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Special Olympics dominates 2016 BNSC awards

Botswana Special Olympics team dominated the 36th annual Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC) awards with them clinching both administration and athlete’s awards. Their biggest award was the...

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BCA on top not by luck – Ramakrishna

Cricket is arguably one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Though relatively new, the sport’s governing body Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) has accelerated the drive to take it to the...

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BDF XI to reduce civilian players

Contrary to the belief that institutional teams enjoy lucrative financial benefits from their institutions, BDF XI decry shortage of funds that hinders them from attracting quality players. The army...

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Two Botswana teens off to France

Two young footballers left the country on Monday for Paris, France to attend the COPA Coca-Cola 2016 international camp. The trip is part of the sponsorship by Coca-Cola through its partnership with...

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Dintwe’s emotional declaration

Diacore Marathon 2016 female winner Onneile Dintwe touched hearts with her speech when receiving her cheque from Stanbic Bank on Thursday. Dintwe won the race at a time of 01:17:31 while Rapula Diphoko...

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Work hard; athletes challenged

The Botswana Athletics team participated at the recent Senior Africa Championships in Durban, South Africa won five medals from 800m, 400m, 4 by 4 men relay team and long jump. Botswana National Sports...

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GU’s Shilongo on trials at Arrows

Having already settled on two foreign players for the coming Absa Premiership season, Lamontville Golden Arrows are taking the Namibia striker Benson Shilongo on trial. He hails from Gaborone United...

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GU’s Shilongo joins Platinum Stars

After days of speculation, Brave Warriors rangy striker Benson Shilongo was on Wednesday officially unveiled by South African premiership outfit Platinum Stars as one of their new signees for the...

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BCA selects U-15 boys’ national team

Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) has selected a 35-member team to represent the country at U-15 level. The team was elected on Wednesday following a three-day tournament that saw U-15 boys’ teams...

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World Netball Cup: All systems go

With almost a year to the Netball World Youth Cup, the organising team says it is ready to bring the first ever world event to Botswana. The cup will be hosted in Gaborone in July 2017; a nine-day...

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Who do you trust?

Local football fraternity is currently divided into three camps – one for Maclean Letshwiti, another for Solomon Mantswe and the other for the current football leader Tebogo Sebego. The two challengers...

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FUB saves out of contract players

Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) has come to the rescue of local out-of-contract players by securing a spot for them at the upcoming FIFPro Africa Division, Out of Contract Players tournament in...

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Baroka FC keen to sign Sesinyi

New Absa Premiership side Baroka FC are keen to secure the services of Botswana international Thabang Sesinyi. The forward, who is currently in the books of Botswana Premier League (BPL) outfit Orapa...

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Broke GU loose coach

Information coming from within the Gaborone United (GU) camp is that the club’s head Coach Rodolfo Zapata might not come back to the team for the coming season. Sources close to the club revealed that...

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Applause for BAA impressive record

Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has been commended for its continued impressive representation of the country at regional and international competitions. Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC)...

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A Football Giant has fallen

While July 4 is normally an occasion for Americans to celebrate independence, the date this year was also when a true football giant fell. Ben Koufie, former Botswana Footbal Association (BFA)...

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Softball development takes shape

Botswana Softball Association (BSA) has heightened its drive for development of players who will represent the country at international levels in the future. In the light of this, BSA will send a team...

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Limping Chiefs face Rollers

With local football administrators working round the clock to put to rest the issue surrounding the 2015/2016 beMOBILE Premier League championship, Mochudi Centre Chiefs have already raised concerns...

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Rollers, Koko part ways

Township Rollers Football Club have parted ways with their Player-Assistant-Coach, Sekhana "Nandos" Koko after failing to agree on terms in the offer presented by the team for a new contract. Koko made...

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Rio bound team to be unveiled

The final team that will represent Botswana at the coming Rio 2016 Olympics games will be announced on the 23rd July, 2016 at the National Stadium. The announcement to be done by the Minister of Youth,...

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