Mazembe, Esperance clash in Match Day three of AFL in Dar
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Oct 22 – Congolese giants TP Mazembe will play host to Tunisia’s Esperance in the third quarter final of the African Football League (AFL) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mazembe...
View ArticleToo close yet too far for Simba SC in the AFL, but they leave a million...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 25 – Tanzanian giants Simba SC have been eliminated from the inaugural edition of the African Football League (AFL) on the away goals rule after a 3-3 aggregate with Egyptian giants...
View ArticleOlunga scores but Al Duhail fall to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 25 – Harambee Stars skipper Michael Olunga scored, but his club Al Duhail fell 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in an AFC Champions League duel on...
View ArticleSimba wa Nairobi, ‘Tore bobe’ hit for four as Sharks bite off Homeboyz at the...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 29 – Nairobi City Stars and new boys Shabana FC were handed four-star thrashings in high scoring FKF Premier League results on Sunday evening, while Kariobangi Sharks beat Kakamega...
View Article‘You deserve much better’ – Sammy Okoth tells Shabana fans as he resigns as...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 – Sammy Okoth says that Shabana ‘deserve better’ as he tendered his resignation as the club’s head coach immediately after they were handed a 4-0 spanking by military side Ulinzi...
View ArticleImpressive Chebet leads Kenyan podium sweep in Spain Cross Country
ATAPUERCA, Spain, Oct 30 – World cross-country champion Beatrice Chebet achieved a commanding victory at the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca, the second Gold standard meeting in this season’s World...
View ArticleDaniel Ebenyo’s salute to opponent earns him World Athletics Awards nomination
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 – Kenya’s 10,000m world silver medalist Daniel Simiu Ebenyo has been nominated for the International Fair Play Award at this year’s World Athletics Awards set to be staged in...
View ArticleMuluya lauds belief of Sharks’ young squad in FKF PL hunt
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Kariobangi Sharks head coach William Muluya has lauded his young team’s belief, saying it is the biggest reason they are punching above their weight in the FKF Premier League...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia sole bidder to host 2034 World Cup, FIFA confirms
ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov 1 – Saudi Arabia was the only football association to present a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup before the deadline closed, soccer’s global governing body FIFA confirmed on...
View ArticleGor, Shabana clash in highlight FKF Premier League midweek fixture
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 1 – Gor Mahia will take on struggling Shabana FC at the Moi Sports Centre Kasarani on Wednesday in the highlight fixture of the FKF Premier League midweek schedule. K’Ogalo is the...
View ArticleNational champs KPA, Equity seek wins in final group stage ties at Zone 5
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 1 – Equity Hawks take on home girls APR on Wednesday afternoon in the final pool match of the Women’s Africa Basketball League qualifiers in Kigali as they battle for top spot in...
View ArticleMuchiri scores on former stomping ground to hurt former employers Tusker
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – Boniface Muchiri came back to haunt his former employers, scoring on his former stomping grounds as Ulinzi Stars edged out Tusker FC by a solitary goal in an FKF Premier League...
View ArticleAkwana on the wheel: Sofapaka rise with thumping performance against KCB
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – Sofapaka picked up a thumping 3-0 victory against KCB, as Batoto ba Mungu earned their second win of the FKF Premier League season, Ezekiel Akwana continuing the job of...
View ArticleK’Ogalo trample on ‘Tore bobe’ with late goal as resigned Okoth shows up
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – Rooney Onyango scored an 89th minute winner as Gor Mahia edged out Shabana FC by a single goal at the Moi Sports Centre Kasarani, with Sammy Okoth manning the touchline for the...
View ArticleCity Thunder, ‘Kenya’s Man City’ plot on KBF league title hunt
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – Nairobi City Thunder is now fondly referred to as ‘Kenya’s Man City’ in basketball circles after some financial injection from the acquisition by Twende Basketball saw them sign...
View ArticleSqueaky bum time for Matano’s Tusker as Murang’a add in fifth loss of the season
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Pressure is mounting on Tusker FC and by extension head coach Robert Matano as newly promoted Murang’a Seal beat them 2-1 at their St Sebastian Park home ground, handing the...
View ArticleVicky Reynolds shines as KPA rule Zone five to qualify for AWBL
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – USA-based Victoria Reynolds showed her class in Kigali, clinching the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and best small forward as national champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)...
View ArticleMuyoti delights in drowning former bosses Ingwe, but wants more from City Stars
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Nairobi City Stars head coach Nicholas Muyoti says he is delighted with how his players responded from a run of three losses in four matches to down AFC Leopards 3-2 at the...
View ArticlePepe becomes oldest Champions League scorer as Porto thump Antwerp
PORTO, Portugal, Nov 8 – Portugal defender Pepe became the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history as his late header helped Porto beat Royal Antwerp in Group H. Pepe, 40 years and 254 days old,...
View ArticleDortmund dent Newcastle’s Champions League qualification hopes
DORTMUND, Germany, Nov 8 – Newcastle’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League were dented as they fell to defeat against Borussia Dortmund. Niclas Fullkrug opened the scoring for...
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