Archive for February 2nd, 2007


Team Borat

Yes, it’s niiiiice…

Friday, 2nd February 2007 at 5:13 pm

The five gentlemen in picture are the latest to celebrate Khazakstan’s wandering ambassador: Team Borat, who’re planning to take on the Midmar Mile (February 10), to tie in with the launch of the Borat DVD on March 16. They’ll be …

Jonathan Mokuena

Hit the high notes

Friday, 2nd February 2007 at 4:58 pm

The South African sevens side arrived in Wellington, New Zealand for the latest leg of the IRB Series with a much-changed side, the Super 14 squads having plundered Paul Treu’s outfit. But they coped well enough on day one, emerging …

Dennis Alpert with Bill Murray

Bill Murray’s big moment

Friday, 2nd February 2007 at 8:30 am

Feverpitcher gets a lot of mail from well-known people, not all of it threatening immediate legal action - and American actor Bill Murray is the latest to drop a line, with news (and a photo) of his meeting with a …

Graeme Smith

Long in the tooth

Friday, 2nd February 2007 at 8:16 am

Seven years ago, HD Ackerman (then Western Province cricket captain) arrived in my radio studio with a gangly, slightly quiet teenager in tow, for what said teenager thought was his first radio interview in Cape Town. Instead, he found himself …

Dan Carter

No All Blacks - half a chance?

Friday, 2nd February 2007 at 7:49 am

A Blues-Crusaders clash always has a bearing on Super rugby, both teams having enjoyed plenty of success over the years. But when the two Kiwi sides get the 2007 Super 14 underway, there’ll be an added dimension to the derby …

Tom Hicks

Flavour of the month

Friday, 2nd February 2007 at 7:22 am

Has Malcolm Glazer triggered American sports’ latest craze? When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner bought out Manchester United (a move not universally welcomed by United fans at the time; six points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premiership going into …