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Messi’s mental rejuvenation can only come with Pep

Written for IOL Sport Confession up front. I am all Liverpool. Another confession: If the world is to see Lionel Messi’s career rejuvenation at 33 years-old,...

Kallis was the complete cricketer, and he is one of ours

I wrote this week, in my  “Keo’s corner” column for IOL Sport, that there is so much negativity in the sporting world and there is so...

There must not be a beheading of the Kings

The MoneyMan and I sat down to chat about the current situation regarding the Southern Kings, and why they cannot be abandoned by SA Rugby.

Where to for Lionel Messi?

I sat down with the MoneyMan to discuss where Messi may go after Barcelona, and why re-uniting with Pep Guardiola would make for a Hollywood ending

Not taking a knee does not make a player a racist

Mark Keohane, in the Cape Times and on IOL, writes that South Africa’s Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa was offside in going public in questioning SA Rugby’s...

Players have every right to not take the knee

Springbok supporters will smile at affordable Lions ticket prices

SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions have nailed it with a four-tier ticketing structure that will make the Lions eight match tour to South...

Du Preez bros give a reminder to Bok coaches

Never has the form of a South African rugby player based overseas been more crucial to the prospects of the world champion Springboks. The Boks, Rugby...

Sad former Springboks coach Peter de Villiers rats on his prejudiced self

The only rat is Peter de Villiers. The former Springboks coach needs reminding of himself and his infamous press conferences, of which there were many. He...

Professional sport simply has to return to South African stadiums

Mark Keohane, writing for Cape Times and IOL in Keo’s Corner The mentality in South Africa when it comes to sport has to be one of...

Saluting South African Rugby’s leadership

South African Rugby Union CE Jurie Roux delivered the most powerful and poignant of messages to the South African rugby public on all things Springboks, Super...

Mark Keohane recalls the magic of Madiba’s iconic SA Rugby Mag photo

My magical Madiba moment came in 2006 when I was privileged to be part of a historic SA Rugby Magazine cover shoot at his Houghton Residence,...

The British & Irish Lions are the greatest event in world rugby

The British & Irish Lions in South Africa in 2021 is ON. It’s official, raves Mark Keohane. The dates and venues all stay the same. Get...

The disturbing response to #BlackLivesMatter

Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport Last weekend I wrote a piece on sport and #BlackLivesMatter. The piece featured in the Independent Media Saturday papers across...

25 years on: Wet, but wonderful for Springbok rugby

Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport, in a series reflecting on the 1995 Rugby World Cup France were a very good side. They were settled in...

The person behind the player has emerged during Covid-19

Mark Keohane, for IOL Sport Zoom calls are the norm, as much as the rage, in how sport has been covered over the past three months....