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Windhoek Golf and Country Club tourney draws 84 golfers
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Windhoek Golf and Country Club tourney draws 84 golfers

A total of 84 experienced and amateur golfers, including women, men, youngsters, and senior citizens, took part in the recent Bank Windhoek Water Fundraiser competition hosted by the Windhoek Golf and Country Club. The tourney’s aim was to raise funds to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the game, with over N$50 000  raised during the...

Coleman plans to make Spanish voyage spectacular
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Coleman plans to make Spanish voyage spectacular

Timo Shihepo Brave Gladiators star girl Zenatha Coleman is excited about the next stage in her career following the recent announcement that she had penned a deal with Spanish giants Sevilla Femenino Football Club.  Coleman, who was a free agent after leaving Spanish side Valencia in May, has been given a one-year contract for the...

Big opportunities are in Zambia – Lombard
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Big opportunities are in Zambia – Lombard

Brave Warriors versatile defender Tiberius Lombard says his club Zanaco FC would have won the Zambian Super Division had it not ended abruptly due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in that country.  Lombard’s club ended seventh in the Zambian Super Division which ended with still seven rounds to spare. After initially suspending all...

Morikawa on ‘cloud nine’ after PGA victory
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Morikawa on ‘cloud nine’ after PGA victory

Collin Morikawa put it all together on Sunday, winning a major in just his second appearance and becoming just the fourth player to win a PGA Championship before his 24th birthday. The 23-year-old American fired a bogey-free 64 to emerge from a crowded leaderboard and win by two shots over Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey...

‘I’m not captured by Progressive Forces group’ … as football tension mounts 
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‘I’m not captured by Progressive Forces group’ … as football tension mounts 

President of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Ranga Haikali, yesterday strongly shot down growing assertions that he and his entire executive committee members are captured by the self-styled Progress Forces group. New Era Sport understands that the self-proclaimed Progressive Forces group consists of former footballers, former clubs executives and chairmen, who all apparently share a...

Selection for Olympics a dream come true for Miller
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Selection for Olympics a dream come true for Miller

Being selected by the Namibia Cycling Federation (NFC) to represent the country at the 2021 Olympic Games is a dream come true, national Mountain Bike (MTB) champion Alex Miller has said. Miller won the national MTB title a month ago and his selection means the four spots allocated to Namibia at the Olympic Games to...

HopSol league produces goals galore
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HopSol league produces goals galore

The MTC HopSol Youth Soccer League continued its exciting restart with several high-scoring matches over the weekend at the Deutscher Turn und Sportverein (DTS), Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) and Ramblers Sports Club in the capital. In the under-17 league, Ramblers A beat DTS by a 2-0 scoreline, while Ramblers B accounted for Windhoek Gymnasium by...

Pirlo named new Juventus coach
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Pirlo named new Juventus coach

Former Italy and Juventus star Andrea Pirlo was appointed the Italian champions’ new coach, just hours after Maurizio Sarri’s sacking with the club promising a “new chapter in world football”. Sarri 61 leaves Juventus after just one season, a day after the Italian giants crashed out of the Champions League in the last 16 to...

Bayern rout Chelsea to reach quarterfinals
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Bayern rout Chelsea to reach quarterfinals

Treble-chasing Bayern Munich are relishing their Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona in Lisbon after Robert Lewandowski netted twice to seal a 4-1 home win over Chelsea on Saturday in the last 16, return-leg tie. “The anticipation is enormous. Barcelona has a good team with very good players, but if you look at the last few...