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1 week ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
Drikus Coetzee and Anri Greeff capped a great weekend’s cycling by winning the Nedbank Cycle Challenge on Sunday. It was the 40th anniversary of the iconic race which saw a fine turnout of about 500 riders participating in perfect weather conditions. In the men’s 100km race, Coetzee’s Hollard team mate Theuns van der Westhuizen broke away early, but Coetzee hauled him in and the two gradually increased their lead to finish well ahead of the chasing pack.
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1 week ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
Fillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa won the battle in the ring, but lost it outside after failing to make the weight for his WBO Africa super bantamweight title defence on Saturday night. Fighting in the main bout of the Dr Sam Nujoma Boxing Bonanza at a packed Windhoek Showgrounds, Nghitumbwa made short work of his Zimbabwean opponent, Hassan Milanzi, to win the fight on a second round knockout.
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1 week ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
Defending champions FNB Wanderers took a substantial lead in the Namibia Rugby Premier League title race while sending out a stern warning to their rivals with a 70-18 victory against FNB Grootfontein on Saturday. In other matches, Trustco United pulled off a valuable 28-26 away win against FNB Western Suburbs; FNB Unam beat FNB Dolphins 49-22 at the coast; and Reho Falcons beat Rehoboth 25-21 at Rehoboth.
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2 weeks ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen led from pole to chequered flag to win the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, his first victory of the 2025 season, with McLaren’s Lando Norris second. The Dutch Red Bull driver crossed the finish line almost 1.5 seconds in front of Briton Norris, who held off his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri of Australia in third.
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3 weeks ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
German Cup holders Bayer Leverkusen suffered a shock 2-1 elimination at Arminia Bielefeld in the semi-finals of the competition on Tuesday. Xabi Alonso’s side were heavily favoured to reach their second successive final but were outclassed from start to finish by their underdog opponents. Jonathan Tah’s 17th-minute goal was cancelled out by a Marius Woerl strike for the hosts three minutes later.
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3 weeks ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
African Stars are N$1.5 million richer after winning the inaugural MTC Maris Cup on Saturday. Several thousand fans turned up for the match at the Hage Geingob Stadium and Stars didnt disappoint as a first half goal by their talisman Willy Stephanus secured them the victory. Stars came out attacking creating some chances in the opening minutes but strker Youssouf Ibroihim failed to convert.
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3 weeks ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
FNB Wanderers and FNB Kudus went to the top of the Namibia Rugby Premier League log after both recorded convincing victories on Saturday. Wanderers beat FNB Unam 46-24 on their home field in Pionierspark while Kudus overcame Rehoboth 26-7 at the Jan Wilken Stadium in Walvis Bay. FNB Western Suburbs also remained unbeaten after beating FNB Grootfontein 15-7 at Suburbs Park, while FNB Reho Falcon beat FNB Dolphins 21-7 at Rehoboth.
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3 weeks ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
The Windhoek Lager Rugby Premier League resumed tomorrow after a week’s break with some huge clashes in store. Defending champions FNB Wanderers host archrivals FNB Unam, the early log leaders FNB Kudus host FNB Reho Falcon, FNB Western Suburbs host FNB Grootfontein, and FNB Reho Falcon host FNB Dolphins. Wanderers got off to a great start when they beat Falcons 61-23 a fortnight ago and they will fancy their chances against Unam, who suffered a shock 24-22 defeat to Western Suburbs.
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3 weeks ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
The 100-day countdown for the Region 5 Youth Games was launched in Windhoek on Wednesday with the organisers saying that preparations are well on track for the multi-sport event. More than 2 500 athletes and officials from 10 southern African countries are expected for the Youth Games which will see 13 sporting codes in action in Windhoek and Swakopmund from 4 to 13 July.
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4 weeks ago | 
namibian.com.na | Helge Schutz
It’s all systems go for AC Promotions’ boxing bonanza at the Roman Catholic Hall on Saturday night when Flame Nangolo will top the bill against Felix Ajom of Ghana for the WBO Africa super featherweight title. Nangolo won the WBA Africa super featherweight title in sensational style last September when he knocked out Peter Pambeni of Zimbabwe in the first round, and he is now determined to add the WBO Africa title according to promoter Immanuel Moses.
