- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – Nairobi City Stars’ Japanese striker Yuto Kusaba has laid his eyes on clinching the FKF Premier League golden boot someday, saying he has now accustomed himself to Kenyan football and feels he is good enough to battle for the top. Kusaba, who arrived in Kenya a year and a…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 24 – Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was ejected from his team’s 111-106 win against the San Antonio Spurs after confronting a referee. Embiid was given a third foul against him by referee Jenna Schroeder when he charged Victor Wembanyama, knocking the Frenchman to…
- ELDORET, Kenya, Dec 24 – Menengai Oilers Academy left it late to clinch the BingwaFest Rift Valley Edition rugby title as they beat P61 RFC in sudden death at the Eldoret Sports Club to walk home with KES 1 million. Captain Eric Ogutu commanded his team to the last minute, with his late penalty…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 23 – The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 2025 Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) on Monday hit the ground running with an inspection of the Nyayo National Stadium. The LOC chaired by the Principal Secretary State Department of Sports Eng. Peter Tum held its inaugural…
- LOS Angeles, USA, Dec 23 – With the 77th edition of the NBA on Christmas Day coming up this Sunday, five games will be on the cards headlined by the crunch pitting defending champions Boston Celtics against Philadelphia 76ers. Here is the broadcast schedule and quick facts. NBA ON CHRISTMAS DAY –…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 23 – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says winger Bukayo Saka will miss “many weeks” with a hamstring injury. The England attacker was forced off during Saturday’s 5-1 win against Crystal Palace and left Selhurst Park on crutches. Saka, 23, has scored nine goals and provided…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 23 – Julien Alfred had reached breaking point, but one question changed everything. “Are you ready to be Olympic champion?” her coach asked. The 23-year-old had been through so much. At 12, she had lost her father. At 14, she had left home, on the Caribbean island of St…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 22 – Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia climbed up to third on the log after edging out Kariobangi Sharks 1-0 in one of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League matches played Sunday. Gedeon Bendeka of the Democratic Republic of Congo scored the lone goal on the 24th…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 22 – Liverpool went four points clear at the top of the Premier League as they handed out a merciless thrashing to Tottenham Hotspur in front of their own fans. Arne Slot’s pacesetters were simply irresistible as every frailty in an injury-hit Spurs team was ruthlessly…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 22 – Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca pointed to a lack of “clinical” finishing from his title-challenging side after they were held to a frustrating goalless draw at Everton, handing a major boost to Premier League leaders Liverpool. Arne Slot’s side face Tottenham later on…
- LOS Angeles, Dec 22 – Jayson Tatum matched a record set by Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird as the Celtics earned a comfortable 123-98 win against Chicago Bulls on Saturday. The 26-year-old hit the third triple-double of his career, with 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists as the defending NBA…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 22 – Manchester United were booed off as they suffered a three-goal home defeat by high-flying Bournemouth for the second year in a row as Ruben Amorim’s men lost for the third time in four Premier League games. United will celebrate Christmas in 13th position after…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 22 – Tyson Fury refused to accept he lost his rematch against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and claimed the judges gave his opponent a “Christmas gift”. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in Usyk’s favour, handing the Ukrainian a second successive…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 22 – Defending champions Gor Mahia will look to keep pace with leaders as the last round of FKF Premier League matches this year are played on Sunday. K’Ogalo sit fifth in the table with 21 points, and victory will potentially hoist them into third place, if Bandari fail to get…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 21 – Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Arsenal put five past Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to move to within three points of the top of the Premier League. It took the Brazil striker’s tally against the Eagles to five in a week, following his Carabao Cup quarter-final hat-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 21 – Shabana FC’s winning streak came to an end after going down 0-1 away to Mathare United on Saturday at the Dandora Stadium. Brian Ouru netted the lone goal to see Mathare climb up to 10th on the log with 19 points while Shabana dropped to seventh on 20 points. In […]
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- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Dec 21 – Manchester City are currently in relegation form and there is little sign of it ending. Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa left them joint bottom of the form table over the last eight games with just Southampton for company. Saints, at the foot of the Premier…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 21 – The winners of the just concluded Sakaja Super Cup second edition were on Saturday awarded following the culmination of the football tournament. Repeat champions Githurai All Stars (GAS) received to Ksh 3 million top prize as GAS custodian Ishmael ‘ Noddy’ Otieno went home…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 21 – Tyson Fury has the chance to claim revenge and the WBO, WBC and WBA heavyweight titles when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Usyk beat Fury on points to become the undisputed champion in May, the first in the four-belt era, but has dropped the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 21 – The Basketball Africa League (BAL) will host a Combine in Rabat for a second consecutive year from Friday, January 10-12. The three-day scouting event, which will be held at the Ibn Yassine Omnisports Hall, will feature more than 30 aspiring players from Africa, Europe, the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 21 – Defending champions Githurai All Stars rallied from a goal down to pip Kawasaki 2-1 to retain the Sakaja Super Cup at Dandora Stadium on Friday. However in the women’s category, Shrink Park Starlets won via a disqualification of their rivals South C Queens for fielding…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 21 – Patrice Motsepe, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President has thrust a stamp of approval on Kenya successfully hosting next year’s delayed Africa Nations Championship (CHAN), despite fears that the country is lagging behind in the readiness of its facilities.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 21 – Nairobi City Thunder point guard David Etyang hopes to make the team’s Basketball Africa (BAL) roster ahead of their maiden bow at the prestigious continental tournament. Thunder made it to the final tournament after clinching a ticket at the Elite 16 round qualifiers…
- LOS Angeles, USA, Dec 20 – LeBron James broke the record for the most minutes played in NBA history as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings. The 39-year-old American surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he completed his 57,447th minute on court in the 113-100 victory on Friday.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 20 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe will meet with President William Ruto Friday morning, as he continues his inspection tour of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania ahead of next year’s Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). Motsepe arrived in the country…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 19 – The ongoing Kenya Academy of Sports Elite Camp in Nairobi is gathering momentum as players engaged in inter county warm-ups to gauge the game situation. Disciplines involved were football and basketball for both boys and girls hosted at the Agha Khan High School. So far,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 19 – The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) Chief Executive Officer Sarah Shibutse has been sent on compulsory leave by the Board for procurement irregularities. In a statement copied to the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Principal Secretary Treasury and the Attorney General,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 19 – Salim Mvurya has been named as the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports in cabinet reshuffle made on Thursday by President William Ruto. Mvurya replaces Kipchumba Murkomen, who was redeployed to the Ministry of Interior which was left vacant by…
- LONDON, United Kingdom,Dec 19 – World Athletics chief Lord Coe says he would be open to the possibility of moving some indoor sports from the summer Olympics to the winter Games if he becomes the new president of the International Olympic Committee. Britain’s two-time Olympic 1500m champion…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 19 – The Friedkin Group has completed its takeover of Everton, ending the turbulent tenure of Farhad Moshiri. The deal for 99.5% of the club is believed to be worth in excess of £400m and the Toffees become the 10th club in the Premier League under majority American…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 19 – New Zealander Liam Lawson will race for Red Bull alongside world champion Max Verstappen in 2025 following the team’s decision to ditch Sergio Perez. The announcement that Lawson was moving up from second team Racing Bulls came a day after Red Bull and Perez…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 19 – The Kenya Academy of Sports Elite training camp in Nairobi has been billed as the perfect starting point for grassroots talent identification and development across the country. Eldoret-based basketball coach Shem Otieno says there is need to identify and develop talents as…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 18 – Sakaja Super Cup champions Githurai All-Stars from Nairobi East will lock horns with Nairobi West kings Kawasaki Sports in the grand finale of the season 2 scheduled for Friday 20 at the Dandora Stadium. Githurai All-Stars reached the final once again after edging out…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 18 – Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League champions Gor Mahia returned to winning ways with a 3-0 thrashing of Ulinzi Stars in a rescheduled fixture at the Kenyatta Stadium on Wednesday evening. Samuel Kapen drew first blood in the 23rd minute, volleying past…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 18 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) boss Patrice Motsepe is expected in the country Friday morning to inspect progress of work ahead of next year’s Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). Motsepe will start his East Africa Tour with Tanzania Thursday morning, before he…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, December 18 – Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim says the club are “better” with Marcus Rashford after the forward suggested he could leave Old Trafford. The England international, 27, said on Tuesday that he was “ready for a new challenge and the next steps” in his…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 18 – Liverpool’s transition from Jurgen Klopp to Arne Slot could barely have felt more seamless. Since swapping the German’s ‘heavy metal football’ for an apparently more measured approach, the Reds have won 19 out of their 23 games across all competitions, losing…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, December 18 – Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he is “ready for a new challenge” after being asked about his future at the club. Rashford, 27, was dropped from the squad for Sunday’s derby which United won 2-1 against Manchester City. New head coach Ruben…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 18 – Tusker FC head coach Charles Okere says he is disturbed by his team’s poor defensive record, but has vowed the team’s target remains battling for the FKF Premier League title at the end of the season. Tusker have the worst defensive record in the league, having conceded 18…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 18 – Kenya’s Under-17 national team head coach Salim Babu wants to replicate the success he had with the Under-20 team, as he guides the U17 lads in the CECAFA regional qualifiers for the youth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Babu led Kenya to its first ever Under 20 AFCON…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 18 – Ahead of the 2026 Youth Olympics set to be hosted in Dakar, Senegal, Kenya is ticking the boxes especially on the development of rugby thanks to the Kenya Academy of Sports elite camp. The girls game is picking up well in the country and according to Sarah Otieno one of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 17 – The Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) on Tuesday rolled out its one-week elite camp of five disciplines comprising football, rugby, volleyball, hockey and basketball for both boys and girls in Nairobi. The players were selected following the conclusion of a two-week holiday…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 17 – Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur will serve the final two matches of his seven-match ban after the Football Association dismissed his appeal. The Uruguay midfielder was given the ban in November for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min on…
- DOHA, Qatar, December 17 – Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has been named the men’s player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards. The 24-year-old and his club boycotted the recent Ballon d’Or ceremony after missing out to Manchester City’s Rodri – but he picked up this prize in Doha.…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 17 – Vitor Pereira is finally set to fulfil his dream of coaching in the Premier League. The Portuguese waited for the opportunity to come for more than a decade, and is the man chosen by Wolves to succeed Gary O’Neil. The fact he has not managed in England before…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 17 – Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk says he is in “complete shock” after testing positive for a banned substance. The club confirmed on Tuesday that they had been contacted by the Football Association (FA) after an “adverse finding in a routine urine test” provided…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 17 – “To the youth of Africa I say: Never give up. Turn pain to power.” Ademola Lookman’s journey to being voted the men’s African footballer of the year has been full of ups and downs, yet the Nigeria international knows his recent success provides inspiration.…
- ZURICH, Switzerland, December 17 – Fifa says it “sincerely regrets” that a map shown during the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw appeared to exclude Crimea as part of Ukraine. The graphic – showing countries that cannot be drawn to play each other for geopolitical reasons – highlighted Ukraine but…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 17 – Sakaja Super Cup defending champions Githurai All-Stars are through to the Nairobi East region final after eliminating Lucky Summer Sports 3-2 on post-match penalties following a 1-1 draw in regulation time in the semifinals. Githurai All-Stars (GAS) who looked all set to…
- RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, December 17 – Brazil legend Ronaldo has announced he will run for the presidency of the country’s football association and wants to “recover the prestige” of the national team. The 48-year-old, who was capped 98 times, will run as a candidate to replace current Confederation…
