Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 5 August 12:30 pm

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

# First up, we have rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a strong matchday-23 for Saturday’s one-off Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires, with Siya Kolisi returning to captain the side. The starting lineup carries 13 changes from the one that beat Wales, with Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Morné van den Berg all making a return from injury. Seven players who featured against Wales retain their places, with Aphelele Fassi and Cobus Reinach starting and the other five on the bench.

More rugby news: The Stormers will draw on Western Province’s team of 1976 when they play the All Blacks in their tour opener in Cape Town on Friday. It’s 50 years since the home team had last played New Zealand, winning 12-11 at Newlands. Assistant coach Rito Hlungwani says the current players were given a presentation of what happened in 1976 as motivation for an expected immense challenge at the Cape Town Stadium. Experienced Deon Fourie says they are aware of what a privilege it is to play the tourists again.

# Soccer: Banyana Banyana are through to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals after beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in Casablanca. Striker Thembi Kgatlana scored the winning goal in the 21st minute as South Africa finished second in Group B behind Ivory Coast, who defeated Tanzania 2-1. Desiree Ellis’ side will face hostesses Morocco in Rabat on Saturday. Player of the match Kgatlana says she is proud of how the team played:

# Golf: Defending champion Jayden Schaper, rising star Casey Jarvis, and Dean Burmester of South Africa have all confirmed their participation in December’s 10th anniversary edition of the Mauritius Open. Former champion Antoine Rozner of France will also be in action at the tournament with prize money of 25-milion-rand. Both Schaper and Jarvis are on track to earn their PGA tour cards for next season, and will arrive in Mauritius as the next wave of young international stars.

# And cricket: England’s former captain, Ben Stokes, eyes a return to the national set-up as coach in future. The 35-year-old allrounder retired from the international game in June. Stokes also expressed surprise because Joe Root was named his successor as Test captain instead of white-ball captain Harry Brook. He says he wishes Root only success, but is worried over the extra responsibilities after he willingly relinguished the captaincy in April 2022. England’s next Test engagement is a home series of three mathes against Pakistan, starting on the 19th.

Stay tuned for more news………….