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Green team triumphs in Epukiro SS Inter-House Athletics
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Green team triumphs in Epukiro SS Inter-House Athletics

Zebaldt Ngaruka The Green team emerged victorious at Epukiro Secondary School’s inter-house athletics competition held on Friday at the school’s sports grounds. The event, which featured teams in Green, Yellow and Red, serves as a platform to identify top athletes to represent the school in Zonal games and other major sporting events in the Omaheke...

MTC launches ‘MTC Run Connect Half-Marathon’ 
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MTC launches ‘MTC Run Connect Half-Marathon’ 

Telecommunication giants, MTC will host a new racing event, “The MTC Run Connect” early next month, with all proceeds from the event going toward a charitable cause.  The announcement was made yesterday during the official launch at MTC headquarters in Olympia, Windhoek. The race, sanctioned by Athletics Namibia is set to take place in Windhoek...

Namibian women’s hockey team gears up for New Zealand  … after defeating Australia in first clash 
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Namibian women’s hockey team gears up for New Zealand  … after defeating Australia in first clash 

The Namibian senior women’s national hockey team is set to face New Zealand today in their second match of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Indoor World Cup in Poreč, Croatia. The highly-anticipated clash will kick off at 13h10.  Fresh off a thrilling 3-2 victory over Australia on Monday, the Namibian women are full of confidence....

Bitler, Mbai happy with top-flight return 
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Bitler, Mbai happy with top-flight return 

Head coach of Afrocat Lions Dimitri Bitler expressed satisfaction with the successful conclusion of the MTC Netball Premier League playoffs over the weekend. His team secured promotion to the top-tier league, a development he described as positive not only for the club, but also for its sponsors.  Despite the achievement, Bitler emphasised the need for...

BA founder Goagoseb laid to rest
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BA founder Goagoseb laid to rest

Zebaldt Ngaruka  The founding president of Black Africa (BA) Sports Club, Josef Mihe Goagoseb, was buried at the Old Location cemetery in Windhoek on Saturday.  He died on 15 January 2025 at the age of 88. Various speakers described the late Goagoseb as a true leader, a man of principles who always wanted things to...

Ongos beat Nampol to keep title hopes alive
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Ongos beat Nampol to keep title hopes alive

Ongos Ladies’ dream of retaining the FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) remained alive after they brushed off Khomas Nampol with a convincing 3-1 win at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Technical Centre on Saturday.  Speaking to this publication yesterday, an elated Shama Gure, Ongos Ladies’ gaffer, expressed his satisfaction with his charges’ display over the...

Best riders to be honoured 
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Best riders to be honoured 

Namibia Motorsport Federation (NMSF) is set to host its annual awards next week to honour riders who performed well during last year’s racing season.  The award ceremony will be held on 15 February at Wanderers Sports Grounds in Windhoek. This marks the 43rd time the awards are being held, with every rider from all categories...

Kuhn: New record justifies hard work 
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Kuhn: New record justifies hard work 

Coenraad Kuhn set a national shotput record during the All-Africa Games in Cameroon, breaking his record and catapulting a new one for himself.  During the Athletic’s Namibia (AN) Grand Prix in Swakopmund, Kuhn broke his record of 17.65m during last year’s All Africa Games in Douala, to a new one of 18.09m this past weekend. ...

Meet the Namibian women’s hockey team
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Meet the Namibian women’s hockey team

The FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup kicks off today, and Namibia is ready to face Australia at 16h30. On 5 February, Namibia will play against New Zealand at 13h10, followed by a match with Germany on 6 February at 14h30. Head Coach: Shayne Cormack Team Manager: Taryn Zehrtt Danja Meyer Age: 21 Position: Attacker Motto:...