BFA pushes development
Efforts to improve local football are underway as Botswana Football Association (BFA) engages a German technical expert to assess the association’s short and long-term development strategy. The German...
View Article#Lobatse120 celebrates with Zone VI basketball tourney
As the city of Lobatse celebrates 120 years, they will host Basketball Regional Tournament as from October 20-26 as part of the town’s festivities. The tournament has attracted countries that have...
View ArticleWSBC endorses IWG
The International Working Group (IWG) has continued with their mandate of making sure that they get as many signatories before the 2018 conference as possible. The latest mass signing was done by World...
View ArticlePro-boxing gains momentum locally
Botswana hosted the Africa Boxing Championship under the banner of Fox Sports and The Grand Palm Hotel on October 11. The first fight was between Botswana’s Tshephang Babui and South Africa’s Nyiko...
View ArticleNew opportunities for local cricketers
The arrival of former England women cricket player Lydia Greenway in Botswana may open new doors for local players in England. Greenway arrived in Botswana on Wednesday to conduct a two-day workshop...
View ArticleBNOC affiliates call for action
Botswana National Olympics Committee (BNOC) affiliates have called for expediting of talks between BNOC and Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) on streamlining and aligning of the two’s...
View ArticleRamatlhakwane’s U-turn
After announcing his retirement from national team duty early this year, Mochudi Centre Chiefs marksman Jerome Ramatlhakwane somersaulted on his decision and made a surprise return to the team. The...
View ArticleIWG talk session: Makgato takes her stand
The Minister of Health and Wellness Dorcas Makgato – a former sports administrator – says in Botswana nothing stops a girl child from participating in sport as a player or even in its administration....
View ArticleSechele targets world crown
He is Botswana’s finest when it comes to Body Building. His success and passion has taken him to international stages where he has performed incredibly well. This time around Gontse ‘Flex’ Sechele will...
View ArticleHardy vows to revive basketball
Basketball has always been Boineelo Hardy’s passion. She started with it from a young age and her love for it has deepened as she grew up. This explains why it didn’t take a lot of encouragement for...
View ArticleHuge task for BONA
A mammoth task awaits the incoming Botswana Netball Association (BONA) executive committee. All eyes will be on the Malebogo Raditladi-led committee to turn tables around at BONA to bring back the...
View ArticleBotswana wins big from softball congress
Botswana Softball Association (BSA) emerged as the biggest winner from the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) congress which was held in Gaborone last weekend. While accolades were in order...
View ArticleBBA hosts successful tournament
Delegates from visiting teams that participated at the just ended Zone VI Basketball Championship preliminary games are said to be happy with the way the tournament went. Speaking to this publication...
View ArticleU-17 soccer girls beat Zambia
Botswana national U17 girls’ football team urged closer to the Uruguay 2018 Women U17 World Cup after beating Zambia on Friday. The local ladies qualified for the next round of the World Cup Qualifiers...
View ArticleBFA pins hopes on youth league
In a bid to continue to improve local football, Botswana Football Association (BFA) has pinned its hope on youth development. After rolling out what they term a successful national youth league, the...
View ArticleRollers game moved
As National Stadium branding war resurfaces The long running and recurring branding squabble at the National Stadium is back again. The branding issue which has been unresolved for some years took a...
View ArticleSeason 7: Mascom Top 8
Local football lovers will continue to be treated to football spectacle as the Mascom Top 8 comes back bigger and better. This follows the renewal of the Mascom Top 8 contract between Mascom Wireless...
View ArticleTswapong launches women’s soccer league
With the women football having been neglected for some time at regional level, the Tswapong Regional Football Association (TRFA) is happy to launch the women’s league this weekend in Palapye. TRFA...
View ArticleKhama urges SADC sports ministers to develop sport
President Ian Khama has implored the SADC Council of Ministers to come up with solid recommendations to be tabled at relevant SADC Summit to stimulate socio-economic development for all Member States...
View ArticleMascom Cycling Challenge grows
Hardly a week after announcing a multi-million pula sponsorship deal for Mascom Top 8, the company this week announced a P233 000 sponsorship for the Mascom Cycling Challenge. The sponsorship has seen...
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