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3 issue 102 what s inside? FeATuRes laps of honour Binder brings pride to SA motor racing year of the underdog SportsClub looks back on all the 2016 action merseyside magician Coutinho brings the flair for Liverpool cape carnival Sevens returns and brings the party on a roll Surf s up for young Kirsty McGillivray RegulARs SportsClub News 4 SportsClub Benefits 6 Letters 8 Sports Shots 12 Numbers 18 How to 25 Poster 38 Extreme Sport 40 Mind Games 47 Action Stations 54 Sports Calendar 57 Time Capsule 64 Catalogue A trip for you and your partner to attend a Premier League match on page 6 31 Samsung Galaxy J1 and power bank, Lenovo G4030 laptop, Shoprite gift cards on page 11 One of four Foschini Group gift cards worth R2 500 on pages 21, 44, 49, don t miss your chance to win! 49

4 your news Welcome to sportsclub, where you can get your hands on a host of amazing prizes as well as some great sports stories! eye on the ball Who: Daria Trigolos When and where: 20 October, Budapest, Hungary What happened: Trigolos, from Belarus, takes on Austria s Jia Liu during the European Table Tennis Championships Thanks for all the feedback and comments about your monthly sports magazine. We read each and every contribution, while we pick out the best and publish them. Keep them coming! From the editor This year was an up and down one as far as the South African sports fan was concerned. The highs of Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya s gold medals at the Rio Olympics were followed by some pretty average performances by the Springboks in the Rugby Championship and beyond. Brad Binder s win in the 2016 Moto3 World Championship put the smile back on our faces to end the year on a high, making him fully deserving of our December cover. As always, SportsClub was there every step of the way this year, bringing you the best sporting action from South Africa and around the world. December 2016 Congratulations! Issue 99 winners Shopping spree gift cards HS Mosebi, Bloemfontein; S Gqoloda, North Crest; J Nicholson, Vredendal; K Maepe, Kuruman Winning streak competitions Samsung J1: R Mafungo, Galeshewe Lenovo laptop: NJ Khiba, Durbanville Shoprite gift cards: AM Mphathi, Khayelitsha; D Modikoe, Ga-Rankuwa iron will Who: Jan Frodeno When and where: 8 October, Kailua Kona, Hawaii What happened: Germany s Frodeno takes first place in the 2016 Ironman World Championship after a 3.86km swim, 180km cycle and 42km run

5 exclusive access sportsclub subscribers now have access to unique content on our website! to access, visit click on the link and insert this month s unique code sc102 Download our exclusive How to guide your insight into how the world s best sportsmen do what they do HOW TO master the basics of sport with advice from some of south africa s top sportsmen and women, in sportsclub s how to series clubnews Warren LittLe/tom Pennington/Sean m. Haffey/nick PottS/Sam PantHaky/afP PHoto/getty images/gallo images heat slinger Who: John Lackey When and where: 19 October, Los Angeles, US What happened: Lackey pitches in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium scoring For Fun Who: Lionel Messi When and where: Barcelona, Spain What happened: The legend tucks in his third goal against Manchester City on the way to a 4-0 rout of the English club in the Champions League spot of bother Who: Mariano Pascual When and where: 15 October, Ahmedabad, India What happened: The Indian team stops Argentina s Pascual in his tracks during their Kabaddi World Cup game 5

6 your benefits free medical advice line Our free Medical Advice Line has qualified medical professionals available to assist you with any health issues you may wish to discuss, from HIV/Aids to everyday health advice, free of charge. To reach the Medical Advice Line, just call Members of SportsClub who live outside South Africa should dial The Foschini Group does not accept responsibility for the advice offered by its legal or medical services or the consequences arising therefrom. You could be a winner! so how do you enter? You don t. All SportsClub members are automatically entered into every competition in the magazine. Every month there will be a random draw. If you are selected as a winner, we ll confirm that you are a valid Foschini Group Account holder and a SportsClub member, and then dispatch your prize to you. Please call me! SportsClub has a great callback service! It s so easy just dial *130*3272*16# and our medical helpline agents will contact you, whenever you need assistance. WIN your share of Foschini Group gift cards worth R Four lucky SportsClub readers can each win a R2 500 TFG shopping spree every month, and all current members are automatically entered into the draw! the main event: you can Win tickets to see the Premier league live worth r50 000! How the competition works: Every month you stand the chance of winning a trip to a major sporting event! Remember as a SportsClub member you are entered into the Main Event draw automatically, so there is no need to send us entries! This competition will close on 13 December The winner s draw for this Main Event competition will take place on 14 December The winners will be contacted via telephone by 19 December The winners names will be published in the March 2017 issue of SportsClub magazine. one reader and their partner stand a chance of winning: Three nights accommodation at a four-star hotel Return flights to Manchester or London, including airport transfers and travel insurance Match tickets 1 You have subscribed to SPORTSCLUB, a publication of Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd ( TFG ). 2 Your TFG account will be billed monthly for the magazine. 3 Should you not wish to be billed for the magazine when your account has a zero balance, please advise us of this. 4 You may be charged interest on your subscription amount monthly, if the payment plan that you have selected attracts interest. 5 You may cancel your magazine subscription at any time by contacting our customer services centre on TFG reserves the right to cease publication of the magazine at any time in our sole and absolute discretion. In such an event, we will cease to bill you for the magazine. 7 TFG reserves the right to change or cease the benefits offered in the magazine at any time, and to change the level of service offered to subscribers of the magazine. 8 TFG may change the shape and the size of the magazine at any time. 9 The price of the magazine will be adjusted at any time during a calendar year, and you will be billed the increased amount on your TFG account from the date of the increase. We will give you notice of any increase before we increase your subscription. 10 Terms and conditions can change from time to time and you will be bound to any new terms and conditions from the date of publication in the magazine. 11 TFG Staff subscribers are not eligible for any prizes that appear in this magazine. 12 Prices and specifications correct at time of print and subject to any inadvertent or obvious errors. Availability and pricing subject to change without prior notice.

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8 SportSclubletterS out of this world When and where: 11 October, Santiago, Chile What happened: A Chile fan channels John McTiernan s 1987 classic Predator during his country s World Cup qualifier against Peru Winner s yellow! Wherever you spot this yellow colour in the magazine, there is a chance for you to win! Be sure to check it out. write to us for your chance towin winning letter Dear SportsClub My mother is a SportsClub member, so every month I have the privilege of reading its magazine. As a female, it s great to be up to date with the sporting news; I like to think it gives me an edge. Being a newly baptised Arsenal fan, the magazine gives interesting information on the world of soccer and I love being ahead with the fixures provided. The section on sports products that can benefit your fitness game is also a bonus. This magazine is informative, inspiring and impressive! Lesley Ann Brink another happy reader This is your magazine, and your SportsClub drop us a line at SportsClub, PO Box 8145, Roggebaai, 8012, or send us an at sportsclub@tfg.co.za or sportsclub@ hsm.co.za, and let us know what you think. If yours is our winning letter we ll send you a Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 tablet worth R don t forget to include your Foschini Group account number. Hi SportsClub I m so pleased to have this opportunity to hear from our sports stars on how they are representing our country, especially Caster Semenya. At work, whenever I m free, I read my magazine. Thank you so much to SportsClub for keeping us updated. You are the best. Ncane Maria Mthimunye Earn Rewards EVERY time you shop. Account customers are automatically Rewards members. TFG (The Foschini Group) is made up of the following stores: Highbury Media: Editorial Director Gary Lemke Managing Editor Nick van Rensburg Group Deputy Sports Editor Philippa Byron Art Director Stuart Apsey Production Managers Kim Shellar, Rushaan Holliday Sales Director Clive Kotze Chief Executive Officer Kevin Ferguson Managing Director Tony Walker Commercial Director Shane Keohane Production Director Bilqees Allie Financial Director Lindsey Makrygiannis Human Resource Director Rizqah Jakoet The Foschini Group: Senior Commercial Manager Sarah Kuttel Publishing Manager Carl Green Marketing Assistant Akhona Booi Enquiries SportsClub, PO Box 6020, Parow East, 7501, sportsclub@tfg.co.za, tel: Cover Photos: Philip Platzer/Red Bull Content Pool Published by Highbury Media for The Foschini Group. Highbury Media (Pty) Ltd 2004/031056/07, Highbury Media, 21st floor, Metlife Centre, 7 Walter Sisulu Avenue, Foreshore, 8001, Cape Town, South Africa; ISSN: Editorial Enquiries Tel: (021) , Fax: (021) , sportsclub@hsm.co.za Advertising Enquiries Tel: (021) , Fax: (021) , jasonh@hsm.co.za, All material in SPORTSCLUB is strictly copyright and all rights are reserved. Reproduction without permission by The Foschini Group is forbidden. SPORTSCLUB does not accept unsolicited manuscripts for publication. Every care is taken in compiling the contents of this magazine but we assume no responsibility in the effect arising therefrom. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher or The Foschini Group. ELVIS GONZALEZ/BAckpAGEpIx 8

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