Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 28 August 12:30 pm

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

# We start off with rugby: A hero of the Springboks’ 1995 World Cup champion team, Joel Stransky, and former All Blacks legend Zinzan Brooke were inducted into World Rugby’s hall of fame. Five others will be named in early September as the rest of the Class of 2026. Stransky scored all of South Africa’s points in the famous 15-12 victory over the All Blacks in the 1995 final. World Rugby’s chairperson, Brett Robinson, says Stransky’s name will forever be linked with one of the sport’s most powerful and unifying moments.

Meanwhile, Springbok prop Thomas du Toit says they are determined to rectify the mistakes from the opening Test against the All Blacks as they line up once again in Cape Town tomorrow. South Africa, who suffered a 33-16 defeat at Ellis Park, must win the second Test to keep their hopes of sealing the series alive. Du Toit, who starts on the bench, says everyone will try to bring their A-game:

# Cricket South Africa has launched the 2026/27 domestic season with a restructured competition format. The biggest change is the introduction of the Pro20 Cup, which brings together the former T20 Challenge and T20 Knockout competitions into a single premier competition. The expanded Pro20 will feature 16 teams from both Division 1 and Division 2, and an SA Emerging side. The One Day Cup now goes by the new name of Pro50. CSA CEO Pholetsi Moseki says the restructured competitions create a clear and unified identity.

# Soccer: UEFA is reportedly preparing to bring criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his attempt to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors. Infantino had proposed creating a new company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, which would have sold off stakes in competitions to private investors. The plan was scrapped after widespread backlash. In court documents, UEFA has accused Infantino of criminal mismanagement, saying his proposal was a vehicle to profit from FIFA’s most valuable assets to the detriment of the organisation.

# And roadrunning: The marathon world record holder, Sabastian Sawe, has withdrawn from next month’s Berlin Marathon in the German capital. The 31-year-old Kenyan shattered the two-hour barrier when he won the London Marathon in April in one-hour-59-minutes-30 seconds. Berlin would have been his first competition since then, and he was looking forward to the very flat course which makes it a favourite for potential records. Sawe experiences stiff competition from Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, who is the only other man to complete a marathon in under two hours.

Stay tuned for more news………….