The denizens of the Internet don’t care much about the Olympics and gold medal athletes. Meet the first meme from the Sochi games, Ashley “Bullshit” Wagner.
The brains trust behind the Sochi Winter Olympics knew it was missing something. A headlining act to get the young kids to watch. But what to do? Make awkward old Russian policemen sing a Daft Punk track, of course.
No naughty photos. No new text message scandal. Just a breakdown in trust, starting with Pietersen’s dismissal as captain five years ago. That’s what former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss believes, anyway.
Here’s something to keep all the surfers and beach goers out of the scorching heat this weekend. The guys from RVCA Rolling Retro 2014 are dusting off the old surfboards that your gram-pa used when he still had a washboard stomach. So put on some retro gear and catch a wave with them this Sunday.
Much has been made of Russia’s homophobic policies in the lead up to the 2014 Olympics.The Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion have therefore taken it upon themselves to piss the Russians off with the stunning combination of lycra body suits, synchronised thrusting, Human League, and an Olympic sport.
We’re kicking off your February bets with an incredible competition! BetFlash is giving you the opportunity to win R1 million cash! Enter by predicting the final log position of each rugby team on the myPredictor website! When you get there, you’ll probably see Jonathan Kaplan’s handsome face. Why is that? J-Kaps is the brand new BetFlash brand […]
Our Russian might be a bit rusty but that won’t stop us from appreciating the Winter Olympics and the Russian participants. Doing her best to warm up Sochi is Ekaterina Stolyarova.
Genius! There are some clever thinking Russians out there that designed these double-toilets for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Never again will you need a magazine or play Angry Birds to pass the time on the loo – because now your buddy is right there with you!
Next to Mario, Andrew Cotton from the UK might be the plumber with the biggest balls. Cotton rode an 80 ft monster of a wave off the coast of Nazare, Portugal. His ride has been submitted for this year’s Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards.
And it was great. Questions include, “Would you rather have a nipple-sized winky, or winky-sized nipples?” Siv Ngesi also went on record to state that he’d have sex with a horse if he could be certain that no one would ever find out about it.
Keen to watch the GoPro footage of an Austrian falling from 24 miles above the earth? Sure you are. This newly released video shows the first person perspective of Felix Baumgartner’s jump from back in 2012.
Athens takes bronze with $15 billion. Beijing gets bumped down to silver with $40 billion. And the gold medal goes to Russia with $50 billion, making the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics the most expensive Olympics ever. Let’s meet a couple of Russia’s wealthiest individuals responsible for the bill.
Do you even know what Nitro Circus is? Do you even KNOW? Watch these videos, get up to speed, and then win yourself some tickets. Get inside. Go on.
It’s your last chance to place a bet in January, and we’re back in rugby territory, friends. With the 6 Nations set to kick off and the English Premier League entering crunch stages, we have some exciting betting action lined up for you. There’s also a small matter of the Bonanza Pot, where every bet has odds of 750 to 1. Yep, that’s for real. Check it out inside.
French newspaper L’Equipe has reported that Michael Schumacher is waking gradually from his artificially induced coma and is responding positively to treatment. The seven-time F1 champion has been in a artificial coma since 29 December, and has started the phase of gradual awakening this week. However, after five weeks in a medically induced coma, there are […]
Well this certainly isn’t going to do much good for global cyclist/motorist relations. Commuting by bicycle is becoming increasingly common in London (and Cape Town, for that matter), and the city has responded over the course of the last decade by installing dedicating bicycle lanes parallel to traffic. And that’s the place where confrontation between motorists […]
Showing the middle finger to gravity, these skateboarders have taken over the rooftops of NYC. Enjoy the resulting footage taken from the film ‘Tengu: God of Mischief’.
The sixth annual Nokia Cape Town Tens, currently the biggest tens tournament in the world, will take place at Hamilton’s Rugby Club, on 7th and 8th February 2014, with 100 rugby teams participating, including an international Rugby Legends team. Click to win tickets!
Unsuspecting Chelsea fans were interviewed about a couple of potential signings to their club. Football fans always seem to have their two cents to add when it comes to their favourite team – pity that all the players were made-up.
The mayor of the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics has claimed the whole city is straight during an interview with the BBC. The same reporter had drinks at a Sochi gay bar the previous night. Go figure.
Chinese tennis star, Li Na stole the spotlight after she won the Australian Open on Saturday, 25 January, in Melbourne, Australia. Breaking the monotony that often tinges sport acceptance speeches, Li banged out a barrage of classic one liners such as: “Max my agent thanks a lot, you are making me rich.” “My husband, he […]
The new engines that are coming in to Formula 1 this year are ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that Formula 1 has decided not to call it an ‘engine’ but rather, a ‘power unit’.
Whether you’ve just taken up a position at a trendy design firm in Woodstock, or recently given up golf to go mountain biking with your colleagues at Deloitte, you’re probably in the market for a bicycle. Everyone is these days – it’s very disconcerting. While we can’t condone every one of your life decisions, we can support you – because we love you unconditionally.
When one thinks of a table tennis game, an image of a small ball being paddled repetitively over a miniature net hardly brings a smirk to your face. But this match between Jean-Michel Saive and Chuang Chih-yuan at the Tai Ben Invitational, will make you a fan of the sport.
Daytona drivers Matteo Malucelli and Memo Gidley are both badly injured from a collision during the Rolex 24 race over the weekend, but seem to be in stable conditions according to the Ferarri and Gainsco teams respectively. Malucelli suffered a “severe cerebral concussion” and remains under observation, whilst Gidley underwent surgery on his left arm and leg. […]
Please meet Master Wong. Unlike some Kung Fu teachers who emphasise patience, discipline and self-defence, all Wong wants is for you to be professional, to understand what you’re doing – and to fuck up that motherfucker.
“Let’s send Kobus to Mars,” is something you will never hear coming out of NASA mission controller’s mouth. The likelihood that a South African would be chosen to go to space, let alone to form a human colony on Mars is not very strong. But through private and public funding, the Mars One Expedition may do just that.
The semi-final match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the 2014 Australian Open Tennis Grand Slam in Melbourne is currently underway, and Rafael Nadal’s hands are being shredded to pieces.
January is almost over, and so is the week. In the multiple this weekend, we have five spicy football games from the FA Cup, the Serie A, and a high-scoring affair from the Bundesliga. FA Cup, Bundesliga, and Serie A: Birmingham vs Swansea Chelsea vs Stoke Wigan vs Crystal Palace Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich Lazio Roma […]
Genie Bouchard, the up and coming 19-year-old tennis superstar, made easy work of former French Open winner Ana Ivanovic on Tuesday.