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Business News/ Photos / Japan quashes SA in Rugby: A look at the 6 biggest sporting upsets ever

Japan quashes SA in Rugby: A look at the 6 biggest sporting upsets ever

6 Photos . Updated: 23 Sep 2015, 02:06 PM IST Livemint

On Saturday, Japan stunned two-time world champions South Africa in the ongoing Rugby World Cup in England

2015: Japan’s prop Kensuke Hatakeyama (CL) embraces Japan’s scrum half Atsushi Hiwasa (CR) after winning the Pool B match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup against South Africa in England on 19 September. Japan won 34-32. AFP

1/62015: Japan’s prop Kensuke Hatakeyama (CL) embraces Japan’s scrum half Atsushi Hiwasa (CR) after winning the Pool B match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup against South Africa in England on 19 September. Japan won 34-32. AFP

2015: Unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci defeated crowd favourite Serena Williams to make her first final at the 2015 US Open Women’s singles semifinals match in New York on 11 September. Vinci won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. AFP

2/62015: Unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci defeated crowd favourite Serena Williams to make her first final at the 2015 US Open Women’s singles semifinals match in New York on 11 September. Vinci won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. AFP

1980: In the Winter Olympics, a young US ice hockey team, overcame a side from the Soviet Union, which had six gold medals from previous games. The US went on to win the gold medal defeating Finland in the final. AFP

3/61980: In the Winter Olympics, a young US ice hockey team, overcame a side from the Soviet Union, which had six gold medals from previous games. The US went on to win the gold medal defeating Finland in the final. AFP

1966: North Korean forward Pak Doo-ik scored a goal that produced one of the biggest upsets in international football, as North Korea edged out Italy in the World Cup. Central Press/Getty Images

4/61966: North Korean forward Pak Doo-ik scored a goal that produced one of the biggest upsets in international football, as North Korea edged out Italy in the World Cup. Central Press/Getty Images

1964: Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali flies around the ring after beating Sonny Liston in the seventh round of the World Heavyweight Title bout in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. It was during these scenes that Clay claimed, “I am the Greatest” and “I shook up the World”. Allsport Hulton

5/61964: Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali flies around the ring after beating Sonny Liston in the seventh round of the World Heavyweight Title bout in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. It was during these scenes that Clay claimed, “I am the Greatest” and “I shook up the World”. Allsport Hulton

1950: American goalkeeper Frank Borghi saves in front of Tom Finney during the England-USA match in the World Cup. Hailed by Sports Illustrated as the “Miracle on Grass”, the US national team, made up of largely amateurs, defeated the much-fancied English 1-0 at Belo Horizonte. Keystone/Getty Images

6/61950: American goalkeeper Frank Borghi saves in front of Tom Finney during the England-USA match in the World Cup. Hailed by Sports Illustrated as the “Miracle on Grass”, the US national team, made up of largely amateurs, defeated the much-fancied English 1-0 at Belo Horizonte. Keystone/Getty Images

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