1913 — Herbie Taylor scores 109 as South Africa are bowled out for 182 on the opening day of the first Test against England at Lord’s in Durban.
1980 — Peter “Terror” Mathebula becomes the first black South African boxer to win a world title when he outpoints Tae Shik Kim of Korea for the WBA flyweight crown in Los Angeles. At that stage Mathebula is the third SA fighter to win a world belt after Vic Toweel in 1950 and Arnold Taylor in 1973, but he was the first to do it overseas.
1982 — Johan Kriek retains his Australian Open crown in Melbourne as he beats American Steve Denton in the final. Kriek, who had downed Denton in four sets in the previous edition, triumphed 6-3 6-3 6-2 for the R79,200 winner’s cheque. Kriek had won the first title under the SA flag, but had since taken American citizenship to avoid compulsory two-year military service which, he said at the time, would have scuppered his career. He remains the only SA tennis player to have won a grand slam singles title.
1992 — Allan Donald takes 3/27 as the Proteas restrict India to 161/9 on the way to winning the fourth ODI at the Wanderers by six wickets. Kepler Wessels scored 45 and Jonty Rhodes 42.
1997 — Helman Mkhalele nails an 85th-minute 25-metre piledriver as Bafana Bafana clinch a 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic in a Confederations Cup match in Riyadh. Brendan Augustine headed in SA’s first goal in the 39th minute.
1997 — Welcome Ncita’s bid to win a second world title fails when he is stopped by IBF featherweight champion Hector Lizzaraga, a US-based Mexican, in the 10th round at Pompano Beach in Florida. Ncita had previously held the IBF junior-featherweight title.
1999 — South Africa and England draw the second Test at St George’s Park with the home side leading the five-match series 1-0.
2000 — Cindy Eksteen scores 46 and Anina Burger 44 as the South African women are restricted to 169/8 on their way to losing the World Cup match against Australia in Lincoln by nine wickets.
2002 — Shaun Pollock takes 3/23 as the Proteas dismiss Pakistan for 120 to win the third ODI in East London by 62 runs.
2002 — Lunga “Mad Dog” Ntontela lifts the vacant IBO junior-bantamweight title when he outpoints Edison Torres of Venezuela over 12 rounds in East London.
2003 — Jacques Kallis, resuming on 87, scores 158 as South Africa amass a first-innings total of 561 in the first Test against the West Indies.
2012 — Chad le Clos wins the 100m butterfly gold in a 48.82 championship record at the world short-course championships in Istanbul, comfortably beating Americans Tom Shields (49.54) and Ryan Lochte (49.59).
2018 — Chad le Clos wins the 100m butterfly at the world short-course championships in Hangzhou, touching in 48.50sec ahead of American Caeleb Dressel in 48.71.
2022 — Matthew Sates wins the 200m individual medley at the world short-course championships in Melbourne in a 1min 50.15sec African record. Among those failing to make the podium were American Shaine Casas and Japanese star Daiya Seto.
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