Blast from the past: Cox rocks in Dakar rally

Today in SA sports history: January 19

2000 — Alfie Cox races 647km across Libya to complete the ninth stage of the Paris-Dakar-Libya Rally in 5hr 02 min 07 sec and finish second by two seconds behind American Jimmy Lewis.

2013 — Bafana Bafana are held to a goalless draw by Cape Verde in their African Nations’ Cup opener at FNB stadium. The tournament was supposed to be played in Libya, but was given to SA because of the civil war in the north African nation...