Sports fixtures this weekend

FRIDAY 4 February, 2022

CYCLING on the B1 highway
Namibia Cycling Federation, national time trial championship. Location: first bridge after the roadblock on the B1 to Okahandja. Distance 40.84 km (elite and U23 men); 20.42 km (elite and U23 women). From 15:00.

WINTER OLYMPICS, Beijing 2022
Opening Ceremony, Winter Olympics, 14:00

SATURDAY 5 February, 2022

ATHLETICS at Windhoek Independence Stadium
Athletics Namibia Grand Prix III, 09:00–13:15

CRICKET Namibia premier league (50 overs)
United field: Trustco United v Ceiling Centre WHS Old Boys, 09:30
Wanderers field: Samsung Wanderers v MR24/7 Welwitschia, 09:30

CRICKET Namibia first division Central (T20)
WHS Vegkop: WHS Old Boys II v Zebra I, 08:30
WHS Vegkop: Wanderers II v Zebra 1, 13:00
CCD field: Gobabis v CCD Tigers II, 08:30
CCD field: United Legends v Gobabis, 13:00

CYCLING in and around Windhoek
Namibia Cycling Federation, national road race championship. Distance 152 km (elite and U23 men); 84 km (elite women and other adult categories). Start and finish in Independence Avenue, in front of Zoo Park.

GOLF at Omeya Golf Club
Nedbank for Autism Series 2022 (event 1 of 10).

CRICKET, U19 Cricket World Cup
FINAL: England U19 v India U19, 14:50

RUGBY, Six Nations
Dublin: Ireland v Wales, 16:15
Edinburgh: Scotland v England, 18:45

RUGBY, United Rugby Championship
Pretoria: Vodacom Bulls v Emirates Lions, 15:00
Cape Town: Stormers v Sharks, 17:05

RUGBY, English Premiership
Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons, 16:00
Exeter Chiefs v Wasps, 16:30
Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors, 17:00
Saracens v Bath, 17:00

BOXING, international boxing
Cardiff: Welterweight fight: Julius Indongo (Namibia, 23-4, 12 KOs) v Chris Jenkins (UK, 22-4-3, 8 KOs)
Cardiff: Middleweight fight: Chris Eubank Jr (UK, 31-2, 23 KOs) v Liam Williams (UK, 23-3-1, 18 KOs)
Las Vegas: Welterweight fight: Keith Thurman (USA, 29-1, 22 KOs) v Mario Barrios (USA, 26-1, 17 KOs) – from 04:00 Sunday, LIVE on SS Action

SUNDAY, 6 February, 2022

CRICKET Namibia first division Central (T20)
Doc Jubber field, Whk: WHS Old Boys II v Outjo, 08:30
CCD field: CCD Tigers II v Wanderers III, 08:30

FOOTBALL, AFCON 2022 (Cameroon)
Bronze final: Burkina Faso v Cameroon, 18:00
FINAL: Senegal v Egypt, 21:00

RUGBY, Six Nations
Paris: France v Italy, 17:00