Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 19 August 12:30 pm

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

# Mixed martial arts: Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, says they are sealing a deal for Dricus du Plessis’ next UFC title defence fight to be held in South Africa. Du Plessis successfully defended his middleweight world title with a fourth-round submission win over Nigerian-born New Zealander, Israel Adesanya, in Australia. The department’s spokesperson, Cassidy Rangata-Jacobs, says a delegation was dispatched to Perth to meet with UFC management to discuss the matter:

# Cricket: The West Indies have rested Andre Russell, Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph for the three-match T20 series against South Africa. Opening batter Brandon King will also miss this series as he continues to recover from a side strain. Matthew Forde and allrounder Fabian Allen, who missed the T20 World Cup, have returned to the squad. Head coach Daren Sammy says he is confident in the squad they have selected. The first T20 will be played in Tarouba in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday.

# Motorsport: Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia won a third successive Austrian Grand Prix to retake the lead in the MotoGP title standings. The Italian won the sprint race on Saturday and the main race yesterday to move five points clear in the championship. Spain’s Jorge Martín, who went into the weekend atop the riders’ standings, had to settle for second with Italian Enea Bastianini completing the podium. South Africa’s Brad Binder finished fifth. Bagnaia says he executed everything well:

# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner will face American Frances Tiafoe in the Cincinnati Open final. The Italian defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Tiafoe saved two match points on his way to a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, victory over Denmark’s Holger Rune. In the women’s draw, world number three Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will take on American Jessica Pegula in the final. Sabalenka defeated world number one, Iga Swiatek of Poland, 6-3, 6-3, while Pegula got the better of Spain’s Paula Badosa, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

And, Carlos Alcaraz has apologised after smashing his racquet in fury during a second-round loss to Gael Monfils. The Spaniard, who currently owns both the French Open and Wimbledon titles, erupted in frustration at his game against the French veteran. The Spanish second seed called his 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 defeat the “worst match” of his career. But he took to Instagram to calm the waters as he prepares for the US Open. He said his attitude was not good and that should not happen on court.

Stay tuned for more news………….