March 25, 2013

My Protea team for the Champions Trophy

After the completion of the, ultimately, successful one-day series against Pakistan, the Protea's next international assignment will be the Champions Trophy in England. Based on all the below being
March 12, 2013

The Laureus Sports Awards 2013

The Laureus Sports Awards are essentially the sporting equivalent of the Academy Awards. They have been around for 14 years now and are the only awards that pit the best of every sport against each
March 6, 2013

What has happened since Ryan Giggs debut

Last night Ryan Giggs played his 1000th senior game. This is a remarkable feat in the modern game and one that should not be taken lightly. Of course, I am going to take it lightly or at least light
February 25, 2013

The Pakistan Test Series – Winners and Losers

On the back of the successful test series against Australia and New Zealand, Graeme Smith and his boys took on the Pakistani's in the last of the summer tests. And once again the Protea's demonstrated
February 13, 2013

Rating the Bafana AFCON Players

The AFCON has come and gone. The trophy came and stayed in Hillbrow. And now all that's left is to reflect on the tournament and the performance of the various teams. In our first of two reviews
February 6, 2013

Sports Greatest Disappointments

Following the thoroughly disappointing penalty shoot out defeat of Bafana Bafana this past weekend, I had an interchange on twitter with the brilliant Cindy Poluta. I was emotional and was probably
January 15, 2013

Some great sport commercials

This week Nike released the new Nike Golf advert, which is brilliantly awesome. So I started trolling Youtube a bit and have put together some of my favourite sporting adverts here for your benefit. Nike
January 8, 2013

My top 10 events for 2013

  2012 was an epic sport year, but thats what the great thing about sport is, 2013 is just going to bring us more! While there is a host of sporting events to look forward to, and in our monthly desktop
January 2, 2013

2012 in Review – The Top International Stars

In the year that has passed, many teams of shone. But within the sporting world, there are some individuals have stood out more than a straight guy at a Lady Gaga concert. Here we pay tribute to the
December 21, 2012

2012 in Review – The Top 10 Newcomers

Each and every year that goes by, we get to meet newcomers in the sporting world. Some of them are immediately like ducks to water and are leading lights in world sport. Those are the few that we would
December 20, 2012

2012 in Review – The Best of the Olympics

In 2012 the world was set alight by the brilliance of the London Olympics. As a result we have a review post just for the 10 moments that set the London Olympics ablaze for us. So here are my ten favourite
December 19, 2012

2012 in Review: Top Teams of the Year

In to the third installment of the ATJ 2012 Year in Review and today I have a look at the top teams of the year. Sport is a moment that can often be defined by individual brilliance, but sometimes
December 13, 2012

2012 in review – The Chumps

Today I begin my recap of what has been a sensational year for sport, both in South Africa and in the World. We will review the year over the next 5 days in a series of reviews and lists of the best
December 3, 2012

The Australian Test Tour – Winners and Losers

South Africa have just defended their number one ranking in World Test cricket, following an incredible series in which Australia arguably dominated 9 of the 14 days of cricket. The Proteas were able