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Italy’s sport minister asks football chief to step down after World Cup disaster
21+ hour, 2+ min ago (463+ words) Italy's Sport Minister Andrea Abodi said on Wednesday the head of the country's football federation should step down after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. The Azzurri fell at the play-offs again, this time…...
Steven Tjenao: From the Coblenz pitch to national glory
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (940+ words) They say dynamite comes in small packages, and former Chief Santos, African Stars and national team no-nonsense defender Steven Tjenao is living proof of this. Born at Ongongoro village at Okakarara, the retired defender who started playing organised football for…...
Wernhil ‘respects what consumers choose to wear’
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (192+ words) The management of Wernhil Park shopping complex has distanced itself from an incident in which a woman was allegedly asked to leave the mall for being inappropriately dressed. In a statement released on Thursday, the mall's management says it has…...
The Impact of the U20 Nedbank Newspaper Cup in Namibia
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (624+ words) The NEDBANK NAMIBIAN Newspaper Cup has, over the years, established itself as one of the most significant pillars of youth sport development in Namibia. Since its inception as a community upliftment initiative in 2001, the tournament has grown into the country's…...
Namibia has martial arts potential – Sakamoto
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (417+ words) JAPANESE karate black belt Sho Sakamoto says Namibia has strong potential in martial arts. He tells The Namibian Sport that the values of discipline and respect in karate align well with the local culture. "At the dojo I visited, both…...
Messi on target as Argentina down Zambia in World Cup send off
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (362+ words) Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another as Argentina thrashed Zambia 5-0 on Tuesday in the'South Americans" final game on home soil before launching the defense of their World Cup crown. Messi, restored to the starting line-up by coach…...
Iraq beat Bolivia 2-1 to claim final World Cup place
23+ hour, 43+ min ago (394+ words) Iraq became the 48th and final team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday, defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff in Mexico to seal their first appearance at the finals in 40 years. Iraq, whose preparations for Tuesday's playoff had been…...
‘Indescribable’: Bosnia jubilant after securing World Cup return
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (345+ words) Bosnian football fans partied in towns and cities around the country until early dawn on Wednesday, after the Balkan nation defeated Italy in a nail-biting match to qualify for just their second World Cup. Scenes of jubilation erupted in Zenica…...
DR Congo beat Jamaica 1-0 to qualify for World Cup
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (442+ words) The Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Jamaica 1-0 after extra time in an intercontinental playoff on Tuesday to seal their first World Cup appearance in 52 years. Burnley defender Axel Tuanzebe scored the game's only goal at the Akron Stadium near Guadalajara…...
SMEs cry foul over Opuwo road tender
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (377+ words) Fifteen small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who won subcontracts for extra work on the upgrading of the Opuwo-Otjivize road in the Kunene region have complained of being sidelined by the main contractor, Otesa Civil (Pty) Ltd. The project was formally…...