Township Rollers’ media officer Pako Lebanna said playing against African Stars would provide a valuable opportunity to assess the team’s readiness for the upcoming FNB Botswana Premier League season. The two teams will square off this Saturday at Independence Stadium in Windhoek at 16h00 in what is expected to be a thrilling encounter between the...
The Namibian Correctional Service and the Namibian Navy both have a lot to play for next weekend, in the MTC Namibian Netball Premier League in Otjiwarongo. The games will be taking place at the Paresis Stadium. Head coach of NCS, the defending champions, Terry Tuaire said they are happy with the progress the players have...
Legendary football player Fillemon ‘Kaskas’ Angula died on Monday at his home near Ondangwa. He was 49 years old. The Namibian Police Force’s crime investigations coordinator in Oshana region, Frederick Ndjadila, confirmed to Nampa on Monday that Angula was discovered deceased at around 12h00 at Iindangungu village. “He was found dead in the bathroom of...
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet produced a masterful display of tactical running to win gold in the Olympic women’s 5 000metre (m) on Monday, ending defending champion Sifan Hassan’sdream of a long-distance treble. Chebet-nicknamed “the smiling assassin” – bided her time before accelerating past compatriot Faith Kipyegon down the home straight to take gold in 14 minutes...
Maurice Kambukwe The Namibia Darts Federation (NDF) has extended an urgent appeal to the corporate world for financial assistance to undertake their upcoming trip to Eswatini (Swaziland). The NDF is currently in camp preparing for the Region 5 Darts Championships, which will take place in the town of Matsapha from 27 to 31 August. The...
Namibian Paralympic athlete Johannes Nambala dreams of breaking the world record in the 400 metres (m), and winning a gold medal. The current 400m record stands at 46.70 seconds, which was set in September 2021 by Algeria’s Skander Djamil Athmani. In June, at the Onkpara-Athletiek Dutch Open National Championships in the Netherlands, the Namibian ran...
Two hockey teams will travel to Harare, Zimbabwe this week to compete in international friendlies against Zimbabwean hockey teams. The teams consist of U/18 and U/16 male and female squads. The upcoming friendlies will be played from 8 to 11 August. According to the Namibia Hockey Union (NHU), these games are part of a hockey...
In a rather one-sided match, Collin Benjamin’s Soccer Talents (CBS) delivered a 5-0 thrashing to Swallows in their U/17 home game at the Jan Möhr football field. The Katutura outfit was outplayed in almost every department during the first half. Del Piero and Xando Matroos each scored a brace, while Winhard Kasera added another, marking...
Noah Lyles wants his thrilling Olympic 100metre (m) victory to have a transformative effect on his sport in the United States, starting with a Michael Jordan-style sports shoe deal. The 27-year-old American catapulted himself into a new level of stardom on Sunday after ending the USA’s 20-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics’...
Amateur boxer Peter Cotze has vowed to send his opponent to the canvas in the first round of their bout, featured at the upcoming ‘Together as One Part 13’ boxing bonanza in the capital. The event will be held at the Windhoek Country Club and Casino, headlined by MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias boxing and fitness...