Star Sports: Mixed fortunes21 May 2012 - Leonard Kosencha and Milcah Chemos grabbed 800m and 3000m steeplechase respectively at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting to improve on their points tally in the circuit.Kosencha led local rival Timothy Kitum clocking 1:46.04 while Kitum came in second in 1:46.20. Former Olympic champion Alfred Kirwa Yego faded into sixth place in a time of 1:47.14 in a race that saw Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha sit out. The 1,500m O... |
Star Sports: Having watched a World Cup duel at Allianz Arena, I am with Bayern21 May 2012 - Bayern Munich Vs Chelsea Today 9:45pmMy Prediction: The Bavarians 3—1 The BluesBayern Munich are favourites to win the Champions League because they are playing in their very own home-ground, The Allianz Arena. Among all the teams that have played in the Champions League, the odds were never in favour of these two teams reaching the final. On paper it would have been Real Madrid or defending champions Barcelona; or even Manchester United... |
Star Sports: Sharpe emerges top in cross-country rally in Soysambu21 May 2012 - JCB-Ganatra team driver Simon Sharpe won his second successive Cross Country Raid Rally season in his crowd-pulling Platz Hybrid pickup. The two-day off-road event organized by the Rift Valley Motor & Sports Club, was staged at the expansive Soysambu Ranch in the Delamere Estates. The Soysambu terrain proved quite unforgiving for many top competitors including defending champions—Shivam Vinayak who pulled out in the bikes class.Sharp... |
Star Sports: Mathare Draw21 May 2012 - A late goal from striker Jesses Were earned Mathare United a 1-1 draw at home to Karuturi Sports in a Kenya Premier League encounter at the City Stadium yesterday. The goal, which came 10 minutes from time helped bring to a halt Mathare’s run of two successive defeats as the first half of the season came to a close. Geoffrey Musiebe’s 40th minute goal had given Karuturi the lead and piled pressure on Mathare United, who had genuine... |
Star Sports: Lions beat Cheetahs to sail to semi-finals21 May 2012 - Lions thrashed Cheetahs 24-15 victory at the Jamhuri Park to book date with defending champions Rhinos in the semi-finals of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series this weekend. However, despite losing to the Lions, the Cheetahs will still meet Uganda’s Ruwenzori in the other semi-finals at the Kyadondo grounds. Ruwenzori crashed Victoria 18-10 to secure themselves a slot in the semis this weekend. This is the first time a Ugandan franchise is r... |
Star Sports: Sony Sugar to sign 4 new players ahead of second leg21 May 2012 - KENYA Premier League side Sony Sugar will sign four players to bolster the side ahead of the second leg. Sony coach Zedekiah Zico Otieno said they have already identified the players from fellow Premier League competitors. “We will sign three or four players. We are currently negotiating with their clubs and we should put pen to paper in the next few weeks,” added Otieno, who declined to name the players. Otieno was speaking at Gus... |
Star Sports: KPA succumb to visiting KCB Lions at their own Makande backyard21 May 2012 - KENYA Ports Authority (KPA) succumbed to a 38-65 beating against visiting Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Lions before their home fans at the recently renovated Makande Stadium. KCB were upbeat right from the whistle as they ruled all the four quarters. The bankers ran away with the first quarter 14-10 before returned to extend the lead with a 16-4 victory in the second. KCB recorded a 14-10 win in the third quarter before sealing the match with ... |
Star Sports: More accolades21 May 2012 - Kenya Prisons’ players scooped three out of a possible five individual awards at the just concluded Africa Club Volleyball Championships at the Moi Kasarani gymnasium. Led by captain Bracksides Agala, who took the best attacker’s award, the wardresses also had Jane Wacu picking the best setter and Elizabeth Wanyama, who won the best receiver’s gong. Kenya Pipeline, who lost 3-0 to Prisons in an all-Kenyan final on Saturday sa... |
Star Sports: Eto’o expected in the country tomorrow for Laikipia Cup21 May 2012 - Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o is set to arrive in Kenya tomorrow for the Laikipia Unity and Beyond Cup. Eto’o, who plays for Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia will be accompanied by Zeitz Foundation founder Jochen Zeitz. The two will preside over the finals of the event at Nanyuki Municipal Stadium. Zeitz is also the chairman and CEO of Puma. “Eto’o will be in Laikipia tomorrow, together with the founder Zeitz for the init... |
Star Sports: Special Olympics intensify preps for 2013 Winter Games21 May 2012 - Special Olympics Kenya continued with their quest to identify for the 2013 Winter Games in South Korea as they toured Kitui School for the mentally disabled for athletes screening exercise. The screening, conducted in conjunction with the Lions Club International saw 250 pupils from Kitui County undergo open eyes, special smiles, health promotion and medifest procedures. According to Special Olympics International (SOI) Global Ambassador Joshu... |
Star Sports: FIVB presidential candidate here to drum up for Africa vote19 May 2012 - International Volleyball Federation Presidential (FIVB) candidate, Doug Beal has promised a strong and sustained development of volleyball in Africa once elected. Beal, a former USA player, has been in the country on a two-day visit to woo African national federations to support his candidature. He said he strongly believes in the future of African and beach volleyball and is eager to increase the level of support. “I see so much potenti... |
Star Sports: A class above19 May 2012 - Double world champion Vivian Cheruiyot showed her class in the 1,500m as the Kenya Police athletics Championships concluded yesterday at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. Cheruiyot was pushed hard by Lucy Kabuu in the closing 100m but held out to win in a slow time of 4:06.00. Kabuu came home second, tying with Mary Karani who posted 4:08.6.The race was billed to be the highlight of the day with Kabuu and Cheruiyot sizing up each othe... |
Star Sports: KPA Makande court re-opened after four months’ renovations19 May 2012 - ACTION resumes at Mombasa’s Kenya Ports Authority gymnasium in Makande after being closed for four months to pave way for renovations. The only indoor basketball court at the port city has now been given a face-lift and hosts a high profile Premier League basketball match between Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Lions and hosts Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).Speaking in Mombasa yesterday, Coast Basketball Federation (CBF) chairman Ali Hilm... |
Star Sports: Kenya’s duel against Namibia postponed to September19 May 2012 - International Cricket Council (ICC) have postponed next month’s fixtures between Kenya and Namibia here in Nairobi until September. Nairobi Gymkhana was to host the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup match between the two sides from June 6-9. This was to be followed by two 50-over-a-side Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship matches on June 11 and 13. “Due to delays related to the ongoing security assessment in the country, IC... |
Star Sports: Kenya Pipeline up against local rivals Prisons in Africa Club final19 May 2012 - National champions Kenya Pipeline face defending champions Kenya Prisons in the Africa Club Championships final in what is a repeat of last year’s event. Pipeline are seeking their eighth title in the competition while Prisons are eyeing a fourth final in five years after winning in 2008, 2010 and 2011. Pipeline are seeking to diminish Prisons’ dominance lately. However, Prisons’ coach David Lung’aho said their loss to ... |
Star Sports: First round ends19 May 2012 - The first half of the 2012 Kenya Premier League season comes to an end this weekend before the show takes a welcome break to allow clubs take stock of their achievements or otherwise in the last fifteen games. The fight to remain in the top division will be the hallmark of this weekend’s matches with Oserian, Rangers, Mathare United and Sony Sugar—all finding themselves with real possibilities of going into the break at the wrong ... |
Star Sports: Teso host Imo ball show over weekend18 May 2012 - THE sixth KVF Western Branch volleyball championships will take place this weekend in Amagoro, Teso with the Philemon Imo tournament. The branch deputy organising secretary, Gerald Olumasi said 20 teams, 12 women’s and 8 men’s, will take part in the event sponsored by Busia County governorship aspirant, Philemon Imo.East African schools champions, Malava Girls will lead the girls’ teams that will also include former champions... |
Star Sports: All Kenyan final18 May 2012 - Cameroon club’s resistance is broken down in debilitating fashion at Moi KasaraniKENYA champions Kenya Pipeline stormed into the finals of the Africa Club Championship with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-17 and 25-7) rollicking victory over Cameroon’s FAP at the Moi Kasarani gymnasium yesterday. The Pipeline coach Japhet Munala named a strong side that had regulars Rhoda Liyali, Roseline Odhiambo, Asha Makuto, Esther Wangechi, Ruth Jepngetich, M... |
Star Sports: Mombasa to host first premier league ball game18 May 2012 - MOMBASA will host the first premier league clash this year when Kenya Ports Authority face KCB Lions tomorrow. The bankers who roared to an emphatic 72-53 win over Thunder in match over the weekend are upbeat about their chances this year and the porters will come as a real test considering that KCB have also felled league champions Co-operative Bank of Kenya two weeks ago. Head coach Francis “Officer” Ngunjiri said yesterday that ... |
Star Sports: Kenya lads ready for tough task in SA18 May 2012 - Kenya face Brazil, Cameroon and Japan in an international under 20 tournament in South Africa next week. Announcing this yesterday Football Kenya Federation chairman of the youth committee Hussein Terry said it will be a vital tournament to expose Kenyan boys despite being drawn against some of the giants of the game. “Our boys will be fired up to play teams like Brazil and Cameroon and I think it is good exposure to play such competitiv... |
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