Finding fault is our default

Finding fault is our default

A young man had just played his heart out in an enthralling school rugby match and played an absolute blinder – he had scored tries, which he also personally converted; he had scored penalties; he had entered the line effectively and broken the opposition defence to...
It is the people you know

It is the people you know

Peter Oundjian is most likely not a name well known to many people in Zimbabwe. He was a talented soccer player for his school first eleven in the 1970s (an English private school whose Old Boys team, Old Carthusians, is the only amateur team ever to have won the FA...
Can I have an amen?

Can I have an amen?

One of golf’s four Majors, the Masters, is held annually at the hallowed grounds of Augusta National, Georgia, a beautifully sculpted and maintained course that provides a massive challenge for all competitors. The 11th, 12th and 13th holes in particular can make or...
A sporting marriage

A sporting marriage

Over the years, many people have deliberated on what makes a happy or successful marriage. An anonymous writer once despairingly said that “Marriage is like a walk in the park. Jurassic Park.” In a similar vein, Bill Maher lamented that, “You know there is a name for...
Coach me if you can

Coach me if you can

Leonardo De Caprio and Tom Hanks starred in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, which told the story of Frank Abagnale Junior who was a con man posing as a pilot, doctor and lawyer and cashed forged cheques worth millions of dollars before his 21st birthday, despite...