Sports News 12:30
BULLETIN SPORTS NEWS 28 March 12:30 pm
Good day, let’s look at the latest sports news and scores:
# First up we have cricket: A century from captain Laura Wolvaardt helped the South Africa Women to a comfortable 79-run victory over Sri Lanka Women in the first T20 in Benoni. Wolvaardt scored 102 off 63 balls, becoming only the second Proteas Woman to score a T20 century. She was also involved in a record 116-run second-wicket partnership with Marizanne Kapp, as the hostesses posted 198 for five. In reply, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 119. Wolvaardt says she is happy about her performance:
More cricket news: Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a 31-run victory over the Mumbai Indians in a record-breaking Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad. South African Heinrich Klaasen scored an unbeaten 80 off 34 balls as the Sunrisers posted 277 for three, the highest total in the IPL’s history. It was also the fourth highest in any men’s T20. In reply, Mumbai fell short, finishing on 246 for five. The match also finished with 38 sixes, setting a new record for the most maximums in a T20 game.
# Tennis: Defending champion Daniil Medvedev has booked his spot in the semifinals of the Miami Open. The Russian beat Chilean Nicolas Jarry, 6-2, 7-6, as he attempts to successfully defend a title for the first time in his career. The world number four will face Italy’s Jannik Sinner in a rematch of the Australian Open final earlier this year. Medvedev has reached the last four without dropping a set, while Sinner has lost only one match this year.
# Rugby: Wallabies veteran Michael Hooper is switching to sevens in a bid to represent Australia at the Olympic Games in Paris. The loose forward played 125 Tests, but wasn’t picked for last year’s World Cup where the country failed to reach the play-offs for the first time in history. The 32-year-old has been included in a group of 13 players for the Hong Kong Sevens, taking place next weekend. Coach John Manetti says they are excited to have the experienced Hooper in their group.
# And finally, the cost to host this year’s Olympic Games in Paris keeps escalating, with auditors expecting the total to be between 60- and 100-billion-rand. They estimated an amount of around 60-billion-rand at the start of last year after initial estimates stood at 49-billion. eNCA reports a 2020 study by the University of Oxford found every Summer Games since 1960 exceeded its budget two to three times, with Montreal and Rio de Janeiro left nearly bankrupt after hosting the Games in 1976 and 2016, respectively.
Stay tuned for more news………….