Interestingly, scientists have discovered that Bolt isn't simply the peak ofaerodynamic perfection. They found that less than 8 percent of the energy produced by his muscles is used for motion, and that the rest is absorbed by drag. Factoring in the weather conditions and altitude at the time...
Honestly, I never thought I’d hear a Springbok saying the Argentinian scrum and lineout would be their Achilles heel. Now everyone is waxing lyrical about the running ability of their backline and the patterns behind the scrum. Again, it made me think about those discussions many years ago...
The year ahead is an important one for African sport, as an Olympic year for one, but we are set to see significant growth in basketball and American football on the continent.While Africa has established stars already in several sports, particularly soccer, we have picked 15 athletes who are...
A Junior Springbok representative in 2019, Abrahams is eager to flaunt his fleet-footed flair in the Munster red. READ MORE The Counter Ruck: the rugby newsletter from The Irish Times Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards: ‘The greatest collection of women in ...
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South Africa may be the defending World Cup champions, but they were not good enough this year to beat a very inconsistent All Blacks side to the title - and that despite playing New Zealand at home in both games. The confidence withi...
please consider the other side of the story. I am not a vegetarian, so I can’t claim to be horrified over hunting a giraffe. I’ve enjoyed kudu, oryx, springbok, goat, pig, ostrich, rabbit, bison, sheep, deer, turkey, chicken, beef, horse, frog and dozens of species of fish and...
The Kalahari has a many types of animal life though varied in the North more than in the South. Despite the variation, many animal species thrive and survive for long periods of time without surface water in the arid south. The springbok, hartebeest, and gun (wildebeest) are the dominant ...
when he came to think of it, that King Khatsua was acting wisely in his generation. For the introduction of diggers into his dominions would surely have meant, as everywhere else, the speedy proclamation of a British protectorate, and the final annihilation of King Khatsua himself and his du...
Produced by the makers of the award-winning Chasing the Sun and Two Sides (both also streaming on Showmax), this is an 80-minute adventure into the mind of the man who looked his challenges in the eye, and gave Springbok fans and players a fresh dose of hope – and another World Cup...