- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Aston Villa are one of a number of clubs interested in Manchester United’s out-of-favour striker Marcus Rashford. The 27-year-old has not featured for United since being dropped by head coach Ruben Amorim for the Manchester derby on 12 December. Amorim…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Neymar’s return to his boyhood club, Santos, is complete. One of Brazil’s greatest footballing exports, and still the world’s most expensive player, has signed a six-month contract that brings him back to Vila Belmiro. The 32-year-old’s homecoming follows…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Formula 1’s governing body is to introduce tougher tests on wing flexing in the 2025 season. The ability to exploit flexibility of front and rear wings while staying within the rules was regarded as a key component in McLaren’s constructors’ championship…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, says it has no plans to move the 2025 Road World Championships away from Rwanda amid the ongoing conflict in neighbouring DR Congo. Rwanda is set to become the first African nation to host the event from 21-28…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Striker Ollie Watkins has told boss Unai Emery he wants to stay at Aston Villa and reject interest from Arsenal. The Gunners made an approach for the England international on Monday but it was knocked back as Villa have no intention of letting the forward…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 31, 2025 – Rift Valley Prisons caused one of the biggest upsets of the national men’s volleyball league when they beat Trailblazers 3-2 in the third leg of the season at Nyayo Stadium on Friday evening. The tie served up a thriller for the ages, both teams coming to the game…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says the club must “take advantage” of their academy to help their financial situation. The Red Devils beat Romanian side FCSB 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday, with goals from Kobbie Mainoo and Diogo Dalot…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Liverpool manager Arne Slot says forward Mohamed Salah is “wise enough to make the right decision” over his future. The 32-year-old is out of contract in the summer and said in January this was his final season at Anfield as he and the club were “far…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31 – Crash games like Aviator and Aviatrix have been rapidly growing in popularity in the Kenyan market with betting firm Odibets recently partnering with Incentive Games to release a new suite of these games. Aviatrix, in particular, launched on Odibets in July 2024, making the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31 -Muthaiga Golf Club’s Njoroge Kibugu showcased an outstanding performance to top the final leaderboard as the Magical Kenya Open Qualifiers concluded on Friday at the par-72 Sigona Golf Club. Kibugu led a field of 48 pros who competed over four rounds at Muthaiga and Sigona…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Al-Nassr have ended their attempts to sign Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma after the Seagulls made it clear they have no intention of selling the Japan forward. The south coast club turned down a 65m euro (£54.42m) bid from the Saudi Pro-League side, but had…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 31, 2025 – Kenya Prisons continued their dominant march towards the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) men’s national volleyball league title with a 3-0 dismantling of National Youth Service (NYS) in the third leg of the season on Friday afternoon at Nyayo Stadium. The…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 31, 2025 – Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) beat Nairobi Prisons in straight sets to collect their first win at the third leg of the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) men’s national league at Nyayo Stadium on Friday afternoon. The dockers had to pull out all stops to avoid the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31 – Kenya Kongonis ‘A’ will be banking on experience and resilience in their quest for their first win of the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) Twenty20 championship. The Nairobi Club outfit resumes its T20 assignment with a home fixture on Saturday against Cutchi…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Manchester City will play 15-time European Cup winners Real Madrid and Celtic will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League play-off round. City, the 2023 Champions League winners, will host Madrid at Etihad Stadium on 11 or 12 February before travelling…
- WASHINGTON, United States, January 31, 2025 – Bronny James – son of Los Angeles Lakers legend Lebron – was cheered by the Washington Wizards crowd as he scored a career-high five points against their own side in the NBA. The home support were chanting the 20-year-old’s name before he even entered…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31 – Tusker FC’s new signing, Ugandan Dennis Iguma believes the squad is capable of winning the FKF Premier League title this season, and says he will use his experience to positively influence the squad to fight for titles. The Ugandan international has penned a one-year…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 31, 2025 – Kisumu All Stars head coach Charles Bruno has vowed to steer the team to greater heights despite the County Government of Kisumu withdrawing their support to the side. Bruno says his focus is on preparing the team for its subsequent National Super League (NSL)…
- DUBLIN, Ireland, January 31, 2025 – Ken Owens can still remember one of his first encounters with Simon Easterby. Long before he was Wales captain and a starting British and Irish Lions hooker, Owens was a fresh-faced graduate from the Scarlets academy in 2005. By then, Easterby was already club…
- MEXICO CITY, Mexico, January 31, 2025 – Former Watford and Brighton boss Oscar Garcia has been given a three-match touchline ban for kicking Colombia forward James Rodriguez during a Mexican league game. The incident began when Garcia, now managing Guadalajara, collected the ball on the touchline…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 31, 2025 – Kenyan rally driver Evans Kavisi is eager to make up for lost time with an excellent performance at this year’s WRC Safari Rally. Kavisi is specifically targeting a winning debut in the African Rally Championships (ARC). “For this year, I want to try my hand at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31 – FKF Premier League side Tusker FC has announced the signing of Ugandan midfielder Dennis Iguma on a one-year contract, but the club faces a new twist of its charge for the FKF Premier League title with the possible departure of top scorer Ryan Wesley Ogam. Ogam is a subject…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Neymar has agreed to sign for his former side Santos in Brazil, saying “it feels like I’m going back in time”. Brazil’s record goalscorer, 32, is expected to sign a short-term deal at the club where he began his career. The forward has already cancelled…
- LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 31, 2025 – Lord Coe says his pitch to be the first British president of the International Olympic Committee “seems to have landed well” with the organisation’s members, but “there’s a long road ahead of us”. The head of World Athletics and his six rivals hoping to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 31, 2025 – Brighton have rejected a significant offer from Saudi Pro-League club Al-Nassr for Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma. The bid was believed to be worth €65m (£54.42m) but sources with an understanding of the situation say Brighton have no need to sell and dismissed…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 31, 2025 – Young rally driver Tinashe Gatimu has set loftier targets for herself in 2025 following a good run in the previous year. Tinashe says her success at the two past editions of the Safari Rally have increased her drive for more glory. “As far as the Safari Rally is…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31 – Leading betting firm Maybets, has launched an exciting new feature: Bet Bila Bundle. This revolutionary service allows punters to access the Maybets platform and play their favorite games, including the highly popular Aviator, without the need for data bundles. All you need…
- ACCRA, Ghana, Jan 30 – A three-day FIFA Financial Governance has opened in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, highlighting the importance of financial governance for Member Associations. The course scheduled for 29-31 January 2025 is aimed at enhancing financial governance and also boosting the financial…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 30, 2025 – Tanzania Premier League side Singida Black Stars have threatened to report Gor Mahia to Fifa for failure to refund the transfer fee for their player, Rooney Onyango. In a letter to Gor CEO, the Tanzanian side accused their Kenyan counterparts of not responding to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30 – Tusker FC head coach Charles Okere has warned his players that every remaining game in the second leg of the FKF Premier League is a final, as they seek to challenge for the title. The Brewers currently sit second in the standings with 36 points, same as leaders Police FC…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30 – Kenya Simbas and Impala RFC player Andrew Matoka is among four benefiting from the five-month Rhinos’ Rugby high-performance camp ongoing in Capetown, South Africa. Other players are Kisumu RFC’s David Williams, who also plays for Morans, Jackson Siketi of Kabras and Kenya…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jan 30 – England are already on the back foot in their attempt to avoid a 16-0 clean sweep in the Women’s Ashes, having been bowled out for 170 on day one of the one-off Test. Leg-spinner Alana King took 4-45 as England crumbled inside 72 overs at the Melbourne Cricket…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30 – The 2025 National Sevens Circuit will kick-off on the weekend of July 25 with the final leg scheduled for September 12-13. This was announced by the Kenya Rugby Union Thursday promising to be two months of thrilling sevens action. Teams led by defending champions Kenya…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30 – National 100m record holder Rukia Nusra says her big target this year is qualification for the World Championships in Tokyo Japan, while her long term target remains competing at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028. Nusra, who is now based at the University of Akron in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30 – The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has unveiled a bumper Ksh 209 million sponsorship towards this year’s WRC Safari Rally. Announcing the sponsorship, KCB Group CEO Paul Russo said the partnership marks an important milestone in their involvement in Kenyan sports. “We are…
- LOS Angeles, USA, Jan 30 – The Golden State Warriors withstood a 52-point haul from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to beat Western Conference leaders Oklahoma Thunder 116-109. Canada’s Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points in the first half as his side led 58-48 at the break but Golden State fought back to…
- EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, January 29, 2025 – A much-changed Liverpool finished top of the Champions League group phase despite losing their 100% winning record after defeat to PSV Eindhoven in a five-goal thriller. Liverpool, who had won their opening seven matches, led twice in the Netherlands…
- BREST, France, January 29, 2025 – Real Madrid must go through the Champions League play-offs and a tie against either Manchester City or Celtic after failing to finish in the top eight despite comfortably beating Brest. A Rodrygo double and Jude Bellingham’s strike secured a win for the reigning…
- GIRONA, Spain, January 29, 2025 – Arsenal scored two goals in four first-half minutes as they came from behind to beat Girona to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League. The Gunners were all-but through to the last 16 of the competition going into the match but build up to the game…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 29, 2025 – Marcus Rashford “has to change” before returning to action for Manchester United, says head coach Ruben Amorim. It is seven weeks since Rashford, 27, last featured for his club and the England forward said in December he was “ready for a new challenge…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 29, 2025 – Manchester City survived a huge scare as they scraped into the Champions League play-offs with victory over Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions knew only victory would suffice to avoid the abject embarrassment of…
- NEW YORK, United States, January 29, 2025 – The US Open will become a 15-day tournament in 2025, beginning on a weekend for the first time in the Open era. This year’s main draw at Flushing Meadows will start on Sunday, 24 August and end on Sunday, 7 September. It becomes the latest Grand Slam […]…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 30, 2025 – Aston Villa have rejected an approach from Arsenal for England striker Ollie Watkins. Sources confirmed to BBC Sport the Gunners made their enquiry for the 29-year-old on Monday. Reports of a £60m Arsenal bid first surfaced just hours before Aston Villa’s…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 29, 2025 – A fire engulfed a merchandise stand outside Etihad Stadium as fans gathered two hours before Manchester City’s Champions League home game against Club Brugge on Wednesday. The fire started in the kiosk near the stadium’s main entrance just before 18:00…
- RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, January 29, 2025 – Adesanya says he feels like the “old dog” in the UFC whose job is to fend off the new generation. The 35-year-old Nigerian-born New Zealander is a two-time former UFC champion and regarded as one of the greatest middleweights of all time. He faces France’s…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 29, 2025 – Emi Buendia has signed a contract extension with Aston Villa and will immediately join Bayer Leverkusen on loan until the end of the season. The 28-year-old midfielder moved to Villa from Norwich in 2021 for a club-record deal worth an initial £33m. He has…
- CATALUNYA, Spain, January 29, 2025 – Lewis Hamilton has crashed his Ferrari during the team’s pre-season testing programme in Spain. The seven-time champion was unhurt after losing control of the team’s 2023 car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday. Ferrari declined to comment on the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 29, 2025 – Paralympics silver medalist Samson Ojuka has set his sights on smashing the world record for the long jump, this year. Ojuka says the record has been on his mind for a while and is determined to finally attain it. “At the Commonwealth Games, the aim was to compete…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 29, 2025 – Manchester United are close to completing a deal for Lecce left-back Patrick Dorgu. United had one bid for the Denmark international turned down last week but have remained in negotiations for the 20-year-old and believe it is a matter of time before he is…
- STUTTGART, Germany, January 29, 2025 – German police have arrested 59 French “hooligans” before Wednesday’s Champions League match between Stuttgart and Paris St-Germain. Bundesliga club Stuttgart host Ligue 1’s PSG with both teams still vying for a play-off spot in the revamped league format.…
