2021-08-09Otniel Hembapu It took Namibia 25 years an unusual Olympic Games, hosted in one of humankind’s most challenging times and under very arduous conditions, to win her first medal at the Olympics since 1996 – all thanks to the gallantry of 18-year-old Christine Mboma. View more
2021-08-06Maurice Kambukwe When Namibia’s two last competitors at this year’s Olympic Games, Helalia Johannes and Tomas Rainhold, take to the road in the women’s and men’s marathon races this weekend, they will not only be competing against the best runners in the world, but will also be running against the elements in Japan. View more
2021-08-06Otniel Hembapu The Namibia Premier League (NPL), soon to be officially certified by the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) as the sole entity to promote, administer, control, govern and regulate all forms of professional football in the country, yesterday provided a detailed action plan on how it intends to transform the ailing fortunes of local football. View more
2021-08-06Carlos Kambaekwa Going by the nickname of “Ballack” after the great former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Peter Ballack, the Luderitzbucht-born stubborn boy of South African migrants, famously known as ‘Ballack’ amongst his peers, was a marvel to watch between the sticks. View more
2021-08-06Maurice Kambukwe Namibia’s marathon swimmer Phillip Seidler on Wednesday night finished 16th in his Olympic debut out of a lineup of 26 swimmers in the men’s 10km Open Water race in Tokyo. View more
2021-08-06Staff Reporter Being in the sport industry for quite a while now, I have noticed with dismay how corporate Namibia is so reluctant to invest in talent identification in the Land of the Brave. View more
2021-08-05Maurice Kambukwe Retail banking giant FNB Namibia yesterday became the latest entity to lead a horde of corporate companies that pledged financial and material support towards Namibia’s newly-crowned Olympic women’s 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma and fellow finalist Beatrice Masilingi, following their breath taking exploits in Tokyo, Japan. View more
2021-08-05Otniel Hembapu Jamaica’s seven-time Olympic gold medallist and nine-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has leapt to the defence of Namibia’s sprint aces Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, saying the teens should be left in peace to busk in the glory of Tokyo Olympics success. View more
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