by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Sports Articles
To be attacked by a shark while surfing, leading to losing sixty percent of the body’s blood and having one arm amputated, only to be back on the surfboard within twenty-six days and later winning numerous tournaments in subsequent years, we should say,...
by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Sports Articles
A father was playing golf with his two teenage sons and being a fair man he advised them, in accordance with their respective handicaps, that he would give them both one shot a hole and he would take a “Woof’” The sons were aware of, and happy with, the...
by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Education Articles
There is a stereotypical picture of education in Africa, that of youngsters sitting under a tree. It is, of course, a picture totally out of date and out of place, though it could easily and rightfully be pointed out that education can still happen under a tree;...
by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Sports Articles
WHEN Astroturf pitches were introduced to hockey back in the early 1980s, surveys were done measuring how much time the ball was in play in international matches on grass pitches compared to Astroturf pitches, with some staggering figures. On grass the ball was in...
by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Sports Articles
Every now and then we hear sportspeople announcing their retirement from international sport, while they declare they are continuing to play for their club – the great Indian cricketer MS Dhoni was one of the latest to do so last year though he will...
