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On Thursday last week, Township Rollers failed to fulfil its fixture against Calendar Stars as players boycotted the game over unpaid salaries.The situation at one of the country's glamour clubs is so dire, with reports that players had to endure...

Rollers' recent history makes a perfect script for bitter-sweet reading. From relegation to the First Division in 2004, to bouncing back the following season to win a memorable league and cup double, Popa have taken fans through the high tide to...

Shortly after 9:05 pm on Monday, August 29, 2011, Botswana recorded one of her most consequential sporting moments. It was in South Korea’s fourth-largest metropolitan city of Daegu that Amantle Montsho, almost under the radar, delivered...

The Gaborone side has defied odds on the pitch and sits at the summit of the elite league, six games into the season. But the troubles that have dogged the blue side since their acrimonious separation from businessman Jagdish Shah in 2023.Despite...

However, indications are that he is more of a 200m specialist, and results are there to back him up as his only gold at either the Olympics or the World Championships came through the half-lap.Since winning a silver medal at the 2023 Budapest World...

Without mentioning Galaxy and Rollers, he said his side is expected to battle it out with Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Gaborone United for the domestic honours. Talking to SportMonitor at the end of an absorbing and tactical 1-1 battle against Chiefs on...

This means the team will campaign under the name of Taung Young Strikers until next season. Young Strikers kicked off their campaign with a 0-0 draw against Tlokweng United, shifting their home base from Taung village to Lekidi Centre, which is part...

National teams and clubs participating in CAF competitions have become regular refugees in neighbouring or even far-flung countries, in their quest to find a home away from home.The development was triggered by CAF’s decision in 2019 that requires...

It is a question whose answer is not cast in stone. It resides more in the realm of social science than pure science. It is not 1+ 1 = 2; it is rather contextual.The point of departure can be drawn from the government's recent decision to issue a...

Both teams had opportunities to open their campaign with a win but their forwards somehow contrived to miss gilt-edged chances.Young Strikers, who failed in their bid to register their status as Gilport Lions this season, twice struck the woodwork,...

The year 2012 was of the bounty harvest for the Zebras and the nation, as the team made its first-ever appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations finals.That represented the Zebras' biggest moment as the side finally made its way to African...

Karabo Motlhanka will lead the squad during the qualifiers, which will take place from September 26 to October 4 in Harare, as eight teams battle for two slots at the 2027 T20 World Cup. The team also includes former captain Karabo Modise, pace...

Known for her exploits in the half marathons, she made the leap to the more demanding 42.2km race and aced it at the first time of asking.Pitted against a strong field, Bathoeng crossed the line in 2:49.08 fending off competition from Kenyan, Rosina...

ATI might have been on the other side of the fence, but arts and sports are inter-related and some of the issues in either of the two are cross-cutting.There are countless takeaways in the midst of a sombre incident and the nation can pick vital...

However, the Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) says there are still some sticking points.Internationals Tumisang Orebonye, Gape Mohutsiwa, captain Thatayaone Ditlhokwe and Kabelo Seakanyeng were at the centre of the storm as a strike over welfare...