Capital Sports: IAAF to set up dope testing centre in Eldoret
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25- World governing body, IAAF have agreed to set up a Blood Testing Centre (BTC) in Eldoret to serve the distance running heartlands of Kenya and Ethiopia.
Making the announcement, Athletics Kenya (AK) chair, Isaiah Kiplagat, said they were expecting the establishment of the...
Capital Sports: Barca ‘need a miracle’ after Bayern rout
MUNICH, Germany, April 24 – Barcelona’s assistant coach Jordi Roura admits his side need a miracle at the Camp Nou in the return leg after being hammered 4-0 at Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, first leg.
Bayern are on the verge of their third Champions League final in...
Capital Sports: Arsenal to give United guard of honour
LONDON, England, April 23- Arsenal are expected to provide Premier League champions Manchester United with a guard of honour on Sunday.
A hat-trick by Robin van Persie – sold to United by Arsenal last summer – sealed a 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford to secure a 20th domestic...
Capital Sports: United, Arsenal target Goetze joins Bayern
BERLIN, Germany, April 23 – Champions League semi-finalists Bayern Munich are set to announce the signing of Germany star Mario Goetze from Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund for 37 million euros ($48.2 million, £32 million), according to German daily Bild.
The 20-year-old attacking...
Capital Sports: FA charge Suarez with violence
LONDON, England, April 23- Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was charged with violent conduct by the FA on Monday after his shocking bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.
Suarez sunk his teeth into Ivanovic’s right arm during Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Anfield in the Premier League.
A...
Capital Sports: Salim, Shikokoti back to Stars fold
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 23- Harambee Stars head coach, Adel Amrouche has listed nine new faces in his local-based players line-up for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria unveiled Tuesday.
Six other players led by Gor Mahia’s attacker, Rama Salim are also back to the fold after recovering...
Capital Sports: Five games, players that bred ‘Champ20ns’
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, April 23 – Manchester United were crowned champions of England for the 20th time on Monday.
Here, AFP Sports looks back at five matches and five key men that played a key role in United’s latest title triumph:
MATCHES
September 23, 2012
Liverpool 1...
Capital Sports: Sh20m ref squeezed testicles case to be heard
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 23- The case in which a referee is suing Football Kenya Federation (FKF), claiming he was left impotent after a coach grabbed and squeezed his testicles during a pitch invasion will be heard in Mombasa on Thursday.
Martin Wekesa is seeking Sh20m in compensation from FKF after...
Capital Sports: United driven by revenge, Mancini wails
LONDON, England, April 22 – Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes Manchester United’s determination to avenge last season’s narrow failure has underpinned their drive towards this season’s Premier League title.
Alex Ferguson’s side need just three points...
Capital Sports: What’s next for Wanyama after 2nd SPL title?
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 22- So, what’s next for Harambee Stars midfielder, Victor Wanyama following the Scottish Premier League (SPL) success with Celtic courtesy of a 4-1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Sunday?
Speculation has mounted the 21-year-old will leave Parkhead this summer despite...
Capital Sports: Van Persie treble fires United to 20th title
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, April 23- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson claimed Robin van Persie’s breathtaking second goal in their title-clinching 3-0 win over Aston Villa proved his side deserve a place in history.
Van Persie lashed home a stunning first-time volley from 20 yards in...
Capital Sports: Real look to show Dortmund their better side
DORTMUND, Germany, April 23 – Argentina forward Angel Di Maria has insisted Real Madrid have learnt from their group stage defeat at Borussia Dortmund and will not make the same mistake twice in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final, first-leg.
Real will have to cope also with what...
Capital Sports: Nationwide set for SuperSport platform
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 22- MOYAS and Nakumatt FC will make history on Wednesday when they play the first ever Nationwide Division One encounter to be aired live on terrestrial television across Africa.
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and SuperSport entered a one-year deal on Monday that will see 20...
Capital Sports: Racists target Cisse over white model lover
LONDON, England, April 22- A Premier League footballer and his model girlfriend have become the target of sickening racist abuse while trying to raise money for charity.
Vile messages were posted online about Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse, 27, and 22-year-old Rachelle Graham because he is...
Capital Sports: Bitten Ivanovic declines to press charges
LONDON, England, April 22 – Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has told police he does not wish to make a complaint after being bitten by Liverpool’s Luis Suarez.
Ivanovic recoiled in agony when Uruguay striker Suarez bit him on the right arm during Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Anfield....
Capital Sports: Jeptoo rules London, Kebede stuns Mutai
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 21- Olympics and Worlds silver medallist, Priscah Jeptoo caught the bouquet as Ethiopia’s Tsegay Kebede reclaimed the title he last won in 2010 as the dramatic 2013 London Marathon unfurled on Sunday.
Jeptoo, who was third here last year, took charge of the women’s race as...
Capital Sports: Debutant Kipchoge smashes Hamburg record
HAMBURG, April 21 – Debutant and former world 5000m champion, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya won Sunday’s Hamburg Marathon as the 15,000 runners in the northern German city paid tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bomb blasts.
The 28-year-old Kipchoge set a new course record of 2hrs...
Capital Sports: Boston tributes, tight security at London
LONDON, England, April 21 – Tens of thousands of runners flowed through the British capital Sunday in the London Marathon, after a solemn 30-second silence at the start for the victims of the bomb attacks at the Boston Marathon barely a week ago.
Many of the 35,000 competitors wore black...
Capital Sports: Barca, Real labour to wins ahead of CL
MADRID, Spain, April 21 – Barcelona Real Madrid laboured to victories over Real Betis and Levante respectively on Saturday as they warmed-up for their Champions League semi-finals in midweek.
Barca’s 1-0 win moved them to within two victories of mathematically sealing the title, but...
Capital Sports: Arteta injury sparks Arsenal concern
LONDON, England, April 21 – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger faces an anxious wait to discover whether Mikel Arteta sustained any damage in the challenge that earned Fulham’s Steve Sidwell a 12th-minute red card in the sides’ encounter at Craven Cottage.
Sidwell’s early...
