Sports News 12:30

BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 17 April 12:30 pm

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

# We kick off with rugby: Springbok fans will have to get up early to watch the team take on the Wallabies in a Rugby Championship Test in Brisbane on August 10. The match kicks off at 6.45 in the morning, South African time. The two countries will also meet in Perth a week later. The world champions will play the All Blacks at Ellis Park on the 31st, and in Cape Town a week later. The Boks will face Argentina in Santiago on 21 September, and in Mbombela on the 28th.

# Cricket: The Proteas Women are gearing up to face Sri Lanka in the third and final one-day international in Potchefstroom this afternoon. South Africa currently leads the series one-nil after securing a seven-wicket victory in the second match following the washed-out opening encounter. The contest will also deliver an individual milestone for Ayabonga Khaka, who will play her 100th ODI after making her debut in 2012:

# Boxing: Sport, Arts and Culture minister, Zizi Kodwa, has welcomed the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria on the National Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association matter. The court dismissed with costs the association’s application to declare the appointment of the Boxing SA Accounting Authority as irregular and invalid. The minister’s spokesperson, Litha Mpondwana, says it’s important to restore stability and ethical governance at Boxing SA:

# Tennis: Twelve-time champion Rafael Nadal realises it won’t be easy to beat fourth-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur in the round of 32 at the Barcelona Open in his native Spain today. The 37-year-old beat Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 yesterday in his second tournament of the year and first since January. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is using the tournament to prepare for the French Open, which he has won a record 14 times:

# And finally, soccer: Paris St-Germain will face Borussia Dortmund in the semifinals of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappé scored twice against Barcelona as he inspired PSG to a pulsating 4-1 quarterfinal second-leg victory, winning six-four on aggregate. Dortmund reached their first semifinals in eleven years by beating Atletico Madrid 4-2 in the second-leg tie and winning 5-4 on aggregate. PSG manager, Luis Enrique, says he is happy to make the semifinals:

Stay tuned for more news………….