Pilane was forced to sit out the opening round of the RedStar Raceway (RSR) championship due to an injury he suffered at the end of the 2021 season in December.Pilane had started his rehabilitation process in March following surgery on his right...
Last week, BOKA affiliates wrote a letter to the executive committee requesting for the 2021-2022 financial statement.BOKA secretary-general, Karabo Samuel wrote back to the affiliates confirming that the executive committee had received the letter...
Masaiti is in a team led by Ukrainian Grandmaster (GM), Andrii Baryshpolets, with the elections scheduled for August 7 during the FIDE Congress. Baryshpolets will face incumbent FIDE president, Russian Arkady Dvorkovich during the congress, which...
He was elected into the position during the WBSC elective Congress held in Taipei, Taiwan and will be the WBSC Africa Member at Large. The congress was a follow-up to the one that was held in Botswana in 2017.Mosimanegape told Mmegi Sport he...
The festival, which is the brainchild of former Botswana Football Association (BFA) first vice president, Marshlow Motlogelwa, is held under the theme, ‘Areyeng metshamekong’. Action will continue until Monday afternoon, with the horse race...
According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, Jari was tested after winning the marathon that was held on June 5 in Gaborone.The athlete has been notified and he has acknowledged receipt of the communication, according to Regional Anti-Doping...
GU will recognise the outstanding players from the just-ended season as well as celebrate its 55th anniversary. The team won almost everything on offer, including the league and Orange FA Cup.During a press briefing in Gaborone Tuesday, GU marketing...
The nation will learn the team's fate around midnight as the Mares face Morocco in a 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarterfinal tie at the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium. A win against the hosts will hand the local girls a...
GW1516 has not been approved for medication and has no recognised therapeutic uses. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has advised of its health risks for athletes. In 2017, there were 31 sanctions related to this compound worldwide. GW1516 is known...
This bring to two, in a space of one week, the number of Botswana athletes who have violated anti-doping rules.While authorities are yet to confirm, Mmegi Sport can reveal long and triple jumper, Thalosang Tshireletso is the other athlete who tested...
The two teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time, but Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote’s brave boys succumbed 5-4 during penalties. Kitso Mangolo had the decisive miss.Zambia took the lead after an own goal from Tebogo Kopolang as he raced...
The Zebras topped their group after piping Angola 1-0 on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals. Now Mpote will look to replicate his 2019 run when he took the team to the finals. But they face their bogey adversaries in the Copper Bullets who...
The win took the Zebras to the quarterfinal stage after finishing top of their group with nine points from three games.The youthful side under the tutelage of interim coach, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote needed a win in the last match against Angola...
They finished at the top of the group defeating UB Hawks 2-1 yesterday in the top of the table clash played at the Royal Aria Stadium.Before yesterday’s clash, UB Hawks were sitting at the top of the table with nine points from three matches.They...
The lanky defender was stabbed to death on the wee hours of Saturday, July 2, 2022 in Otse after a night out with friends. Rapulana was confirmed dead on the morning due to stab wounds at the age of 30.Speaking at the funeral, the player’s uncle,...
The call was made by the Female Representative in the Botswana Football Association National Executive Committee (BFANEC), Lobito Ncube.She was among key speakers at a ceremony where Debswana’s Orapa Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mines (OLDM) renewed its...
The match was part of the ongoing Lucara Netball League for the Southern Zone played at BONA Courts over the weekend.Cats started the game on the back paddle, losing the first quarter with a close margin of 13-14.The army girls came back to claim the...
Kemoeng was speaking during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Team Botswana send off ceremony over the weekend in Gaborone.He said there is need for an in-depth look into how things have been done all along and how they should be done going...
Team Botswana has been dealt a blow a few days before the World Championships scheduled for Oregon, after one of the team members tested positive for a banned substance. According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, the athlete tested positive...
Team manager, Tshepo Kelaotswe, said the situation remains a concern. He said recently, there has been a decline in terms of women athletes' performance. He committed that they intend to increase women's participation in the team.“We are...
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