Archive for February 12th, 2007


Shaun Pollock

Pollock officially the world’s best

Monday, 12th February 2007 at 6:31 pm

Shaun Pollock at Newlands on Sunday: a study in miserly control, pinpoint accuracy, and according to the ICC, the fourth best bowler in the history of one-day cricket. The LG ratings system might operate in a similar space to the …

Warwick Wright

‘The Wok’ cooking in Brazil

Monday, 12th February 2007 at 6:16 pm

Anywhere else, and you’d be talking Eastern cooking accessory; in surfing, however, ‘The Wok’ means star South African boardrider Warwick Wright, who had a solid outing in South America over the weekend. Back at the 5 Star Hang Loose Pro …

San Diego sevens

Springbok success… sort of

Monday, 12th February 2007 at 6:05 pm

Alright, so they’re not quite the Boks, and they didn’t win the most glamorous title on offer. But South Africa emerged from the San Diego Sevens with a trophy of sorts, having recovered from elimination from the tournament proper to …

Carlos Alberto Parreira

Parriera: Arrest that man!

Monday, 12th February 2007 at 5:44 pm

FNB’sĀ aborted campaign, the president’s address to parliament, general debate in the streets: crime is South Africa’s hot topic, the national chorus being that something must be done. Hats off to Home Affairs, then, for tracking down one of the country’s …