Mourinho put to his place

Final score; Chelsea 1:3 Atletico Madrid

Arda Turan ccelebrates his goal against Chelsea

After 'parking two buses' against Liverpool at the weekend, Chelsea were unable to repeat the same feat today as Atletico Madrid tore through their defense like a hot knife through margarine. An out of sorts Chelsea was completely outclassed by a well marshaled away team. This was a battle of compact styles and the more fancied Mourinho was undoubtedly outwitted by his less experienced counterpart, Simeone. After this defeat, Chelsea are likely to finish the season without any silverware while Simeone will dream for a double.

Football world goes bananas

Kick out racism is the message

football stars eat bananas in support of Dani Alves

In a rare move to protest against racism in Spanish football, most of Europe's star footballers took to twitter, facebook and others posted pictures on their blogs eating bananas. Dani Alves picked a banana that was thrown at him in apparent monkey mock by a fan at Villareal during the weekend and ate it before taking the corner kick.
Surprising the incident never made it to the front page of any Spanish newspaper. This only serves to remind us that Spain remains crudely a racist society and black players plying their trade in Laliga bear the brunt on a daily basis. The authorities are not doing enough to kick out racism in football. However, news that the fan who threw the banana on the pitch was identified and banned from Villareal matches for life should serve as a solace to all those who were offended by the behaviour.

Putin annexes Crimea, redraws boundaries and goes for Eastern Ukraine

A Russian flag is raised on a Ukrainian armored vehicle

There is pandemonium in the west as Russia takes over Crimea. The Russian president, Putin, has just signed a decree to accept Crimea into the Russian federation despite the United States and Europe announcing punitive sanctions against targeted influential Russians. It would seem the Russian government regards the sanctions as a non-event or Ukraine is such an integral part or their foreign policy that they are willing to face any consequences.

New boundaries have been drawn amid western cries and the Russian juggernaut seems in full force as attention shifts to Eastern Ukraine. Pro-Russian protesters have taken over government buildings in most towns in the eastern region of Ukraine. A special army unit dubbed the anti terror unit sent from Kiev to retake the government buildings occupied by pro-Russian protesters has already lost six armored vehicle to the 'enemy'.

Nelson Mandela dies at 95

The former South African president died on Dec. 5 at the age of 95. He will be greatly missed. The current president Jacob Zuma announced the passing at 8:50pm local time in South Africa.

the father of a nation

Nelson Mandela sadly passed away on Dec.5, 2013 at home in Houghton, South Africa. He had been suffering from a recurring lung infection and was frequently in the hospital over the last year. The revolutionary leader fought passionately against the injustice of apartheid and later dedicated himself to bringing the South African nation together peacefully after apartheid was abolished. He leaves behind an incredible legacy and will not be forgotten.

Nelson Mandela Dead — ‘Will Sleep for Eternity’

In an interview for the documentary, Mandela (1996), Nelson said, “Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made

Daylight Hijacking in Joburg

The video below shows the hijacking which took place on Saturday, 16 November 2013, and it  has received over 83 000 views on youtube since it was uploaded over the weekend.

In the video, a dark coloured hatchback is seen screeching to a halt in front of a white SUV that had stopped at the intersection of  Commissioner and Crown streets. In the footage a black VW Polo and a white Corsa barricade the victim’s vehicle, leaving no escape route.

Several men can be seen exiting the first vehicle and opening the doors of the SUV. Meanwhile a second white vehicle stops behind the SUV. A man leaps out and

Roy Hodgson's 'feed the monkey' joke smacks of crude racism

at the center of the row, Roy Hodgson hugs
the victim of his racist joke, Andros Townsend

Although Roy Hodgson furiously denied being racist after his reference to ‘feeding a monkey’ when asking England players to pass the ball to Andros Townsend, the joke has spiralled into a major race row. Hodgson should know better to avoid racially sensitive jokes. He obviously knew what he was saying and it needs no interpreting that he referred to Townsend as a monkey and it smacks of racism at its crudest.

The England football manager was forced to publicly apologise after repeating a line from an obscure joke during half time in Tuesday’s match against Poland which his players won to qualify for the World Cup.

His delight at victory turned to despair yesterday when it was claimed some players believed the 66-year-old was making a racist comment about the ethnicity of mixed race winger Andros Townsend.

Last night – as he came under fire from anti-racism campaigners – Mr Hodgson  suggested a ‘generational’ misunderstanding may have been to blame.

‘You would have to go a long way to find somebody who is less

Controversial Zuma painting puts artist on the limelight

Yakhal'inkomo, by Ayanda Mbulu

Ayanda Mabulu rose to fame with the exhibition of a controversial painting Yakhal'inkomo commenting on President Jacob Zuma's perceived role in the Marikana shooting. The painting was the most talked about artwork at the FNB Joburg Art Fair (JAF) at the Sandton Convention Centre.

Ironically, this is what partly motivated Ross Douglas, the director of ArtLogic, the firm behind the fair, to request Mabulu’s gallerists, Greg Dale and Leigh-Anne Niehaus of the Cape Town-based Commune1, to remove the artwork from display.

“We didn’t want it to get all the attention and to be the focus of the fair and derail press attention.

“Controversy is a big seller in this country,” observed Douglas at the press conference at the fair yesterday when he made a joint announcement with