- PRETORIA, South Africa, Jun 9 – Kriol Star Basketball (Cape Verde) guard Joel Almeida will be presented with the 2025 BAL Ubuntu Trophy during an on-court ceremony at SunBet Arena before the second semifinal game on Wednesday, June 11. The Ubuntu Trophy, which recognizes the Basketball Africa…
- KITALE, Kenya, Jun 9 – Home players Evans Kirui and Josephine Chesang put up a brilliant display to emerge the overall gross winners during the Kitale Golf Club leg of the 2025 NCBA Golf Series on Saturday. The two winners led a contingent of four other golfers in qualifying for the Grand Finale of…
- LONDON, England, June 9, 2025 – Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first black referee, has died aged 65. Rennie officiated more than 300 games between 1997 and 2008, including 175 Premier League matches. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee,…
- OKLAHOMA, United States, June 9, 2025 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 123-107 in game two of the NBA Finals to level the series at 1-1. The Pacers snatched victory in the final second of the opening game on Friday week, but on Sunday…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 9, 2025 – Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy admits he is heartbroken after they failed to score against Chad in an international friendly in Morocco on Saturday night. The South African believes they deserved to come away from the fixture with a win, having dominated…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 9, 2025 – National women’s volleyball team coach Geoffrey Omondi has named a 29-woman provisional squad ahead of this year’s FIVB World Championships in Thailand. The team includes players who shone for their respective clubs in the recently-concluded national league playoffs,…
- MUNICH, Germany, June 9, 2025 – Portugal beat neighbours Spain in a penalty shootout to settle a frantic final in Munich and win their second Nations League trophy. Cristiano Ronaldo pulled Portugal level at 2-2 in the 61st minute, but there was nothing else to separate the two sides when the…
- LONDON, England, June 8, 2025 – A former professional footballer has appeared in court charged with assaulting Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan, and controlling when she could shower, wear lipstick or go to the gym. Taiwo Leo Atieno, 39, faces eight charges relating to his ex-girlfriend, Ms…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2025 – Kenya’s Hellen Obiri stormed to victory in the women’s race at the New York Mini 10km on Sunday evening. The Olympics marathon bronze medalist stopped the timer at 30:44, ahead of the Ethiopian duo of Weini Kelati (30:49) and Gotytom Gebreslase (30:54) in second and…
- LONDON, England, June 8, 2025 – If the casual football fan wasn’t already familiar with the name Rayan Cherki, they certainly are now. On Thursday night, videos of his incredible goal during France’s 5-4 defeat by Spain in the Uefa Nations League semi-final went viral. After controlling a bobbling…
- LONDON, England, June 8, 2025 – A star in the Birmingham City academy, impressing in the Championship, then a big-money move to Bundesliga heavyweights Borussia Dortmund; Jobe Bellingham’s career is following a very similar path to that of his older brother Jude. Jobe recently helped Sunderland win…
- PARIS, France, June 8, 2025 – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz recovered from two sets down – saving three championship points on the way – to beat Jannik Sinner in an incredible French Open men’s singles final. Alcaraz’s reign on the Roland Garros clay looked to be over when world number one…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2025 – General Service Unit (GSU) reclaimed the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) men’s league title with a straight sets thrashing of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in Game Three of their playoff finals at the Kasarani Indoor Gymnasium on Sunday evening. The paramilitary side…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet is now salivating for the 5000m world record after a scintillating victory at the Rome Diamond League on Friday night. Chebet believes it is only a matter of time before she runs a sub-14. “I want that world record…I believe I…
- CONNECTICUT, United States, June 8, 2025 – United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino has ruled himself out the running to replace Ange Postecoglou, saying a return to Tottenham at this point is “not realistic”. Postecoglou, 59, was sacked on Friday, despite leading the club to their first piece…
- MANCHESTER, England, June 8, 2025 – Manchester City are on the verge of completing a £31m move to sign left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves. The 24-year-old is due to have a medical at the club this weekend as the final stages of the deal, which includes £5m in add-ons, is concluded. City would…
- MUNICH, Germany, June 8, 2025 – “There are different generations, one is coming in and another is exiting the stage. If you want to see me as another generation, then that’s OK. “When you talk about a clash between Cristiano and someone else, that’s not how it works. The media always try to hype…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2025 – National women’s rugby 15s head coach Simon Odongo says they have a few tricks up their sleeves when they meet South Africa in the Rugby Africa Cup in Madagascar on Tuesday. Odongo acknowledges the magnitude of the task ahead but believes the Lionesses will be good…
- PARIS, France, June 7, 2025 – Aryna Sabalenka said it “hurt to show such terrible tennis” in what she described as “the worst final I ever played” in her French Open final loss to Coco Gauff. World number one Sabalenka, bidding for a fourth major singles title, put in a frustrated and error-strewn…
- PARIS, France, June 7, 2025 – Coco Gauff won the first French Open singles title of her career by fighting back to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a rollercoaster final. American second seed Gauff claimed a 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 victory after a tense battle between the WTA Tour’s two leading…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 7, 2025 – Harambee Stars played out a barren draw with Chad in an international friendly in Marrakech on Saturday evening. The national team started the game lively, William Lenkupae, in particular, stinging the palms of the Chad custodian early in the first half with a rasping…
- PARIS, France, June 7, 2025 – Kylian Mbappe says he is not bitter over Paris St-Germain’s Champions League victory less than a year after leaving the club for Real Madrid. The forward left PSG as the club’s record goalscorer but was unable to win European football’s premier club competition in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 7, 2025 — Kenya Pipeline are the new Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) national women’s league champions after a thrilling win over the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at the Kasarani Indoor Gymnasium on Saturday evening. The oil merchants had whitewashed the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 7, 2025 – The national women’s rugby 15s team beat Madagascar in their opening match of the Rugby Africa Cup in Antananarivo on Saturday evening. The Kenya Lionesses drew first blood in the 15th minute through Phoebe Akinyi’s try, with Sinaida Mokaya converting successfully…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala continued his podium run with a third place finish in the men’s 100m at the fifth leg of the Diamond League in Rome on Friday night. Omanyala clocked 10.01, behind winner, Trayvon Bromell of the United States who timed a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet was in her league of her own as she cruised to victory at the fifth leg of the Diamond League in Rome on Friday night. Chebet clocked a world lead, meet record and national record of 14:03.69 to win the women’s 5000m in what…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Timothy Cheruiyot notched his first podium of the year with a second-place finish at the fifth leg of the Diamond League in Rome on Friday night. The 2019 World champion clocked a season’s best (SB) of 3:29.75 in the men’s 1500m, in a race won by Frenchman Azzedine…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Gor Mahia have undertaken a raft of drastic measures following the huge revenue loss incurred during Monday’s Mashemeji Derby in Homa Bay. In a statement, the club have indefinitely suspended all its current stewards as they seek to recruit newer ones. “The management…
- LONDON, England, June 6, 2025 – Ange Postecoglou has left his role as Tottenham manager 16 days after leading them to victory in the Europa League final. A 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao brought Spurs a first major trophy for 17 years. However, it came towards the end of their worst…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – General Service Unit (GSU) laid down a marker for their title defence with a straight sets victory over Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in Game One of their Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) men’s league final at Kasarani Indoor Gymnasium on Friday evening. The…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Harambee Stars assistant coach Anthony ‘Modo’ Kimani says they are still prowling around for talented players to add to the national team. Kimani says the technical bench are keen to build a formidable team for the Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) in August this…
- MANCHESTER, England, June 6, 2025 – “It’s a dream come true to be part of this club,” Jack Grealish said in his first interview after joining Manchester City in 2021. City paid a British transfer record fee of £100m to sign the England midfielder from Aston Villa. Since then Grealish has become a…
- LONDON, England, June 6, 2025 – Crystal Palace are expected to have to wait until the end of the month to find out if they are able to play in the 2025-26 Europa League, according to sources with knowledge of the process. The Eagles hierarchy travelled to Switzerland on Tuesday to discuss with Uefa…
- LONDON, England, June 6, 2025 – The United States is gearing up to host the world’s two biggest sporting events in the next three years, the 2026 Fifa World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games. They are events which ordinarily see a host nation attract hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the globe…
- LONDON, England, June 6, 2025 – David Beckham is set to be awarded a knighthood in King Charles’ Birthday Honours. The former England football captain, 50, was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003. But BBC Sport has been told he is now in line to receive further…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Kenya Pipeline beat Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Game One of the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) women’s league finals at the Kasarani Indoor Gymnasium on Friday. The sleuths are playing in their first-ever final and were given a painful dose of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – African 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala says he will look to pit out a better performance when he lines up for the Rome leg of the Diamond League, after his third place finish at last weekend’s Kip Keino Classic. Omanyala placed third on home soil at the Ulinzi Sports…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Ruiru Sports Club will host the 11th leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour as golfers compete for the top prizes and a chance to qualify for the tour’s grand finale. The tournament will see 280 top amateur golfers converge at the par 72 course, with the winning […]
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- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Kenyan youngster Purity Chepkirui is looking forward to continuous improvement following a commendable start to her season. The 22-year-old says she has noted a lot of improvements in her running but is aiming to build on that and get better. “Already I can see a…
- OKLAHOMA, United States, June 6, 2025 – Tyrese Haliburton scored in the final second as the Indiana Pacers snatched victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of the NBA Finals. His 21-foot shot put the Pacers in front for the first time in the match, with 0.3 seconds remaining as they…
- LONDON, England, June 6, 2025 – Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has signed a new long-term contract to keep him at the club until 2029. The Brazilian was already under contract until 2027, but this new deal reflects his importance to manager Mikel Arteta’s project at Emirates Stadium. Gabriel…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Harambee Starlets striker Violet Nanjala believes the team will get better despite Wednesday’s 5-1 thrashing by Morocco in an international friendly in Marrakech. Nanjala says they will use the extended break after the conclusion of the league to work on the mistakes…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6, 2025 – Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet insists she is not under any pressure to set a new world record at the Rome Diamond League on Friday night. Chebet says she is simply looking forward to enjoying herself in the women’s 5000m. “For Friday, the aim is just to run…
- LIVERPOOL, England, June 6, 2025 – Liverpool have rejected an approach from Barcelona to speak to forward Luis Diaz. Club sources told BBC Sport that Colombia international Diaz, one of Liverpool’s key players in winning the Premier League title last season, is not for sale. The 28-year-old joined…
- STUTTGART, Germany, June 6, 2025 – Spain and France played out a Nations League semi-final game for the ages with a scoreline that looks like it belongs in a penalty shootout. The 5-4 win for Spain has everyone wondering if anyone can stop these attackers – although the less said about the…
- MANCHESTER, England, June 6, 2025 – Manchester United may have no European football to look forward to next season but it has not prevented them from delving into the transfer market. A £62.5m deal was agreed to sign Brazil forward Matheus Cunha from Wolves on the opening day of the latest transfer…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – Odibets has rolled out its latest promo dubbed “Sinia ya Pilau”, targeting fans of crash games like Aviator, Aviatrix, and Jet-X. The one-of-a-kind promo, scheduled for June 6, will see 10,000 lucky winners walk away with a Sinia ya Pilau worth up to Sh300, directly…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5, 2025 – Harriet Okatch has been named Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) chair, becoming the first-ever woman to hold the position in the history of the federation. Okatch’s appointment was confirmed on Thursday night, following the resignation of Alexander ‘Sasha’ Mutai close to a week…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5 – The countdown is on! In just 100 days, the world’s greatest athletes will gather in Tokyo for the 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships. To mark this exciting milestone, the Local Organising Committee, WCH Tokyo 25, is delighted to reveal the design of the…
- PARIS, France, Jun 5 – World number one Aryna Sabalenka moved a step closer to a maiden French Open title by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek in their blockbuster semi-final. Belarus’ Sabalenka earned a 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-0 victory to end fifth seed Swiatek’s 26-match winning run at the…
