2010 South African Cricket Awards – All the winners in all the categories

Hashim Amla was the big winner at the 2010 edition of the South African Cricket Awards, which took place in Sandton on 20 July 2010. The Proteas had a mixed season with some highs and some lows. Going forward, the team is gearing up for 2011, which is a World Cup year. Let’s hope the [...]

Sasol plans to end it’s sponsorship of the Springboks at the end of the year

Sasol is planning to end it’s sponsorship of Springbok rugby at the end of this year. Don’t worry, it’s got nothing to do with the team’s dodgy start to the 2010 Vodacom Tri-Nations (and we’re going to bounce back) but rather it’s due to current market conditions. The current six-year R150 million sponsorship will come [...]

List of transfers in the Barclays English Premier League for the 2010/2011 season

With the brilliant World Cup in South Africa now finished, football fans are looking forward to the upcoming 2010/2011 Barclays English Premier League season. The Barclays English Premier League is very popular in South Africa. Here are some of the transfers that have happened so far. I’ll try and keep this list as up-to-date as [...]

Well done to Jordy Smith for winning the 2010 Billabong Pro at JBay

Jordy Smith made it two great wins for South Africa this weekend, with his brilliant victory in the 2010 Billabong Pro at Jeffrey’s Bay. Jordy made South Africans proud, as did golfer, Louis Oosthuizen, who won the 2010 edition of the British Open at St. Andrews. Jordy Smith’s win takes him to the number one [...]

Show your support for the Springboks as they tackle the rest of the year’s fixtures

Show your support for the Springboks and let’s hope they can defend their Vodacom Tri-Nations title and bring the trophy back home. I’ve detailed below the Springboks’ Vodacom Tri-Nations fixtures for 2010, as well as the fixtures for the Vodacom Outgoing Tour. 2010 Vodacom Tri-Nations: 10 July 2010: New Zealand vs South Africa Eden Park [...]

World Cup final results and wrap-up

The World Cup has come and gone. Well done to Spain for winning the tournament and well done to everyone involved. It’s been an incredible time to be in South Africa and everyone I know has absolutely loved it. Good luck to the next host country, Brazil, for 2014. South Africa has set a very [...]

Jabulani, South Africa’s own version of Paul The Oracle Octopus, also goes for Spain

If you were listening to Aiden Thomas on 567 CapeTalk this morning, you might have heard South Africa’s own ‘psychic’ octopus choosing a winner for the World Cup final, which is taking place on Sunday. Jabulani, whose real name is Houdini, is an octopus at the Two Oceans Aquarium in the V&A Waterfront and he [...]

Look out for ‘Bokkie’, the new mascot representing the Springboks

Current World Rugby Champions, the Springboks, have a new team mascot and his name is ‘Bokkie’. He’s a springbok gazelle who gets super powers when he puts on the Springbok jersey. Cape Town based company, Sunrise Productions, created the character for SA Rugby. In fact, Bokkie was originally a character in the animated TV series, [...]

Two massive World Cup games at Cape Town Stadium this week – are you lucky enough to have tickets?

This week, Cape Town Stadium will see two of the most eagerly anticipated games of this year’s World Cup. First up, is the second round match between Spain and Portugal, which takes place on Tuesday 29 June 2010 at 20h30. And on Saturday 3 July 2010 at 16h00, you can look forward to a classic [...]

The results we need for Bafana Bafana to go through to the second round…

There’s still a chance that South Africa can progress to the second round of the World Cup. Here’s what needs to happen: First of all, Uruguay and Mexico must not draw their match. A draw would give them each one point, which would be enough to take them both through to the second round. Uruguay [...]

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