Helen Spooner

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Mboma joins American-based agency 

Christine Mboma has joined the American-based international CLD Sports marketing and management agency. Mboma’s coach Henk Botha confirmed the news on Saturday, saying that they had decided to join CLD Sports to help market, manage and organise races for Mboma,…

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Women’s Cricket Tri-Series kicks off 

Namibia’s Capricorn Eagles will be out to improve their world ranking when they host Zimbabwe and UAE in the T20 International Capricorn Eagles Tri-Series which gets underway at the Wanderers field today.  Namibia is currently ranked 18th in the world…

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Ishitile on track for another medal

Lahja Ishitile remained on track to win a second medal at the Paris Paralympic Games when she qualified for the women’s T11 200m final yesterday.  Ishitile, who became only the third Namibian Paralympian to win gold when she won the…

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Special One’s countdown begins

The countdown to the WBA Pan Africa super featherweight title fight has begun with Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo taking on Zimbabwe’s Peter Pambeni next weekend.  Nangolo, who is still unbeaten after 11 pro fights, has been training hard for the…

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NCS go top of the log 

Defending champions Namibia Correctional Service replaced Namibian Navy at the top of the MTC Netball Premier League after taking maximum points over the weekend. On Saturday they beat Unam Jaguars 51-22 after taking command from the start. They led 14-6…

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Tough test for Energy 

Phillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa will face one of his toughest tests when he takes on Yukinori Oguni of Japan at Yokohama on 13 October.  It will be his second trip to Asia, coming 18 months after a controversial defeat to John…

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Young cyclists in fine form 

Namibia’s upcoming young mountain bike riders Roger Suren and Delsia Janse van Vuuren were in fine form at the World MTB Championships in Andorra on Saturday with Suren finishing 19th amongst the junior men, while Janse van Vuuren came 49th…

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Wanderers, Unam through to the final 

FNB Wanderers and FNB Unam will meet in the Windhoek Lager Premier League rugby final after beating FNB Kudus 49-24 and FNB Grootfontein 27-15 respectively on Saturday.  It was the final that most pundits predicted after both teams had dominated…

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Contrasting wins for Unam and Wanderers

FNB Unam and FNB Wanderers are through to the Windhoek Lager Women’s Rugby final after contrasting wins in Saturday’s semifinals at Vegkop.  The defending champions Unam were in control from the start running out comfortable 55-17 winners against FNB Rehoboth,…

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Massive battles await at Vegkop 

Two massive semi-final battles await in the Windhoek Lager Rugby Premier League at Vegkop tomorrow, with FNB Unam taking on FNB Grootfontein, while FNB Wanderers face FNB Kudus. With defending champions Trustco United having failed to make the semis, a…

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Hinda steps back into the ring 

Namibia’s sportsman of the year, Veya Hinda, and clubmate Abreu Ferreira will be in action at the Muaythai Fight Night Gladiators Cup in Johannesburg this weekend. Hinda and Ferreira, who are both members of Combat Club Windhoek, will be in…

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Squash feast set for November 

Namibian squash lovers are in for a treat in November when the BDO Namibian Open and the Trustco All Africa Senior Championships will be hosted at Wanderers Squash Club. At a function last week, Wanderers Squash Club chairman Steven Berry…

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