its leading stars is not enjoying all the limelight the televised court case has brought. Barry Roux can now be considered a fully-fledged celebrity by having his very own stalker as well as his own snappy catch line, “I put it to you.”
Can the Stormers save their Super Rugby campaign? Can Chelsea keep their hat in the ring for the Premiership title, or will Arsenal punch their dreams in the face? Will the Bulls destroy the Sharks when they get the passion of Loftus behind them? Will you make thousands of Rands betting on this weekend’s sporting fixtures?
Police ballistics expert Capt. Christiaan Mangena gave an explosive testimony, illustrating the last moments of Reeva Steenkamp’s life. Over the past couple of day’s Oscar Pistorius’s defense have repeatedly attacked the evidence, claiming that the police contaminated the scene. However, this was not the case when Mangena testified.
The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority has a new record holder for the most complained about advertisement in that country’s history. Want to bet what it was about?
Even if you don’t know a stitch about football – Messi should ring a bell. During Barcelona’s 7-0 thrashing of Osasuna, Lionel Messi broke an 87-year-old Barcelona record. Messi being Messi, did it in style with a hat trick.
Pistorius’s defense was dealt a heavy blow after it was revealed in court that the ‘Blade Runner’ was planning on stocking up enough arms to become Rambo. A month after he shot Reeva Steenkamp he canceled a large gun order he placed in June 2012.
Last week, Oscar Pistorius’s trial featured a lot of to and fro between his defense and the state, especially in regard to what now must be the most famous bathroom door in all existence. The evidence so far has been far from conclusive, and with all the “putting” being done, it is sometimes hard to get your head around some of the arguments.
Photos of Oscar Pistorius, taken moments after he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp, have gone public after being shown in court, during the ‘trial of the century.’
As one of the greatest reality television shows continues to play out across the world’s TV screens, questions are coming up about the various characters and details in the courtroom.
No doubt you’ll have noticed by now that Oscar Pistorius’ defence council, Advocate Barry Roux enjoys putting it to people. He puts it to them, he gets back to putting it to them, and then he puts it on their studio. He’s also putting it all over Twitter.
Pop the champagne, we have gone full circle. Mashable’s article on the ever increasing interest of the Oscar Pistorius trial, is a good read, but it is our own little feature that we would like to point out.
This weekend marks Jean de Villiers’ 100th cap for the Stormers. Jean will be going head to head against the Chiefs in a clash that is primed for high emotions, and hard hits. And the great news is that you can make some cash, purely for watching. Check out all the fixtures, below. PUBLIC SERVICE […]