by Gary Lemke | Jan 8, 2024 | Latest Writing
To suggest that Savanna Valjalo has a competitive streak would be putting it mildly. Then again, as she says, “both my parents are also very competitive”. As is her brother. Savanna and Brandon are twins, born 20 seconds apart on 11 July 1998 in Sandton, Johannesburg....
by Gary Lemke | Dec 30, 2023 | Columns
‘IT WAS THE BEER’, SAYS BARTON Number of the week? 4. That’s how many pints former footballer turned-manager Joey Barton claims to have had when he first started climbing the hill that he seems determined to die on. He initially took to social media to rail against...
by Gary Lemke | Dec 22, 2023 | Calling Under-23's
This first one will be about Chelsea and their jinx with the traditional No9 striker. Coming soon!
by Gary Lemke | Dec 20, 2023 | From The Archives
About 15 minutes into an interview with Usain Bolt, I felt comfortable enough to ask him whether the shopworn expression, “white men can’t run” was true. Bolt, the showman who has taken the 100 and 200-metre distances into territory where no man or...
by Gary Lemke | Dec 20, 2023 | Columns
There were so many good stories around the Ryder Cup, that it’s disappointing the one that attracted the most attention was Patrick Cantlay not wearing a cap. He was capless, Sky Sports golf correspondent Jamie Weir ‘revealed’ to the world, in protest at no money...
