Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 22 September 12:30 pm

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

# We start with Athletics: Wayde van Niekerk, who was brought in for the SA 4×400 metre relay team, was full of praise for his teammates at the World Athletics championships, where they took the bronze. Team SA Lyth Pillay, Zakithi Nene, Udemy Okon, and Van Niekerk, ended third after Botswana and the United States. Van Niekerk said that, after a long medal drought, it was a privilege to be part of the team, and he was grateful to his teammates for their motivation.

# Rugby: The Springboks have recalled fullback Willie le Roux into their wider training squad in Durban, as they prepare to face Argentina in their penultimate Rugby Championship match at Kings Park on Saturday. The 36-year-old, who was not named in the 33-man squad for the final two Championship matches against the Pumas, will train with the team until Wednesday. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus says they try to train the way they play, and by having Le Roux in camp, it will allow them to improve the quality of their training sessions.

Meanwhile, returning Australia prop Allan Alaalatoa says that his team saw Eden Park as just another rugby field as they aim to end New Zealand’s 31-year unbeaten streak at the Auckland venue. The All Blacks have not lost at Eden Park since 1994 but face a challenge to that record against Rugby Championship leaders Australia on Saturday. New Zealand suffered a record 43-10 defeat to South Africa in their last match in Wellington. Alaalatoa says they are focused on themselves:

# Tennis: American Taylor Fritz guided Team World to their third Laver Cup title in four years in San Francisco. Team World beat Team World, led by Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 15-9, giving Andre Agassi his first win as captain. Fritz was the star, securing big wins over Alcaraz and Germany’s Alexander Zverev. The 2026 edition of the competition will take place at London’s O2 Arena. Agassi was full of praise for his team:

# And finally, Swimming: Team SA Paralympian Christian Sadie won silver in the men’s S13 200-metres Individual Medley on the opening day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. The 27-year-old lowered the African record to two-minutes-04.03-seconds in the final. Inaki Basiloff of Argentina won gold, and Aleksei Ganiuk, a Neutral Paralympic Athlete, took bronze. Another South African, Nathan Hendricks, finished seventh in the men’s S13 100-metres butterfly final. However, he powered his way to an African record of 58.46-seconds in the heats.

Stay tuned for more news………….