Today 1997- SA boxer Baby Jake Matlala becomes shortest world champ ever. Stops Michael Carbajal in Las Vegas to Win IBA Flyweight crown

Today 1992 - team of 95 SA athletes leave for Barcelona Olympics, the first Olynmpics our country had been allowed to compete in since 1960.

Today 2002 - Ernie Els wins his 3rd career Major - takes The Open Championship at Muirfield after a 4-way play-off

Today 1958 - At Cardiff, Wales, SA's Gert Potgieter sets a world record time of 49,7 secs for the men's 440 YARDS

Today 1991 - International Olympic Committee formally invite SA to take part in 1992 Barcelona Olympics. We last competed in Rome in 1960

Today 2003 - Proteas Men captain Graeme Smith sets (then) SA individual Test batting record. 277 vs England at Edgbaston

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Today 2002 - in Manchester, SA's Frantz Kruger wins Commonwealth Games gold in the men's discus event with a record throw of 66.39 metres

Today 2001 - Springboks under Bob Skinstad beat Australia under John Eales 20-15 in Tri-Nations clash at Loftus Versveld

Today 2002 - Mbulaeni Malaudzi earns SA's 1st track event gold medal at Commonwealth Games in 44 years when he wins men's 800 metre final

Today 2002 - SA swimmer Natalie du Toit wins her 2nd gold medal at C/Wealth Games in Manchester. Would be voted "Outstanding Athlete of Games"

Today 1996 - At Bloemfontein, Springboks beat Australia 25-19 in aTri-Nations clash. Joel Stransky scores all the 'Boks points

2004 - SA 4 x 100m freestyle swim team - Ryk Neethling Roland Schoeman Lyndon Ferns & Darian Townsend win Athens 2004 Olympic Gold Medal

Today 2002 - Dying-second Werner Greeff try & conversion sees Springboks beat Aus 33-31 to take Mandela Cup at Ellis Park

Today 2001 - Epic Tri-Nations rugby clash in Perth. Springboks & Aus play to their 1st ever draw 14-all. SA's single try from Mark Andrews

Today 2005 - Springboks under John Smit beat Aus 22-19 in Tri-Nations clash in Perth. Our first away win over Aussies since 1999

Today 1998 - Springboks win Tri-Nations Champs for the 1st time when they beat Australia 29-15 at Ellis Park

Today exactly 120 years ago - 1896 - SA's 1st-ever rugby Test win. We beat Great Britain 5-0 in Cape Town. Boks also wear green for 1st time

Today 2005 - SA's jnr-flyweight, flyweight and super-flyweight world champ boxer Mzukisi Sikali is stabbed to death by muggers in Uitenhage