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Cricket Namibia wins international award
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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...

‘We are not arrogant’ Klopp tells Lampard to move on
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‘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...

At 54, Tyson to make comeback against Roy Jones
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At 54, Tyson to make comeback against Roy Jones

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...

Back to the grindstone for MTC HopSol League
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Back to the grindstone for MTC HopSol League

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...

NFA Appeals Committee left more questions than answers
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NFA Appeals Committee left more questions than answers

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...

Female cyclists need more recognition – Vorster
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Female cyclists need more recognition – Vorster

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...

NPL clubs swimming in pool of confusion
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NPL clubs swimming in pool of confusion

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...