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Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP Rafael Nadal’s loss in the first round of Wimbledon to Steve Darcis marks the third time in the past four years he’s been the victim of one of the biggest upsets in tennis history. Let’s consider how much of a shocker this really was: - Darcis had seven wins in Grand Slam matches entering Wimbledon. Nadal had seven wins … [Read more...] about Nadal’s stunning loss at Wimbledon

The top 3 finishers (L-R) Rutendo Nyahora (2nd), Mapaseka Makhanya (Winner) and the 3rd placed Christine Kalmer in the SPAR Women’s Challenge run in Durban on Sunday, 23 June 2013. Photo: Reg Caldecott Transnet’s Mapaseka Makhanya, better known as a track runner, cruised to victory in the SPAR Women’s Challenge in Durban on Sunday in a time of 32.49 minutes. Rutendo Nyahora … [Read more...] about Track runner becomes queen of the road

Nelson Mandela at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Photo: Getty Images Today 18 years ago, in a moment of glory, former president Nelson Mandela walked onto the Ellis Park field for a green and gold victory in the Rugby World Cup final. Wearing a replica of Springbok captain Francois Pienaar‘s number six jersey and a Springbok cap, he waved to the capacity crowd, shook hands with the … [Read more...] about Mandela critical on 18th anniversary of World Cup

Ciolek and Konovalovas take second in their national road race championships. Photo: www.teammtnqhubeka.com MTN-Qhubeka riders Gerald Ciolek and Ignatas Konovalovas finished second in their respective national road championships this weekend. Team captain Ciolek narrowly missed out on his second German national title, while Konovalovas took the overall runner-up spot in … [Read more...] about Ciolek and Konovalovas second in road champs

Nelson Mandela hands the Webb Ellis trophy to Francois Pienaar in 1995. Photo: Getty Images South African golfer Ernie Els (43) became the oldest winner of the BMW International Open on Sunday. The defending champion said it gave him confidence ahead of the Open Championship at Muirfield in July. Also on Sunday, it was Durban’s turn to host the SPAR Women’s Challenge. Mapaseka … [Read more...] about Health and sporting battles in the news