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POLO - Scotland v South Africa
POLO - Scotland v South Africa
1. Thursday 24th February 2011 will mark the first time that polo has been played at The O2.
2. In the UK, there is the same number of polo clubs, as there are race courses. There are also the same number of professional polo players as there are cricket players.
3. Arena polo is played with three players per side rather than the usual grass-based game of fou ...
Glittering BaaBaas backline revealed for 4 Dec clash
Several of the world’s best backs, including last weekend’s Bledisloe Cup hero James O’Connor, have been called up to the Barbarians side that will play South Africa in the MasterCard Trophy Match at Twickenham in London on Saturday 4 December.
Kiwi legends Joe Rokocoko and Ma’a Nonu, Aussie sensations Drew Mitchell and Will Genia, and French maestro Francois Trinh-Duc, will join O’Connor, to take their pl ...
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SPRINGBOK SUPPORTERS CLUB
Support the Bokke [NAME]
Join the Springbok Supporters Club UK as a Green (£10) or Gold (£95) member this week (before 31 October) and you can buy up to 4 tickets for the Springboks v Ireland game – 6 November.
Also Green members will qualify for 1 ticket fo ...
Du Toit does it again!
Natalie du Toit won South Africa's second gold of the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday in her last race as an S9 freestyle swimmer, touching in at 29.17sec - 0.13 sec off her world record!
"I knew it was my last race as a 50m freestyle (S9) swimmer and what a way to finish with a gold," an emotional Du Toit said afterwards.
The gold adds to those she won in Manchester in 2002 and Melbourne in 2006. Whil ...
SA swimmers successful in Commonwealth qualifyers
South African swimmers got their Commonwealth Games campaign in New Delhi off to a great start, by producing five qualifiers for Monday's 'A' finals.
According to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Sebastien Rousseau and Chad le Clos both produced fine performances in their heats to book a spot in the men's 200m butterfly final.
Mark Randall and Jean Basson did likewise ...
ABSA Bank says Currie Cup too white
ABSA's primary concern regards SARU's "serious lack of commitment to transformation" which resulted in SARU president Oregan Hoskins sending a letter to all unions in which he requested the matter be dealt with.
In the letter, which was sent earlier this week to the provincial presidents of the 14 unions and executive heads and of which Beeld has obtained a copy, Hoskins asked his members (provinces) to ...
Diagnoses clown
Diagnoses clown
If a man calls himself a clown, who are we to disagree, argues disgruntled Bok supporter Peter Church.
If something happens, there is always some idiot who says he knew it was going to happen. Today I will be that idiot.
When Peter de Villiers was appointed coach of the Springboks in January 2008, I predicted it would take about 18 months before the coaching discipline installe ...
Twenty20 Champions League knocks off
The eyes of the cricketing world will be on South Africa this month as the Twenty20 Champions League knocks off on our southern shores.
The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, St. Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, Kingsmead Stadium in Durban and Centurion Park in Centurion will be the four host venues, which gets under way on Friday, September 10.
According to Twenty20 Champions League Chairman, Shashank ...
Amaglug-glug to test strength against Botswana
The South African National under 23 soccer team, Amaglug-glug, will this afternoon play against neighbouring Botswana in preparations for the 2011 All Africa Games and the 2012 Olympics.
The 2011 All Africa Games will be staged in Maputo, Mozambique while the 2012 Olympics are scheduled to take place in London. The test game takes place in Botswana.
"This is the beginning of a road map that we call 'Road ...
SA golfer wins British Open
South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen turned the British Open into a procession on Sunday 18 July 2010, winning the famed Claret Jug after crushing the world's best by seven strokes at the home of golf.
The 27-year-old brought the Old Course, and the rest of the field, to its knees with an assured display of ball-striking and control to become the sixth South African major winner, and the first at the Open sin ...
SA surfer wins J Bay Billabong Pro
Supported by the familiar sound of vuvuzelas, South Africa's very own Jordy Smith won his first ASP World Championship Tour event on home surf at the 2010 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay contest on Sunday 18 July.
Opening up with a 8.90 on his first wave and following it up with a solid 9.03 on his second wave, this win puts him in first place in the WCT ratings.
"This is the best day of my life," Smith sa ...
SA wave domination Featured
With the upcoming SA leg of the ASP World Tour taking place at Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa in July, we speak to SA’s top surfer Jordy Smith. Also making the most of the waves, but in a kayak, we find out from East London born Andrew Pollock about the upcoming sport of surf kayaking. SURFINGNine-time ASP world champ Kelly Slater is the most common name when considering competitive surfing, but our very own ...
Semenya cleared for competition
South African 800m world champion Caster Semenya said on Tuesday she was thrilled to return to women's competition, after a ruling from the athletics governing body IAAF ended debate on her gender."I am thrilled to enter the global athletics arena once again and look forward to competing with all the disputes behind me," she said in a statement released by her lawyers.
Read more on Sport24...
Biker's charity breakfast run this weekend
On Saturday 3 July, young contenders to Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s crown, Erich Rettermayer and Dean Fielden, are to hold a ‘Breakfast Run for Bikers’ from Dorking to Cowfold and are inviting bikers to join them. The event is aimed at raising vital funds for international wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation, ahead of Erich and Dean setting off on their epic trans-African adventure on 1 Septe ...
Wimbledon to be a vuvuzela free zone
They are the soundtrack of sport this summer, but vuvuzelas will not be making a racket at Wimbledon, organisers said. The droning football World Cup horns have been banned by the All England Club amid fears they could distract the players.
The world's favourite tennis tournament will be a World Cup-free zone, with no games in South Africa being played on the big screens at London SW19.
"We understand th ...
Bafana 'fit and ready'
"The squad is fit and ready for the battle." This was a message form confident Bafana Bafana assistant coach Jairo Leal as South Africa prepare for Friday's opening World Cup match against Mexico on Friday 11 June.
Leal said national head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and his technical team were "more than satisfied" with the way Bafana had prepared for the long awaited Mexican showdown.
"We will be well ...
World famous ultra-marathon in SA this Sunday
The 2010 edition of South Africa's famous ultra-marathon, taking place on Sunday, promises an interesting contest, with a field that is arguably the most competitive in the history of the event.
For a long time one of the strongest teams, the Mr Price line-up boasts a number of runners with impressive Comrades Marathon pedigrees, which marks them as potential winners and possible top 10 finishers for the 2 ...
Inner City World Cup in London next weekend
On May 29 and 30 May, The Lovefootball Festival will take place Greenwich in London, with an Inner City World Cup tournament which is a replica of the real World Cup featuring 32 teams of expat and second generation players representing their own countries. The Inner City World Cup has been staged annually in London since 1995 and South Africa is part of the 2010 mix!
Among those vying for the crown this y ...
Bafana Bafana beat Thailand at first match in Nelspruit...
Bafana Bafana marked the first official game at Nelspruit’s new 2010 World Cup venue, the Mbombela Stadium, with a confidence-boosting 4-0 win over Thailand on Sunday afternoon, 16 May 2010.
Inspired by a sell-out crowd that created a vibrant atmosphere, South Africa cruised to a deserved victory thanks to a brace from Katlego Mphela and strikes by Siphiwe Tshabalala and Bernard Parker.
Coach Carlos Alber ...
Stormers beat Bulls to secure semi-finals at Newlands
The Stormers brushed aside a second-string Bulls side at Newlands to march into the semi-finals of the Super 14 thanks to a 38-10 bonus-point win on 15 May 2010.
Bryan Habana scored two tries against his former team in a one-sided affair that ensured both semi-finals will take place in South Africa next Saturday. The Stormers will host the Waratahs at Newlands while the Bulls will play the Crusaders at Orl ...
