Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 7 May 12:30 pm

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

# We start with rugby: The Bulls have extended the contract of front rower, Johan Grobbelaar, for another three years until June 2027. The junior Springbok alumnus has notched up 123 appearances since making his debut with the under-19’s back in 2016. He has played a crucial role in the Bulls’ successes, including winning the Currie Cup in 2020 and ’21. Grobbelaar says he feels fortunate to be offered the opportunity to stay at the union:

# Cricket: An unbeaten century from Suryakumar Yadav guided Mumbai Indians to a seven-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Hardik Pandya and Piyush Chawla took three wickets each as the Sunrisers were restricted to 173 for eight in their 20 overs. In reply, Yadav scored an unbeaten 102 off 51 balls, his maiden IPL century, as Mumbai reached the target with 16 balls left. The victory keeps Mumbai mathematically in contention for the playoffs.

# Soccer: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes he is still the right person to continue the club’s rebuild. The Reds suffered a four-nil defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park yesterday evening. The loss leaves United eighth in the Premier League and out of the European places currently. Ten Hag says despite having ten first-team players out injured, it is clear the team is underperforming:

# Tennis: Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal will start his Italian Open campaign against a qualifier this week. The Spaniard clinched his tenth title in Rome in 2021 and was eliminated in the round of 16 in ’22, while injuries kept him out last year. He traditionally uses the tournament as final preparation for the French Open, which he had won a record 14 times. World number one, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, has a bye in the first round and will face Roman Safiullin or a qualifier in the second.

# And, news from the Olympics: The organisers of this year’s Games in Paris expect an unprecedented cybersecurity challenge and are working hand in hand with the country’s information security agency and cybersecurity companies to limit the impact. The agency’s director-general, Vincent Strubel, says they realise they can’t prevent all the attacks, but is confident they are ready for the onslaught. According to reports, so-called ethical hackers were employed to stress test their systems to make sure they are safe.

Stay tuned for more news………….