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A taste of what’s inside City Press sport today:
Amajita punched their World Cup ticket this week with a convincing win over Burundi and coach Thabo Senong now has his sights set on beating Senegal in Wednesday’s semi-final draw.
In a way, it’s fitting that the SA Super Rugby teams will wear Marvel’s Superhero jerseys when they play each other in the local derbies – our franchises have been due a superhero injection after years of making up numbers in the competition. Columnist Simnikiwe Xabanisa takes a long, hard look at their chances in this year’s competition.
The afternoon in Cape Town is cloudy and muggy. There is a moderate wind and, while it does not affect the flight of the oval ball, it sends dust into passionate eyes, and sand particles find their insidious way down the oesophagus and into the lungs. This is the smallest of prices to pay as spending an afternoon coaching some of the most vulnerable players in terms of social economic disparity provides assurance of the future of our country.
Langa, once a flashpoint of the struggle movement, is again producing the indomitable fighting spirit that epitomises grit, endeavour and overcoming the most inordinate of circumstances and perhaps breeding our future Springbok players.
This afternoon the English Premier League is expected to provide plenty of action and intrigue as Tottenham Hotspur play host to Leicester City, before title hopefuls Manchester City take on Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. Catch up on the news and then watch the games later.
Football is in the air: Traditionally, the month of February is the month of love; the month in which lovers express how much they mean to one another; where roses and chocolates are exchanged and everyone just oozes pheromones.
If you are a football fan, your significant other may have to step back for a while and watch you whisper sweet nothings to your favourite player, exchange thorny abuses with rival fans, and ooze sweat, spit and tears after a match. The Uefa Champions League round of 16 has arrived with as much emotion as Cupid’s heart-shaped arrows.
