David Isaacson

David Isaacson is a sports reporter for the Sunday Times and TimesLIVE.

Blast from the past: Graeme Smith blows away Windies as Proteas continue ...

Today in SA sport history: May 7

Perfect Pillay earns silver to secure Wayde’s first medal in eight years

Lythe Pillay delivered a brilliant final leg run to earn South Africa the men’s 4x400m silver at World Relays in Bahamas on Sunday night (Monday ...

David Isaacson Sports reporter

Simbine and the speed merchants secure SA’s second Olympic relay spot

Akani Simbine anchored South Africa’s 4x100m posse of speed merchants to the Paris Olympics as they won their qualification heat at World Relays in ...

David Isaacson Sports reporter

Blast from the past: Kirsten and Dippenaar shine against the West Indies

Today in SA sport history: May 6

David Isaacson Sports reporter

Wayde van Niekerk and co win Olympic 4x400m spot at World Relays

Wayde van Niekerk and his star-studded South African 4x400m team booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics when they ended second in their heat at ...

David Isaacson Sports reporter

DAVID ISAACSON | The Rose of Soweto

Former three-time world champion Dingaan Thobela, who died this week after a short illness, aged 57, was arguably the most gifted boxer of ...

David Isaacson Sports reporter

Marathon men aim for sprint stardom (despite the flying fish)

It sounds like a low-budget version of Sharknado, but the leaping fish in the Nahoon river in East London have been taking aim at the South African ...

David Isaacson Sports reporter

Blast from the past: Natalie du Toit misses podium by less than a second

Today in SA sport history: May 3

David Isaacson Sports reporter

Blast from the past: SA men’s 4x100m team win (fool’s) gold in Poland

Today in SA sport history: May 2

David Isaacson Sports reporter

Blast from the past: Brad Binder finishes second in the Spanish Grand Prix at ...

Today in SA sport history: April 30