Pietersen goes back to his roots
It seemed strange that the cricket franchise headquartered in Durban would make the effort to announce a high-profile signing in Johannesburg with a hastily called …
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The Hack: Wrong kind of Springbok buzz
Driving around Johannesburg this week one couldn’t help but notice the street pole posters highlighting the furore surrounding the Springbok squad for the Rugby World …
The Hack: Sarcasm and serious athletes
It’s been the long held belief, helped by Oscar Wilde’s assertion, that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. But, as I always respond when …
The Hack: A foray into fantasy football
In the weeks building up to the new season in the English Premier League there was plenty of speculation and rumour-mongering regarding transfers. I’m not …
The Hack: All about the money
Money makes the world go round, right? Even more so when it comes to sport. It’s big business all over the world. Why do you …
Becker and his tennis mojo
It was a little more than 30 years ago that a fair-skinned, blonde German made a massive statement by winning Wimbledon at the age of …
The day the NBA show came to town
In the greater scheme of things the result of the NBA Africa Game didn’t really matter. That Team Africa opened the scoring, or that Chris …
The Hack: Selfie craze is an epidemic
This selfie thing is getting out of hand. It’s become an epidemic. Generally speaking it’s an affliction that befalls teeny-boppers, extreme narcissists and, rather alarmingly, …
Deng eager to spread NBA message
It is no coincidence that Luol Deng was selected to lead Team Africa ahead of the first ever NBA game on the continent. Deng will …
The Hack: Honouring a fallen hero
Be honest, would you have cared about the J-Bay Open had it not been for the action on the final day involving an Australian and …