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...
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...
After almost six months without action, this year’s Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey League will this weekend be back in full swing and all activities will be conducted under strict Covid-19 safety regulations. Just like other hordes of sport activities worldwide that were hit by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, local hockey was equally affected by the...
MTC’s Tim Ekandjo was yesterday at pains describing the expulsion of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) through a resolution at the 16th extra-ordinary congress of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) over the weekend. During a brief presser in the capital yesterday, Ekandjo announced that MTC has taken a decision to backtrack on their promise of...
Following a series of unwelcomed events in our Namibian sports fraternity such as expulsions and termination of sponsorship contracts. Today’s weekly take away concentrates on effective leadership in sports. On the other hand, I must emphasise that these events are an essential learning curve for all stakeholders in Namibian sports and serves as a wake...
Serena Williams will make her return to the WTA tour at a new hardcourt tournament in Kentucky in August, organisers said. The Top Seed Open said 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams and 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens will be in the field when play begins on 10 August. Williams hasn’t played since representing the...
After expelling the Namibia Premier League (NPL) as a member of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) at Saturday’s 16th extra-ordinary congress in the capital, NFA president Ranga Haikali further announced that the league will be notified to vacate Football House soonest. The NPL was at the weekend expelled by the NFA extra-ordinary congress after a...