Coco Gauff pulled off double duty to drag defending champions, the United States into the United Cup semi-finals on Wednesday while world number two Iga Swiatek did her bit for Poland. Fourth-ranked Gauff, who suffered a surprise defeat last time out, put the United States on their way in their quarter-final against Greece with a...
IITANANGA – The 15th annual Ondjola Tournament at Iitananga village in the Uukwaludhi Omusati Region saw MPSH emerge as champions of the five-day sporting extravaganza that attracted participants and spectators from across northern Namibia. MPSH claimed the top prize of N$30 000 plus gold medals, while Island Boys secured second place earning N$22 000 and...
Hilma Nalupe The annual Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics Training and Coaching Clinic began on Tuesday and concludes today at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek. The clinic, open to athletes from the age of six, aims to sharpen participants’ skills through training in speed, endurance, agility and strength, under the guidance of top coaches from Namibia and...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Tennis Association (NTA), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, hosted a send-off ceremony on Monday afternoon for 12 of the country’s top U/14 and U/16 girls’ and boys’ tennis players. The players will represent Namibia at the International Tennis Federation/ Confederation of African Tennis...
Hilma Nalupe Namibia’s women’s cricket team, the Capricorn Eagles were sent off yesterday at the Namibia Cricket Ground, for the International Cricket Council (CC) Women’s T20 World Cup Global qualifier in Nepal. The qualifier will be held from 13 January to 2 February 2026, with the World Cup set for 12 June to 5 July...
Hilma Nalupe Phillip Seidler recently won his 12th title at the Pupkewitz Jetty Mile annual open-water swimming event in Swakopmund two weeks ago, showcasing the consistency, effort and hard work he has dedicated to the sport over the years. He first won the competition when he was just 13 years old, a moment that changed...
The 2025 Nedbank Desert Classic once again proved why it is regarded as one of Namibia’s leading amateur golf tournaments, as 140 golfers from around the country gathered at Rössmund Golf Club in Swakopmund for two days of high-level competition. Hosted by DZ Golf and sponsored by Nedbank Namibia, with King Price Insurance as co-sponsor,...
Adolf Kaure Open water sensation, Phillip Seidler claimed a record-breaking twelfth Pupkewitz Jetty Mile victory recently at Swakopmund. The two-time Namibian Olympian claimed the win in a time of 19 minutes and 40 seconds, powering to the finish line ahead of second-placed Nico Esslinger (21:10), followed by third-place finisher Nathan Chase (22:44). Seidler came short...
Hilma Nalupe The first-ever Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Annual Boxing Bonanza, organised by MTC Salute Boxing Academy, will take place this Saturday, 20 December 2025, at the Helao Nafidi Business Expo Hall in the Ohangwena region. To convey that the ‘fight is still on’, MTC Salute Boxing Academy held a press conference to welcome the international...
As the curtain comes down on another demanding year for Namibian sport, local sport pundits Marco Ndlovu, Matthew Haikali, and Isack Hamata have issued a unified call for decisive reforms in 2026, arguing that the sector stands at a critical crossroads between stagnation and sustainable growth. At the heart of their message is a shared...