Regions have welcomed the new MTC Namibia Premier League, the first of its kind for Namibia and aimed at amplifying the overall development of netball countrywide. Netball Namibia (NN) recently received a three-year sponsorship worth 4.2 million from MTC to assist with the establishment of a premier netball league and the development of netball countrywide. ...
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Klopp’s taken the fast lane to title
While Liverpool have waited 30 years to be champions, it is also true that Jurgen Klopp has reached the Holy Grail remarkably quickly. Sir Alex Ferguson had to wait nearly seven years to win the League at Manchester United but Klopp will do it in less than five. It would have been four without Manchester...
Japan’s WTA Pan Pacific Open scrapped over coronavirus
The WTA Pan Pacific Open in Japan, one of Asia’s top women’s tennis tournaments, has been scrapped for the first time because of the coronavirus, organisers said yesterday. The cancellation of the event, which was scheduled for November and was won by Japan’s Naomi Osaka last year, follows last week’s axing of all international tennis...
Namibia misses out on two World Squash Championships
The Namibian Squash Association (NSA) has suspended all official national competitions while hopes of sending players to represent the country at the World Junior Squash Championships in Australia this month has hit the wall due to the coronavirus pandemic. The World Junior Squash Championships, which attracts the world’s best talents, was pencilled for Australia between...
Goals galore as indoor hockey returns
More than 80 goals were scored over the weekend as the Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey League returned to action in the capital. It was nothing but thrilling action at the Windhoek DTS courts, which saw more than 80 goals being scored across various divisions, with players bringing out their A-game to keep spectators on their...
Juventus win ninth Serie A title in a row
Juventus won Serie A for the ninth season in a row when Cristiano Ronaldo set them on the way to a 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday although the Portuguese veteran missed a late penalty. The 35-year-old broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time with his 31st league goal of the season and Federico Bernardeschi...
Unfazed NPL accepts expulsion, threatens to sue …as Haikali dig his heels
The Namibia Premier League (NPL) has bumptiously accepted its expulsion by the Namibia Football Association (NFA), saying the decision by the local football association to expel the league is unlawful and makes a serious mockery of all norms and values of natural justice. In a letter dated 27 July 2020, the NPL responded to the...
Cricket Namibia wins international award
Cricket Namibia has been awarded the International Cricket Council (ICC) Associate Member Men’s Performance Team of the Year accolade following a successful 2019, which saw the national team qualify for the 2020 T20 finals for the first time. Namibia’s national cricket team, also known as the Eagles, also attained One Day Internationals (ODI) status following...
Lukaku double pulls Inter second behind Juventus in Serie A
Romelu Lukaku scored in either half as Inter Milan claimed a 3-0 win against struggling Genoa to move second in Serie A behind Juventus who can win a ninth title in a row yesterday. Antonio Conte’s title ambitions took a knock with back-to-back stalemates against Roma and Fiorentina. But Inter pulled back ahead of Atalanta,...
‘We are not arrogant’ Klopp tells Lampard to move on
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hit back at his Chelsea counterpart Frank Lampard by suggesting the Blues boss still has a lot to learn after branding the new English champions “arrogant.” During Liverpool’s 5-3 win between the sides on Wednesday, Lampard became embroiled in a row with Klopp’s assistant Pepijn Lijnders over a foul that...









