Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 25 September 12:30 pm

Good day, let’s look at the latest sports news and scores:

# We start with cricket: A century from Matthew Breetzke helped the Proteas beat Australia by 67 runs in the first one-day match at Kingsmead in Durban. He became the highest-scoring South African in his first 14 ODIs, scoring 112 from 106 balls, as the home side posted 297 for eight. Left-arm spinners Keshav Maharaj and Bjorn Fortuin then shared six wickets between them as Australia was bowled out for 230. The second ODI will be played at the Wanderers on Sunday.

# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Duane Vermeulen has dismissed suggestions that coach Rassie Erasmus’s 13 changes to the starting team for the one-off Test against the Wallabies is a sign of disrespect. South Africa head into the Perth Test on Sunday off the back of a demanding four-match series against the All Blacks. Australia is ranked seventh in the world but unbeaten under new coach Les Kiss. Vermeulen expects the Wallabies to bring plenty of intensity, while challenging the Bok pack:

More rugby news: Sharks head coach JP Pietersen has selected an exciting matchday-23 for their United Rugby Championship opener against Ospreys at Kings Park tomorrow. Former Junior Springbok Vusi Moyo will spearhead the attack at flyhalf, partnering scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse. Nick Hatton captains the side from number eight in a strong loose trio with Manu Tshituka and Phepsi Buthelezi. This will be the first time in the tournament’s history that the Sharks open their campaign on home soil.

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is confident they can get a positive result in their first Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea at Orlando Stadium in Soweto tomorrow. The West African nation is likely to be South Africa’s main rivals in Group D, which also includes Kenya and Eritrea. Mosimane is well aware of the threat posed by Guinea, who has one of the world’s most dangerous strikers in Serhou Guirassy:

# And swimming: Decorated Olympian Tatjana Smith announced her return to the sport by winning the 50-metres breaststroke at the South African short course championships in Pietermaritzburg. She won in 29.50 seconds, which is under the required qualifying mark for the world short course championships in Beijing, China, in December. Michael Houlie and Chris Smith also qualified for Beijing after they both went under the required time in the men’s 50-metre breaststroke. Duné Coetzee also achieved the qualifying time in the women’s 400-metre freestyle.

Stay tuned for more news………….