It’s not often that I’ll write anything about tennis on these pages, but events unfolding at Wimbledon require some comment. Read the rest of this entry »

Right, so now that all the teams have played at least one game, who’s hot and who’s not, and how are Bafana doing? Read the rest of this entry »

Some days there is not much on tv. This weekend however, if you’re a sports fanatic like me, you’ve got so much to watch you will be missing something. Read the rest of this entry »

5 matches played. 5 matches won. The Proteas are back on song. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been watching (admittedly from a distance and on highlight packages) what the South African national football team has been doing through it’s preparation phases for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup that they will be hosting. Read the rest of this entry »

Since most of this blog focuses on cricket (at present – and likely forever – with odd sidetracks for other sports) I’ve been asked by some to do a series of entries explaining in simple terms how the game of cricket actually works. From the basics of definitions of all things, through the intricacies of the Leg Before Wicket laws, and to the slightly controversial nature of the Unpire Decision Review System, this series will deal with it all. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, it is now guaranteed that the Super 14 trophy will remain in South Africa after the Bulls and the Stormers both picked up crushing wins over their New Zealand and Australian opposition respectively. Read the rest of this entry »

Right, so having now played the two T20 matches against the West Indies, what have we learnt about this glorious new era we’ve heard so much about?

Well, not much it seems. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last week or so the cricket loving public in South Africa has heard a whole lot about “new ideas” and “fresh faces” and so on about our national team. What I saw last night was change for the sake of change, without too much thought having gone into it. Read the rest of this entry »

And other selectorial brain-burps…

So the Protea management have seen fit to remove Mark Boucher from the starting lineup of the Proteas for the start of the limited overs series against the West Indies, in what they describe as a “new look” Protea team. Read the rest of this entry »