- SYDNEY, Australia, December 8 – Australian teenage sensation Gout Gout has entered the record books by becoming the fastest 16-year-old in history over 200m. He ran the distance in 20.04 seconds during the Australian schools championships in Brisbane on Saturday, breaking the national record set by…
- ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, December 7 – Lewis Hamilton said “you couldn’t make it up” after he was eliminated from the first part of qualifying in his final race for Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The seven-time champion, who is moving to Ferrari next season after 12 years of unprecedented…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 7 – Pep Guardiola said he was proud of his Manchester City players in the draw at Crystal Palace that extended their rocky run to one win in nine games. The champions twice came from behind as they took a point at Selhurst Park. City’s win over Nottingham Forest in…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, December 7 – Nottingham Forest capitalised on Manchester United’s defensive blunders to record their first win at Old Trafford in almost 30 years. Rasmus Hojlund replied to Nikola Milenkovic’s early opener, but Ruben Amorim’s home side were unable to get back level for a…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 7 – West Ham say striker Michail Antonio is in a stable condition and “conscious and communicating” after a car crash. In a statement on Saturday evening, West Ham said Antonio is “currently under close supervision at a central London hospital”. The Premier League…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 7 – Newly-elected Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed says work to make the sport great again must start immediately. Mohammed concedes that a huge task awaits him and is eager to start implementing his manifesto. “I don’t have much to say today…I…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 – Hussein Mohammed was on Saturday declared Football Kenya Federation president after garnering 67 votes in second round of voting. Earlier on incumbent vice president Doris Petra and former FKF CEO Barry Otieno conceded defeat after first round.
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- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 – FKF presidential aspirant Doris Petra has conceded defeat to fellow contender Hussein Mohammed after first round of voting at the Kasarani Gymnasium on Saturday evening. Petra said she has elected to concede for the interest of the game and charged Mohammed to take the game…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 6 – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has been given a 10-place grid penalty for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that will decide the constructors’ championship between the Italian team and McLaren. Ferrari have had to fit a new battery pack to Leclerc’s car, taking them…
- LOS ANGELES, USA, Dec 6 – Nikola Jokic passed NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson on the all-time list for triple-doubles, but could not prevent the Denver Nuggets being beaten by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jokic now has 139 triple-doubles, the third-most in the league’s history – behind just Oscar…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – With less than 24 hours to the long-awaited Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections, the race has reached a fever pitch as various camps scramble to consolidate their numbers, persuade delegates, and secure last-minute commitments. Consultative meetings and strategy…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 5 – The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) will be closely monitoring the progress of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba All Stars team to identify exceptional players to include in the national Under 20, which will compete at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. FKF CEO…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Betting firm Odibets has been unveiled as the title sponsor for the third edition of Homa Bay County’s annual sports tournament, the Genowa Governor’s Cup. Announcing the sponsorship deal Odibets revealed that participating teams will receive kits and cash prizes, with the…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 4 – West Ham will decide Julen Lopetegui’s immediate future by the weekend. Lopetegui is under huge pressure following Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat at Leicester and sources say the manager’s future hinges on a club board meeting to be held later this week. Brought in on a…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 4 – Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi says that the ‘Jesus loves you’ message he wrote on his rainbow armband on Tuesday was one of “truth and love and inclusivity”. The Football Association is not going to take formal action against the England centre-back or…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 4 – Kenya Police beat Nairobi City Stars 3-1 to collect their second win of the season in a Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League fixture at the Dandora Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Clinton Kinanga set the law enforcers on their way with a diving header in the…
- NAROBI, Kenya, Dec 4 – As the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) conduct a two-week boot camp training for 3000 budding athletes across Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret and Nairobi, Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Kipchumba Murkomen has urged organisers to incorporate technology…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 4 – Manchester United abandoned plans to wear a jacket supporting the LGBTQ+ community before Sunday’s win over Everton because a player refused to wear it. The Athletic, external said defender Noussair Mazraoui declined to take part in the initiative, citing his Muslim…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 4 – With the men’s league basketball champions Nairobi City Thunder still in the celebratory mood after writing history as the first Kenyan team to qualify for the prestigious continental tournament Basketball Africa League (BAL), Capital Sport unfolds how it went down in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 4 – Nairobi City Thunder point guard Garang Diing has credited his coach and teammates for making him a better player. Diing says encouraging words from his boss, Brad Ibs, and prodding from his peers has enabled him improve on various aspects of his play. “The answer to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 4 – The Football Association will not take formal action against Crystal Palace or club captain Marc Guehi after the defender again displayed a religious message on his kit. The England centre-back was reminded about the FA’s regulations over religious messaging…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, December 4 – Manchester United abandoned plans to wear a jacket supporting the LGBTQ+ community before Sunday’s win over Everton because a player refused to wear it. The Athletic, external said defender Noussair Mazraoui declined to take part in the initiative, citing…
- NEW YORK, United States, Dec 4 – Tiger Woods has suggested that each American player in the Ryder Cup should receive Ksh 647 million ($5m) and give that money to charity. Last month it was reported that the 12 US players competing at next year’s 45th staging of the biennial contest against Europe,…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 4 – Ollie Pope will again keep wicket for England after the tourists named an unchanged team for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Pope kept in place of the injured Jordan Cox during an eight-wicket win in the first Test in Christchurch. Uncapped Ollie…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 4 – The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) deputy president and presidential candidate Doris Petra has praised the efforts made by the federation over the last eight years in developing match officials, producing quality and well qualified referees in the country. Speaking ahead of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 4 – Nairobi City Thunder head coach Brad Ibs says qualifying for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) is a special and unbelievable moment of his life. Ibs says he never imagined he would lead the first Kenyan team to the prestigious competition when he settled in the country…
- BRISBANE, Australia, Dec 4 – Novak Djokovic will play at the Brisbane International before he starts his bid to win a 25th Grand Slam at Melbourne’s Australian Open in January. The 37-year-old, a 10-time winner in Melbourne, is tied with Australian Margaret Court on a record 24 Grand Slam singles…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 4 – Marc Guehi wrote a ‘Jesus loves you’ message on his rainbow captain’s armband for Crystal Palace’s match at Ipswich Town, despite being reminded by the Football Association that religious messaging on kit is banned. The rainbow armbands are being worn as Premier…
- NEW YORK, USA, Dec 4 – The Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks eased to victories to advance to the knockout stage of the NBA Cup with clean sweeps of their groups, but reigning NBA champions Boston Celtics were eliminated. The Knicks recorded an emphatic 121-106 win against the Orlando Magic…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 – For the first time, the Mchana Grand Open Pool tournament will feature an all-ladies category in the second edition slated for December 4-8 December in Nairobi. The tournament has attracted a total of 320 players from 13 countries across Africa and Europe with the ladies…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 3 – Nairobi City Thunder completed their historic run to the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) with a 99-86 victory over Kriol Star in the final of the East Division Elite 16 round at the Kasarani Gymnasium on Tuesday night. The two teams had earlier clashed in the group…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 – Bunge FC co-captain Rarieda MP Hon. Otiende Amollo (Senior Counsel) is banking on home advantage ahead of the East African Community Inter-Parliamentary Games, to be hosted in Mombasa from December 6-18. Bunge FC emerged third in the last tournament and now eyes the top slot…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 3 – The national women’s football team thrashed Morocco 5-0 in the second international friendly between the two sides at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat on Tuesday afternoon. Fasila Odhiambo opened Harambee Starlets’ account in the 16th minute before Mwanalima…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 3 – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk put in another excellent performance to frustrate Manchester City striker Erling Haaland on Sunday. The 2-0 win moved Liverpool nine points clear at the top – and 11 points above four-time-in-a-row champions City. It led ex-Reds…
- PARIS, France, December 3 – Motorsport’s governing body wants to change its rules to limit the ways its leadership can be held to account for bad governance. A set of revisions to the statutes governing the audit and ethics committees has been circulated to member clubs to be approved at a vote of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 3 – Kenyan fencer Alexandra Ndolo remains determined to win an Olympic medal for the country at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Ndolo says she has gotten over the disappointment of this year’s Paris Games and is already setting the building blocks for the next edition of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 – Tusker FC coach Charles Okere says he is delighted with how well the team is picking up after their third successive victory, in a 3-1 beating of Murag’a Seal in their St Sebastian Park backyard over the weekend. Speaking to the club’s social channels, Okere says he is…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 – Githurai All Stars (GAS), the winners of the first edition of Nairobi’s biggest football tournament Sakaja Super Cup landed an encounter with Komarock Rangers in the inter sub counties stage following the draw that was conducted live on December 2. GAS, who won the inaugural…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 3 – Briton Daniel Dubois will defend his world heavyweight title against former champion Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia on 22 February. Dubois, 27, made a spectacular first defence of his IBF belt by beating Anthony Joshua in September. New Zealand’s Parker, 32, held the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 – The Moi Sports Centre Kasarani Indoor Gymnasium was a theatre of celebration late into Monday night, as Nairobi City Thunder made history, becoming the first ever Kenyan team to qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Thunder edged out Uganda’s City Oilers 72-62 in a…
- LEICESTER, United Kingdom, December 2 – New Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy says he was “astonished” by the amount of interest in him after his brief spell as Manchester United boss. The former Netherlands striker replaced Steve Cooper on Friday on a deal until 2027, but said he could…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, December 2 – Leny Yoro could make his Manchester United debut against Arsenal on Wednesday, with head coach Ruben Amorim saying he is “excited” to see the “special talent” in action for the club. United signed Yoro from Lille for £52m in the summer, but the Frenchman…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 2 – Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy did not wear a rainbow armband during Saturday’s Premier League loss at Nottingham Forest because of “religious beliefs”, his club have said. Premier League clubs are showing their support for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport by taking…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 2 – The father of Olympic 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will stand trial next year after being charged with alleged physical and mental abuse of his son. Jakob, 24, and his brothers Filip, 31, and Henrik, 33, who are also Olympic athletes, last year made public…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 2 – Holders Manchester United have been drawn away to record 14-time winners Arsenal in the FA Cup third round. Premier League leaders Liverpool will host League Two Accrington Stanley, while Manchester City welcome ‘Class of 92’-owned Salford City. Tamworth, one of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 2 – Nairobi City Thunder made history as the first Kenyan team to grace the group stages of the prestigious Basketball Africa League (BAL) when they beat Uganda’s City Oilers 72-62 in the semis of the Elite 16 round (East Division) at the Kasarani Gymnasium on Monday night…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, December 2 – Tusker FC striker Ryan Ogam says he wants to score more goals in the remaining games of the first half of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League. Ogam says his blazing start to the season has whetted his appetite for more goals. “Of course, at the beginning of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 2- Team Flintstones were crowned the winners of the 2024 edition of Red Bull Scramboo that was held at the Uhuru Park grounds. The high adrenaline charged competition saw Team Recanon and Team Charlies Devils scoop the second and third position respectively. The event made its…
- CLEVELAND, United States, December 2 – Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 35 points to inspire the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-111 victory against the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers, whose 15-game winning run at the start of the season was ended by the Celtics, were 14 points behind at one stage…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, December 2 – McLaren have called for an inquiry into the penalty Lando Norris was given for ignoring yellow flags during the Qatar Grand Prix. Team principal Andrea Stella said the decision to give Norris a 10-second stop-and-go penalty – the severest that can be handed out…
