GIM LOC launched
The 2019 Gaborone International Meet (GIM) promises to be bigger and better. Founded by Sportsview Runners club which is led by former athlete Glody Dube, the event has grown incredibly well since...
View ArticleMakwala to finally get his crown
When last year’s BNSC Awards were hosted top athlete Isaac Makwala was red hot – an overnight sensation that had catapulted to global fame by running a 200m dash alone on the track at the World...
View ArticleUB impress at Africa university games
The University of Botswana (UB) team that participated in the recently ended 9th All Africa University Games held in Makelle, Ethiopia has been hailed for putting on a genuine performance and coming...
View ArticleDorothy Okachi makes history
Dorothy Okachi – a Motswana lady aged 35 – is over the moon after being nominated for the BNSC Referee/umpire of the Year award. She is the first ever nomination from Botswana Basketball Association...
View ArticleFootball Investors vs Societies
Let me break it down for you. Football needs investors. Investors do not have to own a football team but come in with a commercial interest. In Germany, the model adopted there is 50+1% for the...
View ArticleGU lose points
… As they fail to pay P400 000 to Appiah Gaborone United’s failure to pay their former player Bismarck Appiah $39, 500 (P400 000) is threatening the club’s standing in local game and can even get them...
View ArticleGALAXY FOR GLORY!
As the 2018/19 BTC Premiership race picks pace, last season’s runners up – Jwaneng Galaxy FC – have made their intentions clear by scoring 10 goals in two games while keeping a clean sheet. STAFF...
View ArticleTaekwondo elects new executive
The Botswana Taekwondo Federation held their AGM on September 1, 2018 in Phakalane where they unanimously re-elected Vinay Naicker as president to serve the second term in office. Under the watchful...
View ArticleChiefs’ fans unhappy
Having played only three games in the 2018\19 BTC Premier League season, Mochudi Centre Chiefs supporters have already raised alarm over the team’s poor start and performance. They regret that...
View ArticleIWG: Botswana to hand-over to New Zealand
The International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) has sent a delegation to Auckland, New Zealand to officially handover the office management of the IWG to new the new host. The delegation...
View ArticleGovt puts in P29m for Regional games
The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development Thapelo Olopeng has revealed that Government has committed P29 million for the hosting of Region 5 Youth Games in December. This falls...
View ArticleIDM offers scholarships to sports stars
Winners of the 2018 Annual National Sports Awards received a major boost when the Institute of Development Management (IDM) came on board as a sponsor and extended scholarship packages to them at the...
View ArticleFatigue blamed for COSAFA failure
The women senior national team coach, Gaoletlhoo Nkutliswang says she is happy with the team's performance in the just ended 2018 Women COSAFA Championship finals held in South Africa, despite failure...
View ArticleChiefs, GU woes continue
Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Gaborone United (GU) are finding it difficult to regain their momentum in the current 2018\19 premier league season. With six league games played, both teams have failed to...
View ArticleKowa blasts Sundowns
‘If he is lazy Sundowns should sell him; why keep him’ Veteran coach and serial soccer talent developer Matshediso Saxton Kowa is seething with anger over Mamelodi Sundowns’s treatment of one of the...
View ArticleEyes on Bright, Zebras
As they play Burkina Faso in AFCON David Bright, the veteran local coach, has so far not done as had been anticipated in his return to senior national team coaching. Bright took over as Zebras coach...
View ArticleThree stadia to be build
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC) Kago Ramokate says his Ministry is committed towards the building and implementation of the stadium...
View Article1st division season opens
The Debswana National First Division (NFD) 2018\19 season – for both South and North leagues –officially commenced this weekend – October 13. The league should have started in August but was postponed...
View ArticleClassic Run a success!
The Botswana Life Classic Run Half Marathon– held on Sunday 7th October 2018 – was a resounding success. The marathon started and ended at Botswana Life Head Office in Fairgrounds Office Park in...
View ArticleEnd of the road for Zebras
The senior national team, Zebras’ hopes of qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations have gone up in flames. This is after going four games without scoring a goal while salvaging only one point...
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