1986 — Brian Mitchell wins the WBA junior lightweight crown when he stops champion Alfredo Layne of Panama in the 10th round at Sun City. Layne was making his first defence after dethroning ageing legend Wilfredo Gomez four months earlier. That defeat kickstarted a chain of six straight losses, though in his next bout Layne had the satisfaction of knocking down future star Pernell Whitaker before losing on points. Mitchell would go on to make 12 defences of that belt, a record for the weight division.
1992 — David Tsebe wins the Berlin Marathon in 2hr 08min 07sec, the world’s fastest 42.2km time of the year up to that point.
1995 — Vuyani Bungu defends his IBF junior-featherweight title for the fourth time as he outpoints Laureano Ramirez of the Dominican Republic at the Carousel casino, north of Pretoria.
1998 — Hendrick Ramaala and Elana Meyer win silver medals at the world half-marathon championships in Zurich, Switzerland, both finishing behind Kenyan runners. Ramaala clocked 1hr 00min 24sec, 23 seconds behind Paul Koech while Meyer ended in 1:08:32, three seconds behind defending champion Tegla Loroupe.
2000 — Llewellyn Herbert wins Olympic bronze in the 400m hurdles at the Sydney Games. He ran a 47.81sec SA record, but wasn’t able to catch winner Angelo Taylor, the American who went 47.50 to edge Hadi Souan Somayli of Saudi Arabia (47.53). The first four finishers all clocked area records or personal bests.
2003 — Hank McGregor wins the first of his multiple K1 marathon golds at the ICF Canoe world championships in Valladolid, Spain, with countryman Anthony Stott taking bronze. McGregor, also an 11-time Berg River canoe marathon champion, finished the 36km course in 2hr 54min 7.11sec, ahead of Attila Jambor of Hungary (2:54:08.78) and Stott (2:54:10.7).
2009 — Graeme Smith scores 141 from 134 balls, but the Proteas are still eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy after losing their final group match against England at Centurion by 22 runs. The English made 323/8.
2014 — Hank McGregor successfully defends his K1 marathon world crown, taking gold in the 30km course at the ICF Canoe regatta in Oklahoma City in 2hr 12min 07.157sec.
2014 — Captain Jean de Villiers scores two tries as the Springboks beat Australia 28-10 in a Rugby Championship match at Newlands. Flank Marcell Coetzee and substitute flyhalf Pat Lambie also dotted down.
2022 — Teboho Mokoena scores as Bafana Bafana beat Botswana 1-0 in a friendly at FNB Stadium.
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