Reach for Recovery’s Beulah Jankelowitz, accepts the handover cheques at the 2012 SPAR Joburg Challenge. Olympic Bronze Medalist Bridgitte Hartley assisted SPAR South Rand’s Managing Director Brett Botten with the handover. Photo: Reg Caldecott Cancer is a scourge that appears to be on the rise. The most common form among women is breast cancer, with about one in nine South … [Read more...] about Take the Spar challenge and fight cancer
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O’Connor in ‘drunken’ airport incident
Wallabies winger James O’Connor finds himself in potential hot water once again with the ARU, days after playing in the narrow win over Argentina in Perth on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images James O’Connor’s future in Australian rugby will depend on the result of an ARU investigation of an incident at Perth airport last Sunday when the controversy-plagued Wallabies winger was … [Read more...] about O’Connor in ‘drunken’ airport incident
Nadal to play in 2014 Rio Open
Rafael Nadal will kick off his 2014 season in South America. Photo: Andres Kudacki / AP Rafael Nadal will return to South America to play the inaugural Rio Open in Rio de Janiero in February. The event, an ATP 500 on clay, will be a combined tournament with the WTA, which will put on an International-level event. The Rio Open will replace the joint event in Memphis, Tenn. The … [Read more...] about Nadal to play in 2014 Rio Open
O’Connor is a naughty boy
James O’Connor. Photo: Sport Blog Andrew Norman tells us why James O’Connor is a bad boy. It seems young James O’Connor really struggles to learn a lesson. The 23-year old Wallaby is absolutely no stranger to controversy, and has ended up in the tabloids for all the wrong reasons yet again. According to a New Zealand based website, stuff.co.nz, O’Connor was not permitted to get … [Read more...] about O’Connor is a naughty boy
Inaugural junior tennis tournament to be held in Soweto
Tennis. Photo: File The inaugural Soweto Open junior tennis tournament will be held at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Complex in Jabavu, Soweto, from September 21 to 24. This first ever open junior tennis tournament forms an important part of the Tennis South Africa development programme that has the Arthur Ashe complex as one of its major development hubs. There will be an entry fee … [Read more...] about Inaugural junior tennis tournament to be held in Soweto
