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National Sports Conference Kicks-off Today

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

The National Sports Council (NSC), in consultation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports will hold its 2nd National Sports Conference at the Paradise...

International Weightlifting VP Impressed with Gambia

Picture: Musa Koteh

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The vice President of the International Weightlifting Federation, Dragomir Cioroslan has expressed his institution’s readiness to work with the...

National Zonal Athletics Championship in the offing

Friday, March 20, 2009

The Department of State for Youth and Sports is planning to stage a National Zonal Athletics Championship for the fist time in the country. The...

Gambia to participate in Olympic Wrestling Championship

Picture: Wrestling in action

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Gambian wrestlers will participate in the Africa Olympic Wrestling Championship expected to take place in Morocco early this year, revealed Matarr...

BIBLICAL REFLECTION: Sunday Gospel and Life

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Since the beginning of the second term we see many students running in the streets and beaches preparing themselves for the inter-schools athletics...

New GTTI students’ union executive takes over

Thursday, January 15, 2009

The outgoing Gambia Technical Training Institute (GTTI) Students Union executive, yesterday handed over their responsibilities to their new...

WEEKEND editorial, The beach party menace

http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/2008/2/1/weekend-editorial-the-beach-party-menace

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Extra-curricular activities are a vital part of every educational curriculum. Apart from their relevance in physical body building or health...

CAF keeps pace with women football

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Women’s football in Africa did not gain international recognition until 1988 when FIFA invited Ivory Coast to represent the continent at the trial...

Latriya Set for Finals on Saturday

Picture: Seedy Kinteh (President of GFA)

Monday, October 20, 2008

The long awaited, Seedy Kinteh sponsored, Nawettan in LatriyaVillage in Kombo North will be played on Saturday. In an interview with Pointsports, the...

SoS Gomez: Enough for mere participation

Friday, September 05, 2008

Mr Sheriff Gomez, secretary of state for Youth and Sport has expressed his department’s dissatisfaction over the mere participation of Gambian...