Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 16 September 12:30 pm

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

# We begin with cricket: The Proteas Women secured an 80-run victory over Zimbabwe in the third T20 in Bulawayo to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Captain Laura Wolvaardt scored an unbeaten 126, the highest T20-score by a Proteas Women batter, and drew level with India’s Smriti Mandhana for most international hundreds with 18. Wolvaardt shared a 173-run second wicket stand with Karabo Meso, who scored an unbeaten 50 as the Proteas posted 200 for one. Zimbabwe was bowled out for 120, with Annerie Dercksen taking five wickets.

More cricket: Australia’s Test team returns to South Africa for the first time since the infamous Sandpapergate scandal of the 2017/18 season next month, and former Proteas captain Graeme Smith says they must brace themselves for reminders. Captain Steve Smith, vice captain David Warner and bowler Cameron Bancroft were sanctioned for roughing the ball with sandpaper during the third Test in Cape Town, which South Africa eventually won by 322 runs. Graeme Smith says Australia cannot hide from its history.

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says with the demanding travel schedule over the last few weeks, player management will be key, as they begin preparations for their one-off Test against the Wallabies in Perth next Sunday. The Boks arrived in Australia yesterday evening following their series victory over the All Blacks in Baltimore in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. Erasmus says they will face a determined Wallabies side that will want to put on a good show in front of their home crowd.

# Swimming South Africa has agreed to pay Olympic champion Tatjana Smith the full amount of interest claimed on prize money withheld for more than a year. She won around 560-thousand-400 after securing gold and silver at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Japan. Swimming SA only paid Smith the money after she participated in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. However, the interest the money may have accrued was not included. Smith’s lawyer, Wian Spies, says a payment agreement for the interest has been reached.

# And athletics: The World Championships will head to Africa for the first time in 2029, when it will be hosted by the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. World Athletics also awarded the 2031 edition to Munich in Germany. Nairobi has hosted the World Under-18 Championships in 2017 and the Under-20 Championship four years later, but lost the bid to Tokyo in Japan for last year’s senior event. 2029’s championships will take place at the Kasarani Stadium, which is already being renovated for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament.

Stay tuned for more news………….