Namibian long-distance athletes Alina Armas and Matias Simon stole the limelight at the 2025 Husab Marathon, clinching victories in the women’s and men’s 42.2-kilometre races respectively, during Saturday’s competition held in the scenic Namib-Naukluft National Park. In the women’s division, veteran runner Armas proved she still has what it takes to dominate the long-distance scene,...
No one could have predicted that a young boy from the quiet village of Edundja in the Ohangwena region would one day grow into the man who would put Namibia on the global boxing map. But that’s exactly what Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Tobias has done. Against all odds, he transformed his love for boxing into a...
Cricket Namibia (CN), in collaboration with Cricket South Africa (CSA) will host an exciting white-ball tour featuring the CSA Emerging Women’s Academy squad. The tour will take place in Windhoek from 2 to 12 July, comprising four T20 matches and three 50-over fixtures, all hosted at the High-Performance Oval in Windhoek. Namibia’s national women’s team,...
Marathon runner Lavinia Haitope claimed a decisive victory in the women’s 21-kilometre race at the 11th edition of the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon (Qgebertha Half Marathon), held on Saturday in South Africa. Haitope clocked a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes and 1 second (1:14:01) to cross the finish line ahead of a competitive...
After a bruising 73-6 defeat to Italy on Friday at the Hage Geingob Stadium, Namibia’s senior rugby team is now setting its sights on the upcoming Rugby Africa Cup, which will take place in Uganda from 8 to 19 July. Fullback Jacopo Trullo was a standout performer, scoring three tries. The Italians surged ahead just...
Namibian boxing referee and judge Fillemon Mweya is set to officiate the World Boxing Council (WBC) International Bantamweight Championship bout tomorrow in Lusaka. The headline clash will see Zambia’s David ‘Sniper’ Mwale go head-to-head with Ghana’s Michael Decardi Nelson in what promises to be an electrifying and competitive 12-round contest. Mweya, a seasoned official with...
With less than two weeks to go, Namibia has entered the final stretch in preparations for the 11th edition of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games, which will run from 4 to 13 July in Windhoek and Swakopmund. Ndeulipula Hamutumwa, chairperson of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), has affirmed the country’s...
The Namibian national rugby team is set to face Italy in a highly anticipated international test match at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek at 15h00 today. The match offers Namibia a rare opportunity to test themselves against a tier-one rugby nation, and players and coaches are all eager to make a statement. Despite a...
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) yesterday officially confirmed that national head coach Chrysander Botha has stepped down from his position due to growing professional commitments outside the sport. This confirmation follows a report by Australian publication Rugby Pass, which first broke the news of Botha’s resignation. New Era Sport subsequently published a story in Tuesday’s...
The hills of Windhoek came alive with the thunderous sound of engines this past weekend as Leg 4 of the Namibia National Motocross Championship took centre stage at Gallina Motocross Park. Blessed with clear skies and perfect riding conditions, the event delivered edge-of-your-seat excitement, clean competition, and most importantly, a safe day for all, with...