Champions — Chelsea The master plan of Roman Abramovich has been threatening for three seasons now and with the Blues under the management of Carlo Ancelotti, they might just have the bottle to take the Premier League title away from United, who in turn will have to cope without the magic of Cristiano Ronaldo. There […]
Justin Lawrence
Justin is currently editor of the Essential Sports service at Cape Town-based agency Sunday Media. After completing his media and politics degree at UCT, this writer's work has been syndicated online to four continents, via the likes of Fox Sports, Virgin Mobile and Soccer365.
A brief sports career saw Justin become a master in the art of both putt-putt and corridor cricket before injuring himself while playing fantasy football. Nonetheless, he still holds a strong passion for all sport and is looking forward to seeing what Bafana Bafana can do in 2010.
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British and Irish Lions can only blame themselves
The British and Irish Lions got it wrong. South Africa may have played a terrible 70 minutes in the second Test on Saturday, but they proved they are worthy world champions by coming from the depths of defeat to overcome tough opposition. Granted, Ian McGeechan’s side were dealt a major blow when both their props […]
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Dude, where’s my flyhalf?
The absence of a specialist flyhalf in the Springbok squad has left many questioning the selections of coach Peter de Villiers ahead of a gruelling season-ending tour of the United Kingdom. World Cup winner Butch James has been omitted as he plies his trade with Guinness Premiership giants Bath. However, he has made himself unavailable […]
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Will someone finally tame the Tiger?
After watching Padraig Harrington win his second consecutive Open Championship this past weekend, it prompted me to question why none of the younger golfers are coming through to step up and fight in the major championships. At 32 years old, Tiger Woods has been holding a monopoly on the game for the past 11 years […]
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Time for Asif to come clean
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has once again found himself at the centre of controversy, having been named as the player who tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League. Asif is not guilty of anything at this point, but one at least has to begin to question his innocence as these […]