Sport

Leemisa Thuseho  OLYMPIANS, Tebello Ramakongoana and Neheng Khatala, are winners of both the male and female categories of the fourth edition of the Hollywoodbets Durban 10km race.  They each won first prizes in their respective categories after their top class performances in the event that took place at Kings Park Outer Fields in the South […]

Moroke Sekoboto  LESOTHO national Under-20 team, Makoanyane XI, have bowed out of the ongoing Council of Southern African Football Association (COSAFA) Under-20 Championship.  This is despite their 3-2 triumph over Malawi on Tuesday. The win could not redeem them, having dismally lost their previous group stage matches.   They found themselves at the bottom of Group C […]

Moroke Sekoboto  CITY Eagles Netball Club hosted a successful two-day Africa Women’s Month commemoration netball tournament over the weekend.   Held at Lehakoe Recreational Centre Grounds, the tournament was staged in recognition of women’s excellence, strength and resilience.  The tournament attracted 31 teams from Lesotho and South Africa, who battled for honours in three categories. These […]

  Leemisa Thuseho  LOCAL marathoner, Kamohelo Mofolo, delivered a sterling performance on Sunday, winning the Absa Run Your City Tswane 10km in Gauteng, South Africa.  The 24-year-old old promising runner stopped the clock in 28:40 time to win the race on debut, pocketing M30 000 for his efforts.  Mofolo did not only earn himself the […]

Leemisa Thuseho  MATLAMA have retained their place as pre-season Alliance Challenge Cup champions.  The Maseru giants were crowned champions of the one-day tournament after edging Linare 8-7 on penalties at Bambatha Tšita Sport Arena Ground at the weekend. This followed a goalless draw in regulation time.  Matlama were the defending champions having also won the […]

Moroke Sekoboto  MAZENOD based side, Members, have been crowned champions of the 2024 A Division League Nedbank 8 Cup following their 4-2 victory over Kick4Life Juventude in the tournament’s final at Bambatha Tṧita Sports Arena over the weekend.  For being crowned champions, Members walked away with gold medals, a trophy and M35 000. Kick4Life Juventude were […]

Leemisa Thuseho  FOR the third time in a row, Alliance Insurance Company will host the annual high school soccer tournament dubbed the Alliance High School Soccer Tournament.   Alliance Insurance company will convene the tournament in conjunction with the Lesotho Institute Schools Association (LISA).  The tournament will see high school male soccer teams from Leribe, Berea, […]

Leemisa Thuseho  LEPERENG Olympafrica Center (LOC) women’s volleyball club will compete at the universities’ international invitational tournament in Botswana.  Organised by the Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) and the Washington-based Howard University women’s volleyball team, the games will be held from 17 to 21 May 2024 in Gaborone, Botswana.  The games are part of the Howard University women’s […]

…after obtaining second position at the Absa Run Your City race  Leemisa Thuseho  MARATHONER, ‘Neheng Khatala, has turned her focus to the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon.  This is after her successful run at the Absa Run Your City 10km race in Cape Town on Sunday.  On that day, Khatala settled for second position after […]

Leemisa Thuseho  WITH the Vodacom Premier League (VPL) edging to a fascinating ending, the remaining fixtures for each of the top three teams will play a crucial role in determining the league winners.  In this piece we look at what the top three teams will have to go through in their last lap of the […]

Leemisa Thuseho  MARATHONERS are crying foul after weeks of non-payment for their effort in the Bochelatsane Marathon.  The marathon was held at Mantṧonyane in Thaba-Tseka on 17 March 2024.  It has been over a month now but the top performers of the marathon are still waiting for their prize money to reflect in their bank […]

says title race still wide open…  Leemisa Thuseho  LIOLI coach, Motheo Mohapi, says the title race remains wide open despite his team’s recent good run of form.    It was still early for his Teyateyaneng based team to begin celebrating despite its good run of form and the setbacks suffered by its main rivals to the Vodacom Premier League […]

We examine why Ivory Coast’s defeat of Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations may have just marked the greatest AFCON yet. By Kevin Hand As Ivory Coast came from a goal down to beat Nigeria and complete the most remarkable of sporting redemptions, it also encapsulated not only their own journey but that of a […]

Moorosi Tsiane TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, has rewarded 16 athletes who were outstanding in the inaugural Maseru Youth Games competition with Samsung A04e cellphone receiver sets and 20 gigabytes of data each. The 16 are Amohelang Lepola, Limakatso Mota (athletics), Joel Piti, Masaeeng Seipati (boxing), Bokang Motsamai, Bonolo Ntsielo (chess), Khotsofalang Rakaota, pontso Makatile (cycling), […]

Leemisa Thuseho BANTU attacking midfielder, Lits’epe Marabe yesterday added three goals to his tally to take the lead in the campaign for Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 2023/24 top goal scorers race. Marabe got the hat trick when his side outplayed the struggling Naughty Boys by handing them a heavy 7-0 defeat at Mohales’ Hoek District […]

…as it went down to Limkokwing University Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) FC continued their poor run in the Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 2023/24 campaign when they lost 1-0 to Limkowking University (LU) FC yesterday at Ratjomose Ground. After finishing at position three last season and being among the league title contesters, hopes were […]

…as Bantu drop points for the second time Leemisa Thuseho MASERU soccer giant, Matlama FC has recorded its fourth consecutive outright win to maintain their Vodacom Premier League (VPL) early log lead. Tse Putsoa, as Matlama is affectionately known, edged CCX 0-1 at Lesotho Agricultural College (LAC) in Leribe on Sunday. That was Matlama’s fourth win […]

  Leemisa Thuseho TOP local runners will this weekend be out in full force as they battle for honours in the 2023 edition of the annual Soweto Marathon in South Africa, The race will start and finish at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, Gauteng on Sunday. This publication has been informed that more than 19 […]

…the games are coming to Lesotho for the first time   Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO Volleyball Association (LVA) president Lehlohonolo Ncheke says the Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) Zone VI is impressed and confident that Lesotho is ready to host this year’s Zone VI Clubs Championships. The CAVB Zone VI delegation made up of its president, Khalid Casam, […]

Leemisa Thuseho LEPERENG Olympafrica Centre (LOC) and national volleyball team middle-blocker and outsider-hitter, Relebohile Phamotse, is undoubtedly destined to be Lesotho’s next volleyball star. At just 18 years of age, the lanky starlet has already achieved so much in the game and proved to be a future volleyball great. Born and bred in Ha Abia […]

…skilful midfielder leaves today for a new life at VTM Football Club in Gaborone. Leemisa Thuseho Bantu and national team midfielder, Neo Mokhachane, has joined Botswana premier league side VTM FC in a deal worth M100,000. News of the deal was released by Bantu Football Club on Monday this week, with the move marking a […]

…iconic marathoner becomes  first Mosotho to qualify for next year’s global showpiece Leemisa Thuseho Top long distance runner, Tebello Ramakongoana has become the first Lesotho athlete to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in France.  The 26-year-old Qacha’s Nek-based runner qualified for the quadrennial international multi-sport event following his excellent performance in […]

Leemisa Thuseho Lioli have re-united with their former winger Tumelo Khutlang. Khutlang left the Teyateyaneng football giants in 2018 when he joined South African premier league side, Black Leopards. On Tuesday, TseNala announced Khutlang’s return but did not reveal the conditions of this surprise reunification. “The executive committee of Lioli is happy to announce the […]

Leemisa Thuseho Elections to choose a new Lesotho Lawn Tennis Association (LLTA) executive have been postponed once again, this time to 26 November. Initially, the elections were set for 30 July 2023 but had to be postponed to 13 August after the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) formed by the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LSRC) and […]

Leemisa Thuseho THIS weekend will be one of the busiest for Teyateyaneng giants, Lioli, popularly known as Tse Nala in the football fraternity. The premiership heavyweights are hosting a fundraising gala-dinner tomorrow night at AVANI Maseru hotel and an international friendly match against South African third-tier league side, D’General FC at Setsoto stadium on Saturday. […]

Leemisa Thuseho LOCAL chess starlet, Lebajoa Tšephe (18), has once again proved to be too hot to handle for local players after comfortably winning the Monafils Leribe Chess Open over the weekend. The event, which attracted 33 players, was held at Molapo High School in Leribe, where Tšephe won all his games to claim the […]