Shaun Carter is the cover star of the November 2013 edition of Vanity Fair. His wide-ranging interview covers a variety of topics including his child, money, poverty, Barack Obama, and most interestingly, the business skills he managed to glean from dealing drugs in his adolescence. Check it out.
Local columnist, Andile Mngxitama has launched a scathing attack on Springbok rugby in a column published by the City Press, titled ‘Springboks are a perfect metaphor for SA’. Regarding the Bok loss to the All Blacks in Dunedin some weeks back due to what has been widely recognised as on of the worst examples of refereeing in the history of the game, Mngxitama said, “The bad refereeing that cost the Boks the game was merely poetic justice and karma.”
Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympian who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is preparing for his March trial, by hiring a team of American forensic investigators.
I don’t know what was more incredible to read in this weekend’s Sunday Times. The fact that Joost van der Westhuizen’s wife farts loudly, or the fact that it is indeed a ‘penchant.’
American wingsuit pilot, Jeb Corliss, performed a death defying stunt this weekend in China’s Zhejiang Province. He jumped out a helicopter and flew through a narrow crevasse in the Langshan Mountain. The stunt was dubbed ‘The Flying Dagger.’
Last weekend the 5 – 1 multiple came good and as a result there were a few happy people here at The Compound. This weekend is probably one of the best spreads to date, offering some very interesting options and involves the following matches:
Good guy Kyrie Irving visited a school in Gauteng to participate in an educational program supported by UNICEF’s Schools for Africa initiative. While visiting the kids, an impromptu dance battle kicked off with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ point guard and one brave student. The rest of the class provided the soundtrack.
This video takes the saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” to a whole new level. Watch what happened during this Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham on the weekend.
Righto, the gang over here at The Compound has yet again done all the hard work for you. This weekend’s sports multiple dishes up some interesting options and includes 2 Currie Cup rugby matches and 3 English Premier League games with odds ranging from 5 -1 to 150 – 1.
Rugby player, Manu Tuilagi says he’s sorry for playing a prank on British Prime Minister David Cameron. Tuilagi was at 10 Downing Street on Monday afternoon for a visit along with the British and Irish Lions. The group posed for a photo outside the entrance to honour the Lions’ 2-1 defeat over Australia, and Tuilagi pulled this stunt.
Okay, okay so last week we may have been a tad off with our predictions, but after the Bok win we were happy to forget about the multiple and rather revel in the joy of getting one over the Aussies. That said, we have had a report from one happy camper who signed up using the 2OV voucher code (see below) who placed a R180 bet last weekend and won R3,600.
Well this is just adorable. Check out these little surfer dudes and dudettes ripping waves like pros. This is sure to make you smile, unless you are a robot, then I’m afraid there is no hope for you.
From the duo that brought you the ‘History Of Rap’ part one, part two and part three, comes the ‘Evolution Of End Zone Dancing’. Justin Timberlake (late night television seems to be his home away from home these days) and Jimmy Fallon cranked out this hilarious performance to showcase the way the football end zone dance has evolved throughout the years.
Two Cape Town surfers Benji and Davey Brand, as well as local film maker Dan Mace have produced a video highlighting what may well be one of the last great undiscovered surf spots on an African coastline. And barely a day after upload, the video has racked up over 100,000 views. It’s beautiful, and you should watch it.
Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal won his second US Open title on Monday night, and secured his 13th Grand Slam title. On Tuesday morning this piece of advertising gold hit the airwaves.
Eminem joined ESPN’s Saturday Night Football on the weekend for the half time show at the Michigan – Notre Dame game. Check out Eminem with hosts Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit. So extremely uncomfortable and awkward.
Angry mobs of teenage girls everywhere are most likely plotting revenge, because Louis Tomlinson, of One Direction has been injured. Click for more on these dramatic scenes 😉
If you watched the U.S. Open quarterfinal match on Thursday you experienced a little blast from the past. Andy Murray, defending U.S. Open champion, seemed to channel himself circa 2010 and completely lost it on the tennis court.He was playing against Stanislas Wawrinka at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and had good reason to be upset.
To celebrate The Football Association’s 150th anniversary, Buckingham Palace will host its first ever football game played on the Royal Household gardens. Rad.
Last weekend the bet limit was reached in the 2oceansvibe multiple within 24 hours and if it weren’t for the draw between Western Province and Lions there would have been some serious payouts.
If you are in the market for a boat, listen up, Rupert Murdoch is selling his yacht, and it could be yours for R300 million! Check out these photos of ‘Rosehearty’
The 34th America’s Cup finals are set to start on Sept. 7. The defending champions, Oracle Team USA (lead by Oracle founder Larry Ellison), will take on Emirates Team New Zealand. These teams have spent more than $100 million each, building the fastest sailboats the race has ever seen, the AC72.
World mountain bike champ, Greg Minnaar, will be on 2oceansvibe Radio today at 12 o;’ clock. So make sure you tune in to the Just Josie show at www.2ov.fm. Send questions for Greg to josie@2oceansviberadio.com or tweet to @2ovfm
South African mountain biking legend, Greg Minnaar, has become the third person in history to win the downhill champs on home soil.
Everything about this story is very sad. In this video you will see an emotional, Turkish football player, Volkan Sen who plays for Trabzonspor FC. He burst in to tears during a match on Monday because fans of his OWN TEAM heckled his dead mother. Wait until you hear what the chairman of the football club had to say.
If Lions beat Western Province, and Sharks beat Bulls, and Man United beat Liverpool, Arsenal beat Spurs, and Newcastle beats Fulham, then your R56 bet will make you R1,008. FACT. It just makes the weekend better, even if you don’t know the sports.
Earlier this week in the land of the Pols, the defending league champion Legia Warsaw were fined and forced to close down a spectator stand stand for yesterday’s Champions League tie as punishment for their fan’s “racist behaviour” at a match in July. Naturally, the team’s fans responded by basically turning a stand into a glowing hellfire of fury and flares.
Australian surf brand, Billabong, has declared its flagship brand value to be zero. Four other brands the company now also values at nothing are: Element, Palmers, Beachculture and Amazon.
24-year-old Gareth Bale will soon be playing for Real Madrid. The world record breaking, €100 million (R1,366,590,600) transfer from the Tottenham Hotspur has been finalized, and an official announcement could be made tomorrow.
England ratcheted up their third Ashes title in a row this weekend. Naturally, the chaps were in a fine mood to celebrate, and they did just that. At around 23h30, the players decided to move their celebrations on to the field.