1955 — Opening batsman Jackie McGlew scores his second consecutive half-century as South Africa are bowled out for 148 in their follow-on innings to lose the first Test against England in Nottingham by an innings and five runs. Captain Jack Cheetham was the only other visiting player to make a half-ton in the match.
1976 — Jody Scheckter wins the Swedish Grand Prix in a six-wheel Tyrrell-Ford P34. It was the only time a car with four front tyres won a Formula One race. It was Scheckter’s second triumph at the Anderstorp track.
1998 — Winger Stefan Terblanche scores four tries on debut as the Springboks beat Ireland 37-13 in the first test in Bloemfontein. Flyhalf Gaffie du Toit, the other debutant in the team, landed three conversions and two penalties.
1999 — Herschelle Gibbs scores 101 to lift South Africa to 271/7 in their final Super Six fixture against Australia at Headingley in Leeds, but he later turns villain in the field. The Proteas were in control when skipper Steve Waugh joined Ricky Ponting with Australia, who had to win to stay in the tournament, on 48/3. At 152/3, Waugh, on 56, miscued a Lance Klusener delivery to midwicket where Gibbs, instead of palming an easy catch, spilled the ball as he attempted an elaborate routine that involved a backward flick of the ball over his shoulder. Waugh went on to score an unbeaten 120, leading Australia to victory by five wickets. A tale emerged afterwards that as Gibbs dropped the ball, Waugh said to him: “You’ve just dropped the World Cup, son.” Waugh admitted later he had made no such comment, but added he liked the story. The result meant Australia and SA met in the semifinals a few days later.
2009 — Wayne Parnell takes four wickets as the Proteas, defending 183/7, beat the West Indies by 20 runs in a World T20 group match at the Oval. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 55.
2010 — Dale Steyn takes three wickets as the Proteas bowl out the West Indies for 293 to win the first test in Port of Spain by 163 runs.
2015 — Wayde van Niekerk breaks his own South African 400m record as he wins the Diamond League race in New York in 44.24sec. A year earlier he had run 44.38.
2019 — Banyana are beaten 0-1 by China in a World Cup group match at Parc des Princes in Paris.
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