PLATINUM Stars coach Miguel Gamondi can sleep a lot easier after the club's owners, Royal Bafokeng Holdings, said yesterday that its decision to acquire 100% of the domestic premiership side would not affect the technical staff.

Cliff Owuor has saluted his players after their magnificent display in last week's Zone 5 Basketball Club Championships that were held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

THE Ministry of Culture and Sports and SN Brussels Airlines have promised to support the national chess team that will represent Rwanda at the 38th Dresden World Chess Olympiad set for November 12-25 in Germany.

Olivier Karekezi's Norwegian club Ham Kam have been relegated from the Norwegian Tippeligaen after losing their last game of the season thereby ending the campaign bottom of the table with 21 points in 26 matches.

AS HE stood on the 18th tee on the last day of the 1970 Open Championship, Doug Sanders needed just a par to win the claret jug, but realised he had no tee. Willie Aitchison, who was caddying for playing

Participants at the annual Akwa Ibom State/NNPC/Mobil Secondary Schools Athletics Championships will this week-end burn the tracks at the eight zonal venues of the competition in Uyo, Ikot Ekpene, Ikot Abasi, Abak, Eket, Etinan, Oron and Ibiono Ibom.

KCC FC coach George Nsimbe has revealed that his side needs nothing short of victory to stay on course to defend the Super League title.

Tunisia's handball team won the Qatar International Handball Tournament, which was held from October 30 to November 2 in Doha, by beating on Saturday the French team of Ivry 35 -34, during the third and last day of the tournament.

During a debate with fellow tv panellists on Sunday, I let slip that I wouldn't mind if the room occupied by Fufa and SDCA caught fire.

After hitting the targeted number of 10,000 participants, organisers said yesterday they would not accept further entries for the MTN Kampala marathon due November 23.

Diphatsa volleyball men team captain Tabaka Mothudi has blamed complacency for their loss against Kutlwano in the final of the Debswana Cup on Saturday.

After a boardroom decision denied Tornado the Castle Lager National Cricket League crown last year, the record champions proved their dominance by reclaiming the coveted title yesterday.

After going down 57-69 to Nkumba Marines on Saturday, defending champions Mogas Falcons face Miracle Eagles at Namboole today in a game they must win to avoid finishing fourth.

Kireka underlined their title ambitions by thumping Aviation 5-0 on Sunday to extend their lead in the National Chess League.

Simba SC coach Sam Ssimbwa has said Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) are not a threat to his team's title ambitions.

The Nigeria U-17 Women's team, Flamingoes have landed in Christchurch, venue of their make-or-mar Group D phase final clash with the Brazilians on Wednesday.

As part of the new industry-focused approach for Soccerex 2008, the inaugural International Football Club Summit (IFCS) will feature essential panels dedicated to Licensing and Sponsorship.

For the last four years, officials claiming to run football have been at each others' throats, castigating, suing and rushing to the Registrar of Societies to legitimise their stay in office.

Itchy local football fans could wait a little bit longer for some action after the country's football governing authorities' shock announcement that the eagerly awaited launching of the league which was to have taken place today has been put on

The Nigeria Premier League Board has at its emergency meeting in Abuja on Monday approved the indefinite closure of the Enyimba International Stadium Aba as recommended by the secretariat.