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David Isaacson

Johannesburg

Journalist at Sunday Times

Hubby; dad to 2 dogs; sports hack at Sunday Times & TimesLive. Views are my own, unless they land me in trouble

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  • Gerda Steyn has two options for rare Comrades Up-Down pairing triumph

    1 day ago | timeslive.co.za | David Isaacson

    Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Gerda Steyn winning the 2024 Comrades Marathon. Should defending Comrades champions Gerda Steyn and Piet Wiersma emerge victorious again on Sunday, they will become the first women’s and men’s pair to claim Up and Down crowns together since 2011. The feat has been achieved only on four occasions, probably reduced by the fact that women were allowed to enter officially only from 1975.

  • Blast from the past: Naas one! Boks edge Ireland in second Test

    1 day ago | timeslive.co.za | David Isaacson

    Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. BOTHA THE BOOTER Springbok flyhalf Naas Botha lands three drops and a penalty to secure a 12-10 victory for the Springboks over Ireland in the second Test at Kings Park in Durban in 1981. 1949 — Eric Sturgess wins three crowns at the Dutch lawn tennis championships in Noordwijk, in the process downing world No 1 Richard Pancho Gonzales in the men’s singles final.

  • High-flying Zakithi Nene faces tough battle to become 400m king of Rome

    2 days ago | businesslive.co.za | David Isaacson

    Inequality in SA is defined more by who has or hasn’t got a job, not by who owns or manages anything

  • High-flying Zakithi Nene faces tough battle to become 400m king of Rome

    2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | David Isaacson

    Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Zakithi Nene in action at the South African championships in Potchefstroom in April. Zakithi Nene, the fastest 400m runner in the world so far this year, lines up at the Rome Diamond League meet on Friday night against a field that boasts a combined 10 Olympic medals and 17 world championship gongs.

  • Blast from the past: Poms pummel the Boks at Loftus in first Test

    3 days ago | timeslive.co.za | David Isaacson

    Blast from the past: Poms pummel the Boks at Loftus in first Test Today in SA sport history: June 4 04 June 2025 - 04:20 1994 — England score two tries as they stun the Springboks 32-15 at Loftus Versfeld in the first of a two-Test series. Flyhalf Rob Andrew and flank Ben Clarke went over for the visitors, while South Africa were unable to breach the English defence. Fullback Andre Joubert kicked five penalties...

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14 May 25

It’s a big turnout at the airport press conference for the victorious SA relay team, and guess who’s sitting at the head table - the administrators! https://t.co/GGESP0asyX

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13 May 25

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