In City_Press Sport today: Government has published a draft bill which will “nationalise” all sporting bodies such as SA Rugby, Cricket SA and Athletics SA, a move that could also see the minister of sport being directly involved in team selection
This is what is in the City Press Sport section this week:Kaizer Chiefs turn 50 in the new year and nothing will serve the tradition-steeped club better than a piece of silverware to make their golden jubilee even more special.
The 3-1 win over Black Leopards in Soweto just before the recess was a confidence booster the 49-year-old German was targeting on his debut. It also proposes to transfer nearly all the powers currently held by sporting bodies to a deputy director-general of the department of sport and recreation.Despite Safa organising a successful first World Cup in Africa in 2010 and PSL revenues reaching R1 billion this year, little has changed in the on-off relationship between the two organisations in the past decade.
But, listening to him talk about his approach after three years as the Titans’ coach, the man who came across as an Aussie trapped in a Saffer’s body sounded worlds apart from the player we knew. Add five individual world records – four of them set in major finals – and Bolt’s claim to a rare level of greatness is undeniableThe past decade in rugby began with a bang as Soweto hosted its first Super Rugby final, and ended with the Springboks winning their third World Cup title.The past decade in cricket had as many incredible milestones as disappointments. There was still no World Cup win. The administrators also engaged in a spot of Russian roulette with the game.
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