{"id":399555,"date":"2020-05-20T07:56:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T05:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=399555"},"modified":"2020-05-20T09:03:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T07:03:43","slug":"missing-your-sports-17-sporting-movies-to-fill-the-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/399555\/missing-your-sports-17-sporting-movies-to-fill-the-void\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you missing sport? Here are 17 sporting movies to fill the void"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the UFC fight filled the gap, and the English Premier League is tantalising close to restarting (or is it &#8211; who knows, anymore), DStv is serving up competition in the form of classic sporting movies, old and new.<\/p>\n<p>Livestream them at 8.30 pm every night on SuperSport 1 or watch them online at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now.dstv.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Relive | Prime Time Sports Movies | SuperSport\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CR7bN56yN_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01798?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>1. Jerry Maguire<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jerry Maguire | M-Net Movies Game On\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fz9UPsyblVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sports meets romance in this rom-com about a sports agent who loses everything when he reveals an inconvenient epiphany. The only people on his side are one ageing client and his former secretary. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01798?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01831?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>2. The Blind Side<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Oscar winner Kathy Bates star in this remarkable true story of All-American football star Michael Oher. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01831?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01797?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3. Senna<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This documentary movie follows the career of Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the world championship three times. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01797?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>What is DStv Now?<\/strong> It\u2019s the online version of DStv; all the channels and shows available on subscribers\u2019 DStv package are available to watch on computer, laptop, smartphone, tablet or smart TV. Sign up to watch DStv online <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.dstv.com\/registration\/signup?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01800?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>4. Any Given Sunday<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Any Given Sunday | M-Net Movies Game On\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/slg-QzUAc2U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oliver Stone\u2019s football epic starring Cameron Diaz as the co-owner of the Miami Sharks, Al Pacino as ageing manager Tony D\u2019Amato, Dennis Quaid as the legendary Cap Rooney, whose injury knocks him out of the game, Jamie Foxx as his replacement Willie Beaman, and LL Cool J as running back Julian Washington. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01800?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01832?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>5. Race<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A 2016 biographical sports drama film about African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01832?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01801?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>6. Rocky<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The ultimate underdog story. Sylvester Stallone was a struggling actor when he finally sold the script for this movie \u2013 with the proviso that he starred in the titular role of down-and-out boxer Rocky Balboa. Go back to the very beginning with this consummate classic, then watch <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01805?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01816?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky III<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01820?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky IV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01822?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky V<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01844?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>7. Mean Machine<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Mean Machine is a 2001 British sports comedy film directed by Barry Skolnick and starring former footballer Vinnie Jones. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01844?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01826?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>8. Invictus<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Invictus | M-Net Movies Game On\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6pUpGA_m6s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After surviving years in prison for his efforts to end injustice, Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) has led his country to defeat apartheid and been elected President, but the legacy of 50 years of hatred still threatens to tear South Africa apart. Now, Mandela reaches out to Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of the Springboks, South Africa\u2019s national rugby team.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01854?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>9. Days of Thunder<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Tom Cruise plays race driver Cole Trickle, whose talent and ambition are surpassed only by his burning need to win. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01854?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>10. Miracle<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A 2004 American sports film about the United States men&#8217;s ice hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01875?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>11. Chariots of Fire<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Based on the incredible true story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics and a contemporary classic. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01875?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01865?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>12. Remember the Titans<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Remember-the-titans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-399659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Remember-the-titans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Remember-the-titans.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Remember-the-titans-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based on the true story of African-American coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) and his attempt to form a racially integrated football team. Another classic sporting movie. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01865?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>13. Blades of Glory<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Will Ferrell and Jon Heder are a mismatched pair of banned figure skaters who become teammates upon discovering a loophole that will allow them to compete in the sport again. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>14. Faster<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Watch Ewan McGregor in this high octane documentary taking a closer look at the exciting world of MotoGP. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01886?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>15. The Greatest Game Ever Played<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A 2005 American biographical sports film based on the early life of golf champion Francis Ouimet. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01886?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01888?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>16. Million Dollar Arm<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Million-Dollar-Arm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-399657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Million-Dollar-Arm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Million-Dollar-Arm.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Million-Dollar-Arm-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film is based on the true story of baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel who were discovered by sports agent JB Bernstein (John Hamm of Mad Men). <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01888?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01908?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>17. Happy Gilmore<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Happy-Gilmore.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-399661 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Happy-Gilmore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Happy-Gilmore.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Happy-Gilmore-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starring Adam Sandler as an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf. <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/STK01908?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=20_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SuperSport is screening some of the best sports movies of all time every evening from 8.30 pm. Better yet, find them all to stream online with DStv Now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":399647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[13417],"class_list":["post-399555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-dstv-now"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399555"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":399747,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399555\/revisions\/399747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}