Tiger “Billion Dollar Man” Woods

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods has been making history on and off the course since he joined the PGA Tour in 1996. First up was a record $40 million contract from Nike. The following year he won the Masters by a record 12 strokes, becoming the youngest winner ever and first black player to take the title. His career has been packed full of accomplishments, including major titles (14), annual money titles (9) and Player of the Year awards (9).

Now Woods can add one more accolade to his trophy case: the first athlete to earn $1 billion. Our calculations show that the $10 million bonus Woods earned winning this year’s FedEx Cup title nudged him over the $1 billion mark in career earnings.

Forbes has been tracking athlete earnings since before Tiger turned pro. Woods had earned a cumulative $895 million going into 2009, by our estimates, from prize money, appearance fees, endorsements, bonuses and his golf course design business. If you add his $10.5 million in 2009 prize money, the FedEx bonus and his take so far this year from his more than $100 million in annual off-the-course earnings, Woods’ career earnings are now 10 figures.

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ys-forbestiger100109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Ja nee kyk, hierdie man kan nie net goed golf speel nie maar lyk ook of hy nie regtig finansieel sukkel nie 

Rugga – Chat

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Bokke vs All Blacks (Bloemfontein 25/07/2009)

Bulls 61-17 Chiefs – S14 Final

Victor en Bakkies

The record-breaking Bulls put their name in the history books with an unbelievable 61-17 victory over a hapless Chiefs team in the Super 14 Final in Pretoria on Saturday.

Not only have they become the fourth team to win more than one title – well only the fourth team to win a title – but they have rewritten the record books.

It is the biggest winning margin in a Final, by the proverbial country mile – the 44-point margin beating the 30 points (36-6) win the Brumbies posted over the Sharks in 2001. The 61 points also smashed the 47 points posted by the Brumbies in the 2004 Final.

Ek is beslis nie ‘n Bulls fan nie maar ek sal lieg as ek se ek het nie geniet om te sien hoe hulle die Chiefs verniel nie. My persoonlike gevoel is dat hierdie oorwinning, soos die 2007 een, baie gaan doen om die Springbokspan saam te snoer om nog groter hoogtes te bereik. Na aanleiding van die Britse Leeus se eerste wedstryd teen ‘n tweederangse span sal ek as ek hulle is, so bietjie bekommerd wees.

Jake to the rescue

Jake White

Jake White’s company, Winning Way, will spend time with the Lions to do a full assessment and audit on the rugby structures of the union, from senior down to junior level.

A statement by the Lions said: “There is a great deal of expertise in Jake’s company, and due to this, the GLRU feel an audit will be extremely beneficial. With the likes of Eddie Jones (winner of the Super 14 with the Brumbies), Jake White and Derek Coetzee (a World Cup winning conditioning coach), and many more, the GLRU feel confident that we will see dramatic benefits for rugby in Johannesburg.

“After the audit, White’s company will make recommendations on how they see the way forward.”

This audit follows another dismal Super 14 campaign for the Lions who have won only 11 from 38 matches over the last three years since they started playing as a individual franchise.

http://www.sport24.co.za/Content/Rugby/264/f1d5254649b24e5a862089613e30823c/26-05-2009%2005-05/Jakes_company_to_audit_Lions

Hoog tyd dat die mense wat die besluite neem by die Leeus iets doen aan hulle swak vertonings, ek wonner net of hulle gaan luister na Jake se aanbevelings??

Biff is back

After an indifferent start to the 2009 IPL season , Greame Smith proved his class with a solid 77 of 44 balls with 12 fours and a six. He also shared in the best partnership of the series thusfar when Smith and Naman Ojha put on 135 runs for the first-wicket of 91 balls.

This partnership helped The Rajasthan Royals post the highest score in this year’s tournament as they crushed the Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs in their IPL match at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on Tuesday

The Rugby Guru

The Rugby Guru

Baie mense praat en skryf oor rugby, maar daar is nie baie wat sense praat of skryf nie. Gaan lees gerus self wat skryf The Rugby Guru alles oor die spel. Ek het baie gehou van sy uitsprake rondom die SANZAR debakel en ook hoekom New Zeeland nie eintlik ’n goeie rugbyspan het nie.

Nuwe Bok Trui

Ja en vir hoe lank gaan hulle nou happy wees? En kan die krieketspan nie ook nou ‘n springbok op hulle hemde kry nie?

Absoluut pateties hoe daar keer op keer met die springbok embleem rongefok word…….

Leinster triumph in front of record crowd

Brian O'Driscoll

Leinster beat Munster in front of a world record crowd of 82,208 people at Crowk Park in the Heineken Cup Semi Final. Brian O’Driscoll accepted the man of the match award only after acknowledging the massive role played by his pack of forwards.

“It is a little bit embarrassing being made man of the match. I’ll accept on behalf of the Leinster pack because they created the platform for us to win the game,” said O’Driscoll after the game. 

Leinster will play the final against the winners between Cardiff Blues and the Leicester Tigers.

Greg Page dies at age 50

Former Heavyweight Champion - Greg Page

Wie kan hierdie man onthou?  Ek onthou dit asof dit gister was toe hy die Boksburg Bomber , Gerrie Coetzee, op 1 Desember 1984 by Sun City uitgeslaan het om sy WBA wereldtitel af te neem.

Greg Page was ‘n baie belowende bokser toe hy jonger was en daar was selfs sprake dat hy die volgende Muhamed Ali sou wees. Baie beserings en ‘n gesukkel om sy gewig in toom te hou het verhoed dat sy loopbaan tot sy volle potensiaal ontwikkel. Nadat hy soos Gerrie sy titel met sy eerste verdediging afgestaan het, het hy nooit regtig weer die hoogtes bereik wat vir hom bestem was nie.

Op 9 Maart 2001, in wat sy laaste geveg sou wees, het Page teen Dale Crowe breinskade opgedoen wat hom vir ‘n tydperk in ‘n koma gelaat het en ook verlam gemaak het aan sy linkerkant.

Op Maandag 27 April 2009 is Greg Page in sy slaap oorlede. Volgens sy vrou Patricia was sy dood ‘n direkte gevolg van die beserings wat hy opgedoen het in sy laaste geveg teen Crowe.

Men in charge

It may be a showdown between the best in the northern hemisphere and the world champions, but don’t expect to see the world’s best referees in action when the British and Irish Lions tour South Africa.

Australian Stuart Dickinson and Frenchman Christophe Berdos have been appointed as referees for the Springboks’ three Tests in June and July.

It was then decided that neutral referees from the IRB’s high performance panel should be used. However, the majority of the referees are from South Africa or the four home unions, which only left French and Australian referees.

While Berdos has only officiated in a few Springbok Tests, Dickinson is no stranger to South Africans. He has dished out five yellow cards to Springboks and been involved in a few controversial incidents in matches South African teams played in.

http://www.sport24.co.za/

British Lions 2009 – Team announced

Backs: Lee Byrne (Wales), Rob Kearney (Ireland), Shane Williams (Wales), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), Ugo Monye (England), Luke Fitzgerald (Ireland), Tommy Bowe (Ireland), Tom Shanklin (Wales), Jamie Roberts (Wales), Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Keith Earls (Ireland), Riki Flutey (England), Ronan O’Gara (Ireland), Stephen Jones (Wales), Mike Phillips (Wales), Harry Ellis (England), Tomas O’Leary (Ireland).

Forwards: Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), Andy Powell (Wales), David Wallace (Ireland), Stephen Ferris (Ireland), Alan Quinlan (Ireland), Joe Worsley (England), Martyn Williams (Wales), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Paul O’Connell (Ireland) (captain), Donncha O’Callaghan (Ireland), Simon Shaw (England), Nathan Hines (Scotland), Gethin Jenkins (Wales), Adam Jones (Wales), Andrew Sheridan (England), Phil Vickery (England), Euan Murray (Scotland), Jerry Flannery (Ireland), Lee Mears (England), Matthew Rees (Wales).

Gaan Rassie gly of gaan hy bly?

Rassie Erasmus

Daar is al lank sprake dat Rassie Erasmus die WP gaan verlaat om die nuwe Eastern Cape Spears te gaan afrig. Hy moet natuurlik sy kop laat lees maar dis ‘n debat vir ‘n ander dag. Ek persoonlik dink nie Rassie is ‘n slegte afrigter nie maar sy rekord by die Stormers is glad nie so goed as wat dit by die Cheetahs was nie. Hoekom?? Die Kaap het meer geld en talent as die Vrystaters maar hy sukkel daar. My beskeie opinie is dat Rassie nie soveel uit gesoute Springbokke kan haal as wat hy uit jong onervare spelers kon kry nie. En daar is ‘n duidelike verskil tussen die twee. Is dit nie ook miskien hoekom hy nie baie lank saam met Jake White en die Bokke gewerk het nie?

R.I.P. Lourens Fourie

Op Sondag 12 April 2009 is Lourens Fourie oorlede. Iemand wat ek die voorreg gehad het om persoonlik te ontmoet. Sy afsterwe laat die Suid Afrikaanse musiekbedryf en die Pumas Rugby Unie baie armer. Sy passie vir die spel van rugby en veral sy geliefde Pumas rugbyspan was legendaries. 

‘n Uittreksel uit Lourens Fourie se laaste kommentaar wat hy op sy blog geskryf het net voor paasnaweek.

 

 

En so breek 2009 se paasnaweek aan. ‘n Derde van hierdie jaar is alreeds verby en dit maak my regtig bang – waar gaan al die tyd so vinnig heen? Kry ek alles gedoen wat gedoen moet word? Is alles wat ek tot dusver alreeds moes gedoen en gese het alreeds gedoen en gese? Wat word van ons? Gewigtige vrae met nog meer komplekse antwoorde as wat dit op die oog af mag lyk.

Nou ja, nog vier dae tot by die eindstreep en dit is nie eens onderhandelbaar nie. Dit moet eenvoudig net. Ek sal later ‘n bietjie van ‘n ruskans vat, maar wanneer dit gaan wees, is ek regtig nie so seker oor nie.

Miskien sal ek tog maar oor die volgende paar dae erens tyd inruim vir ‘n vinnige bier saam met ‘n pel…

……..Hoeveel keer verloor ons (aan beide die lewe en die dood) nie diegene vir wie ons so oneindig lief is net omdat ons verkies om te “wag” tot alles te laat is nie? Is daar mense wat uit hierdie hartseer gebeurtenis sal leer…?

Lourens was vir baie mense ‘n pel en het met sy talent as skrywer ook vele mense se lewens verryk. Rus in vrede Lourens jy sal altyd gemis word.

Francois

http://jv.news24.com/Beeld/Suid-Afrika/0,,3-975_2500388,00.html

http://www.lourensfourie.co.za/lf2/index.php?lang=afr

St John’s College Rugby Festival

St John's First XV

Participating teams:

Affies Hoër Seunskool FNB Invitation XV Glenwood High School Golden Lions Helpmekaar Kollege Jeppe Boys’ High School

Maritzburg College Monument Hoërskool Paarl Boys’ High School Paul Roos Gimnasium Outeniqua Hoërskool St John’s College

http://www.stjohnscollege.co.za/eventsRugbyFestival2009.php

Beslis iets wat ek gaan kyk hierdie Saterdag….

Daar is natuurlik vele ander festivals aan hierdie naweek. Hier is al die detail en spanne wat deelneem.

http://www.ougrote.com/2009/04/01/2009-schools-rugby-easter-festival-kes-st-johns-st-stithians/#comment-805