1960 — The Springboks host Scotland for the first time, and beat the visitors 18-10 in a one-off Test in Port Elizabeth. The Boks, studded with stars like Doug Hopwood, Dave Stewart and John Gainsford, ran in four tries to two (tries were three points back then).
1978 — Kork Ballington sets a lap record as he wins the Austrian Motorcycle Grand Prix 350cc on a Kawasaki at Salzburgring. Riding a Kawasaki, Ballington averaged 175.85 kmh and clocked 1 min 25.72 sec for a new lap record. The Rhodesia-born South African was representing Britain.
2003 — Bafana Bafana take on Jamaica in a friendly at the Athlone stadium to celebrate the decision to bid for the 2010 World Cup. But the match was a disappointing affair, ending 0-0.
2021 — Moruti Mthalane loses his IBF flyweight crown to Englishman Sunny Edwards on a unanimous decision in London. In two tenures as the holder of the IBF belt, first from 2009 to 2014 and the second from 2018, he made seven successful defences and ruled for seven years, making him SA’s longest-reigning world champion.
2023 — Brad Binder finishes second in the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, just 0.221 sec behind Italian Francesco Bagnaia. The South African’s KTM teammate Jack Miller was third. The result lifted Binder to third on the championship standings after four rounds on 62 points, 25 behind Bagnaia.
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