Blast from the past: Player unlocks Springs course to win East Rand Open

1959 — Gary Player beats another South African golfing legend, Bobby Locke, in a thrilling finish to win the East Rand Open at Springs by two shots. Locke was seven shots behind at the 10th hole, and reeled off six birdies on the next eight holes to reach the 18th tee just one stroke behind. But he couldn’t produce more magic on the final hole.

1980 — Clive Rice scores his maiden first-class century in his 67th Currie Cup match against Western Province, hitting an unbeaten 121.

1981 — Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell tells his brother Trevor to bowl underhand — keeping the ball on the ground — for the final delivery of a limited-overs international against New Zealand, who needed a six to tie the game. Australia won the match and Chappell was widely criticised, starting with a bat-throwing tantrum by the facing batsman, Brian McKechnie.

1992 — Thulani “Sugar Boy” Malinga loses a split decision in his challenge against WBO super-middleweight champion Chris Eubank in Birmingham, England. Malinga was knocked down in the fifth round, but he still did enough to convince one of the three judges that he’d won the fight. The other two gave it to the Englishman by margins of two and four points. It was Malinga’s second failed world title challenge, but he would make it third time lucky four years later.

2014 — Hekkie Budler retains his WBA and IBO strawweight titles as he stops Karluis Diaz of Colombia in the first round at Emperors Palace. On the same bill Nkosinathi Joyi is knocked out in the third round by Filipino Rey Loreto for the vacant IBO junior-flyweight title.

2014 — US-based Capetonian Dominique Scott breaks the South African women’s indoor mile record clocking 4 min 36.11 sec, while competing at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetville. Scott, who competed successfully for the University of Arkansas, improved that time nearly a year later, but that was on an oversized track.