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MTN is a proud sponsor of Team MTN Qhubeka cycling team. Photo: EXP Agency Louis Meintjes finished fifth on the final stage to complete a successful Tour of Korea for MTN-Qhubeka, which included the victory in the team category, on Sunday. The first African Professional Continental team featured prominently in all eight stages of the UCI 2.2-rated tour. MTN-Qhubeka’s Dennis van … [Read more...] about MTN-Qhubeka wins team category in Korea

Nine days come and gone, seven stage winners who have stood atop the podium in Switzerland. Nine days closer to the Tour de France and nine days worth of information about how riders are or are not performing in the final weeks before the biggest show in the sport. The Tour de Suisse is come and gone, riders departing for final altitude training camps before the Tour de France … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Tour de Suisse

English: Justin Rose, English golfer (Photo credit: Wikipedia) South African born Justin Rose’s love and passion for golf started when his father, Ken, gave him a plastic golf club at the age of eleven months. At the age of five the family moved to England where he started playing more seriously. His first professional win came in 2002 at the Dunhill Championship in South … [Read more...] about Rose another proudly South African US Open winner

Pure delight: Justin Rose kisses the US Open Trophy. Photo: Mail Online South African-born Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win golf’s US Open since 1970 with victory at Merion yesterday. Rose followed in the footsteps of Tony Jacklin 43 years ago by dramatically winning the championship in Pennsylvania last night. He also ended the long wait for a major winner since … [Read more...] about South African-born Justin Rose wins US Open

A competitive table tennis game. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A debate rages on where to draw the line between what is technically a sport and what is a hobby. The following list is ranked from most athletic at #10 to the least athletic at #1. 10. Golf – time to settle this debate – athletes get good-looking women and have you seen what Tiger’s ex Elin Nordegren looked like? How … [Read more...] about Top 10 Least Athletic Sports