Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s League Cup final triumph against Chelsea as the “most special” trophy of his career as the German learned he can win with kids. Virgil van Dijk clinched Liverpool’s 1-0 win with a dramatic header two minutes from the end of extra-time at Wembley on Sunday. Liverpool’s victory was especially sweet for...
Niël Terblanché In a thrilling and historic moment for Namibian football, the Brave Warriors secured their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) victory by stunning Tunisia in a spectacular 89th-minute header from Deon Hotto. The exhilarating match took place last night at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo, Ivory Coast, during the opening fixture...
Iga Swiatek is in scintillating form as she seeks a maiden Australian Open crown, but she could face a stiff test from defending champion Aryna Sabalenka while two-time winner Naomi Osaka is making her comeback. World number one Swiatek has won 17 of her 18 matches since she lost in the fourth round of her...
Rafael Nadal returns from a “winding, tortuous” injury journey in Brisbane this week, while fellow superstar Novak Djokovic kickstarts his bid for an unprecedented 11th Australian Open title at Perth. It appeared last season that the veterans, with 46 Grand Slam crowns between them, may never share a competitive court again. But the prospect is...
Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Jannik Sinner crushed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to seal a 2-0 win over Australia on Sunday in Malaga. The world number four clinched victory in the second singles rubber after Matteo Arnaldi dug deep to beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in...
Jannik Sinner says he has all the right ingredients for ATP Finals glory after reaching the final with Saturday’s convincing 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1 win over Daniil Medvedev. Italian Sinner has risen to fourth in the world rankings in 2023. Backed by passionate home support in Turin, the 22-year-old has a chance to cap the...
Mariental-born former United and Namibian national netball team defence stalwart Magda van Schoor was once described by ex-Tigers opponent and star goalshooter Ndemu ‘Demolition’ Hipondoka as “not an easy player to tantalise with the ball, she had very perfect timing and she was hard but never rough”. The retired star started playing netball in Standard 1...
Lens’ Champions League clash with Arsenal on Tuesday will see the French side come full circle in the season that marks their return to Europe’s elite club competition after two decades away. The golden era for the Blood and Gold (“Les Sang et Or”) came in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before a long...
Sports Desk MOST streets and roads between and in Namibian towns and villages will be markedly quieter for 90 minutes from 13:00 tomorrow when 15 Namibian rugby Titans run out for their World Cup Opener against the Italian gladiators in Saint-Etienne on the Stade Geoffroy Guichard in France. With the rugby giants, the All Blacks,...
Dynamic scrum-half Antoine Dupont will lead France into a home Rugby World Cup with hopes high that he can spark a first Northern Hemisphere victory in 20 years in the sport’s quadrennial showpiece. The last team from the Six Nations to win the Webb Ellis Trophy was England in 2003, when an extra-time drop-goal by...