Famously known as “Plates”, in reference to his surname Plato, the departed rugby administrator will go down in history as one of the most astute rugby administrators in domestic rugby. A born and bred seasider, Chandler was a product of the rugby mad De Duine High School in Walvis-Bay’s residential area Narraville for the affluent...
The rule of the game of football is just simple and straight forward: if you field an ineligible player the laws of football prescribes that your team should forfeit three points in each and every match the player took part. Any disciplinary structure cannot ignore the rules of the game and must respect the disciplinary...
The telling line from SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux’s response to a question on Black Lives Matter during his media briefing this week was that “progress will not be celebrated – we will only celebrate success”. And that is how it has to be because words and transformation charters can only take you so...
Mountain Bike and Time Trial champion, Michelle Vorster, says if female cyclists are given the same publicity as their male counterparts, it would change the way young female riders look at the sport. In an interview with Nampa, Namibia’s representative at the 2021 Olympic Games in Mountain Bike (MTB) said women cyclists are underrated compared...
Top racing horse Right Win claimed top honours at the Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA)’s first competition of the year held at Otjinene last weekend. The race is organised and staged by the Okaumbangere Racing Club. Right Win dominated the 1000m Nambred beginners’ category, finishing ahead of Omukueuva and Silver Sun, who both claimed second...
Current Club: UWC Netball Club Previous Club/s: Black Africa Netball Club, Western Cape Southern Stings and Western Province Netball Club. Position: Goal Shooter (GS) Career achievements: Representing Namibia on the international stage, scooping a netball bursary and being named University of Western Cape Sportswoman of the Year in 2015. Favourite local or international player: New...
Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has hinted he could be tempted out of retirement if former coach Glen Mills asked him. The world 100m and 200m record holder and eight-time Olympic champion told Variety magazine he had no plans to resurrect his sprinting career. However, the 33-year-old told Variety magazine in a video interview he...
Cristiano Ronaldo is eyeing more records as Juventus today heads to Udinese with a ninth consecutive Serie A title within their grasp. Ronaldo scored a double on Monday against Lazio to bring his tally to 51 Serie A goals since arriving in Turin in July 2018. The 35-year-old not only became the first player to...
As of yesterday, clubs in the expelled Namibia Premier League (NPL) were swimming in a pool of confusion unsure of what the future holds for them in the now banished topflight football league. This is in exception of African Stars and league newcomers Okahandja United, who both this week publicly came out to announce their...
Namibia’s T20 Cricket Team will continue with their training programme following the postponement of the 2020 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s World Cup on Monday, which was scheduled for Australia. The event was set to start on 18 October and end on 15 November, with Namibia having qualified for the tournament in October 2019, before...