Archive for December 14th, 2006


Natalie du Toit

Six from six

Thursday, 14th December 2006 at 11:24 pm

A little belated, but worthy of adulation nonetheless. The IPC World Champs in Durban were dominated by Natalie du Toit; no surprises there. But the extent to which the South African star dominates disabled swimming became apparent when she wrapped …

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Welcome home

Thursday, 14th December 2006 at 11:16 pm

It’s one of the more extraordinary stories of the year - Kevin Pietersen renouncing England and returning to South Africa would sit in a similar bracket of surprise. Largely off the rugby radar for the last few years, Bob Skinstad …

Nicky Boje

That’s a wrap

Thursday, 14th December 2006 at 10:58 pm

Was it the selection of Paul Adams, named in the squad of 15 despite sporadic provincial cricket over the last couple of years? Was it head selector Haroon Lorgat’s comments that South Africa doesn’t have a world-class spinner? Or was …