Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 14 May 12:30 pm

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

# First up, we have cricket: The Proteas’ series of three T20s against the West Indies is part of the two countries’ preparation for the World Cup, starting in the Caribbean and the United States on the second of next month. South Africa will face the hosts from next Thursday, and will return in August to play two Tests and another three T20s. The World Cup starts with the opening match between America and England in Dallas and the final will be played in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the 24th.

Meanwhile, the retired England bowler Stuart Broad says there is a pressing need for a new generation of bowlers to bed into their roles in good time for the next Ashes tour in 2025 and ’26. This comes as England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, James Anderson, will call time on his career after the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s in July. Broad says with Anderson departing, the team’s bowling attack risks being exposed in the short term, not least by a West Indies team that recently beat Australia.

# Tennis: A huge incentive awaits Jannik Sinner in the French Open. Novak Djokovic of Serbia’s early elimination in the Italian Open means the Italian could overtake him as world number one at Roland Garros. Chilean Alejandro Tabilo beat Djokovic in straight sets in Rome on Sunday, meaning even if he wins in Paris to clinch his 25th Grand Slam title, Sinner will take over in top position just by reaching the final. But Sinner is currently in a race against time to be fit for Paris.

# Motorsport: Mercedes says it will bring more upgrades at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy this weekend. It has been two years since Formula One raced at Imola as a result of the devastating floods that hit the area last year. Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, says they ran the first half of the upgrades in the Miami Grand Prix, which resulted in some improvements:

# And finally, swimming: The World Anti-Doping Agency says it will hold an extraordinary on Friday, to discuss the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a prescription heart drug. The organisation came under fire in April, after it was revealed that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine, which can enhance performance, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but were still allowed to compete. Wada says it was not in a position to disprove the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency’s findings that contamination was the reason for the failed tests.

Stay tuned for more news………….