Adam Wakefield

Peter de Villiers just can’t stay away from the news. After four years as Springbok coach, culminating in the Springboks’ defeat by the Wallabies in Wellington, the man from Paarl left the international coaching scene. After a few months on the sidelines, De Villiers emerged from his exile to again lambaste the performance of referee Bryce Lawrence […]

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has been criticised in recent days over their choice of kit manufacturer for the coming Olympic Games in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The chosen company, a Chinese outfit by the name of Erka, have also provided sponsorship valued at $4-million (approximately R29-million). […]

The rumour mill has now become fact as Victor Matfield confirmed he had been approached by new Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer about a possible return to the rugby field. Matfield has reportedly been training with the Bulls since he played his last competitive match in the Springboks’ defeat to Australia in last year’s World Cup […]

As the Super Rugby season plods along, for the Lions, what lies at the end is ominous. With the Southern Kings guaranteed Super Rugby participation next year, and the competition not expanding (SARU are really crossing their fingers on that one), what will likely happen is the team finishing bottom of the South African conference […]

Cricket season is officially over and with it comes time for reflection. A new coaching team was drafted in, a new captain was appointed for the ODI and T20 teams, and the complexion of the team has changed with the infusion of some fresh (if not new) blood. Australia began the season with an all-too-brief tour (two […]

Round six of Super 15 2012 is coming up, and the picture has been mostly drawn by hands from the Land of the Long White Cloud, with the odd surprise. The most enterprising rugby is being played by the New Zealand teams, with the Highlanders (bar their surprising loss to the Brumbies) and the Chiefs […]

Delusion is exactly how I would describe Gerald Majola’s continuing stance that he is innocent, and as such, won’t resign. This is even after the Nicholson commission released its findings, stating Majola did violate the Companies Act, and should be investigated by the National Prosecuting Authority for not disclosing bonuses he received from the IPL and ICC […]

Greed: an excessive desire to posses wealth, goods, or abstract things of value with the intention to keep it for one’s self. In today’s modern world, it’s a very important concept considering it was greed that led to the collapse of Bear Sterns which was the prologue in what has become the Great Recession. Greed […]

It’s a new season and already penalties are being counted. Referees issued 59 penalties across the seven games in Super Rugby’s first week of the season and no team secured the four-try bonus point either. It’s too early in the season for prophets of doom to be taken too seriously, but the sceptics are out there…and they are waiting. […]

Cricket South Africa named their list of 22 centrally contracted players for the 2012/2013 season, and it would fair to assume that the biggest eyebrow-raise was reserved for Thami Tsolekile, for all intents and purposes, being named Mark Boucher’s Test successor after he was awarded a contract. The vexing question of who replaces Boucher in […]

Howard Webb isn’t very popular in the blue part of London right now. The burly referee, a policeman, had a hand in awarding Manchester United two penalties in the second half of their clash with Chelsea on Sunday, with Wayne Rooney obliging. United threatened but Chelsea were ones who had a 3-0 lead in the […]

The announcement of Heyneke Meyer as the new Springbok coach on Friday overshadowed another important day for Cricket South Africa (CSA), with it being the last of oral submissions to the sports ministry’s inquiry into the bonus saga that has afflicted the organisation. Judge Mervyn King, South Africa’s authority on corporate governance, while not taking sides during his testimony, […]