Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 6 November 12:30 pm

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

# We kick off with rugby: Springbok lock Ruan Nortjé has thrown his full support behind Salmaan Moerat ahead of tomorrow’s Nations Championship Test against Italy in Turin. The former Junior Springboks combine once again in the green and gold, renewing a partnership that stretches back to 2017. Twenty-eight-year-old Moerat, who has not played for the Boks this year, has received some criticism, with some questioning his inclusion. Nortjé is looking forward to going into battle with Moerat:

Meanwhile, France’s coach, Fabien Galthié, has reunited star half-backs Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont for tomorrow’s clash with Fiji in Lyon. The pair will start together for the first time since March last year after both battled injuries. Dupont will captain the side, while Kalvin Gourgues earns his first start at centre. Uncapped loose forward Esteban Capilla could make his debut from the bench after being called up following an injury to Oscar Jegou. France will face South Africa next Friday.

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has picked a strong 27-man squad for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Kenya. Houston Dynamo striker Lyle Foster and Chicago Fire’s Mbekezeli Mbokazi have earned a recall, while forward Siyanda Ndlovu has been rewarded for his performances at Mamelodi Sundowns. Mosimane has opted to include goalkeeper-captain Ronwen Williams and midfielder Teboho Mokoena despite recent recurring injury struggles. South Africa will host Kenya in Johannesburg next Friday before travelling to Nairobi for a reverse fixture four days later.

# Cricket: Proteas all-rounder Marco Jansen has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October. In the recently concluded Test series against Australia, the 26-year-old was named player of the series for his 198 runs with the bat and 13 wickets in the three Tests. South Africa clinched the series 2-1. Pakistan’s Arafat Minhas and Shai Hope have also been nominated. India’s Deepti Sharma, Bangladesh’s Sobhana Mostary and Australia’s Annabel Sutherland have been nominated for the women’s award.

# And lastly, tennis: World number three Carlos Alcaraz is through to the Paris Masters quarterfinals after his opponent, Italian Matteo Berrettini, withdrew from their third-round match due to injury. The Spaniard will face American Taylor Fritz today, who kept his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin alive by defeating Frenchman Arthur Fils. Australian qualifier Ricky Hijikata, Frenchman Luca van Assche, Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton, Portugal’s Nuno Borges and Norwegian Casper Ruud are also through to the quarterfinals.

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