Star Sports: Fast and furious 17 May 2013 - Reigning four-time Kenya National Rally champion Carl “Flash” Tundo and his erstwhile teammate Alastair Cavenagh are set to partner in this year’s Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally, planned to start and end in Mombasa. The two will have to put aside...
Star Sports: Arsenal's performances have been bitter sweet for me 17 May 2013 - Oh Wenger! I don’t know whether to be happy or sad about Arsenal’s pretty decent performance in recent weeks. Happy because we’re unbeaten in nine league matches and sad because we were clearly performing under par in the first half of the term. Our performance isn’t...
Star Sports: Blow for Western Stima as they face Sony minus seven players 17 May 2013 - SEVEN Western Stima players have been sidelined by various injuries and commitments ahead of tomorrow’s match against Sony Sugar. The club is currently without striker Wesley Kemboi, who has been out of action for the last four weeks. Stima’s troubles do not end there...
Star Sports: Brimstone Group to take fans to Mumias for Leopards duel 17 May 2013 - AFC Leopards fans are promising to stick with the team despite a wave of poor results in their recent Premier League matches. Leopards play military side, Ulinzi Stars in Mumias tomorrow, hoping to put behind them a string of defeats, including 1-0 loss to Gor Mahia...
Star Sports: Community rugby tourney later this month attracts over 20 teams 17 May 2013 - Community rugby tournament slated for May 26 in Ngong has attracted over 20 teams. The event’s chairman, Patrick Lamok, said some of the top clubs expected to feature in the event are —Ngong Aramis, Runda, Mtaa and Kerarapron. Others are expected from Jericho,...
Star Sports: Kiprop shines 17 May 2013 - The 2010 world half marathon champion Wilson Kiprop produced a gun to tape display to win the men’s 10,000m race at the Kenya Prisons Championships at Nyayo Stadium yesterday. Kiprop, representing Prisons headquarters clocked 28:19.2, to win the race ahead of Nyanza’s...
Star Sports: Nairobi schools hockey semis promises thrills 17 May 2013 - Moi Girls face former Pangani Girls in the first semi-final of this year’s Nairobi Secondary Schools hockey Championship. Other semi-final will pit high-riding Mt. Laverna against surprise package Buruburu Girls. Moi Girls coach Amai Olubai said they have done enough...
Star Sports: Jelimo in Shanghai 17 May 2013 - Former Olympic champion wants to kick-start season with victory Former Olympic 800m champion Pamela Jelimo runs at the Shanghai Diamond league meeting tomorrow. Jelimo will be hoping to kickstart her outdoor track season with a win after finishing fifth over 400m at...
Star Sports: Co-op Bank set to face Strathmore 17 May 2013 - REIGNING champions Co-operative Bank take on Strathmore University in a tight Premier League clash tomorrow at Nyayo Stadium gymnasium. The bankers, who have won two of their four matches are lying fourth on 6 points while the “Blades” are second with 7. United States...
Star Sports: Thunder stay top of the table after unbeaten run in KBF Premier League 16 May 2013 - UNBEATEN Thunder maintained their top placing in the Premier League standings with 12 points from six games. Strathmore University are second with 7 on four matches with Lions in third place also with 7 points. Reigning champions Co-operative Bank of Kenya are fourth...
Star Sports: Thika outgun Chemelil Sugar to reach Top 8 final 16 May 2013 - Thika United came from behind to book a place in the final of the third edition of the Kenyan Premier League Top Eight beating Chemelil Sugar 1-0 at the Nyayo National Stadium yesterday. The result meant all teams finished all square on aggregate but Thika prevailed 3...
Star Sports: Squad unveiled 16 May 2013 - Cricket Kenya selection panel has announced a 14-man Kenya Under19s squad under the captaincy of Nairobi Gymkhana’s Emmanuel Bundi ahead of the ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup qualifiers in Kampala, Uganda next weekend. Kenya open their campaign against Nigeria on...
Star Sports: David wants to coach Kenya side 16 May 2013 - Dutch soccer legend Edgar Davids wants to coach Harambee Stars, according to former Kenyan international Taiwo Atieno. Speaking from the United Kingdom, Atieno said he had worked under Davids at Barnet FC in the fourth tier of English football and Davids would be...
Star Sports: Olando of Papa tops Bamburi SS chart 16 May 2013 - UAP Papa’s Fabian Olando leads the points scorers charts with 38 points after Bamburi Rugby Super Series after last weekend’s matches. Olando’s 20 points against Victoria off one try, three conversions and three penalties on Saturday guided his side to a 30-20 win, a...
Star Sports: Rudisha for Eugene race 16 May 2013 - World record-holder David Rudisha is eager to lead a world-class 800m field on June 1 at the Prefontaine Classic, where he will take on all seven of the other Olympic finalists from last year. Rudisha, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist, is no stranger to racing the best...
Star Sports: Rift Valley Teachers College select side for the national games at Kigari 16 May 2013 - RIFT VALLEY Zone has selected 86 athletes for the national championships set for May 22-23 at Kigari Teachers College. The team was selected during the Rift Valley Teacher Colleges’ Championships which ended yesterday at Mosoriot Teachers Training Colleges. During the...
Star Sports: Narok wheat farmer enters the Concours for the 29th time 16 May 2013 - Motorcycle enthusiast Douglas Kiereini, who is also a wheat farmer in Narok, has entered two bikes for this year’s CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance to be held at the Nairobi Racecourse on September 29th. He will show his 1980 Yamaha RD 400G and a 1980 Honda CB 750 F...
Star Sports: Captain Situma calls on Sofapaka team-mates to show consistency 16 May 2013 - Sofapaka captain James Situma has issued a rallying call to his teammates to be more consistent if they are to make a realistic attempt at winning this year’s Kenya Premier League title. Situma decried the number of points the 2009 champions have dropped despite them...
Star Sports: Kenyan opponents in Cup qualifier promised cash reward 16 May 2013 - Spartak Moscow striker Emmanuel Emenike has promised Kenya’s opponents in the 2014 World Cup qualifier — Super Eagles Sh4.2 million reward if they make it to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Nigeria lead a qualifying group for Brazil 2014 that includes Malawi, Kenya and...
Star Sports: Mumcop go top of the table after victory over Kisero 16 May 2013 - Mumias Community Programme (Mumcop) beat visiting Kisero from Oyugis 3-2 in the Division One League Zone B Group One match played at Mumias Sugar Complex over the weekend. The win saw Mumcop who are under coach Haggai Malenya go top of the 12-team group with 14 points...
