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Not sure I agree, but they do know their stuff.... 2008-02-14 08:26:00 Serge Damseaux, 10 times South African rally champion, has been named as the 2007 South African Guild of Motoring Journalists Motor Sportsman of the Year. Damseaux retired from national championship rallying at the end of the 2007 season after a 24-year rally career that saw him accumulate a record 74 national championship victories, 8 more than the 66 scored by Sarel van der Merwe, and more than twice as many as Jan Hettema (36 wins). The last three of these came in the 2007 eight-round championship – more than any other competitor during the year.Damseaux was one of six South African motor sportsmen nominated for the prestigious award sponsored by Bridgestone. Other nominees were Wesleigh Orr, A1 Team South Africa’s rookie driver in the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport; Giniel de Read more:stuff
Hunter Wins again 2008-02-06 07:27:00 Day 5 of the Intaka Tech World’s View Challenge ended with Team Barloworld captain Robbie Hunter
winning another big sprint finish, with the rest of the team not far behind. Team Barloworld looked strong from the beginning with Points Jersey winner, Christian Pfannberger taking an early break which he held until the final 10km’s of the race. The team worked hard to control the chasing peloton and maintain Pfannberger’s notable lead, knowing that with the final section of the race being flat, they could set Hunter up for another strong sprint finish. Robbie Hunter, Team Barloworld captain comments, “Racing in South Africa is very special as, being based overseas, I don’t get to do it very often. It is great to be able to win here again on home soil.” Race results: Hunt
Here we go again, SA Rugby go at it again, who is surprised? 2008-02-05 06:29:00 The president of the South African Rugby
Union (Saru), Regan Hoskins, has - inadvertently, it seems - been drawn into a row about the signing of a R700 million broadcast deal with SuperSport.And now, in another case of public infighting, Saru has been 'reported' to the Minister of Sport, Rev Makhenkesi Stofile, by the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) who accuses Hoskins, together with CEO of SA Rugby Jonathan Stones and the chairman of SA Rugby's board of directors Mpumelelo Tshume, of signing the agreement without consulting the president's council.However, Stones maintains he had teleconferences with the unions' presidents as well as meeting with some of them before signing the deal. It is based on this that Hoskins signed the contract, which had gone through three redrafts, accordi
Claudio Corti: “No negotiations being held with Ivan Basso” 2008-02-05 04:14:00 There have been numerous rumours and suggestions circulating in the last few days regarding Team Barloworld and Ivan Basso. The Italian intends to race again in 2009 after serving his long ban but Team Barloworld team manager Claudio
Corti wishes to make the following clarification: “According to reports around the world, people seem to think I am keen to sign Ivan Basso. It’s true that I had some contact with Basso approximately a year and half ago when he was initially cleared but I want to clarify that Team Barloworld and Ivan Basso are not holding negotiations,” Corti said. “We are still defining our plans for 2009 and beyond with the main sponsor and so it’s unthinkable that we could be holding talks at this moment with any rider.”
vory Coast flex their muscles in Guinea stroll 2008-02-04 06:39:00 By Julien PretotIvory Coast
's crushing victory over Guinea was a clear warning to rivals that they intend to make up for their African Nations Cup final defeat in 2006.The Elephants, who lost to Egypt in the final after a penalty shootout two years ago, have won their four matches in the tournament, scoring 13 goals and conceding only one.Sunday's 5-0 quarter-final demolition of Guinea served further notice that Ivory Coast have evolved into a team capable of claiming the trophy."We do not doubt. We have the team to go all the way," coach Gerard Gili told reporters."To win the Cup, you need a 23-man squad, not just only 11 players and everybody needs to be at his best."And we have an homogenous squad, with a very competitive bench," the Frenchman added. "The players starting on the bench h
PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS FLEX FINANCIAL MUSCLE IN JANUARY BY OUTSPENDING REST OF EUROPE 2008-02-01 06:34:00 By STUART CONDIEClubs in the English Premier League showed again during soccer's January transfer window the benefit of playing in Europe's richest national competition.The 20 teams spent a record total of about 150 million pounds (US$298 million; Ç200 million) on players to boost their chances of success or aid their attempt to avoid relegation.That is more than the top leagues in Italy, Spain, Germany and France put together.Buoyed by a 300 million-pound increase in television revenue this season and expected total income of 1.8 billion pounds, the Premier League clubs spent about three times as much as they did in the last January trading window.But the biggest spending club owed little of its outlay to the changing revenue streams.Backed by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Chelse
NO TENNIS IN THE DARK AT SAA OPEN 2008-01-31 06:04:00 The power crisis in South Africa will in no way affect the forthcoming SAA Tennis Open to be played in East London from 11-17 February. In fact the tournament organisers have decided to heed the call by Eskom and the Government to cut down on electricity usage by not scheduling night matches. Tournament Director and CEO of the South African Tennis Association (SATA), Ian Smith said that if every household, business and sporting event in the country worked together and cut down on their electricity usage, we may well be able to go a long way in lessening the current crisis that has hit the country. “Night sessions at tournaments are always exciting and allow the working public a chance to see their stars in action. But large volumes of power are required to illuminate court
The price of success for Hamilton 2008-01-29 06:12:00 Lewis Hamilton
will have to pay €228 000 for his licence to race in Formula One this year after forking out just €1 725 in his 2007 rookie season.Only Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen, the Finn who beat the McLaren driver to the title by a single point in the final race, will pay more.International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley confirmed on Monday that the governing body had decided to make Formula One superlicences far more expensive than in the past."We spend a fortune on safety and most of it is for the benefit of the drivers," Mosley told reporters at a lunch."A lot of the people who have otherwise been meeting the bill said 'Hang on a minute, these drivers are all earning megabucks and we are spending a fortune to try and make sure they are safe.' So hence the increas Read more:price
WITH SOUTH AFRICA FACING EXIT, PARREIRA LOOKS TO FUTURE 2008-01-28 07:12:00 South Africa's African Nations Cup fate is out of their hands after Sunday's crushing 3-1 loss to Tunisia, prompting coach Carlos Alberto Parreira to look to the future.South Africa came to Ghana intent on showing the world and their continental neighbours they could put up a stout showing when the World Cup comes to town in 2010.But after an opening 1-1 draw with Angola, South Africa, brutally exposed at the back against the Tunisians, seem destined to make a third consecutive first-round exit.Bafana Bafana's only hopes of continuing their stay in Ghana rests on their Group D rivals - if Tunisia and Angola draw on Thursday they will both go through at the expense of South Africa and Senegal.Parreira, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994, reflected: "There's still a mathematical poss
IFP, Sport and Politics 2008-01-28 06:13:00 Personally, I hate the fact that politicians jump on the sports bandwagon and win cheap politcal points using the talented individuals who play sport. But I must say that I agree with the IFP this time around.This was sent to us this afternoon, let me know what you think....Following Bafana Bafana's crushing 3-1 loss to Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations last night, the Inkatha Freedom Party believes that it is time for the government to start acknowledging that they are not doing enough to promote and develop sport at school level.Bafana Bafana is a national asset and the IFP believes that the Department of Education and the Department of Sport and Recreation should take responsibility for the dismal state of youth sports development in this country.Sports development is not a priorit
SOLER JOINS BARLOWORLD TEAM MATES IN TUSCANY 2008-01-24 11:25:00 Mauricio Soler has finally arrived at the Team Barloworld training camp in Tuscany, where he caught up with his old and new team mates as they get ready for the 2008 season. Soler was delayed by visa problems in Colombia but is now ready to work hard for the new season. “I’ve had a busy but fruitful winter. I recharged my batteries but also worked hard to resolve several minor physical problems that affected my racing last year. I’m optimistic and full of enthusiasm for the new season. There’s a great atmosphere in the Barloworld team and at the training camp,” the Tour de France best polka-dot jersey winner said. All the Team Barloworld riders are now training hard in Tuscany except for Augustyn who has stayed in South Africa after his serious injury he suffered in 2007
Indian board rakes in millions from IPL franchise sale 2008-01-24 08:45:00 Companies paid millions
of dollars on Thursday to buy the eight franchise
s of the Indian cricket board's Twenty20 Indian Premier league (IPL).India's most valuable company, Reliance Industries Ltd, successfully bid $111.9 million for the Mumbai team, the Indian board announced after bids for franchises were opened.United Breweries Ltd, owned by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya, who last year bought into Formula One team Spyker and renamed it Force India, snapped up Bangalore for $111.6 million.The base price for owing a team for 10 years was set at $50 million. The inaugural event will be held in April.The league, expected to feature many of the game's top players, is an effort to counter an unofficial Indian Twenty20 league which began late last year."I'm delighted that UB group has got it
HODGSON TAKES HEART IN BULLARD'S RETURN DESPITE FA CUP LOSS 2008-01-23 06:01:00 Roy Hodgson's miserable start as Fulham boss continued after League One outfit Bristol Rovers beat them 5-3 on penalties in an FA Cup 3rd round replay.Despite the defeat taking Fulham's run of games without a win to 13, Hodgson said that he had taken "enormous comfort" from the return to the pitch of Jimmy Bullard after a long-term injury.Bullard had his spot-kick saved by Rovers goalkeeper Steve Phillips to allow substitute Craig Disley to seal a memorable victory for Paul Trollope's side, who now travel to Barnet in the fourth round on Saturday.But Hodgson did not blame Bullard, especially as the former Wigan man was making his first start since suffering a serious knee injury in September 2006.Hodgson said: "Jimmy Bullard's performance was an enormous comfort. To play as well as he di
GOLF DIGEST’S TOP 100 SOUTH AFRICAN COURSES REVEALED IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE 2008-01-23 02:31:00 South Africa’s Top 10 golf courses were announced during the SA Open in December 2007 at the annual BMW Golf Digest Awards, and now the February issue is on sale with the full Top 100 list revealed. Leopard Creek retained their number one position for the fourth consecutive year, but now find out which Joburg course dropped out of the top 10 for the first time, where the high-profile new entries of Simola and Oubaai (both in the Southern Cape) finished, and which remote North West venue climbed 11 places, while what Eastern Cape course dropped 13 spots? Also ranked are the Top 30 Best Conditioned courses in the country. The Gary Player Country Club at Sun City came in a very close second, with The Links at Fancourt third. The top three places on the Golf Digest ra
Stepney refuses to take blame for F1 spy saga 2008-01-21 07:31:00 Nigel Stepney, the former Ferrari engineer at the heart of last year's Formula One spying controversy, has said he takes no blame for what happened to McLaren.The Mercedes-powered team were fined $100 million and stripped of all their 2007 constructors' points for having Ferrari information, leaked by Stepney to McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan.Stepney, who remains the subject of a criminal investigation in Italy, was dismissed by Ferrari while McLaren suspended Coughlan."I don't feel responsible in any way at all for what happened at McLaren," Stepney told Sky Sports' World Motorsports programme in excerpts made available before being broadcast later on Monday."My original (plan), or my ideas were to make contact with somebody but not to benefit, it was to talk about and see what I co
Women's World Cup of Golf - Day 1 Afternoon (weather) 2008-01-18 06:45:00 Play has been delayed by one hour, officially. LIghtning is not a golfer's friend.France and South Korea lead, Canada is 2nd with South Africa currently 3rd last.Yesterday during the Pro-Am, the round was cancelled due to bad weather
.The weather system here at Sun City is suppurb and they can predict the end of a thunderstorm to wihin minutes, so when they say that there is a one hour delay, then it will be an hour. Read more:Women
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Women's World Cup of Golf - Day 1 Afternoon 2008-01-18 06:12:00 The sun is coming out every so often but the weather is still the talking point here at Sun City today. France and South Korea are the early leaders of the tournament, with a one stroke lead over Canada. Yes, that's right, Canada!!!The course is playing very long because of all the rain that has been falling at Sun City and the rough is just intense. Add in the swealtering humidity and the sun that is coming out from behind the black clouds and playing the Gary Player Country Club is going to be a tough challenge for these great women golf players.As I type this, the lightning siren seems to have been blown but it seemes a little short to be the true siren. Delays are going to be plentiful this weekend. Read more:Women
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Women's World Cup of Golf - Morning Day 1 2008-01-18 03:15:00 This tournament takes a long time.It all started officially on Wednesday evening with the opening ceremony being held in the Superbowl of the Sun City resort. Wonderfully decked out in flowing white material, flashing lights galore and celebrities, members of government and players dresses in thier best to impress. I even saw a couple of journalists there for some wine and food.Mango Groove were the star performers of the evening, doing the classics and a couple of new songs. Thier new album should be a good one after hearing the music. Claire Johnston is still a star performer and the band is tight and well rehearsed.The golfers took up thier spots on the stage after a legnthy speech by one of the members of the Executive Council of the North West Province. All looking very good and all l Read more:Women
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TEAM BARLOWORLD HEAD FOR 2008 PRE-SEASON TRAINING 2008-01-15 05:44:00 Team Barloworld are heading off to Italy from Thursday 17 - Saturday 26 January to prepare for what is planned to be a busy and hopefully successful season of racing. Already set up at the Hotel Marinetta at Marina di Bibbona on the Tuscan coast, are Robert Hunter, Chris Froome and Daryl Impey- eagerly awaiting the arrival of the remaining riders. Team manager Claudio Corti and Directeur Sportifs Alberto Volpi and Valerio Tebaldi have planned a busy nine days for the riders, with fitness assessments, medical checks, meetings with new riders (10 out of a total of 20 in the team) and the programming of the team’s race schedule and season objectives. The full squad will also go through team building exercises as well as a full Barloworld induction. “It was the success of the 2007
Finally, some justice for the little master. 2008-01-15 05:09:00 An Italian man was convicted on Monday in the cocaine death of former Tour de France champion Marco Pantani and sentenced to four and a half years in prison, the Italian news agency ANSA said. Four people were arrested for allegedly selling drugs to the 34-year-old Italian cyclist, who died in February 2004 in a hotel room in the Adriatic resort town of Rimini. Three of the four had entered plea bargains in the case and have already served their sentences. Fabio Carlino was convicted in a separate trial of unintentionally causing death as a consequence of drug dealing, ANSA reported late on Monday. The court was closed, and officials could not immediately be contacted for comment. Police have said that the defendants were identified by monitoring telephone conversations and through nu Read more:Finally
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PARREIRA'S TRICKY BAFANA POSERS 2008-01-14 07:13:00 Apart from an unsolicited avalanche of advice from unqualified sources, Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira finds himself faced with two delicate posers following the 2-0 African Nations Cup warm-up victory over Mozambique at Durban's Chatsworth Stadium on Sunday.The first issue relates to Perraira's unexpected decision to switch captain Aaron Mokoena from his entrenched Bafana position as a central defender against Mozambique to that of the line-up's holding midfielder.Although Bafana's Brazilian coach gave no notice of his intentions in this respect and yanked Mokoena from his usual role like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat, Parreira's innovation was backed by a calculated and even logical explanation.Mokoena invariably fills the role of a defensive midfielder when selec
Oscar get a Strong, NO!!! 2008-01-14 05:21:00 The IAAF ruled Monday that double-amputee sprinter Oscar
Pistorius is ineligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics because his prosthetic racing blades give him a clear competitive advantage.The International Association of Athletics Federations had twice postponed the ruling, but the executive Council said the South African runner's curved, prosthetic "Cheetah" blades were considered a technical aid in violation of the rules."As a result, Oscar Pistorius is ineligible to compete in competitions organized under IAAF Rules," the IAAF said in a statement. Read more:Strong
Danielle hopes to Master the Gary Player in Taylor’s absence 2008-01-13 08:53:00 England’s Women’s World Cup of Golf challenge has suffered a setback with the late withdrawal of Kirsty Taylor
due to illness. Taylor has been forced to withdraw from this week’s tournament at the Gary Player Country Club due to illness. She will be replaced by 24-year-old former Curtis Cup player DanielleMaster
s. Taylor, the 2002 Ladies European Tour (LET) Rookie of the Year, was expected to form a very competitive duo with veteran Trish Johnson. “I’d rather Kirsty be going than me, really,” said a sympathetic Masters. “It’s a great opportunity for me, but it is not what I wanted my first World Cup entrance to be based on. It would have been nice to have got in playing well. “I have such mixed emotions. I’m really excited to be going to the tournament but I Read more:absence
IAAF TO DECIDE ON OLYMPIC ELIGIBILITY OF AMPUTEE SPRINTER PISTORIUS ON MONDAY 2008-01-11 07:06:00 The IAAF postponed until Monday its ruling on whether double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is eligible to race in the Beijing Olympics or whether his curved, prosthetic racing blades give him an unfair edge.It was the second postponement in a week, granting the 21-year-old South African more time to react to the findings of German professor Gert-Peter Brueggemann, who conducted tests on the prosthetic limbs and said they give him a clear competitive advantage over able-bodied runners.The ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations, which is widely expected to go against Pistorius, was first expected on Thursday."The IAAF has now received a letter from the athlete Oscar Pistorius," the federation said in a statement. "The IAAF will not make any announcement on th
Heyneke Meyer back to the Bulls? 2008-01-10 06:26:00 The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Limited would love to have Heyneke Meyer
back in the Bull kraal - and they've issued a statement to that effect.In fact, talks with Meyer about his future at the Blue Bulls have been conducted in the period leading up to his application for the position as national rugby coach, according to the statement.And although it would be conjecture at a time where little is being said and Meyer is not available for comment, there has for some time been speculation that former Bulls coach Meyer would be employed as a director of coaching by the Blue Bulls, should he lose out on the Springbok coaching job.Nothing formal in this regard has, however, been said - not even now after he was overlooked by the President's Council, who opted for Peter de Villiers as Jake White'
A1gp comes to Kyalami 2008-07-21 10:54:00 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has entered into a partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Government for the hosting rights for the South African A1GP event, ushering in a new era for both parties and promising to provide significant economic, social and tourism benefits for the province. It is expected that the A1GP Gauteng event will serve as a catalyst for the creation of a wide rang Read more:comes
My latest Sports Leader article 2008-07-17 02:23:00 I seem to caused a little stir on SportsLeader
.As Bono said, "Am I buggin' ya? Well, I mean to bug ya."Why are we so determined to send a man with no legs to the Olympic Games? Is there not another man that can run the 400m in under 45 seconds anywhere in South Africa? I think that I will make it my life’s goal to run the 400m in under 45 seconds. Check out the whole article here...
du Plessis suspended for 3 weeks 2008-07-13 01:45:00 Not sure what the difference is between banned and suspended
, but Bismarck du Plessis has both, in my opinion. Once again, a reflection at just how dirty the Boks are when they play the All Blacks....This from Radio New Zealand.Springboks hooker Bismarck du Plessis has been suspended for three weeksfollowing an alleged eye gouging incident in Saturday night's tri nations test against the All Black
Ahead of my time 2008-08-08 01:25:00 At last!! Someone agrees with me.Although I am getting some bad press from my Sportleader Article, it seems that the guys at DVice seem to have seen the light. They agree with me. YAY!!!This article "Why the Olympics should say no to cyborgs like Oscar Pistorius" might be even more difficult to read than what I did, but it does make one think and I like to think.
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