Archive for August 7th, 2007


Springbok front row

Springbok front row a thing of beauty

Tuesday, 7th August 2007 at 11:26 am

Phil Kearns, the Wallaby hooker turned commentator, is a regular champion of the aesthetic wonder of the scrum; it’s a cause that attracts limited support, the allure of the front row being slim at best. Powerful as rolling eight-man thrust …

Luke Wright

Luke Wright amongst England surprises

Tuesday, 7th August 2007 at 11:17 am

Feverpitcher has been predicting a few surprises amongst the squads announced for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa next month, and England have duly delivered on our expectations. A 15-man squad led by Paul Collingwood includes Luke Wright …

Golf instruction

Ride Her Cup gets vital assistance

Tuesday, 7th August 2007 at 11:05 am

The Ride Her Cup, South Africa’s top amateur golf clash, gets underway at Simola on Wednesday, the Highveld team under Andrew Souter and veteran Phil Redshaw overwhelming underdogs against a Lowveld team that boasts star amateurs such as Guy Picken …

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods destroys another field

Tuesday, 7th August 2007 at 10:56 am

National pride fought with a sense of the inevitable as Sunday’s final round of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio: Rory Sabbatini might have led by one shot with 18 holes to play, but when Tiger Woods is the man …

Sachin Tendulkar

No Sachin for Twenty20 World Cup

Tuesday, 7th August 2007 at 10:44 am

India’s selectors haven’t named their squad yet for the Twenty20 World Cup, but when they do, it won’t include three of the biggest names in Indian cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly have all declared themselves unavailable for …