Thursday, December 19, 2024

Were we not entertained?

I don’t know about you, but the way last year flew by brings words like “sliding”, “careening” or “diving” to mind. Life has not felt super slow for quite a long...

Match-fixing: Betrayed by our childhood heroes

Just 18 days into the new year and so much has happened. The world has lost the icon David Bowie to cancer, while Celine Dion lost both her husband and her father...

Have you hit a Plateau?

As we all know we begin the year in full steam, with a vow to keep our new years resolutions forefront of the year. Some make a commitment to...

Oscar: Grace Must Have the Last Say

LAST week, the Paralympic sensation Oscar Pistorius was found guilty by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, South Africa, of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. And this morning, as...

Lamar Odom: Superstars and Their Humanness

LAST Tuesday former NBA superstar Lamar Odom was found comatose in a brothel after spending four days (and nights) there. It is believed that Odom had been binging on various...

Venus vs Serena Williams

It is a rivalry that in terms of importance and longevity compares with Chris Evert-Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf-Monica Seles. Venus and Serena Williams have met 26 times,13 in...

Five Painful Lessons For Bafana Bafana

The adjectives duly came out on Sunday as South Africa tried to come to terms with Bafana Bafana’s 3-1 loss to Mauritania on Saturday night. And rightly so, for what...

The Meaning of Serena Williams

There is no more exuberant winner than Serena Williams. She leaps into the air, she laughs, she grins, she pumps her fist, she points her index finger to the...

Usain Bolt Wins World 100m Title

Usain Bolt produced perhaps his greatest performance of all as he put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his...

ICC Backyard Cricket Laws

The ICC have released updates to the Laws of Backyard Cricket exclusively to The Roar. A redacted copy of ICC backyard cricket laws is produced below: LAW 1 – DISMISSAL 1a –...

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