Archive for July, 2006


2010 World Cup mascot

Thami the Tokoloshe?

Tuesday, 4th July 2006 at 9:17 pm

Come Friday, the grizzled, unkempt figure of Danny Jordaan - mastering a look last seen on Graham Gooch’s final tour of India (albeit minus the moustache) - will unveil the 2010 World Cup mascot. Traditionally a limp and quickly forgetable …

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Cycling’s dark secret

Tuesday, 4th July 2006 at 8:54 pm

So far, the European press - proudly led by L’Equipe (French for ’strong dislike of Lance Armstrong, and most other cyclists’) - hasn’t picked up on it, and right now, no cyclist worth his salt would admit it. But somewhere …