Falcons join Mariental at the top
Submitted by editor on Fri, 06/14/2013 - 06:59.
Reho Falcon joined Mariental at the top of the log following last weekend’s fifth round of action in the Namibian Rugby Premier League.
Reho Falcon thumped Polytechnic 52-11, running in eight tries in the process to collect two bonus points, which sees them joining Mariental on 20 points.
Mariental, who have been the surprise packet of the Premier League so far, still lead the log with a better points aggregate, while they also have a match in hand.
Fourth leg of Beach Volleyball Series
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 22:28.
The fourth tournament of the Kia Namibia National Beach Volleyball Tour will take place on Saturday at the DTS Beach Arena.
Tin Hlupic and Gerard Fischer are the favourites in the men’s category of this tournament, which is sponsored by Maerua Superspar.
They are currently in top form and will be traveling to Croatia for the U21 Beach Volleyball World Championships on Monday.
Interested players can choose from various different categories, either in the 2-a-side or 4-a-side format. Entry deadline is Friday at 11 am.
Super Eagles strike resolved
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 21:00.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have agreed to end their strike after the Nigerian Ministry of Sport came to the rescue with funds to bail them out.
The Super Eagles refused to board their plane to Rio de Janeiro on Thursday morning, following a pay dispute with the team’s management, and in stead remained at the Windhoek Country Club.
According to a source the pay dispute has now been resolved after the Nigerian Ministry of Sport agreed to transfer their promised funds to them.
Super Eagles refuse to leave Windhoek
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 15:06.
The Nigerian soccer team was holed up at the Windhoek Country Club on Thursday after refusing to depart for the airport following a pay dispute with the team’s management.
The ‘Super Eagles’ were supposed to leave Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport at 11 am on Thursday morning, following their World Cup qualifying match against Namibia the previous evening, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Cazadores, Badgers come out tops
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 09:10.
The host club, Cazadores and Badgers won the most gold medals at the annual Cazadores Inline Hockey tournament which took place in Windhoek last week.
With more than 80 matches played in total from Under 9 through to Masters level, the tournament was spread over five days, from Wednesday June 5 to Sunday June 9, to accommodate all the matches.
Cazadores was a comfortable winner in the Open division, winning all their matches to finish eight points ahead of second placed Kamikaze, while Coastal Pirates came third.
