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Springboks: Steven Kitshoff reveals why he binned World Cup lucky charm and hopes to remain ‘close to rugby’ Earlier this week, the Stormers and Bok stalwart announced that he cannot continue his career due to the injury he sustained in the Currie Cup match between Western Province and Griquas. Despite his playing days being cut short at just 33 years old, Kitshoff enjoyed immense success throughout his career and retires with 83 Test caps, including a Springboks record 54 appearances from the bench. He won two Rugby World Cups with South Africa as well as two Rugby Championships and led…
Spurs may be without a trophy in 17 years but have a lucrative business model on North London. Tottenham Hotspur are the ‘most profitable club’ in Premier League history according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, in an infuriating revelation for supporters of the North London club. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy faced what The Daily Mail claimed to be ‘the biggest protest against his 24-year Tottenham reign’ ahead of the Premier League fixture against Manchester United earlier this month. The club has been without a trophy for 17 years and hasn’t finished in the top three of the top flight since 2018. A lack…
Daniel Levy has been told Tottenham would be better off without him after recent takeover developments. Levy has helped Spurs to grow commercially in recent years, mainly thanks to the development of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which continues to generate big paydays. It also allows for lucrative commercial deals to be agreed, with an NFL base potentially being built by the North London club. However, when it comes to footballing affairs, it is difficult to argue that Levy has been successful in this department. As a result, fans are growing tired of the 62-year-old and have called for him to leave Tottenham,…
Rodrigo Bentancur looks set to become one of the highest paid players at Tottenham. Bentancur joined Tottenham from Juventus in January 2022. His time in North London has been disrupted by several serious injuries, while fans won’t exactly have been happy with some of the Spurs star’s actions as of late. However, in recent weeks, he has emerged as one of the first names on the teamsheet under Ange Postecoglou. Therefore, while at one point recently it looked as though Bentancur could be headed for the exit door, it now appears as though the midfielder is going to be rewarded…
Springboks set for long-awaited return to the Eastern Cape as 2025 Test venues announce Rugby fans in the Eastern Cape will get to watch the Springboks for the first time in seven years when Rassie Erasmus and his world champions host Italy at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. The game will be played on July 12, and will be second Test of their series against the Italians. The first Test will be played at Loftus Versfeld in Tshwane a week earlier on July 5. In 2021, the Springboks played two games against Argentina in Gqeberha. But due to…
Lucas Bergvall has revealed the angry half-time message Ange Postecoglou gave Tottenham’s players during their defeat to Manchester City. Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 1-0 at home to Man City with Erling Haaland’s first-half goal proving to be the winning moment in the match. The defeat means the North London club have dropped back into 13th place with Crystal Palace leapfrogging them. The Lilywhites showed a great deal of fight in the second 45 minutes, however, they were so poor in the first-half and Postecoglou was not happy, according to Bergvall. What Ange Postecoglou said to Tottenham player at half-time Lucas Bergvall has…
Springboks rugby rankings The Springboks have announced a significant change to the coaching team appointed through to the next World Cup. In a noteworthy announcement on Thursday, the Springboks and Rassie Erasmus announced the coaching team for the next cycle concluding with the Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia The biggest surprise is the unexpected return of World Cup-winning Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones, who will take on this position once again from 1 March 2025. Overall there are three new additions to the coaching and management groups, namely Jones – who was a member of the team’s triumphant 2019…
The growing influence of Jean-Clair Todibo has huge benefits to Graham Potters’ West Ham, well beyond the defensive qualities the defender brings. Comfortable on the ball, as he showed against Arsenal, Todibo allows Potter to encourage his possession-based Hammers team to play out from the back on away that is tougher with Greek Mavropanos in the side: ‘Mav’ is more disposed to mistakes plus he does have a tendency to launch the ball aimlessly forward – also known as ‘hoofball’ under Moyes – with the resulting inevitable turnover. Which must be infuriating to a head coach looking to change to a…
Ange Postecoglou would have been disappointed for numerous reasons after Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 to Manchester City. Firstly, the loss itself would be hurting Postecoglou as it was one step forward and two steps back for a Tottenham side that came into the game off the back of back-to-back wins against Manchester United and Ipswich Town. Secondly, with how Spurs dominated much of the second half, Ange Postecoglou would have been gutted not to see the hosts capitalise on the plethora of chances they created to at least take home a well-earned point. However, the likes of Heung-min Son, Pape Matar Sarr and…
Kaizer Chiefs players Kaizer Chiefs have players capable of hurting Mamelodi Sundowns but their defence might find it hard to contain the likes of Lucas Ribeiro. Kaizer Chiefs are not favored to defeat Mamelodi Sundowns this weekend, but they have the type of players who can win matches. After an enforced break due to the postponement of their league match against Royal AM, originally scheduled for last Saturday, Amakhosi will face Sundowns at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville. In their previous encounter earlier this season at FNB Stadium, Sundowns won 2-1. The teams also met in the Carling…