Archive for January 15th, 2007


Jordy Smith

Like, really good, bru

Monday, 15th January 2007 at 11:00 pm

Forget Pierre Spies, or Charl Schwartzel, or AB de Villiers (particularly if he keeps finding the hands of second slip with such unerring accuracy). South Africa’s top young sportsman is undoubtedly Jordy Smith. Jordy who? If you’re not a surfer, …

Francois Steyn

Great expectations

Monday, 15th January 2007 at 10:50 pm

The blaze of publicity that has been the return of Robert Skinstad to local rugby has grabbed most of the attention in Durban - and Francois Steyn is probably quite happy. Barely out of his teens, Steyn has a Super …

Australian Open brawl

Finally - a real sporting battle

Monday, 15th January 2007 at 10:35 pm

Big tennis tournaments tend to take a few days to warm up, a string of local wildcards and no name journeymen providing warm-up cannon fodder for the seeded stars, with only the occasional upset to pique the attention. Clearly nothing …

Herschelle Gibbs

The world according to Herschelle

Monday, 15th January 2007 at 10:34 pm

Let’s be honest: Herschelle Gibbs probably isn’t your ideal role model. The litany of misbehaviour that spikes a CV of cricketing success makes Gibbs the definitive bad boy of South African sport, now that James Small has gone quietly into …