Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 10 July 12:30 pm

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

# We kick off with soccer: Hugo Broos has officially confirmed his decision to retire as head coach of Bafana Bafana is final and irreversible. This follows despite emotional pleas from his players to stay following South Africa’s historic run to the World Cup’s Round of 32. The 74-year-old Belgian says he is ready to step away from the demands of active management. Speaking to Belgian media, Broos declared his time on the bench to be over. He has reportedly spoken to SAFA to continue in an advisory role.

Meanwhile, captain Kylian Mbappé starred for France as the two-time champions defeated Morocco 2-0 in Boston to reach a third successive World Cup semifinal. Mbappé recovered from a first-half penalty miss to score his eighth goal of the tournament, before setting up Ousmane Dembele for his fifth to seal the victory. Mbappé, with eight goals, is now level with Argentina’s Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot. Didier Deschamps’ side will face Spain or Belgium in the semifinals in Dallas on Tuesday.

# Now rugby news: Rassie Erasmus will make history tomorrow, as he will oversee a record 55th Test as Springbok head coach, when they take on Scotland in the Nations Championship at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He will stand alone at the top of the list of the number of Test matches coached since South Africa’s first Test match in 1891. Erasmus has reached the total in two spells, 2018 to 2019, and 2024 to the present day. The Boks have achieved a winning rate of 75.93-percent in Erasmus’ 54 matches in charge.

# Cricket: England thrashed India by nine wickets in the fourth T20 in Bristol to seal their first-ever series victory over India in this format. The visitors were restricted to 158 for seven, with captain Shreyas Iyer scoring an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls. In reply, captain Harry Brook and Phil Salt put on an unbroken second-wicket partnership of 144 as England cruised to their target with 37 balls to spare. The hosts have an unassailable 3-0 lead ahead of the fifth and final match in Southampton tomorrow.

# And tennis: The Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchová will face compatriot Linda Nosková in the Wimbledon women’s singles final tomorrow, a match that will guarantee a first-time Grand Slam champion. Muchová battled past American Coco Gauff, while Nosková defeated Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. At 20, Nosková becomes the youngest women’s finalist since 2014. This will be the first time two women representing the same nation contest a Grand Slam final since the 2017 US Open between Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys.

Stay tuned for more news………….