Corra Dirksen in action for Northern Transvaal. Wessel Oosthuizen/Gallo Images Former Springbok wing Corra Dirksen has passed away from Covid-19 complications.Dirksen, 82, was a medical doctor by trade and was still practicing his profession until he contracted the coronavirus about two weeks ago.He played 10 Tests for the Springboks between 1963 and 1968.Former Springbok wing…
Chiliboy Ralepelle. (Gallo Images) Former Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle's professional career is in all likelihood over after an independent tribunal handed him an eight-year ban for a third doping-related charge.The 33-year-old, who has maintained his innocence throughout, has 21 days to appeal the sentence.Meanwhile, Bok winger Aphiwe Dyantyi is still waiting for a hearing date…
Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira starts his role as CEO of a new company, Umlindi Security. SA's third-most capped Springbok has been a brand ambassador for Fidelity for nearly nine years.Mtawarira is also a shareholder in the company.Springbok legend Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira has taken the step into the corporate world, officially starting in his role as chief executive…
Francois Louw of Bath during the Premiership Rugby match against Gloucester at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester on 4 January 2020. Springbok flank Francois Louw on Saturday shared a heartfelt farewell message to mark his final day as a professional rugby player.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021The sports-disrupting…
Francois Louw (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) Popular Springbok ‘Flo’ Louw will not wait indefinitely for Premiership rugby to resume: he has played his last match.He has been a stalwart at Bath’s Recreation Ground since 2011.Louw says nobody could have predicted the pandemic and he is comfortable with stepping down just ahead of turning 35.The…
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. If the state Office of Health Care Affordability adopts the fines next week, hospitals, medical groups
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have