Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 6 August 12:30 pm

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

# We kick off with rugby: Springbok men’s captain Siya Kolisi has asked South Africans to fully support the national women’s team during the World Cup, starting in England on the 22nd. They play Brazil, Italy and France in Pool D. The Bok women lost all their matches during the previous tournament in 2021, but Kolisi believes they could reach the quarterfinals this year. He praised the team’s improvement over the past few months, with Bok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick saying the women playing as curtainraisers for men’s games gave them bigger exposure.

Meanwhile, Cape Forum calls on the South African Rugby Union to urgently take over the investigation into alleged referee bribery at Boland Rugby Union. The group states that Boland Rugby has been aware of the claims for some time but only took action after a whistleblower came forward. The forum’s Heindrich Wyngaard warns the scandal could damage rugby’s reputation ahead of the top 12 tournament in the Western Cape and put referees’ safety at risk:

# Cricket: The extent of English allrounder Chris Woakes’s injury should be clear soon after his heroic innings in the fifth Test against India in London. He injured his left shoulder on the first day at the Oval, but had to come on on the final day to try and win the match. Team-mate Gus Atkinson protected him from batting, but they lost by six runs. Head coach Brendon McCullum describes Woakes’s contribution as very brave, despite the loss that caused the series to end in a draw.

# Tennis: American Taylor Fritz has set up a semifinal showdown with compatriot Ben Shelton at the Canadian Open in Toronto. The second seed defeated Andrey Rublev of Russia while Shelton beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur, 6-3, 6-4. Top seeded German Alexander Zverev will face Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the other semifinal. In the women’s draw in Montreal, Japan’s Naomi Osaka eased past Elina Svitolina of Ukraine to make the semifinals, where she will face Denmark’s Clara Tauson, who defeated American Madison Keys 6-1, 6-4.

# And finally: US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a White House task force on the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The order calls for the task force to coordinate security and planning for the Games, streamline visa processing and credentialing for the athletes, coaches, media, and other visitors coming to America. Trump, who will serve as chairperson of the task force, says this will be the greatest Games the world has ever seen:

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