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A-Division underdogs Members FC are dreaming big after they were crowned champions of the 2024 Nedbank 8 on Sunday. Having gone into the tournament as outsiders, the Mazenod outfit capped a giant-killing spree by outclassing Kick4Life Juventude 4-2 in an exciting final at Bambatha Tšita Sports Arena, securing their first-ever Nedbank 8 crown.

Lesotho mountain-bike star Tumelo Makae says he is crossing his fingers that he gets an Olympic invitation from the International Cycling Union (UCI). Makae has failed to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games that start in July through the UCI’s qualifying route but his performances could earn him an invitation to the Games in Paris, …

This weekend is the final before the final in the Vodacom Premier League with both Matlama and Lioli fighting tooth and nail for the biggest crown in Lesotho football. The two giants are the pair standing in the title race after Bantu fell from the chase last weekend courtesy of a 1-0 defeat to Lioli.

The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Ladies have won the Women Super League (WSL) for the fifth consecutive time. The juggernaut side wrapped up another dominant campaign last weekend, and just as they did last year, LDF finished the season undefeated.

Lesotho will host their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying home match against Rwanda in June at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. The tie will be played on June 11 and will be the second match of a World Cup qualifying double header for Likuena next month.

Eight teams will battle it out for M350,000 in total prize money when the Nedbank 8 roars into life this weekend at Bambatha Tšita Sports Arena. The money is an M100,000 increase on last year’s sponsorship and the benefactors are the top eight teams from the just concluded A-Division league campaign – Mzamane, Kick4Life, Lilemela …

Home favourite Khothalang Leuta booked her spot at the 2024 UCI Pump Track World Championships later in the year after racing to glory at last Saturday’s global qualifiers at the Sepheo pump-track in Motimposo. The Sepheo qualifier was part of a series of 15 events that will be hosted around the world by the International …

The final six spots in Lesotho’s team for the Chess Olympiad Games in Hungary later this year will be decided this weekend. The Chess Federation of Lesotho (CFL) is hosting a weeklong tournament at Lancers Inn and the finals are set for Sunday where six players that come out on top will book the remaining …

It’s crunch time in the Vodacom Premier League this weekend as the top teams collide and by Sunday evening there could be serious implications on the title race. The game of the weekend is on Sunday when second placed Matlama will face third-placed Bantu at Bambatha Tšita Sports Arena. Earlier in the day, league leaders …

Machokha coach Tšepo Mokhele says match officials are destroying football in Lesotho. A fuming Mokhele said poor officiating cost his side in Sunday’s 1-0 loss to title-chasing Matlama after a second half penalty secured the result at Bambatha Tšita Sports Arena.

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