R.I.P. Kimbo Slice
I followed Kimbo Slice's career from an early age. I often watched his backyard fights on YouTube. Even though they were pretty intense fights, as a kid I thought they were...
The 100 highest-paid athletes
This week Forbes released its latest list of the world’s 100 most paid athletes.
According to Forbes:
"The 100 top-earning athletes hail from 23 countries and compete in ten sports, with Americans...
Lebron James causes NBA Finals upset
Lebron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers caused a historic NBA Finals upset forcing the current series to head to Game 7 – the decider!
The current series is one that...
Lebron delivers on the Cleveland fairy tale
Sunday night, Lebron James finally delivered the promise he made on his "homecoming" two years ago – “to bring a championship to our city”.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were crowned the...
The Golden State welcomes Kevin Durant
It was a tough day yesterday for Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) fans as former NBA MVP Kevin Durant (KD) announced his move to join Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors...
Why Wimbledon was a let-down
This year’s Wimbledon tournament was just not the same.
Don’t get me wrong, the tennis stars were all present – well, for some of it – with celebrities and other...
Money that makes a difference
There are few things in life that outlast our own lifetime. This means we have to think long and hard about our legacy. Recently, I've started asking myself an important question: How can...
Wayde van Niekerk: ‘Jesus did it’
The 24-year-old Wayde van Niekerk made history on Sunday night and held up the South African flag with pride, winning the gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics 400m and obliterating Michael Johnson's...
Olympic history in our lifetime
As a sports fan, it is slightly frustrating to be subject to the time difference between Rio, Brazil – where the Olympics are being hosted – and South Africa.
However...
The 14 year old ‘blade runner’
The Paralympic Games in Rio have kicked off, and sadly they don’t get as much attention as the Olympics – in my opinion.
Yet some of the stories from this...