David Isaacson
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Blast from the past: SA thrash Australia in PE before 22 years in the wilderness
1970 — South Africa’s cricketers play their last day of Test match cricket before being forced into international isolation for 22 years. Playing in Port Elizabeth SA, captained by Ali Bacher, hammer Bill Lawry’s Australians by 323 runs for a 4-0 series whitewash. Chasing 570 runs for victory, the Aussies were bowled out for 246, with Mike Procter taking 6/73. Opener Barry Richards scored 81 and… → Read More
Blast from the past: Hands of Stone Ledwaba retains world title
1997 — Elana Meyer reclaims the world half-marathon record as she clocks 67 min 36 sec in Kyoto, Japan, beating reigning world marathon champion Manuela Machado of Portugal by more than three minutes... → Read More
Sport could do more for Zizi Kodwa than he might do for it: analyst
The new role could allow the minister to step out from the shadows of his former intelligence portfolio → Read More
DAVID ISAACSON | It won’t be difficult for new sport minister Zizi to top his predecessors
With money allocation tight, minister Zizi Kodwa will need to find innovative ways to promote and cultivate sport → Read More
Blast from the past: South African lawn bowlers have the Midas touch at world champs
1950 — South Africa suffer their heaviest cricket Test defeat, losing by innings and 259 runs to Australia in Gqeberha. The match was scheduled for four days but was over in three. Three Australians scored centuries in their total of 549/7 declared. The South Africans were bowled out for 158 and 132. Only skipper Dudley Nourse managed a half-century, making 55 in the second innings. That… → Read More
DAVID ISAACSON | In SA you have elite athletes, then you have sleeping administrators
The short-sightedness of South African sport administrators will be the undoing of genuine Olympic medal contenders → Read More
Blast from the past: Gilchrist leads the charge as Australia annihilate Proteas
1996 — Gary Murray stops American Larry LaCousiere in the sixth round in Cape Town to retain his marginal WBU welterweight title for the second time. .. → Read More
Blast from the past: Bertish charges to big-wave victory at Mavericks
1972 — Eric de Vries, described as “a sort of seam bowler”, takes seven wickets for four runs to help Springs High School Old Boys bowl out Benoni in a club cricket match. .. → Read More
Blast from the past: Waqar waltzes through Proteas’ batting line-up
1924 — Clarence Walker, who became South Africa’s first Olympic boxing medallist when he took the bantamweight gold at the 1920 Antwerp Games, draws in his sixth professional outing over 10 rounds against Seaman Joe Hunt. That took his record to two wins, three losses and a draw. But he won the SA featherweight title in his next bout a month later, beating Hunt on points over 20 rounds. Walker’s… → Read More
Blast from the past: Bafana make slow start to Afcon defence
1975 — Mike “The Tank” Schutte, one of South Africa’s popular figures of the boxing ring, makes his second challenge for the South African heavyweight crown against Jimmy Richards in Pretoria. He lost on points over 12 rounds, but that was an improvement on the 12th-round technical knockout defeat he suffered at the hands of Richards nearly a year earlier. Schutte would make it third time lucky… → Read More
DAVID ISAACSON | Sport could teach politicians a few lessons
Self-serving politicians need rule-makers who are independent of them → Read More
Blast from the past: Sono goal helps Pirates sink Chiefs in Top Four final
1975 — Hellenic beat Maritzburg 3-1 at Green Point to win the Champion of Champions 5-2 on aggregate. All the goals came in the second half. During the interval Danie Malan upstaged March Fiasconaro in an 800m race which was joined by three streakers. .. → Read More
Blast from the past: Bungu punches his way to record 13th title defence
1953 — South Africa go into the fifth and final Test of the away series in Australia trailing 2-1. The match in Melbourne was a six-day affair with eight-ball overs. Batting first, Australia made 520 after Neil Harvey scored 205. SA, captained by Jack Cheetham, replied with 435, but paceman Eddie Fuller and spinner Hugh Tayfield hit back, taking 5/66 and 3/73 to bowl out Australia for 209 in… → Read More
Blast from the past: Williams makes his Mark as Bafana win Africa Cup of Nations
1984 — Simon Skhosana dethrones Pindile Gaika as South African bantamweight champion on points over 12 rounds. Skhosana went on to challenge unsuccessfully for a world title. .. → Read More
Blast from the past: Baby Jake makes controversial start to glittering career
1976 — Golfer Dale Hayes wins the South African Open after an obligatory 18-hole play-off at Houghton, beating John Fourie by three strokes. .. → Read More
DAVID ISAACSON | Philosophical thinking could help solve the trans-in-sport debate
We have stretched the notion of inclusivity into a realm where it does not belong → Read More
Blast from the past: Clarke scythes through South African batting line-up
1984 — Sylvester Clarke of the rebel West Indians spearheads a remarkable fightback as he takes five wickets on the third day of the final four-day Test in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), helping to bowl out South Africa for 127. The visitors went on to win the match by six wickets and take the four-match series 2-1. .. → Read More
Blast from the past: Shoes and Fish shoot Bafana Bafana into Afcon semis
1963 — Indian golfer Papwa Sewgolum wins the Natal Open and receives his R800 cheque and trophy outside in the rain because he wasn’t allowed in the clubhouse because he was not white. He was the first golfer of colour to win a major golf tournament in South Africa. Minister of community development PW Botha claimed later Sewgolum did not have permission to compete. “No permit was issued to him… → Read More
Blast from the past: Hawk swoops for third world title
1952 — Vic Toweel makes the third defence of his world bantamweight title, outpointing European and British champion Peter Keenan of Scotland over 15 rounds at the Rand Stadium in Johannesburg. .. → Read More
Blast from the past: Rhodes puts up a fight but SA lose to Australia in ODI final
1994 — Jonty Rhodes top-scores with 43 as SA lose the deciding third ODI final against Australia by 35 runs in Sydney. The hosts made 223/8 in their 50 overs. But the Proteas run-chase never got going, with only two other batsmen scoring more than 20 runs as SA limped to 188/9. The visitors had won the first of the best-of-three final. .. → Read More