The Pistorius trial, is being renewed for a second season, but one of its leading stars is not enjoying all the limelight the televised court case has brought. Barry Roux can now be considered a fully-fledged celebrity by having his very own stalker as well as his own snappy catch line, “I put it to you.”
Can the Stormers save their Super Rugby campaign? Can Chelsea keep their hat in the ring for the Premiership title, or will Arsenal punch their dreams in the face? Will the Bulls destroy the Sharks when they get the passion of Loftus behind them? Will you make thousands of Rands betting on this weekend’s sporting fixtures?
Police ballistics expert Capt. Christiaan Mangena gave an explosive testimony, illustrating the last moments of Reeva Steenkamp’s life. Over the past couple of day’s Oscar Pistorius’s defense have repeatedly attacked the evidence, claiming that the police contaminated the scene. However, this was not the case when Mangena testified.
The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority has a new record holder for the most complained about advertisement in that country’s history. Want to bet what it was about?
Even if you don’t know a stitch about football – Messi should ring a bell. During Barcelona’s 7-0 thrashing of Osasuna, Lionel Messi broke an 87-year-old Barcelona record. Messi being Messi, did it in style with a hat trick.
Pistorius’s defense was dealt a heavy blow after it was revealed in court that the ‘Blade Runner’ was planning on stocking up enough arms to become Rambo. A month after he shot Reeva Steenkamp he canceled a large gun order he placed in June 2012.
Last week, Oscar Pistorius’s trial featured a lot of to and fro between his defense and the state, especially in regard to what now must be the most famous bathroom door in all existence. The evidence so far has been far from conclusive, and with all the “putting” being done, it is sometimes hard to get your head around some of the arguments.
Photos of Oscar Pistorius, taken moments after he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp, have gone public after being shown in court, during the ‘trial of the century.’
As one of the greatest reality television shows continues to play out across the world’s TV screens, questions are coming up about the various characters and details in the courtroom.
No doubt you’ll have noticed by now that Oscar Pistorius’ defence council, Advocate Barry Roux enjoys putting it to people. He puts it to them, he gets back to putting it to them, and then he puts it on their studio. He’s also putting it all over Twitter.
Pop the champagne, we have gone full circle. Mashable’s article on the ever increasing interest of the Oscar Pistorius trial, is a good read, but it is our own little feature that we would like to point out.
This weekend marks Jean de Villiers’ 100th cap for the Stormers. Jean will be going head to head against the Chiefs in a clash that is primed for high emotions, and hard hits. And the great news is that you can make some cash, purely for watching. Check out all the fixtures, below. PUBLIC SERVICE […]
There seems to be a lot of chatter about the blonde lawyer in the background, typing furiously on her laptop in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial courtroom. We did some digging and found this for you.
Cricket legend Herschelle Gibbs sent out a tweet earlier, confirming that his signature was spotted on the autographed cricket bat featured in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial.
In a very interesting twist this morning, state prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, Gerrie Nel, asked witness Colonel Vermeulen (demonstrating where the cricket bat hit the door) to crouch down on his knees when doing so.
The cycling enthusiast’s focus might have been on the Cape Argus on Sunday, but the baked bike ride in Cape Town stole the lime light on Saturday. Here are a couple of photos from the fourth instalment of the World Naked Bike Ride Cape Town.
Much has been made of the defence’s argument in the Oscar Pistorius trial that witnesses Michelle Burger and Charl Johnson did not in fact hear gun shots on the morning of 14 February 2013, but the sound of Oscar Pistorius beating down the bathroom door with a cricket bat in an attempt to reach Reeva Steenkamp, and save her life.
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Hidee-ho, children! We’re headed into week 29 of the English Premier League, and Round 4 of Super Rugby. You, yes YOU could win yourself money just by watching these epic sporting clashes.
A former SA cricketer has been accused of rape. The accused may not be named until he appears in court but it has been reported that the man represented South Africa during the the 1992 World Cup.
Two of the cyclists believed to be behind the assault of a motorist in Sea Point on Sunday, are expected to appear in court today after the video of their assault went viral this week. In the video cyclists were seen battering and ramming their bicycles at the motorist and used pepper spray on the driver.
Faithful fans will always defend their idol. Chris Brown has a Twitter following that defends him every time he is in the news for assault or domestic violence charges and they go by the hashtag #teambreezy. Oscar Pistorius also has his own Twitter fan club that lend their full support: #Pistorians.
There are always two sides to a story, but the court will decide which narrative of the events is the truth. Pistorius’ and the state’s versions of what happened in the early hours of 14 February 2013, have been rendered in 3D.
I swipe on over to Cricinfo to confirm the news that, indeed, Biff has retired. Then I look up, and there’s Graeme Smith. The man himself, also having breakfast. He’s deep in conversation with his wife, and he’s clutching at the Protea emblem on his track top.
Beeld newspaper has taken a photo from Google Maps and clearly marked off where Oscar Pistorius’ house is in relation to the estate where the first witness, Michelle Burger, lives. His defense team have implied that she might have mistaken the cricket bat for gunshots.
Muhammadeya Cycling Club have responded to requests for comment on a video that shows members of their club brutally assaulting the occupants of a stationery vehicle on Beach Road, Sea Point, on March 2 2014. The club justified the assault on the motorist by their members by arguing that the assault was provoked.
Some incredibly disturbing footage has surfaced on YouTube of a bunch of cyclists losing their marbles. Punching and ramming their bikes at a man’s face in Sea Point yesterday.
As the frenzy surrounding Oscar Pistorius’ trial reaches fever pitch, are ads like this warranted? DStv has dedicated an entire channel to the court case and the events surrounding it. It begs the question whether the media, at the expense of accuracy, are provoking the public and thus cashing in on the death of Reeva Steenkamp. Are they going too far? The opposing argument: it’s a murder trial, it’s 2014, and the people do want to know.
What is the appropriate time period to grieve a loved one before moving on? A photo of Pistorius’s alleged new girlfriend has hit the news stands, while one of his exes prepares to testify at his murder trial.
Paddy Power is adding more fuel to the Pistorius fire with their controversial ad, declaring they will refund all losing bets if Pistorius walks. Last week Paddy Power announced that they are offering the opportunity for people to make bets on the outcome of the trial. Since then there has been an outcry from the public, saying that Paddy Power is trivialising the death of Reeva Steenkamp.