Sport sometimes takes over supporters lives, they arrange their schedules around their teams fixtures and don't want to be disturbed during a match (the wife says I'm guilty of the latter). So when I read an article in a new South African Magazine  Tjop & Dop  about sporting traditions it gave me the idea to do some research myself I then added some more to the traditions Tjop & Dop featured in their second edition of their mag. The War Cry It's probably the most seasoned tradition in all of sports, first performed in 1884. The Haka is also used by other teams neighboring New Zealand, as well as the Hawaii football team, but the Ka Mate remains the golden standard, and it's easy to see why. The International Rugby Federation tried to ban the Ka Mate, because it was a non-sporting act designed solely to intimidate, however the Haka is so rooted in the All Blacks and embedded in New Zealand culture that the motion was overruled. A testament to the streng...

Klopp has now been a 100 days at the helm at Anfield and to say his team have been inconsistent is an understatement, after out playing both Chelsea and City they go and lose to Newcastle and West Ham. They are unbeaten at home in their last five in all competitions most notably their last fixture against the Gunners. Louis van Gaal's side also drew last time out after conceding late at Newcastle and until this midweek fixtures I would have said that United form and style would cause Klopp's injury hit Liverpool with some serious problems. But the high risk; end to end and even gung ho football both teams are playing now does make my mouth water at the prospect of loads of goals at either end. Lets not forget the both scored three in midweek granted they shipped three too. The sight of Juan Mata at Anfield in white is not something Liverpool will fancy and for me its a Fantasy Footy thing. Stats Only Everton v Liverpool (20) has seen more red cards than this fixture in Pre...

Cape Town - World Rugby has announced several minor law changes that will be implemented in 2016. The changes will take effect in the southern hemisphere from January 1, while they will be used in the northern hemisphere from July 1. Every four years, rugby’s governing body undertakes a complete health-check of the game’s playing trends across the Rugby World Cup cycle to ensure that the sport continues to develop at all levels around the world, the World Rugby website explained. This extensive process is undertaken with full union consultation and has player welfare, game simplification and fan experience at its core. The implementation of the package of law trials and law amendments by the World Rugby Council follows detailed analysis and evaluation of union submissions by the specialist Law Review Group (LRG) which reports to the Rugby Committee. This evaluation process also featured specialist input from the Scrum Steering Group (SSG) and the Multi-Disciplinary Injury Prev...