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Dab: England’s No 10 George Ford kicks a penalty during the Pool D match between England and Argentina in Marseille. Photo: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

Can George Ford’s foot propel England to glory?

Perish the thought! Yet the magic of the Rugby World Cup was encapsulated in the fly-half’s boot

Racing to Rio: Lebogang Shange will be one of four SA race walkers at the Olympics.

Lebogang Shange’s fast walk to fame

After a breakthrough season the orphan from Orange Farm will be heading to the Rio Olympics.

In a fix: His once-promising cricket career in tatters

Gulam Bodi: ‘My life has come to a standstill’

Left to sell potatoes, the disgraced cricketer says ‘sometimes the devil just gets hold of you’.

Mackie an eccentric with substance

A master of getting the basics right, Neil McKenzie has called stumps on a gilded cricketing career

The once-busy station

Greylingstad: The town that could not stand the test of time

The once bustling dorp in Mpumalanga is on an extended sabbatical from the modern world.

Promising: Lions centre Harold Vorster.

Slaptjips junior slips quietly on to centre stage

He’s unobtrusive and easy on the eye, but he’s not so anonymous that he doesn’t raise a gentle eyebrow or make a quietly favourable impression.

The Tshabalala home was built in 1930 and was the first house in the Soweto suburb of Orlando East.

Mooki Street embodies the spirit of Orlando

A walk along a road in Soweto’s oldest suburb will lead you to a cradle of heritage sites.

Freedom Park has a Zen-like tranquility

No easy road between Voortrekker Monument and Freedom Park

South Africa’s democracy is celebrating its 21st birthday, but closing the gap between the past and the present is not an easy task.

Patrick Selepe is the national development manager for wheelchair tennis.

Players in the pound seats

Wheelchair tennis is grounded in clumsy mobility, but its popularity is soaring in South Africa.

One-two: Boxers gravitate to the boxing gym in the basement of the Wembley Arena in Turffontein

Desperation drives boxers’ fight to turn pro

The annual quest for a boxing licence is a tough struggle, but those who make it live their dreams.

Blasting: Captain Brendon McCullum starts the New Zealand innings with a bang.

Voice from the past puts a damper on the Black Caps’ hopes

Ken Rutherford on the recipe for New Zealand cricket success.

Albie Morkel on his way to 134 not out against the Cobras.

Morkel’s going, going, gone for $50 000 to the Delhi Daredevils

After an unfortunate accident while training, Albie Morkel is back. And how.

Aydruz Ilmi

‘Little Mogadishu’ back in full swing

Vibrancy has returned to Mayfair’s Somali community after the spaza shop lootings and with it, dreams of football glory.

For many South Africans, most sporting doors have been closed to them for years because of the exorbitant fees they have to fork out to access premium content on pay television. (Gallo)

TV sport will be the death of live support

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A Titan with the bat: The runs are flowing for Theunis de Bruyn this summer.

‘Windgat mannetjie’ lets off steam

Young talent Theunis de Bruyn has plenty of people talking – and he is not shy to do some straight talking himself.

Senegalese goal getter Mame Niang football.

Goals, interrupted: Why SA soccer sucks

There are signs of improvement but a lack of ambition and dedication is still prevalent.

Tug-of-war is reclaiming its status as a sport of vitality and romance.

Toutrek resurrects its halcyon glory

Tug-of-war has pulled itself together at last and is again gaining traction across the land.

Darts player Angel Morgan is a legend in the making

Angel’s away: The Dart Knight rises

For a bull’s-eye view of SA’s top darts players, look no further than the Cape Town nationals.

So we find ourselves in a kind of literary deep space

Stoned in literary deep space

SA has few independent bookshops, almost no worthwhile reviewing and certainly no cult of the reviewer as there is in Britain or the US.

Frikkie Bosse demonstrates technical moves with the help of Marno Plaatjies at the Olympians gym in Durbanville. The Bosses have introduced wrestling to a number of communities.

Couple wrestle the best out of the Boland’s hopefuls

While spreading their wrestling passion, president of SA’s Wrestling Federation Frikkie Bosse and his wife became entangled in social development.