1993 — Baby Jake Matlala makes the first defence of his first world title, the WBO flyweight crown, as he forces Italian Luigi Camputaro to quit in the seventh round at Sun City. Matlala went on to win four world titles in all.
1994 — Edward Motale strikes early in the second half as the South African soccer team draws 1-1 against Cameroon in a Four-Nations tournament at Ellis Park. Roger Milla had put Cameroon in front. The result meant SA and Ivory Coast, both with five points, shared the spoils as tournament victors.
1995 — England captain Mike Atherton scores 185 not out and wicketkeeper Jack Russell an unbeaten 29 off 235 balls in four hours and 34 minutes to deny the Proteas victory in the second Test at the Wanderers. The visitors, needing 479 for victory, were 351/5 when stumps were drawn. The home team had held the advantage throughout the match, with Gary Kirsten making 110 to help them to a first-innings lead of 132. Brian McMillan made an unbeaten 100 in SA’s second innings of 346/9 declared. The five-match series remained level at 0-0.
2004 — Fullback Gaffie du Toit scores 24 points, including two tries, as the Springboks beat Argentina 39-7 in a one-off Test in Buenos Aires to complete a mixed end-of-year tour that included losses against England and Ireland.
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