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Hogs made it to the final after beating BDF Cheetahs 26-11 while Rhinos edged Jwaneng 30-26 during the semi-finals played last weekend. Hogs are expected to use home-ground advantage to contain Rhinos. Both sides have strong benches, which will have...

Egner had finished in position three with a time of 58.98 during the heat, which was won by Paige van der Westhuizen of Zimbabwe with Tilly Collymore of Grenada in second position. Speaking after the event, Egner said she was not happy about her...

The swimmer was ranked number 27 after all the bits and such could not proceed to the next round. Robinson clocked 1:02.79 during heat two and finished in position three after Mexico swimmer, De Lera Ojeda Ma was disqualified. The swimmer booked...

Hogs qualified for the final by beating BDF Cheetahs 26-11 in the first semi-final match setting up an opportunity to defend their title. The match between Rhinos and Jwaneng Wildebeests was physical from the first whistle, something that was...

Speaking during a media briefing this week, the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) president, Moses Bantsi, said it was unfortunate that the 2024 edition was not held due to challenges faced. He, however, said they expect the event to return next...

Gold medal winners will take P1 million cash home, and P2, 500 monthly groceries for a year. Even during the Tokyo 2020 Games, the retail store had dangled the same incentive but it remained unclaimed as there were no gold medal winners. Choppies...

According to the World Chess Federation (FIDE), at the end of January, the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission (ARB) launched a call of interest for the Chess Olympiad. “This way we got the necessary information from arbiters who wanted to join the team of...

Then-president Malebo Raditladi-Nkgakile, Seipei Gaelisiwe (vice president-project and events), Masego Serumola (sport development officer), and Mokeresete Mokeresete (public relations officer), were all removed through a motion of no confidence. But...

Some members left yesterday for a pre-camp ahead of the games while other athletes, Letsile Tebogo, Collen Kebinatshipi, and Anthony Pesela are already in Europe competing in the Diamond League and Continental Tour Meets. The team comprises 14...

The event organiser, Oeme Morupisi, told MmegiSport that it is all systems go. He said the toss for playing pools was conducted on Tuesday during a technical meeting. Three softball pitches, Mowana Ball Park, Cricket Ground and Makhubu Ball Park, all...

The team is taking part in the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT)/International Tennis Federation (ITF) continental tournament. The tournament started on Saturday (July 6) and comes to an end tomorrow (July 9). The tournament is attended by...

The outcomes come a few weeks before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics with athletics event kicking off on August 1. The two cases, which involve a male and female runners bring the number of active cases in athletics to five. An effort to speak...

The relay team clocked 38.19secs during the heats at the recent African Senior Championships held in Duoala, Cameroon. However, the results were not recognised due to the use of faulty timing equipment. The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) vice...

The league was due to start in April but was postponed to this weekend and has been rescheduled once more. Mafolofolo coach, Isaac Thenjelani, told MmegiSport that they are in the dark about what is happening to the league. “The BVF executive...

Botswana has always been part of the tournament since its infancy stage when it was still a tri-nations competition. The BONA president, Onkemetse Mpudi, is a concerned person as the association is struggling with funding. She told MmegiSport that...