Morning Sports Wrap - 16 September 2016

Morning Sports Wrap - 16 September 2016

Manchester United and Inter Milan have started their respective Europa League campaigns with defeats.

United lost 1-0 at Feyenoord last night, while Inter were beaten 2-0 by Israeli champions Hapoel Beer-Sheva.

Raymond Rhule
Zenit St Petersburg battled back from 3-0 down to eventually defeat Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-3.
AS Roma drew 1-1 with Viktoria Plzen.

John Terry is injured and out of the English Premiership meeting between Chelsea and Liverpool tonight.
David Luiz is expected to start for the hosts at Stamford Bridge.

Sundowns have a CAF Champions League assignment in Zambia tomorrow.
The Brazilians will be up against Zesco United in semi-final first leg action.
Kickoff is at 15h30.
The other semi-final first leg match is scheduled for tonight.
It will see Zamalek up against Wydad Casablanca.

Free State Cheetahs have made it six wins from six starts in the Currie Cup this season.
The Cheetahs defeated the Lions 37-29 in Bloemfontein last night.
Raymond Rhule, Reniel Hugo, Shaun Venter, Rayno Benjamin and Tian Meyer all scored tries for the home side.
Cell C Sharks have a date with the EP Kings in Durban at 3pm tomorrow.

The first of five one-day internationals between South Africa and Australia is scheduled for 30 September.
Supersport Park in Centurion will host this fixture.
Durban will serve as venue for the third ODI between the Proteas and Australia.
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead will host the fixture on 5 October.
Aussie fast bowler, Mitchell Starc, has had to go to hospital after a training ground accident.
Starc collided with equipment and sustained deep lacerations to his leg.
He needed 30 stitches and will have to spend a few days in hospital.

Team SA have won a further two gold medals at the Rio Paralympics.
Ernst van Dyk won the road race, while Reinhardt Hamman claimed his gold in the javelin.
Van Dyk has now secured a total of eight Paralympic medals.
This is his second gold.
Team SA are now 20th in the Rio medals table.
They have won five gold, four silver and four bronze medals.


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