THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1953: Vic Toweel fails in his bid to reclaim the world bantamweight boxing title from Jimmy Carruthers at the Rand Stadium in Johannesburg. Carruthers had dethroned Toweel on a first-round knockout at the same venue four months earlier. On the second occasion, Carruthers won by a knockout in the 10th round. Toweel would have three more fights before retiring at the age of 26 with a record of 28 wins, three defeats and one draw. 1998: Zolani Petelo makes the first defence of his IBF strawweight title, outpointing Faisol Akbar of Indonesia at the Carousel casino, north of Pretoria.

2006: Elizna Naude wins the discus title at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.. Lying second behind India’s Seema Antil, Naude clinches the gold on her third attempt when she hits 61.55m. 2018: Bafana Bafana beat Angola 6-5 on penalties after drawing their four-nations match 1-1 in a tense encounter in Ndola, Zambia. Djalma Campos put Angola ahead in the 31st minute and Lebogang Mothiba equalised 19 minutes later. In the shootout, Mothiba’s effort was saved. At 5-5, Sibusiso Vilakazi slotted the winner to ensure Bafana advanced to the final against the hosts.