Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 3 August 12:30 pm

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

# We start off with news from the Commonwealth Games: Team South Africa won 28 medals at the 23rd Games in Glasgow: seven gold, eleven silver and ten bronze. The swimmers accounted for the majority of the country’s medals with 22, with Pieter Coetzé completing a clean sweep of the backstroke events and setting six Games records in the process. Chad le Clos became the most decorated athlete in the history of the Games, winning three medals in Glasgow to bring his medal tally to 21 across five Games and 16 years. Australia finished top with 171 medals.

Meanwhile, Ahmedabad in India is looking to build on the work done by Glasgow 2026, as it prepares to host the Games in 2030. Scotland hosted the Games for the fourth time after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew, bringing together over three-thousand athletes from 74 nations competing in 215 medal events. Gujarat’s deputy chief minister, Harsh Sanghavi, says they embrace the responsibility of staging the Centenary Games with gratitude:

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says they are on track in their preparation for both the one-off Test match against Argentina on Saturday and Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test series against New Zealand. A 26-man squad arrived in Buenos Aires yesterday morning, and will resume their on-field preparations today. The squad includes the likes of captain Siya Kolisi, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Eben Etzebeth, and Lood de Jager, who are all in need of game time. Erasmus says they are looking forward to the challenge of facing the Pumas once again.

The stand-in New Zealand captain Codie Taylor, meanwhile says they are under no illusion about the challenge of facing the world champion Springboks on home soil. He stands in until regular captain Ardie Savea links up with the team ahead of the first Test at Elllis Park on the 22nd. The All Blacks will open their eight-match tour against the Stormers in Cape Town on Friday. Taylor says they are ready:

# And golf: Four-time major champion Ernie Els will captain South Africa in a new exhibition tournament at Fancourt in George in December. They will face a world team, led by two-time major champion José Maria Olazabal from Spain. Former Proteas’ cricket captain AB de Villiers and former Springbok rugby ace Fourie du Preez were also announced for Team South Africa for the Icons Cup South Africa. Team World already announced former English soccer captain John Terry and former Windies cricketing hero Brian Lara. More players will be named later.

Stay tuned for more news………….