Southern Kings (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Southern Kings crashed out of Super Rugby at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday evening despite beating the Lions 23-18 in the second promotion-relegation playoff game. The Lions took a seven-point lead into the final playoff game after beating the Southern Kings 26-19 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth last … [Read more...] about Southern Kings beat Lions but crash out of Super Rugby
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Lions lose to Kings but return to Super Rugby
Johannesburg, Kings, Lions, Port Elizabeth, promotion-relegation, South Africa, southern kings, Stokkies Hanekom, Super Rugby … [Read more...] about Lions lose to Kings but return to Super Rugby
Le Clos wins butterfly for second gold
English: Lochte at the 2009 National Championships. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) South Africa’s Chad le Clos claimed his second gold when he won the 100m butterfly final at the Fina world swimming championships in Barcelona on Saturday. The 21-year-old Le Clos, the Olympic and world 200m champion, clocked 51.06sec with Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh at 0.39 back and Poland’s Konrad … [Read more...] about Le Clos wins butterfly for second gold
Cruiserweight Chambers takes on South African
Thabiso Mchunu. Photo: Gallo Images Eddie Chambers will partake in his 40th professional fight today when he takes on little-known South African Thabiso Mchunu in the co-main event of a fight card to be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network at the Mohegan Sun Casino. That’s normally a time when a fighter is starting to run out of options, particularly heavyweights. But after more … [Read more...] about Cruiserweight Chambers takes on South African
Super Rugby status on the line
The Kings and the Lions contest the breakdown during a Super Rugby promotion/relegation match. Photo: Gallo Images There will be no place to hide and no margin for error when the Lions and Southern Kings go head-to-head in the decisive second match of their promotion-relegation series. With so much at stake at Ellis Park today – Super Rugby status in 2014 is the reward for the … [Read more...] about Super Rugby status on the line