Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 10 November 12:30 pm

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

# We start with rugby: South Africa remains top of the World Rugby rankings following their 32-17 comeback victory against France in Paris on Saturday. The Springboks’ lead over second-placed New Zealand has increased to 1.71 points. Ireland and England remain in third and fourth after victories over Japan and Fiji, respectively, and France is still fifth. The top six teams after the Autumn Nations Series will be in Band 1 for the 2027 World Cup draw on December third, with sides ranked seventh to 12th in Band 2.

# Soccer: South Africa is through to the knockout stage of the FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar, for the very first time. Despite suffering a 3-1 defeat to Italy, Amajimbos qualified for the last 32, as their four points were enough to seal second spot in Group A, ahead of Qatar and Bolivia, who drew 0-0. Belgium, Japan, Senegal, Croatia, Egypt, Venezuela, Switzerland, and Korea Republic are also through to the knockout stage.

# Golf: South Africa’s Casey Jarvis won his maiden Sunshine Tour title in the Hyundai Open at the Ebotse Golf and Country Estate in Benoni. The 22-year-old closed with a 68 to win on 23 under par. His friend and compatriot Ryan van Velzen finished second on 22 under par. Sunshine Tour rookie Warwick Purchase finished third on 20 under par with a closing 68, and is in the running for the Fortress Rookie of the Year title. Jarvis says the final round was tough:

# Motorsport: McLaren’s Lando Norris’s victory in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil extended his drivers’ championship lead over teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri to 24 points. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finished second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who started from the pit lane, taking third. Mercedes’ George Russell finished fourth while Piastri could only claim fifth after serving a penalty for causing a collision. Norris described this as the perfect weekend, after also winning the sprint race on Saturday:

# And tennis: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz got his quest for a first ATP Finals title and the year-ending world number one ranking off to the perfect start in Turin, Italy. The 22-year-old Spaniard defeated Australian Alex de Minaur in his opening Jimmy Connors Group match. In the Björn Borg Group, two-time winner Alexander Zverev of Germany also got off to a winning start, beating American debutant Ben Shelton. Alcaraz says he is motivated to win the tournament:

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