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For now there is only one winner as doping has emerged on top, while sport desperately tries to escape from its clutches. It is an ugly situation where athletes have been taken hostage by the vice. A nation is struggling for answers amid the rising...

The women's team touched down in Tangier, Morocco last week, ready to confront the challenge ahead where they face record champions, Nigeria, Tunisia and Algeria in Group B. Group A has Morocco, Zambia, Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo...

The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) which is the custodian of the facility, demanded that the FNB Premiership champions clear the P53,400 owed from the just-ended season. GU had written to the BNSC to facilitate the signing of a lease...

MmegiSport: Where is AUSC Region V in terms of sport development?Mutoya: Our business is to drive the sport development agenda, in line with the African Union blueprint agenda 2063, which talks about the Africa we want. There are issues around...

The path to traditional doctors, who are believed to wield immeasurable powers in determining the outcome of 22 men chasing a pig skin, is well trodden. Imagine clubs that are struggling to pay players but have a full budget for a traditional doctor....

But more often than not, organisers of major sport events, particularly football, appear to suffer from cognitive dissonance. They know the truth but always twist the seating arrangement and create their own VIPs outside the men and women, boys and...

The BFA wrote to Tsa Gae (Pty) Ltd, trading as All Kasi, at the beginning of the month, indicating the termination of the contract. The two parties had signed a deal in September for Tsa Gae to provide kits to the national teams but the relationship...

. In the process, he became the youngest player to record the feat, achieved on his debut. In March, the 19-year-old became the youngest club singles champion when he emerged victorious during Orapa's Singles Championships. Last week, he went one...

The Reds secured a 10th league title after emerging top after a close contest. which saw up to six teams remaining in contention with six rounds remaining. A 4-2 statement win over fellow contenders, Jwaneng Galaxy on the penultimate weekend of the...

The domestic league saw the return of a title sponsor, with FNB Botswana coming on board after the commercial bank inked a deal with the Botswana Football Association (BFA) last year February. The fruits of that deal were in full view as fans...

The first programme was launched at Patikwane Junior School which is between Mabeleapodi and Paje in 2022. On Saturday, the BNSC saw the expansion of the programme to Maun with at least 50 athletes between the ages of five and 12 enrolled, and more...

TAFIC emerged as the biggest winners on the night, eclipsing league champions, Gaborone United. Those in the red corner of Gaborone felt the champions had been short-changed and should have dominated the evening. But the other red end of Francistown...

This comes after three key members of the 4x400m relay team, Letsile Tebogo, Collen Kebinatshipi, and Bayapo Ndori dumped the national team ahead of the World Relays held in China this month. The athletes cited welfare issue as the main reason for...

The legal fees arose after a case in which the BFL, alongside Ratlhaga, were dragged to court over a meeting in Palapye meant to oust then-chairperson, Nicholas Zakhem. The meeting held in December 2023, was declared illegal by the court, and the BFL...

Punters can now place bets on the FNB Premiership games but the Botswana Football League (BFL) has not availed guidelines on betting. The rules and regulations are still being developed but betting is already in full swing. The BFL chief executive,...