Robert Lewandowski announced his return to fitness with a hat-trick as Barcelona closed the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid with an untidy 4-2 win away to Celta Vigo. The Catalan club took advantage of Madrid’s goalless draw at Rayo Vallecano earlier on Sunday to move back into second place just three points behind....
Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have been told to “focus on their driving and talk less” by team president John Elkann. Hamilton and Leclerc failed to finish in Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix and sit sixth and fifth respectively in the drivers’ championship, while Ferrari slipped from second to fourth in the...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) sent off a team of judo and athletics athletes from the Namibia Deaf Sports Federation together with Namibia Deaf Sports Federation personnel to participate in the Deaflympics taking place from 15 to 26 November in Tokyo, Japan. The 18-person team, consisting of two judo and athletics athletes, three...
Namibian long-distance runners Paulus Daniel, Jesaya Matheu, Kronelius Nghiliyendele, Shiivomwene Shilongo, Matias Simon, Jeremia Shaliaxwe, and Lavinia Haitope, all coached by Robert Kaxuxuena, are gearing up to compete in the Dorings Kimberley Bighole Marathon, set for 22 November. The race will start at 05h30 from the Sol Plaatjie University Sports Grounds in Kimberley, Northern Cape,...
Hilma Nalupe Cricket Namibia bid farewell yesterday to the women’s team, Capricorn Eagles, ahead of their departure to Thailand for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy scheduled to take place from 18 November to 1 December 2025. The competition is a T20 International tournament designed to boost the growth of women’s cricket...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) hosted the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa qualifiers last weekend in Windhoek, with only three teams participating in Group E of southern Africa: Namibia’s Unam Phoenix, Angola’s Sporting Clube de Luanda and Malawi’s Bravehearts. Friday evening saw Unam Phoenix defeated 98-52 in a tough encounter with Sporting Clube...
The second edition of the Champions Super 4 Battle of Champions is all set for this coming weekend in Swakopmund at Tamariskia Stadium in Swakopmund. The top four teams from the MTC HopSol Youth League and Champion Maize Youth League will compete in three age groups: U/13, U/15 and U/17. This year, Deutscher Turn und...
The Barloworld/Cymot Pro team completed the Volta Angola 2025, a 10-stage cycling tour that began on 30 October and concluded on Sunday in the Namibe Province. This year’s edition was especially meaningful because it marked the 50th anniversary of Angolan independence, celebrating both athletic achievement and national pride. The event attracted 18 international teams and...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) club Mighty Gunners FC continued its impressive start to the 2025/26 campaign after collecting maximum points last weekend. The Otjiwarongo-based team is now leading the log table after it stunned champions African Stars 2-1 on Saturday. They went on to beat Khomas Nampol FC 4-0 on Sunday at...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Football Association launched its Talent Development Scheme on Friday at the NFA Soccer House in Windhoek. The newly introduced initiative aligns with Fifa’s 2023 Talent Development Scheme, which seeks to help smaller nations qualify for the Junior World Cups. The programme aims to nurture young Namibian footballers and enhance their skills....