The week-long tournament featuring six nations, came to a close on Saturday, with Brazil emerging as the winners, leaving Botswana to take the silver medal.It was a hit-and-miss start for Botswana as the women fell to Brazil in the opening fixture on...
Unlike the cheers in the stadia he once played in, silence, hymns, prayers and soft murmurs marked Talk Talk’s final journey as mourners struggled to come to terms with his passing on. The late popular footballer was laid to rest on Saturday...
The team's head coach, Joseph Mokgacha did not dress it up after yet another damaging defeat over the weekend, saying the chances are now “very thin.”The Saturday afternoon’s 1-0 loss to Morupule Wanderers at the Francistown City Council...
The victory secured an automatic promotion to the elite league after spending just two seasons in the lower division. Many had predicted the championship race would go to the wire with Prisons XI and Dinare FC fighting neck-to-neck for the better...
The Young Mares fell 3-2 to Tanzania in the first leg of the first round of qualifiers played at Obed Itani Chilume Stadium on Friday afternoon.However, Gabobinelwe believes the tie is still within reach ahead of the return leg on Saturday.The...
The Summit Organisation managing director, Bongani Moyo, told MmegiSport that the idea is to carry out a sideline programme, together with the national ‘2000 Children to History’ Campaign, as a unified legacy platform designed to ensure that...
Inside the 25,000-seater facility, a historic moment was brewing on a Good Friday during the Orange Botswana Athletics National Championships. However, on the witness stand, there were a few local spectators.One of Botswana's standout athletes,...
There is a gap between emerging talent and a fully structured development system, particularly in the absence of school sports across the country. The Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) Under-15 and Under-19 teams returned home after competing...
As the champagne is quietly being chilled in the centre of Gaborone, down at the other end of the table, it is panic, pure and unfiltered, as the fight for survival heats up. Bottom-placed Santa Green are not just flirting with relegation, they are...
The new 100m national champion, Kebinatshipi, twice registered the WL in the semi-final and the final. He also powered the Jwaneng 4x100m men’s relay team to the national title. His coach, Chilume ‘Chippa’ Ntshwarang, said Kebinatshipi’s...
The event organiser, Petrus Sebina, explained that the tournament went according to plan, with an average of 1,300 spectators over each of the four days.He said the plan was to bring back softball and ignite the energy. "I do not want the momentum to...
It is the start of a six-match survival-and-progression marathon split across three rounds, home and away, with nothing but global qualification at the end of it. For Botswana’s girls, the ambition is to go further than any Mares age group as they...
Dark clouds hang heavily over Botswana football following the passing of one of its most beloved and charismatic figures, Tshepo 'Talkie' Motlhabankwe.His death on April 5, 2026, at the age of 46, has sent shockwaves across the nation,...
At 5am on Sunday, 'Talk Talk' was full of life, returning home from a late night out, the nation and those close to him unaware that by late evening, he would be referred to in the past.A man who embodied undoubted commitment on the field...
Tshepo 'Talk Talk' Motlhabankwe1980-2026
In a press statement released today, the club confirmed five players have been suspended from the team with immediate effect.“Mochudi Centre Chiefs wishes to inform its supporters and stakeholders that the following players have been suspended with...
Police staged a dramatic comeback to edge Titans 3-2 in a gripping women’s final, while Gatalamotho delivered a commanding performance in the men’s decider, overpowering Wells 15-6 in an electrifying Jwaneng derby.Affectionately known as...
Jwaneng’s star sprinter, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, stole the spotlight after blasting out of the blocks to clock a sensational men’s 100m World Leading (WL) time of 9.89 seconds, a performance that underlined the club’s strength and...
Ahead of the BBA's annual general meeting last weekend, treasurer Kegomoditswe Shoshong, quit and left without presenting the sport's financial report.Speaking to Mmegi Sport, she confirmed her resignation, stating that she could not go into...
The team, along the way, hit a cul-de-sac and moments of progress have often been met with battles of attrition. At one moment, the Zebras appear genuine contenders capable of reproducing the sparks of the 2010 era which culminated in a first ever...
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