Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 The first ever Super Rugby final in 1996 was largely one-way traffic as a Jonah Lomu-inspired Blues emerged comfortable 45-21 victors over the Natal Sharks, scoring six tries at Eden Park to just two from their visitors. Back in those days, making a Super Rugby playoff was no mean feat. There were 12…
Boris Becker (Getty) Boris Becker believes the US Open must find a way to go ahead, because players will have to find different jobs if the enforced coronavirus break is not ended soon.There has been no tennis at all since early March due to the coronavirus outbreak, and none planned until July at the earliest…
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has told players at the Premier League's top clubs to ignore pressure to take pay cuts during the coronavirus crisis.English football has been halted since mid-March in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 and clubs at all levels are feeling the pinch.Premier League chiefs, due to meet…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…