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Shukuma-NMMU captain Wesley Augustyn (right) will lead his team at the Bestmed USSA Cycling championships in Port Elizabeth from June 25 to 28.Photo: Romke de Jongh The Shukuma-NMMU squad will be aiming to add a second victory to their name when they host the Bestmed University Sport South Africa cycling championships in Port Elizabeth next week. The event starts with the … [Read more...] about Augustyn eyes home win at national champs in PE

Rafael Nadal (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Rafael Nadal has been seeded fifth for Wimbledon and could land in the same half of the draw as Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Nadal recently became the first player to win any grand slam tournament eight times as he defeated compatriot David Ferrer in the final of the French Open. Nadal’s seven-month injury absence coupled with last … [Read more...] about French Open champion Rafael Nadal seeded fifth

The Whiteners, who hit hole-in-ones on the same hole.Photo: Houston Chronicle Lonnie Whitener has played plenty of rounds of golf over the years, some of them on Father’s Day. He’s also played plenty of rounds alongside his son, 13-year-old Zach Whitener. By sheer availability, those two sets of circumstances haven’t coincided too often, but they did on Sunday, when the … [Read more...] about Father and son’s golf miracle on Father’s Day

English: David Beckham plays a competitive match for Los Angeles Galaxy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s Friday and the weekend is upon us, so I have decided to post some light reading. Here are ten (often unintentionally) hilarious sport quotes compiled by David Macaray: 1. “Besides the two fighters, the referee is the most important man in the ring.” – George Foreman 2. When … [Read more...] about Ten idiosyncratic sports quotes

Alastair Cook, bowling at Adelaide Oval cricket nets (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Old hat, one-paced – and in the final: not bad going for a team who are apparently bent on seeing out the summer playing their own travelling revivalist John Player League match. For England, who beat South Africa by seven wickets to reach the final of the Champions Trophy, this was a match in which … [Read more...] about England put South Africa in reverse