Bryson DeChambeau has grabbed the golfing world’s attention, but Justin Thomas believes that you don’t need to go huge off the tee to win tournaments. Speaking ahead of the rescheduled US Masters which gets underway on Thursday 12 November at the Augusta National Golf Course, Thomas said that DeChambeau’s power doesn’t give him that much […]
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Tiger Woods opened his heart to fellow green jacket winners while serving sushi and fajitas at the Masters Champions Dinner, where legends gathered to share stories ahead of Thursday’s start at Augusta National. READ | ALL THE ROUND 1 TEE-TIMES – AND WHERE TO WATCH It was the 15-time major winner’s turn – thanks to […]
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The result of the US election was big news for the world, for the economy and markets. But as an investor I’ve always considered the pandemic of far greater consequence. Joe Biden’s electoral success was duly eclipsed by the news on Monday that an effective Covid-19 vaccine may have been found. An eventful week suddenly […]
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The JSE and its co-sponsors, Standard Bank, Old Mutual and UBS, will virtually host the 8th annual South Africa Tomorrow Investor conference on the 16th – 20th November 2020. The conference aims to showcase South African institutions and listed companies to the US investor community. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago will come […]
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Both Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have been exempted from competing in the preliminary rounds of the upcoming 2020/2021 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup. Mamelodi Sundowns are the sixth ranked club on the continent and as a result, will be exempted from the preliminary CAF Champions League round while Orlando Pirates are ranked […]
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Chris Froome brought down the curtain on his Team Sky/Ineos career on Sunday, describing it as “a love story which lasted 11 years”. The 35-year-old captured the Tour de France four times with the outfit as well as the Vuelta a Espana twice and a single Giro d’Italia. ‘VERY EMOTIONAL DAY’ Next year, he will […]
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The recent statement released by SANZAAR regarding the future of the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship may have been premature. SANZAAR announced last Wednesday that all four member unions – South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina and Australia – had recommitted to the tournament until 2030. SA RUGBY ‘WELCOMED’ THE SANZAAR CHANGES The statement mentioned the Rugby […]
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Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is among the favourites to be named the new Eastern Province head coach. This comes after the deadline for applications for the position closed last Friday. DE VILLIERS ALSO HAD STINTS AT UWC AND ZIMBABWE According to Rapport newspaper, De Villiers, Deon Kayser and Jonathan Mokuena are the three leading contenders. De […]
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The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour is still not guaranteed to take place during its scheduled dates – or at all – due to Covid-19. In recent weeks, a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the United Kingdom with England on a month-long lockdown at present. While SA Rugby and British & […]
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Rugby Australia (RA) announced a broadcast rights deal with Nine Entertainment on Monday that the financially stricken body said would “reboot the game at every level”. RA said the deal would deliver benefits worth A$100 million (R1.13 billion) over three years from 2021, with the prospect of more funds if Nine exercises a two-year extension […]
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