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Island Fiesta with jockey Sean Cormack. Photo: Gold Circle There is not much time left to use the couplings to try to catch the Pick 6. Punters can only use the couplings in this bet until September 8. It is a decision by the tote operators not welcomed by everywhere with open arms. It is clear what the objectives of the operator are with the change. They want mega payouts that … [Read more...] about Time is running out to use couplings for Pick 6

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal is a great player. Photo: Tennis Live For four consecutive years, from 2004 to 2007, Roger Federer won Wimbledon and the US Open, the last two Grand Slam singles titles of the season. In 2010, Rafael Nadal took the last two. A year later, Novak Djokovic achieved the Wimbledon-US Open double. Last year, for the first time in nine years, there were … [Read more...] about Much more at stake for the champs at US Open than just a title

Ready for action! Masters riders (from left) Marion Sykes, Patrick Morewood, Sharlene McGillvray, Mirco Balducci (Italy) and (Marie Walsh (USA) enjoying the camaraderie of the first training day of the UCI MTB Masters World Championships 2013 at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Dave Macleod /Gameplan Media The first official practice day of the UCI Mountain Bike … [Read more...] about World warms up for Masters MTB Champs

Gert Schalkwyk. Photo: Soccer Laduma Word reaching the Siya crew is that former Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates midfielder, Gert Schalkwyk, has gone AWOL at Moroka Swallows. Schalkwyk has been training with Swallows for some time and, as reported by the Siya crew on Monday, the Birds have offered him a deal. However, the 31-year-old midfielder has since stopped training with … [Read more...] about Schalkwyk Goes AWOL at Moroka Swallows

South Africans focus too intensely on what is bad, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said on Wednesday. Photo: Sapa South Africans focus too intensely on what is wrong and negative, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said yesterday. “Yes, the state of our political firmament, and the lawlessness, cannot be ignored,” he said in a speech prepared for delivery at Lead SA’s third … [Read more...] about Tutu asks South Africa to focus more on what is good