THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1983: Former Wits University goalie Gary Bailey, playing for Manchester United, makes a critical save in the dying moments of the FA Cup final at a packed Wembley stadium in London against Brighton to force a replay. Bailey smothered Gordon Smith’s effort with 10 seconds of the match remaining, keeping the score 2-2. Bailey’s team won the replay 4-0.

1994: Jaji Sibali becomes the first SA boxer to compete in a world title fight in the new South Africa, but he loses on a ninth-round stoppage defeat to Mexico’s Julio Cesar Borboa for the IBF junior-bantamweight title at the Carousel casino, north of Pretoria.

1995: Brothers Oscar and Herman Chalupsky score the only deadheat in the history of the Molokai Challenge, holding on to each other’s kayaks as they cross the finish line together. They had agreed to finish together after racing neck and neck for most of the 30-mile ocean contest.

1998: Jacques Kallis scores 62 to steer the Proteas to a three-wicket victory over England in the first ODI at The Oval. Chasing 224 for victory, SA reached the mark with eight balls remaining. Captain Hansie Cronje made 40 and Jonty Rhodes an unbeaten 39.