Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 1 September 12:30 pm

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

# We start off with rugby: The Springbok Women qualified for the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals for the very first time when they recorded a 29-24 bonus-point victory over Italy in York, England. South Africa scored five tries through Aseza Hele, Nadine Roos, Ayanda Malinga, Sizophila Solontsi, and Sinazo Mcatshulwa, as they claimed their second victory in Pool D. They thrashed Brazil 66-6 in their opening match. The Bok Women’s coach, Swys de Bruin, says this victory is special:

# Golf: South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence won the European Masters in Switzerland for the second time in four years. The 28-year-old posted a final round-66 for a two-shot victory to claim a fifth DP World Tour title. Defending champion Matt Wallace of England, Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard, and Finland’s Sami Vilamaki finished tied second, and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick three strokes back in fifth. An emotional Lawrence said he is proud of how hard he fought:

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says the squad is determined to qualify for the 2026 World Cup as they face Lesotho and Nigeria in first-round qualifiers. Broos highlighted challenges in squad selection due to injuries and club disagreements, but expressed confidence in younger players stepping up. He urged caution against underestimating Lesotho while preparing for Nigeria, to secure South Africa’s World Cup ambitions:

# Motorsport: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won a dramatic Formula One Dutch Grand Prix to claim his seventh victory of the season. His teammate Lando Norris, who was on course to finish second, had to retire with eight laps remaining due to an oil leak. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second with Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar in third for his maiden F1 podium. Piastri, who now leads the drivers’ championship by 34 points, says when fighting for a championship, qualifying becomes even more important:

# And finally, tennis: World number two Carlos Alcaraz is through to the quarterfinals of the US Open. The Spaniard defeated Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in straight sets. Thirty-eight-year-old Novak Djokovic of Serbia eased past German qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff to become the oldest man in history to reach all four major singles quarterfinals in one season. In the women’s draw, world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus advanced to her fifth straight US Open quarterfinal with an easy victory over Spain’s Cristina Bucsa.

Stay tuned for more news………….