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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Stacked field for Botswana Open

    The event, which is regarded as the biggest in the Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) calendar, will see contests in the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles for men and women.Denzel Seetso and Tshegofatso Tsiang won the 2021 edition in the boys and...

  • Batswana in Ireland rescue softball team

    The team arrived in Dublin over the weekend to play in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup group stages. According to information reaching this publication, Botswana players complained of hunger after their match against...

  • Local sport reels from budget cuts

    The BNSC introduced a new funding model in the last financial year and the rollout was during the current financial year. Under the current model, the NSAs that contribute the most to the BNSC Vision 2028 are better rewarded.The NSAs that have...

  • BOKA kicks out Goju Kai

    According to a letter written by BOKA vice secretary, Francois Alberts yesterday, as of March 31, 2023, Goju Kai Federation had not remitted its annual membership fee for the year 2023-2024, as prescribed in the BOKA constitution. “(According to)...

  • Time running out for relay teams

    The mixed relay team was in the qualifying bracket after clocking the fastest time of 3:15.29 during the Lefika Relays in June. However, the team has now dropped to position 20.The women’s 4x400m relay team is in position 16 after recording 3:28.79...

  • Going gets tough for women's softball team

    Botswana suffered a 7-0 defeat in their first match at the hands of the hosts, Ireland on Tuesday. Botswana suffered second defeat of 15-0 at the hands of the defending champions, USA yesterday in the second Group A clash. USA came into the match on...

  • Boxing bemoans slashed funding from BNSC

    The reduction in funding sees boxing being demoted to tier two, moving from tier one. Boxing has always been one of the National Sport Association (NSAs) that received more funding and positioned in tier one alongside athletics, football, cricket and...

  • Paralympics team targets World champs medal

    The championships run until July 11. National team coach, Nason ‘Hadji’ Maotwe said preparations for the championships went according to plan. He stated that the team has been in a training camp for a month, although some athletes could not...

  • Shooting awaits BNSC recognition

    Gaborone Rifle Club chairperson, Jon Smuts said they are not able to get registered as an association. “We have followed and provided all the necessary, required paperwork for us to get registered but to no avail.Hence we decided to join South...

  • Karate battles P200,000 debt

    Before getting comfortable in office, BOKA president, Mpho Bakwadi had to deal with letters of demand from creditors. “I was shocked by the amount of debts created by the previous committee we had to clear,” he said as he reflected on his six...

  • Softball team takes on the world

    The team will fly to Dublin, Ireland where they have been seeded in Group A, which includes the host, Ireland, the defending champions, USA, China (Taipei), Australia, and Great Britain.The decisive battle for the title of world champion will take...

  • Phikwe Extravaganza defending champions sail through

    This was during the South zone eliminations played at the National Diamond. Titans won the title last year after beating Police IX who were not part of the eliminations after being disqualified due to missing registration deadline. Titans’ captain,...

  • Softball Extravaganza struggles to attract sponsors

    The annual tournament is set for the upcoming President’s Day holidays in Selebi-Phikwe. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairperson, Oeme Morupisi said SPEDU has pledged P200,000, a cut from last year's P300,000.“That is prize money for...

  • 'Suspended' softball coach fights back

    Last month, the BSA suspended Selemogwe together with Phibion Tawina and Tshepo Letsholo on allegations of indiscipline. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Selemogwe said he has not received any suspension letter or even a letter to show cause why he cannot be...

  • Police disqualified from Softball Extravaganza

    The other clubs that missed the deadline in the South Zone are Gatalamotho and Blue Angels. In the North, only three teams have managed to register for the eliminations set for the weekend. In 2019, Vikings were also disqualified for missing the...

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