2001 — Bafana Bafana are beaten 0-1 by Italy in a friendly in Perugia. Goalkeeper Hans Vonk made a couple of good saves but couldn’t stop Vicenzo Montella’s effort in the 53rd minute.
2003 — Jacques Rudolph and Boeta Dippenaar, resuming on 15 and 16 respectively, bat through the second day to end on 170 and 131 in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram.
2003 — Former marginal world champion Gary Murray, the Scotland-born Capetonian, engages in his final boxing bout, getting knocked out in the second round by little-known Sandile Ngwenze. Murray held the WBU welterweight title from 1995-1996, and was already considered a spent force after getting stopped in the first round by then South African champion Peter Malinga in 1998 when trainer Harold Volbrecht threw in the towel. Volbrecht advised him to quit the sport, but Murray had eight more bouts, losing five, four of them inside the distance.
2007 — The Proteas lose yet another World Cup semifinal, this time getting hammered by Australia at Gros Islet by seven wickets. Only three batsmen managed double figures — Justin Kemp (49 not out), Herschelle Gibbs (39) and AB de Villiers (15) — as South Africa were bundled out for 149. Shaun Tait took four wickets and Glenn McGrath three. Apart from losing Adam Gilchrist with one run on the board, Australia were never in trouble as they cruised to victory in the 32nd over. Michael Clarke made 60 not out.
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