The New Zealand Rugby Union said Tuesday that coach Steve Hansen had been reappointed to the end of 2017, with administrators vowing to stick with him regardless of results at next year’s World Cup.
South Africa was mourning on Sunday a teacher who had left a comfortable life back home to help children in Yemen, but was taken hostage and killed in a botched attempt to rescue a US hostage.
(Reuters) – Ronaldinho missed one penalty but converted another within five minutes of each other as holders Atletico Mineiro were held to a 1-1 home draw by Paraguay’s Nacional in the Libertadores Cup on Wednesday. The former World Player of the Year’s first attempt was saved by Nacional goalkeeper Ignacio Don with a spectacular dive … Read more
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayern Munich’s Netherlands winger Arjen Robben has extended his contract with last season’s treble winners by two years to 2017, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. Robben, who moved to Munich from Real Madrid in 2009, has enjoyed success at Bayern, winning domestic and European trophies. He scored the late winner in … Read more
(Reuters) – England coach Stuart Lancaster believes his team can win the World Cup on home soil next year following a successful Six Nations campaign. England missed out on the title on points difference to Ireland but won four games in a row after losing their opening match in France. “I’ve always believed that … Read more
A blog on BizNews about Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe going into rehab for depression recently,  raised the question: can depression ever be beaten? Human brand specialist, brand wellness consultant, educator and author Robert Opie argues that just like Everest, depression can never be truly “beaten”. The mentally healthy trick, he says,  is to work with … Read more
His record as All Black coach is truly impressive. With an 86% success rate his only failing was not winning the Webb Ellis Cup. One of the most highly-pressured jobs in world sport, coaching the All Blacks is not for the faint-hearted nor those who accept mediocrity. But when the number one team in the … Read more
Business coaching is picking up in South Africa – and it’s not just for corporates that need to shake up unhappy staff members to get on with one another in a messy merger. People who want to transform their careers are increasingly turning to specialist business coaches to help with plotting entrepreneurial moves and generally tap … Read more
Here’s a practical, inspiring plan to get yourself set up in business for your next decade, courtesy of entrepreneur and small business coach Ryan James Lock. Building a decent business requires a careful strategy and choices about how to manage your resources, like money. Although Ryan advocates being something of a party-pooper in order to … Read more
Alexx Zarr is one of Biznews.com’s more prolific bloggers with the rare ability to pull together disparate events into something we can learn relate to, can learn from. He has another winner here. Inspired by sport, specifically rugby, he compares the Number One team with the rest and concludes that we can all apply these … Read more