Archive - Nov 2007

Denmark beat Uganda by 21 runs at the United field on Tuesday, November 27.
Uganda won the toss and sent Denmark in to bat.

Opener Mickey Lund was out for 12, but Frederik Klokker (65) and Carsten Pedersen (63) put on 94 runs for the second wicket.

At the Wanderers field the UAE maintained their unbeaten status in the competition by thrashing Argentina by 304 runs on November 27.

UAE batted first and amassed a total of 412 for 4 wickets off their 50 overs.

Oman beat Namibia by two wickets in a thrilling match in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 competition on Tuesday, November 28.
Namibia set an imposing total of 271/6 off their 50 overs, but Oman reached the total with two overs to spare as Vaibhav Wategaonkar hit the winning runs.

By Festus Nakatana

A star-studded national Under 20 side has been selected to participate at the forthcoming Cosafa Under 20 tournament, which kicks off this Saturday in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Namibiaâ??s coach Bobby Samaria and his technical staff, has called up a formidable side consisting mainly of seasoned players in Namibiaâ??s elite league.

United Arab Emirates were heading for an easy win against Argentina at the Wanderers ground on Tuesday, November 27 after posting a massive total of 412 for four wickets off their 50 overs.
Argentina won the toss and elected to field â?? a decision which soon backfired on them.

By Festus Nakatana

Namibiaâ??s Brave Warriors were amongst the biggest losers in this monthâ??s Fifa rankings released by the world football governing body recently. Namibia dropped a massive 14 places down to 33 in the continental rankings and 115 in the world rankings.

The Christina Swart Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust will host its third cricket coaching clinic in collaboration with the Namibia Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council at Windhoekâ??s Wanderers field on Thursday afternoon.

By Festus Nakatana

Jean Pierre Damseaux and Andre Vermeulen from South Africa were crowned as the overall winners of this year's edition of the Total Tara Rally, which ended in the capital at the weekend, while Namibiaâ??s Jaco van Dyk and his navigator Michael Rust ended second overall for the second time in a row.

By Festus Nakatana

The Southern town of Keetmanshoop is to host the 2007 Namibia Senior Boxing Championships slated for December 12-15. Kelly Nghixulifwa, President of the Namibia Amateur Boxing Federation (NABF), confirmed this at a media conference on Monday, 26 November 2007.

Namibia recorded their second successive victory in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 after beating Argentina by 178 runs at the United field on November 25.

Namibia amassed a huge total of 344 for 6 wickets off their 50 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat.