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Bring on Mayweather for Pacquiao

By David Isaacson | 2010-11-14 10:55:29

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Manny Pacquiao was simply fantastic the way he demolished Antonio Margarito on Saturday. (CLICK HERETO READ THE REPORTS)

Not only did he dominate the Mexican, but he also took his shots.

But now it’s time for Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather to oblige the boxing world – Pacman versus Pretty Boy.

I have my doubts the fight will come off, but that is surely the only bout that boxing fans truly want to see. David Haye against the Klitschko’s?

Not really. It’s all happening at welterweight.

Come on, Mayweather. Come on, Pacquiao. Forget about the contractual details over doping tests – do your jobs and fight!

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Margarito’s Roach antics are below the belt

By David Isaacson | 2010-11-11 14:19:40

First he fought with loaded gloves, now he’s ripping off Freddie Roach, the legendary trainer who has Parkinson’s disease.

Picking on somebody for their disability is not on. If Margarito can fight like Roach coaches, then he’ll have a chance against Manny Pacquiao this weekend.

To make matters worse, Roach is a really nice guy.

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Ernie Els loses his No.1 spot

By David Isaacson | 2010-08-30 13:32:20

Ernie Els has lost his top spot on the PGA Tour’s money list, and he’s dropped one spot on the world golf rankings.

The good news for South Africa is that Lee-Anne Pace has entrenched her position atop the Ladies European Tour order of merit with another victory.

Click here to read the details.

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Even first-rounder losers will get R140,000

By David Isaacson | 2010-08-25 09:11:58

Even first-round losers at the US Open tennis tournament will earn R140,000 – with the singles winners to earn R12.5-million each.

Check out how much all the players will earn.

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Caster Semenya still has her critics

By David Isaacson | 2010-08-24 10:56:02

Even thought the IAAF has cleared Caster Semenya to compete, not all her rivals are happy about it.

Check this out.

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Caster’s time still low on the world list

By David Isaacson | 2010-08-23 10:54:15

Caster Semenya, who from nowhere ran the world’s fastest 800m time in 2008 a month or so before winning gold at the world championships, achieved her best effort of 2010 so far at the weekend – 1min 59.90sec in Berlin.

That places her an impressive sixth in the Commonwealth, but only 30th in the world.

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Men golfers earn much more than women

By David Isaacson | 2010-08-23 10:51:16

Tennis may have made strides to level the earning gap between men and women players, but golf still has some way to go.

Check out the stats here

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Ryk Neethling’s ex-girlfriend eyes Olympics No.5

By David Isaacson | 2010-08-22 09:37:18

American swim star Amanda Beard – the ex-girlfriend of Ryk Neethling – is looking at competing at her fifth Olympics in London 2012.

That’s amazing longevity. Neethling himself was an ageing warrior at his fourth Olympics in Beijing 2008. Veteran Roland Schoeman will compete at his fourth Games if he makes the team for London.

At her first Games in Atlanta 1996, Beard played second fiddle to SA’s breaststroke queen Penny Heyns, who became the first (and so far only) woman to win both the 100m and 200m races at a single Games.

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Is the 2011 Tri-Nations schedule too close to World Cup

By David Isaacson | 2010-08-19 11:56:01

The schedule for next year’s Tri-Nations competition has been released, and it will end with the Australia v New Zealand fixture in Brisbane just two weeks before the 2011 World Cup begins with the All Blacks hosts taking on Tonga on September 9.

The Springboks’ last match is against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on August 20.

There are two ways of looking at this:

1. The Tri-Nations teams could peak going into the World Cup

2. The teams could be burnt out by the time they get into the knockout stages of the World Cup.

Perhaps a third alternative is that it could benefit the Springboks (who finish the Tri-Nations one week earlier) than Australia and New Zealand.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens.

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Pacquiao checks out of hospital

By David Isaacson | 2010-05-25 14:33:04

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Good news for Manny Pacquiao fans – the Filipino fighter has checked out of hospital saying he’s fine.

Let’s hope so.

Now all he needs to do is agree to a fight with Floyd Mayweather.

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