Blogs Featured News Rugby Springboks Super Blog #MeyerOut Please November 9, 2015November 8, 2015 @super_pete Just after South Africa’s disastrous defeat to Japan at the Rugby World Cup I called for the head of Springbok Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Rugby World Cup Springboks Super Blog Final Four Forecast October 19, 2015October 18, 2015 @super_pete As if the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup had not delivered sufficient amounts of drama, the quarter-finals successfully Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Rugby World Cup Super Blog Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final Predictions October 12, 2015October 11, 2015 @super_pete I wrote last week that this Rugby World Cup has really lived up to expectations. From the capacity crowds to Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Rugby World Cup Super Blog Best World Cup Ever? October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 @super_pete Before the 2015 Rugby World Cup kicked off the organisers stated the hope that this would be the best tournament Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Rugby World Cup Springboks Super Blog The Boo Boys September 28, 2015September 27, 2015 @super_pete Last week saw Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer come under severe pressure from just about every front after South Africa’s shock Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Springboks Super Blog #MeyerOut September 21, 2015September 20, 2015 @super_pete Heyneke Meyer, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springboks The sands of time have surely run out on Heyneke Meyer. The Springboks’ humiliating defeat to Japan simply has to Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Rugby World Cup Super Blog My First Rugby World Cup September 14, 2015September 13, 2015 @super_pete 1995, Rugby World Cup One of my life’s early highlights occurred 18 days before my 12th birthday. That would qualify as an early birthday Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Rugby World Cup Springboks Super Blog Can The Boks Win The World Cup? September 7, 2015September 6, 2015 @super_pete Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springboks The Rugby World Cup kicks off next week and as a patriotic South African I would love nothing more than Read more
Blogs Featured News Super Blog Tennis Serena’s Super Slam Imminent August 31, 2015August 30, 2015 @super_pete Grand Slam, Serena Slam, Serena Williams, US Open Serena Williams stands on the cusp of greatness. In truth the American is already a great in her sport. Williams Read more
Blogs Featured Football News South Africa Super Blog Shakes Deserves Respect August 24, 2015August 23, 2015 @super_pete AFCON, Africa Cup of Nations, Bafana Bafana, Shakes Mashaba, South Africa South Africa head coach Shakes Mashaba last week announced his squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Springboks Super Blog The Great South African Rugby Headache August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 @super_pete Heyneke Meyer, Springboks, transformation Heyneke Meyer has been feeling the heat of late. Meyer has presided over a tumultuous time in Springbok rugby where Read more
Blogs Cricket Featured News Super Blog Ashes To Ashes August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 @super_pete Ashes, Australia, England England has regained the Ashes after three sparkling performances to down Australia on the soggy island over the last six Read more
ABSA Premiership Blogs England Featured Football News Super Blog Football Fever Returns August 3, 2015August 2, 2015 @super_pete Absa Premiership, Chelsea, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Manchester United It might only have been the Carling Black Label Cup and the Community Shield but seeing both these matches over Read more
Athletics Blogs Featured News Olympic Games Super Blog South African Athletics Awakens July 20, 2015July 18, 2015 @super_pete athletics, IAAF, Olympic Games, South Africa, World Championships Something special is brewing in South African athletics. There is sufficient evidence to suggest the sport is on the up. Read more
Blogs Featured News Super Blog Tennis What Country Are You From? July 13, 2015July 10, 2015 @super_pete Davis Cup, Kevin Anderson, South Africa, USA, Wimbledon Kevin Anderson was trending on Twitter in South Africa last Monday during his Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles Fourth Round tie against Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Rugby Championship Springboks Super Blog Super Rugby When It Comes To The Boks – Keep Calm July 6, 2015July 5, 2015 @super_pete Rugby Championship., Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby How often has it happened that a team dominates the round robin phase of a competition only to fall in Read more
ABSA Premiership Blogs Featured Football News South Africa Super Blog One National Playing Philosophy? Yeah Right June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 @super_pete Bafana Bafana, national playing philosophy, PSL, safa, SAFCA Last week the South African Football Coaches Association (SAFCA) unveiled a seven-point plan geared towards redressing some of the technical Read more
Blogs Boxing Featured News Super Blog Below The Belt June 22, 2015September 2, 2015 @super_pete Boxing, Boxing South Africa, BSA, Fikile Mbalula, SABC In May Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula announced that boxing would return to SABC as early as June. Read more
Blogs Featured News Rugby Super Blog Super Rugby Super Rugby Revision June 15, 2015June 16, 2015 @super_pete Blues, Champions League, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Force, Kings, National Football League, NFL, Rebels, Rugby Championship., SANZAR, Sharks, Singapore, Southern Kings, Super Rugby, Uefa, United States, Vodacom Cup After four months it is finally over. Oh wait, no it’s not. It has taken us this long only to Read more
Blogs Featured Football News Super Blog Vamos Copa America 2015 June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 @super_pete Adrian mariappa, Alejandro Sabella, Alexis Sanchez, Angel Di maria, Argentina, Arturo Vidal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Bordeaux, Brazil, Carlos Bacca, Carlos Salcedo, Carlos Tevez, Chile, Claudio Bravo, Claudio Pizarro, Colombia, CONMEBOL, Copa America, Cristian Rodriguez, Crystal Palace, Diego Godin, Diego Rolan, Dunga, Ecuador, El BVerde, El Tri, El Tricolor, English Premier League, Estadio Hernando Siles, FIFA World Cup™, Gabriel Cichero, Gerardo Martino, Gonzalo Higuain, Jackson Martinez, Jamaica, James Rodriguez, Javier Mascherano, Jefferson Farfan, Jhon Murillo, Jorge Sampaoli, Jose Gimenez, Jose Pekerman, Juan Cuadrado, La Albiceleste, La Blanquirroja, La Celeste, La Paz, La Roja, La Vinotinto, Latin America, Leicester City, Lionel Messi, Los Cafeteros, Los Guaranies, Luis Suarez, Marco Etcheverry, Marcos Rojo, Mauricio Isla, Mexico, Miguel Herrera, Nelson haedo Valdez, Neymar, Noel Sanvicente, Olympic Games, oscar Tabarez, Pablo Zabaleta, Paolo Guerrero, Paraguay, Peru, Radamel Falcao, Rafael Marquez, Ramon Diaz, Raul Jimenez, Reggae Boyz, Rio De Janeiro, Salomon Rondon, Samba Kings, Schalke 04, Sebastian Coates, Selecao, Sergio Aguero, South Africa, South America, Uefa, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Wes Morgan, Winfried Schaefer, Zenit Saint Petersburg The 2015 Copa America kicks off on Thursday and if the form of the South American teams at last year’s Read more
Blogs Featured News Super Blog Still A Lot To Play For May 25, 2015May 26, 2015 @super_pete Argentina, Brazil, Champions League, Chile, Colombia, Copa America, COSAFA Cup, England, FA Cup, NBA, New Zealand, Newcastle United, Open Championship, Roland Garros, Rugby Championship., Super Rugby, The Ashes, Uefa, Uruguay, US Open, Wimbledon This is often the time of the year when football fans, myself very much included, do not know what to Read more
Blogs Featured News Super Blog Tennis Anyone For A Serve And Volley? May 19, 2015May 20, 2015 @super_pete Andre Agassi, ATP, Bjorn Borg, Fed Cup, Houston, John McEnroe, John-Laffnie De Jager, Kei Nishkori, Latin America, Milos Raonic, Natalie Grandin, Novak Djokovic, Paris, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, Wimbledon, WTA The year’s second Major, Roland Garros, starts on Sunday. Tennis is presently dominated by Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams and Read more
Blogs England Featured Football News Super Blog Newcastle Nightmare May 11, 2015May 12, 2015 @super_pete Alan Shearer, Aston Villa, Champions League, Chelsea, Derby County, England, English Premier League, Europe, Fabricio Coloccini, Geordies, Hull, Hull City, John Carver, Kevin Keegan, Leicester City, Liverpool, Magpies, Manchester City, Manchester United, Michael Owen, Mike Ashley, Mike Williamson, Newcastle, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, QPR, Queens Park Rangers, Red Devils, Sam Allardyce, Scousers, St James' Park, Steve Bruce, Steve McLaren, Steven Taylor, Sunderland, Tigers, Tim Krul, Tottenham Hotspur, Tyneside, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United South Africans have always followed the English Premier League very closely. In some parts of the country Manchester United and Read more
Blogs Boxing Featured News Super Blog But Did #MayPac Win Over New Fans? May 4, 2015May 5, 2015 @super_pete Boxing, CompuBox, Fight of the Century, Floyd Mayweather, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, MGM Grand, Michigan, Money, Pacman, Paris Hilton, Pretty Boy, The Ring, WBA, WBC, WBO, YouTube And so the “Fight of the Century” has come and gone with opinions divided on Floyd Mayweather’s unanimous decision victory Read more
Blogs Boxing Featured News Super Blog Who Wins “Fight Of The Century”? April 27, 2015April 28, 2015 @super_pete Brian Mitchell, Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather, Joe Frazier, Juan Manuel Marquez, Laureus, Manny Pacquiao, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Timothy Bradley, Tony Lopez Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to rumble. “The Fight of the Century” is upon us. On Saturday the unbeaten Read more
Blogs Boxing Featured News Super Blog Not Knocked Out Yet April 20, 2015April 21, 2015 @super_pete Bafana Bafana, Boxing, Brian Mitchell, Cato Ridge, Corrie Sanders, Department of Sport and Recreation, Dicksy Ngqula, Dingaan Thobela, East Rand, Eastern Cape, Fight of the Century, Fikile Mbalula, Floyd Mayweather, Gauteng, Gert Oosthuizen, IBF, IBO, Johannesburg, Khayelitsha, KwaZulu Natal, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Mdantsane, Mexico, Moruti Mthalane, Mzonke Fana, Netball Premier League, Olympic, Proteas, Springboks, swimming, Thabiso Mchunu, United Kingdom, United States, WBA, WBO, Western Cape, Xolisani Ndongeni, Zolani Tete Boxing is experiencing a surge in public interest owing to the “Fight of the Century” lined up for May 2nd Read more
Blogs Cricket Featured News Super Blog No Grey Areas April 6, 2015April 7, 2015 @super_pete AB De Villiers, Bulawayo, Cape Cobras, Cricket South Africa, Cricket World Cup, Department of Sport and Recreation, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Knights, Kyle Abbott, Mthokozisi Shezi, New Zealand, Proteas, Rilee Rossouw, SMS, SRSA, Telford Vice, Vernon Philander, Zimbabwe Last week was dominated by the controversy surrounding an alleged SMS sent to Cricket South Africa (CSA) by the Department Read more
Blogs Cricket Cricket World Cup Featured News Super Blog All Hail The Champions March 30, 2015March 31, 2015 @super_pete Aaron Finch, AB De Villiers, Afghanistan, Australia, Baggy Greens, Bangladesh, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Cricket World Cup, David Warner, Down Under, England, Farhaan Behardien, Glenn Maxwell, ICC, India, James Faulkner, Josh Hazlewood, JP Duminy, Kiwis, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, MCG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, New Zealand, Pakistan, Proteas, Rilee Rossouw, Shane Watson, South Africa, Steve Smith, Wayne Parnell Australia are the cricket champions of the world. Again. It is a bitter pill to swallow for South Africans but Read more
Blogs Cricket Cricket World Cup Featured News Super Blog Best Matches Of The World Cup So Far March 16, 2015March 17, 2015 @super_pete Afghanistan, Aussies, Australia, Bangladesh, Blu-Ray, Cricket World Cup, England, ICC, Kiwis, New Zealand, Scotland, Tigers, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe For the best part I’ve enjoyed the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. But how does one measure an exciting match Read more
Blogs Cricket Cricket World Cup Featured News Super Blog The Ideal Cricket World Cup Format March 9, 2015March 10, 2015 @super_pete Associate Nations, Australia, BCCI, Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket World Cup, ICC, India, International Cricket council., Jr, Kenya, Martin Crowe, Narayanaswami Srinivasan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan There has been so much talk about the performances of the Associate Nations at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the Read more