Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 11 April 12:30 pm

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

# We begin with golf: England’s Johannesburg-born Justin Rose leads the Masters by three shots after the opening round at Augusta National in Georgia. The 44-year-old card a seven-under 65, giving him a commanding advantage over defending champion American Scottie Scheffer, Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg and Corey Conners of Canada. Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy started his latest bid to complete the career Grand Slam with a level-par 72. Rose, who is playing the Masters for the 20th time, says his experience of the course helps:

More golf news: France’s Perrine Delacour and Germany’s Aline Krauter fired rounds of seven-under-par 65, to share the lead after the first round of the South African Women’s Open in Somerset West, Cape Town. They lead by a single stroke over Namibia’s Bonita Bredenhann, France’s Lucie Malchirand and the Czech Republic’s Sara Kouskova. This is the final tournament on this year’s Sunshine Ladies Tour. Krauter is happy with her opening round performance:

# Athletics: Thirty-six South Africans will represent the country in Botswana’s Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone tomorrow. Ahtletes from 30 countries will participate. The South African recordholder in the 100-meter for men, Akani Simbine, will be up against the African record holder, Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya, while another three South African sprinters, Benjamin Richardson, Tsebo Matsoso and Karabo Letebele, will also participate in the race. Former World Championship finalist Luxolo Adams from South Africa will face local Olympic champion Tetsile Tebogo in the 200-metre.

# Cricket: Veteran batter MS Dhoni will lead Chennai Super Kings for the remainder of the Indian Premier League season after an injury ruled out Ruturaj Gaikwad. An MRI confirmed that Gaikwad has an elbow fracture. Forty-three-year-old Dhoni led Chennai from 2008 until last year, when he handed the captaincy to Gaikwad.

# And finally, motorsport: Seven-time Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton, is hopeful that Ferrari can take a step forward in the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. The Scuderia currently sits in fourth place in the constructors’ championship after struggling to match the pace shown by the likes of McLaren and Mercedes across the opening three races. The Briton says they have an upgrade to the car, which should bode well for a better weekend:

Stay tuned for more news………….