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Record turnout marks Oranjemund corporate golf day
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Record turnout marks Oranjemund corporate golf day

Hilma Nalupe The Oranjemund Golf Club was a hive of activity this past Saturday. It hosted its third consecutive corporate golf day, an event that has fast become a highlight on the town’s social and sporting calendar. A record-breaking 92 golfers, grouped into 22 teams, including two all-women squads, took to the greens in the...

Beauties depart for Cosafa championship 
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Beauties depart for Cosafa championship 

FNB Women Super League champions, Beauties, yesterday left the country for South Africa, where they are set to compete in the upcoming 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League Cosafa Qualifiers from 22 to 31 August in Johannesburg.  Beauties will make their debut at the tournament after winning the local women’s championship. They are drawn against two-time...

Kazombiaze: Rugby needs to be decentralised
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Kazombiaze: Rugby needs to be decentralised

Zebaldt Ngaruka  GOBABIS – Former Namibia’s national rugby player Uakazuvaka Wacca Kazombiaze said it is high time for the rugby sport to be decentralised to all corners of the country. Kazombiaze (46) said this in a recent interview with New Era Sport, where he suggested the Namibia Rugby Union reach out to all regions to...

Namibia and Germany renew 30-year youth sport exchange partnership
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Namibia and Germany renew 30-year youth sport exchange partnership

Hilma Nalupe Namibia and Germany have taken a step to continue fostering youth development through sports, formalising the extension of a partnership that has spanned three decades. The renewed agreement focuses on strengthening athletic training, school collaboration, and cross-cultural learning opportunities for young people in both countries. A Namibian delegation this week travelled to Germany...

Tales of the Legends – Remembering Reds stalwart Justus Katume Handura 1927-1997
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Tales of the Legends – Remembering Reds stalwart Justus Katume Handura 1927-1997

The late football crazy Justus Katume Handura was a formidable, tough-as-steak defensive midfielder who plied his trade with the now-defunct old location outfit Young Standard Football Club during the hotly contested knockout cup tournaments back in the day.  He was amongst some of his teammates and others who vigorously advocated for the merger of Young...

Warriors announce provisional squad 
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Warriors announce provisional squad 

Brave Warriors head coach Collin Benjamin has named a 31-man provisional squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malawi on 5 September and São Tomé and Príncipe on 9 September.  Former Brave Warriors player and assistant coach Willem ‘Dudes’ Mwedihanga said the league ended in May and since then, players have been off...

Golden Girls hope to maintain momentum
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Golden Girls hope to maintain momentum

Khomas Super 10 log leaders Golden Girls will be hoping to maintain their lead at the top of the Khomas Netball League over the weekend when they play against Tigers.  Jacky Ortner, the head coach, said the team had intense training and was determined to collect points as they try to maintain their run in...

Futsal league continues this weekend
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Futsal league continues this weekend

The Futsal league will continue this weekend with exciting games lined up for Saturday at Windhoek Showgrounds in the capital city.  A total of seven matches will be played tomorrow, with games scheduled to start at 14h00. Opening the day would be a tie between Ragazzi FC taking on INEOS at 14h00.   Currently, Ragazzi is...