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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...
Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion who retired in 2005, said on Thursday he will make a comeback at age 54, fighting Roy Jones Jr on 12 September in Los Angeles. On his Legends Only League website, Tyson announced the eight-round exhibition bout against Jones, a 51-year-old fighter who briefly held the heavyweight title...
The organisers of the MTC HopSol Soccer Youth League say plans to restart the 2020 Junior Leagues are at an advanced stage, with the weekend of 31 July set as the date for the resumption of the matches. Speaking to Nampa, Collin Benjamin, the founder of the youth league said plans are at an advanced...