Today in SA sports history: September 28
1989 — Brian Mitchell makes his US debut in Lewiston, Maine, and stops Irving Mitchell in the seventh round to record his ninth successful defence.
1991 — In the first IBF world title bout to be staged on South African soil, junior-featherweight Welcome Ncita outpoints Colombia’s “Sugar Baby” Rojas at Sun City to notch up his fifth defence.
1999 — Lance Klusener scores an unbeaten 101 to guide the Proteas to a nine-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in a four-nations ODI in Nairobi. SA chased down the 217 target in 35 overs.
2014 — Hank McGregor, having retained his K1 marathon title the previous day, adds the K2 marathon crown when he and Jasper Mocke edge Spaniards Walter Bouzan and Alvaro Fernandez Fiuza by 0.678 of a second.
2012 — JP Duminy scores 48 from 38 deliveries to help the Proteas to 133/6, but they lose their World T20 match against Pakistan in Colombo by two wickets with two balls remaining. Umar Gul’s knock of 32 from 17 took the match away from SA.
2013 — The Springboks score three tries to beat Australia 28-8 in a Rugby Championship match at Newlands.
2019 — Winger Makazole Mapimpi and hooker Bongi Mbonambi score two tries each as the Springboks down neighbours Namibia 57-3 in a World Cup group match in Aichi, Japan. SA scored nine tries in total.
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