Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed super-bantamweight world belts against Ireland’s TJ Doheny at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena in September, the Japanese boxer known as “Monster” announced yesterday. The undefeated Inoue stopped Mexico’s Luis Nery in front of 55 000 fans at the Tokyo Dome in his last fight in May. It headlined the first boxing...
French superstar Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player yesterday, telling 80 000 fans “my dream has come true”. The striker, who had completed his medical earlier yesterday morning, signed a five-year contract, and was handed a number 9 shirt by club president Florentino Perez. “Wow,” Mbappe said in Spanish to roars...
Hesron Kapanga OKAHANDJA – Namibia’s elite male cyclist Alex Miller and junior female rider Delsia Janse van Vuuren dominated the male and female categories of the 2024 Nedbank Rock and Rut Cross Country (XC) Series on Saturday. Round three of the 2024 Nedbank Rock and Rut Cross Country (XC) took place at the new venue...
With little progress in sight while its state continues deteriorating, the Otjiwarongo municipality donated the Mokati stadium to the Namibia Football Association, hoping the FA will take better care of it. This includes upgrading the facility through various NFA funding models, including the money it receives from the football governing body, New Era understands. NFA...
Deutscher Turn und Sportverein (DTS) coach Roy Modise grew up idolising the beautiful game of football. Although he did not pursue a career in soccer due to his parents’ strict emphasis on academics, Modise, who was raised in Otjomuise, often played against teams from surrounding locations. He recalls the highlight of his youth being when...
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for the inclusion of the sport and creative industries in Namibia’s economic sector to address unemployment. She made these remarks during a recent dinner hosted by her office to welcome the senior national men’s football team, the Brave Warriors, back home from the Council of Southern, African Football Associations...
Namibian league champions African Stars were last week drawn against Botswana champions Jwaneng Galaxy for the preliminary rounds of the 2024/25 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League. The draw for the preliminary stages of the 2024/25 interclub season was held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. A total of 59 clubs from 47 African...
BERLIN – A superb Spain team led by Rodri and Lamine Yamal were fitting winners of Euro 2024 after lighting up an often-disappointing tournament in which too many of the continent’s star players failed to produce their best form. Kylian Mbappe, the world’s best striker, had been hoping to prepare for joining Real Madrid by...
MIAMI – Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni says he is constantly surprised by his team’s ability to carve out wins after their 1-0 extra-time triumph over Colombia in the Copa America final on Sunday. The victory means Argentina becomes the first South American team to win three straight major tournament titles. The Albiceleste followed up their...
Limba Mupetami Portugal heads into this weekend’s Test match against South Africa teeming with confidence after a 34-22 victory over the Welwitschias of Namibia in an international Test match played at Dr Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon. Simon Mannix’s career as Portugal’s head coach began in the best possible way, defeating the...