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“Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage” – Olympic Record Holder
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 19 Comments
The 400-metre world record holder, Michael Johnson, says he believes disabled athletes who use prosthetic limbs should NOT be allowed to compete in able-bodied races. This after news broke of Oscar Pistorius’ qualification for this year’s Olympics. Johnson argues that as it has not been disproved whether or not it provides such athletes with an unfair advantage.
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Mark Boucher Retires From International Cricket
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
SA Test Cricket legend, Mark Boucher, has announced that he will be retiring from international cricket. This was announced today following a statement read by captain Graeme Smith in Boucher’s absence, who is recovering from eye surgery.
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Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Says Slave Descendants Make Better Athletes
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter, has been quoted as saying that he believes slave descendants make better athletes and that the controversial topic should not be avoided, but rather discussed openly.
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Olympics 2012: Saudis Will Allow Women To Compete For The First Time
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Saudi Arabian officials have taken a huge, progressive step and will, for the first time ever, allow Saudi women to compete in the Olympic Games at this year’s event in London.
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Four New Zealand Under-20 Players Accused Of Rape
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A Cape Town woman has accused four members of New Zealand’s under-20 team, the Baby Blacks, of gang rape at the Southern Sun Hotel Newlands on Friday night.
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FAIL: “Die Stem” Plays Before SA/Britain Investec London Cup Game
06 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just before the start of the SA/Britain women’s hockey game at the London Cup yesterday, both teams had their national anthem played at the stadium. Except, when it was South Africa’s turn, they got played “Die Stem”. The South African Hockey Association has now requested a personal apology from competition manager Steve Catton.
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Kevin Pietersen Retires From All International Limited Overs Cricket
01 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
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.
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Manchester United Coming Down To Play Amazulu And Ajax CT In July
31 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 64 Comments
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.
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Gordon Ramsey Owned By Teddy Sheringham In Celeb Soccer Match, Leaves On Stretcher [VIDEO]
31 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Naked Ukrainian Feminists Strike Again, Grab Euro 2012 Trophy [Mildly N5FW]
22 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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National Geographic Is Live-Updating Their Mount Everest Ascent [GALLERY]
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s Mount-Everest-climbing season, apparently – with the National Geographic team attempting to recreate the route used in the first American ascent of the mountain, the 1963 NG-sponsored American Mount Everest Expedition. The team is live-updating their progress online, with a live stream of photos, blog posts, and twitter updates. I think one of them’s using Instagram, too.
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Making A Hole-In-One Like A Boss [VIDEO]
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The “Skip It” game during a Masters practice round involve golfers playfully trying to skip a ball across a lake, up a 10-foot bank and onto the green. But our latest addition to the 2oceansVibe Boss Hall of Fame, Martin Kaymer, did more than simply reaching the green at Augusta’s 16th hole on Monday. He sank a hole in one as well…like a boss.
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Bet.co.za Introduces LIVE Betting – Place Bets As The Game Unfolds!
06 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
This is pretty impressive. Think about those sporting events that turn out completely different to what you thought they would at the beginning. But then it’s too late – you’ve made your bet. Imagine being able to get an idea of how the Super 15 players are playing on a particular day, before making your […]
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WATCH: Boxer Provokes Sonny Bill Williams During Weigh-In, Gets Knocked Out During First Round [VIDEO]
09 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday Sonny Bill Williams claimed the NZPBA Heavyweight Championship title in the first round! He basically made it rain fists on his opponent, Clarence Tillman III. This happened a day after Tillman III pushed and threw a punch at Williams during their ceremonial weigh-in for the media. I’m sure there is a valuable life lesson to be learned here. Watch both incidents after the jump.
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Marcos Baghdatis Breaks Tennis Racquets At Australian Open [VIDEO]
19 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Back when I was three, I sometimes got so angry over not getting my way that I’d literally throw my toys to the ground. I can therefore totally relate to Marcos Baghdatis breaking four of his tennis racquets at the Australian Open yesterday. This happened just after he lost the second set of their match against Stanislas Wawrinka.
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Robot Nominated As Torchbearer For 2012 Olympics
22 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is just the start. Soon we’ll be giving them the vote. A three-foot-tall robot called the iCub has been nominated to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay for the 2012 London Games, partially to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Alan Turing’s birth, and partially to creep people out with three-foot-tall, fire-wielding robots.
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Wednesday Radvertising: ‘Poolball’ [VIDEO]
04 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Man, Budweiser really wants you to drink their beer. I’m not going to, but I appreciate the effort they’re putting into the European re-branding initiative – like with this 7-meter Astroturf pool table, with built in fridge, that they put together for playing ‘poolball’ on. Take a look! It’s pretty rad.
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COOKING YOURSELF – A NATIONAL SPORT IN FINLAND
20 May 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
ESPN is a great repository for sporting news. Especially news from the Baltic states. Take Finland, for example. Finland is the home of Sauna (that’s right, with a capital “S”). This relaxing past tie has been exported in various forms and varieties the world over, such is humankind’s love for a good, cleansing sweat. But […]
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