- LONDON, United Kingdom, Nov 7 – Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has returned to training following three months out with injury. The England left-back, who hasn’t played for the club since February, sustained a calf injury in early August. He had been expected to return after the international…
- DAKAR, Senegal, Nov 8 – NBA Africa and Agence Française de Development (AFD) launched the “Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience” youth development program in Guediawaye, Senegal. The Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience, launched in 2021 in Nigeria and subsequently also held in Kenya and…
- LOS ANGELES, USA, Nov 8 – Damian Lillard scored 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo 31 as the Milwaukee Bucks ended a six-game losing streak by beating Utah Jazz 123-100 on Thursday. There were seven assists by Lillard, while Bobby Portis scored 19 points off the bench. Lillard and Antetokounmpo –…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 8 – National men’s rugby 15s coach Jerome Paarwater has named a 23-man squad for Saturday’s Elgon Cup encounter against Uganda at the RFUEA Grounds. The team comprises three debutants including the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) pair of Andycole Omollo and Tyson Maina as well…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 8 – Chelsea recorded the biggest Europa Conference League victory as they crushed Armenian side FC Noah. The Blues, playing a completely different team to their last Premier League game, led 6-0 at the break – and added two more in the second half. They took the…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, November 8 – Amad Diallo’s second-half double gave Manchester United the win they needed over Greek champions PAOK to kick-start their Europa League campaign and give incoming boss Ruben Amorim a shot at sealing a coveted top-eight finish. Amad was by far United’s…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 8 – The Football Association has opened a safeguarding inquiry into a Premier League club boss, a year on from a BBC investigation. The investigation found that despite three women reporting the man to the police for alleged sexual offences, he remained in position…
- PARIS, France, November 8 – France manager Didier Deschamps says his decision to leave captain Kylian Mbappe out of the squad for this month’s Nations League double-header is a “one-off”. The Real Madrid forward was not selected for upcoming matches against Israel and Italy. Mbappe, 25, was left…
- KAPSABET, Kenya, November 7 – The 2008 Olympic 800m silver medalist Janeth Jepkosgei has warned upcoming male athletes to be wary of older women who are out to derail their careers. Jepkosgei says a number of athletes have faltered in their careers after falling into reckless relationships with…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 7 – The national rugby 7s team will face France, Australia and South Africa in Pool A of the opening leg of the World Rugby Series in Dubai on November 30-December 1. Shujaa will be featuring in the prestigious tournament for the first time since May 2023 when they were…
- MILAN, Italy, November 7 – Arsenal put up a valiant fight in Milan on Wednesday but ultimately it was another disappointing result in what is proving a tough spell for the Gunners. Three games without a win in the Premier League has seen their title challenge falter as they now sit seven points…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 7 – Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif is back in the spotlight this week following fresh questioning of her eligibility to have competed in the women’s competition at Paris 2024. A report last week in French magazine Le Correspondant claimed to have seen a leaked…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 7 – It was a Champions League debut to forget for Tyrone Mings. The Aston Villa defender, returning from 14 months out with a knee injury, was being hailed pre-match for completing a journey from Chippenham Town to the Champions League. He ended it making unwanted…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 7 – Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has denied claims the Anti Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) is financially crippled and unable to undertake its activities. Murkomen says they have put contingency measures in place to ensure the agency’s activities continue…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 7 – Athletics Kenya (AK) director of youth development Barnaba Korir has bemoaned the increasing mistrust certain athletes have towards the federation. Korir says this mistrust has hampered the good working relationship between the two entities. “How are we supposed to work…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 7 – West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus has been handed a further two-game ban after admitting violent conduct following his red card against Tottenham Hotspur. Kudus sparked a melee in the 82nd minute of the game as West Ham lost 4-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 19…
- PARIS, France, November 7 – The French financial prosecutor PNF has searched the offices of the French Football League (LFP) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners following allegations of corruption. The allegations relate to a deal signed in 2022 that saw CVC pay 1.5bn euros (£1.25bn) for a…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 7 – Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is entitled to “the majority of his unpaid salary” from the Premier League club, a judge has ruled. The France international, who was charged with rape and sexual assault in August 2021, took City to an employment…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 7 – The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Electoral Board says they are all ready for the county elections this Saturday in 44 polling stations countrywide. The board chair Hesbon Owilla said 100 electoral officials have been trained as returning and presiding officers…
- NEW YORK, USA, Nov 6 – Rory McIlroy believes Donald Trump’s return to the White House could bring peace between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia funded breakaway LIV circuit and has speculated that Elon Musk could play a key role in negotiations on golf’s future. The US tour is involved in…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Nov 6 – Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana says the club’s players will “step up” and have no issue adapting to new manager Ruben Amorim’s tactics. United appointed the Sporting boss as their new manager last week, with Amorim set to start his new role on 11…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 6 – Uefa has fined the Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland after the national anthems were booed before the Republic of Ireland played England in the Nations League in September. European football’s governing body imposed a £10,500 fine (12,…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 6 – Manager Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal’s “very ambitious” vision will continue despite the exit of Edu as the club’s sporting director. The Brazilian resigned on Monday after two years in the role, having initially rejoined the Gunners as technical director in the…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 6 – Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard could return when Mikel Arteta’s side face Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Norway midfielder, 25, has been out since September, missing 12 games, with an ankle ligament injury while on international duty. But…
- LISBON, Portugal, November 6 – Viktor Gyokeres has been proving people wrong since the very beginning of his career. If there were any doubters left, the Sporting striker’s hat-trick in a 4-1 thrashing of Manchester City in the Champions League has surely silenced them once and for all. The Sweden…
- PHILADELPHIA, United States, November 6 – Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid has been suspended for three games for pushing a journalist. The 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player shoved a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist after the reporter wrote a critical article that referred to his son and late…
- MADRID, Spain, November 6 – Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says his side “have to be worried” following defeat by AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid have fallen to back-to-back home defeats and have lost two of their first four games in the Champions League. Vinicius Junior’s penalty…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, November 6 – When Jurgen Klopp made the shock announcement in January that he would be leaving Liverpool in the summer, only one name played across the lips of the huge majority of supporters. Xabi Alonso was the chosen one, a Champions League and FA Cup winner with…
- LISBON, Portugal, November 6 – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has come out fighting as he contemplates his side’s worst sequence of results since 2018. The 4-1 Champions League defeat by Sporting in Lisbon was City’s third loss in a row. Only once during Guardiola’s reign have City lost…
- LISBON, Portugal, November 6 – Incoming Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim saved one of his greatest Sporting victories for his last home game to condemn Manchester City to a third successive defeat for the first time since April 2018. It was City’s heaviest defeat since September 2020 and only…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 6 – The 2006 Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion Lucy Kabuu has urged upcoming athletes to learn from her current court battles with her ex-husband and not persist in toxic relationships. Kabuu encouraged athletes in such situations to walk out at the earliest instance…
- ELDORET, Kenya, November 5 – Two people, including a boda boda rider, have been sentenced to 35 years in jail for the murder of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat. Eldoret High Court Judge, Justice Reuben Nyakundi said the prosecution, led by State Counsel Mark Mogun, had proved the cases against…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 5 – Kenya Pipeline women’s volleyball team coach Geoffrey Omondi remains set on winning this season’s Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) national league as well as the Africa Club Championships. Omondi says they have their targets in place and are working hard towards them…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 5 – Former Gor Mahia forward Edwin Lavatsa is eager to make his mark as a coach after an illustrious career as player. Lavatsa says his desire is to nurture the next generation of Kenyan footballers. “From what I’ve experienced in my playing days, I’ve always felt a desire…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 5 – World record holder for the women’s marathon, Ruth Chepng’etich, is the only Kenyan in the final list of nominees for the World Athletics athletes of the year awards. The Chicago Marathon champion has been nominated in the out of stadium female athlete of the year…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Nov 4 – England will play a women’s Test in West Indies for the first time as part of the new Future Tours Programme. West Indies, who have not played a Test since 2004, are scheduled to host England for one Test, three one-day internationals and three T20s in April and May…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Nov 4 – A crucial innings from captain Pat Cummins led Australia to a tense two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first one-day international in Melbourne. Chasing 204, Australia slipped from 113-2 to 155-7, a collapse that included Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 4 – The Equity Hawks finished fifth in the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Zone Five Qualifiers after winning 59-56 over Uganda’s JKL Dolphins at Zanzibar’s Amaan Indoor Stadium. Kenya’s reigning champions had their eyes on a bigger prize, aiming to reclaim the Zone 5…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 4 – Stakeholders in Kenyan athletics have heightened the war against gender-based violence (GBV) with the establishment of a hotline to assist those in distress. The hotline consists of a toll-free line (11995) and a chatbot (0701116116), through which athletes caught up in…
- CAIRO, Egypt, Nov 4 – The first day of the Egypt International Open Darts Championship for men, women, and juniors concluded with Egyptian player Abed Saleh taking second place, while Swedish player Felix Torian claimed the top spot. In women’s competition, Egyptian players Mariam Hamdy and Mariam…
- NEW YORK, USA, Nov 4 – The NBA says it is investigating after Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid had an alleged physical altercation with a reporter. Embiid confronted the reporter in the Philadelphia locker room about an article that referred to his son and late brother, as well as criticising…
- LOS ANGELES, USA, Nov 4 – Luka Doncic delivered 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a “real fun” performance as the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 108-85 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Doncic scored 14 points in the first quarter to help the Mavericks to a 30-22 lead and they…
- BARCELONA, Spain, November 3 – Barcelona continued their excellent early-season form under Hansi Flick as the La Liga leaders swept aside city rivals Espanyol to move nine points clear of Real Madrid. Fresh from thrashing Real in their El Clasico encounter last week, Barca’s attacking play was…
- SAO PAULO, Kenya, November 3 – Max Verstappen climbed up from 17th on the grid to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, one of his greatest victories taking him to the brink of a fourth world title. Rival Lando Norris of McLaren had a difficult race, finishing sixth after a couple of key errors, to […]
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- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – NBA Nigeria is hosting the third edition of “NBA Meets Art,” a curated installation celebrating basketball through the lens of Nigerian art and culture as part of West Africa’s premier art fair Art X Lagos, which is underway at The Federal Palace in Lagos, Nigeria until…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, November 3 – Moises Caicedo’s crisp volley gave Chelsea a deserved point against Manchester United at Old Trafford. United’s interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, in charge while the Red Devils await the arrival of newly-appointed Ruben Amorim, looked on course for a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3 – Mohammed Bajaber struck early in the first half as Nairobi City Stars beat Shabana by a solitary goal in a Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League match at the Gusii Stadium on Sunday evening. The forward latched on to a cross from City Stars’ half by skipper…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3 – Kenya’s Evans Chebet and Albert Korir claimed two of the three podium places at the New York Marathon in a thrilling men’s race on Sunday. Chebet, the 2022 champion, clocked 02:07:45 to finish second as Korir — the 2021 champion — came third in 02:08:00. Belgian Abdi…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3 – Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui held off a stiff challenge from fellow countrywoman, Hellen Obiri, to win the New York Marathon on Sunday — her first-ever World Marathon Majors triumph. Chepkirui clocked 2:24:35, ahead of immediate former defending champion Obiri, who ran 2:24…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3 – Kenya’s Kamar Etiang is hoping for a change of fortunes in the coming season even as he plans to double in the men’s 1500m and 5000m. Etiang has been struggling with an injury curse in the past season but says he is now fit as never before. “I have been […]
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