- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 11 – At least Novak Djokovic could laugh about it immediately afterward. Yes, he took what he called a “nasty” and “awkward” fall on his second match point at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Yes, he slid into the splits and ended up face-down on the Centre Court grass. And, yes…
- DENVER, USA, Jul 11 – Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told reporters on Tuesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity, because neither Jokic nor the Nuggets have…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 11 – Arsenal have had a world-record bid in excess of £1m accepted by Women’s Super League rivals Liverpool for forward Olivia Smith. The current world record is the £900,000 Chelsea paid to sign United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in January. The deal…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 11 – Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is set to have a medical at Tottenham on Friday before completing a £60m move. Well-placed sources have told BBC Sport the 25-year-old has a £60m release clause, which Spurs are set to trigger with the formalities of…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 11 – England midfielder Jordan Henderson is set to sign for Brentford after his exit from Ajax earlier this week. The 35-year-old will join the Bees on a two-year deal after the Dutch club agreed to end his contract a year early. Henderson had considerable interest from…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 11 – Kenya’s Local Organizing Committee of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) on Friday announced gate charges for the upcoming tournament scheduled to kick off August 2-30. Making the announcement at the Nyayo National Stadium, Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chairman,…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 11 – Arsenal are close to agreeing a deal with Chelsea to sign winger Noni Madueke for just over £50m. BBC Sport previously reported that the England international had agreed personal terms with Arsenal before a potential move across London. And the clubs have now…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 10 -Amanda Anisimova dealt out more Grand Slam heartbreak to world number one Aryna Sabalenka as she set up a Wimbledon final meeting against Iga Swiatek with victory in a thrilling contest. American Anisimova, the 13th seed, waved and blew kisses to the crowd after…
- NYERI, Kenya, Jul 10 – Kenya National Police DT SACCO (KNPDTS) on Thursday officially handed over a brand-new, state-of-the-art gymnasium to Kiganjo National Police Training College. The facility was unveiled during a high-energy ceremony attended by Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives & MSMEs…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 10 – Beatrice Chebet says her 5,000m World Record set at the Prefontaine Classic last week has boosted her confidence for the rest of the season, which will culminate at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan later in the year. Chebet became the first ever woman to run the 5,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 10 – New Tusker FC midfielder Vincent Otieno says he was attracted to Tusker FC’s ambition to win trophies, after completing a two-year deal to join the Brewers from relegated Nairobi City Stars. Otieno was one of City Stars’ bright prospects in an otherwise difficult season…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 10, 2025 – Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet is confident of a Kenyan podium sweep in the women’s 5000m at this year’s World Championships in Tokyo. Chebet believes the team to represent Kenya in the 12-and-a-half lap race is formidable on paper. “With Faith (Kipyegon) as…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 10 – Arsenal have signed Denmark midfielder Christian Norgaard from Brentford in a £15m deal. The 31-year-old has joined for an initial £10m – with a possible £5m in performance-related add-ons – on a two-year contract with the option of a third year. Norgaard joined…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 10 – Odibets Kenya has launched its highly anticipated Evolution Spin Gifts campaign, offering players across its online casino, a chance to win exciting rewards through free spins on selected games. The promotion, which runs from 1st July to 31st December 2025, is part of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 10 – Tusker FC has been boosted following the contract extension of skipper Charles Momanyi ahead of the new Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) 2025/26 season. The defender on Thursday penned a new deal that will see him stay at the club for one more season, and is…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 10, 2025 – Harambee Stars skipper Aboud Omar says they are fully focused on delivering nothing short of victory at the upcoming Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) on home soil from August 1-31. Omar believes the only definition of success for the national football team will be…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 10 – The Ruiru Golf Course has attracted over 250 amateur golfers who will battle it out for top honours this weekend at the Lady Captain’s Swing. The tournament, which draws golfers from Nairobi and its environs, tees off at 6:30 am for the morning round, with the afternoon…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 10 – Home star Adel Balala will lead 65 top players from across the country for the Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) Series slated to tee-off this weekend at the Mombasa Golf Club from Friday, July 11-13. After winning the last five legs of the series back-to-back,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 10, 2025 – Harambee Stars right back Daniel Sakari is hopeful of cementing his place in the first XI at next month’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Nairobi. Sakari has been a consistent performer in the FKF Premier League and now wants to replicate it at the continental…
- LOS ANGELES, USA, Jul 10 – Lionel Messi became the first player to score multiple goals in four straight MLS games as he helped Inter Miami beat New England Revolution 2-1. The Argentina forward scored twice in the first half – his fourth consecutive double – to take his tally to 14 in 15 MLS […]…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 10 – Caster Semenya’s right to a fair hearing was violated by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court when she lost a 2023 appeal against World Athletics regulations that effectively barred her from competing, Europe’s top court has ruled. The double 800m Olympic champion won a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 10, 2025 – Harambee Stars forward Mohammed Bajaber is eager to wow crowds with a peerless performance at next month’s Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) in Nairobi. Bajaber says former Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard provides the template for him to follow in that respect. “Ever…
- NEW YORK, USA, Jul 10 – Paris St-Germain look like a team building a dynasty after Luis Enrique’s side dismantled yet another European giant – this time Real Madrid 4-0 – to reach the Club World Cup final. The French side bashed Inter Milan 5-0 five and a half weeks ago in the Champions League […]…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 10, 2025 – Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has promised a bumper reward package to the national football team ahead of the Africa Nations Championships (CHAN). Mvurya says he will soon convene a meeting to announce the ‘irresistible’ reward for Harambee Stars. “Recently I…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 10 – Kenya’s betting industry has a new player on the block and it’s changing the game in a big way. BetKumi, a homegrown betting site, is quickly turning heads with its promise of affordable betting starting from just Ksh 10, plus a ton of exciting features that cater to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9, 2025 – Shabana FC secretary general Elizaphan Kerama has underlined the club’s intentions to win the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League next season. Kerama says they want to build on an impressive showing in the just-concluded season with the league crown in the…
- LONDON, England, July 9, 2025 – Christian Horner has been sacked by Red Bull after 20 years as team principal. The 51-year-old had been Red Bull’s only team principal since its first Formula 1 season in 2005. Horner’s dismissal comes 17 months after he was accused by a female colleague of “…
- NEW JERSEY, United States, July 9, 2025 – US president Donald Trump has confirmed he will attend Sunday’s Fifa Club World Cup final in New Jersey. The news came a day after Fifa, world football’s governing body, announced it has opened an office in New York’s Trump Tower. The United States is…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9, 2025 – Veteran midfielder Humphrey Mieno is set to join Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) ahead of the next season. Reports indicate that Mieno will be one of Robert Matano’s signings as the bankers eye their first silverware in eons. The Sofapaka dangerman has thus far enjoyed a…
- LONDON, England, July 9, 2025 – “I’m thinking about the Ballon d’Or. I know that, with the season I have had, I am not far.” Paris St-Germain striker Ousmane Dembele goes into Wednesday’s Club World Cup semi-final against Real Madrid tipped by many to claim this year’s prize for the world’s best…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9, 2025 – Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jack Tuwei has revealed that the national trials for the World Championships will be an invite-only event. Tuwei says they will apply stringent criteria in developing the start list for the two-day competition and not every athlete will…
- LONDON, England, July 9, 2025 – Next year’s Fifa World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico is set to be “the most climate-damaging” in the tournament’s history, according to new research by environmentalists. Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) has calculated the greenhouse gas…
- LONDON, England, July 9, 2025 – Chelsea aren’t exactly short of riches in the forward department, but Joao Pedro may have just given himself a head start over his new attacking colleagues before Sunday’s Club World Cup final. The Brazilian, who joined Chelsea from Brighton last week, is one of 19…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9, 2025 – Shabana’s new signing Biron ‘Ngolo’ Otieno is buzzing to play for the club after putting pen to paper on a new deal. The midfielder says the chance to play for Tore Bobe was one he could not resist. “I have admired this club for quite a long time. I […]
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- LOS ANGELES, USA, Jul 9 – Joao Pedro scored two stunning goals in his first start for Chelsea as they beat Fluminense 2-0 to reach the Club World Cup final. The £60m signing from Brighton was making his first start for Chelsea and showed why they wanted him with a goal in each half to […]
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- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – Fresh from smashing the world records, multiple Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet have called on the government to improve the country’s training infrastructure, revealing the immense challenges they faced while preparing for their record-breaking runs.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – Ksh 70 million will be allocated to compensate athletes who were overlooked or not formally recognized in past competitions, Sports Cabinet Secretary, Salim Mvurya announced Tuesday. This move, Mvurya said, is both a corrective and symbolic gesture that signals a new era of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – From the moment the daughter-and-mother crew of Tinashe and Caroline Gatimu landed in Kigali for the ARC Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally, they were embraced by a country renowned for its stunning landscapes, spotless streets, and incredibly warm people.! “It was an honour to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 8 – All the evidence so far suggests Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota was driving when his car crashed on a Spanish motorway, and he was likely speeding, say police. The 28-year-old Liverpool player was killed with his brother André Silva, 25, when their Lamborghini car…
- KAMPALA, Uganda, Jul 8 – Kenya’s Rugby 15s team Simbas moved a step towards qualifying for the 2027 World Cup after brushing a side hosts Uganda 32-24 in the Africa Cup in Kampala and advance into the semi-final. Kenya will now face defending champions Zimbabwe in the semi-final on Sunday, July 13…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, the Creative Economy, and Sports, Salim Mvurya, has allayed fears over Kenya’s successful hosting of the upcoming Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) slated to kick-off August 2-31 across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Mvurya, speaking…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – FKF Premier League side Tusker FC has made its first signing ahead of the 2025/26 season, with the acquisition of midfielder Vincent Otieno Owino from relegated Nairobi City Stars. The 25-year old joins Tusker on a two-year contract and will bolster the team’s midfield which…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – Record FKF Premier League champions Gor Mahia are said to be among the suitors interested in former Tusker and AFC Leopards midfielder Clyde Senaji who has terminated his contract with Malawian giants Nyasa Big Bullets. According to Telecomasia.net, Gor Mahia have expressed…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – Kenya 15s captain George Nyambua says the team’s sole goal at this week’s Rugby Africa Cup is to earn qualification for the next World Cup to be staged in Australia in 2027. The Kenya Simbas compete in the eight-team qualifier and start off in the quarter finals against host…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 8 – Liverpool players have started to return to the club for pre-season training following the death of team-mate Diogo Jota. The first set of players were scheduled to come back from their summer break last Friday but that was postponed after Jota, 28, and his 25-year-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – Ahead of the 2025 National Sevens Series Circuit scheduled to kick-off in a fortnight, eight clubs led by defending champions Kenya Harlequin will warm-up for the event with a one-day tournament dubbed “RUFF N TUFF” on Saturday at the Ngong Racecourse. The tournament…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 8 – Newcastle United have agreed a £55m fee with Nottingham Forest for Sweden winger Anthony Elanga. Sources have told BBC Sport the deal could be completed this week. Newcastle are seeking to strengthen their attacking options as they prepare for their return to the…
- MILAN, Italy, Jul 8 – AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri says Luka Modric will join the Italian side after Real Madrid’s Club World Cup campaign. The Croatia captain, 39, announced in May he will end a 13-year career with the Spanish giants after the tournament in the United States. And news of…
- LOS ANGELES, USA, Jul 8 – Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will miss the 2025-26 NBA season after having surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. The 25-year-old had sustained the injury during the first quarter of the decisive game seven of the NBA Championship play-off finals against…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 – Tusker FC defender Michael Evans Kibwage has earned a return to the national team, after being named in coach Benni McCarthy’s 30-man provisional squad for the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). Kibwage has had a difficult season, having missed two months of the second leg…
