- LONDON, England, April 26, 2025 – Ian Wright says he “cannot accept” Eni Aluko’s apology for suggesting the former England striker risked blocking female pundits from being given broadcasting opportunities. Wright, who is a pundit for various outlets on the men’s and women’s game, said he had seen…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – Can Shabana cause a surprise of historic proportions by winning the 2024/25 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League? The Kisii-based side are the most in-form team since the start of the year, boasting eight wins, four draws and one loss. They last tasted…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – The government has began laying a new tartan track at the Nyayo Stadium ahead of the sixth edition of the Kip Keino Classic on May 31. Latest photos from the stadium show workers busy tearing away the old tartan track as they prepare to lay a new one. Traditionally…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala admits he expected to win at the opening leg of Diamond League in Xiamen, China on Saturday. Omanyala says he was in top shape heading into the men’s 100m but believes he can improve on his second-place finish in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon is keeping her fingers crossed for an injury-free season as she aims to continually write her name in history books. Kipyegon is optimistic of a beautiful year although she is cognisant that the same is dependent on her…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 26 – The second season of the ExxonMobil Jr. NBA League for boys and girls tipped off yesterday at Clube Escola Desportiva Formigas do Cazenga in Luanda. The tip-off activities included a league draw where participating school teams selected jerseys of NBA teams which they will…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 26 – After more than 15 years, the local motorsport action continues to grow from strength to another with a record 46 crews gearing up for Sunday’s Shell Autocross championship action at Kasarani Super special stage. 254 club motorsport chairman Sushil Gohil and Clerk of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala finished second at the opening leg of the Diamond League in Xiamen, China on Saturday. Omanyala clocked 10.13 in the men’s 100m, behind South African Akani Simbine who ran 9.99 for the win. Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet says it is too early in the season to start talking about smashing world records. Chebet says she is more concerned with getting into shape with every competition ahead of the ultimate one — the World Championships in Tokyo in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi missed the world record for the men’s mile by seconds on his way to victory at the Adizero Roads to Records in Herzogenaurach, Germany on Saturday afternoon. Wanyonyi clocked 3:52.45 to finish first, missing the current world…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 26, 2025 – Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich continued her extraordinary exploits with a women-only world record in 10km at the Adizero Roads to Records in Herzogenaurach, Germany on Saturday morning. Ngetich clocked 29:27 to cut the tape, ahead of the Ethiopian duo of Fentaye Belayneh (…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2025 – Junior Starlets bid for a second consecutive World Cup appearance billowed in smoke following a 3-1 loss to Cameroon in the second leg of the final round of qualifiers in Yaounde on Friday night. The national under 17 girls’ team came into the tie with a mountain to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2025 – The 18-hole Bujumbura Golf Club will play host to the KCB East Africa Golf Tour on April 26, 2025 as 100 top amateur golfers from around the region clash at the lush course. Players will be fighting for the top prizes and a chance to represent BujumburaGolf Club at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2025 – Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet is excited to kickstart her track season at Saturday’s Xiamen Diamond League in China. Chebet says she is as fit as a fiddle, having spent considerable time in training, sharpening her art and craft in running. “Training has…
- MANCHESTER, England, April 25, 2025 – Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is adamant the club remain attractive to potential transfer targets despite sitting 14th in the Premier League table. The Portuguese, who took over in November, says he has “an idea” of what he wants his squad to look…
- LONDON, England, April 25, 2025 – Former England striker Eni Aluko has apologised to Ian Wright for suggesting he risked blocking female pundits from getting opportunities in broadcasting. In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Aluko said there are only a “finite amount of opportunities” …
- MADRID, Spain, April 25, 2025 – The referee for Saturday’s Copa del Rey final broke down in tears as he revealed the pressure Real Madrid’s TV channel has put officials under this season. Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea will take charge of the ‘Clasico final’ between Los Blancos and rivals Barcelona…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2025 – Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon says motherhood has transformed her into a better athlete. Kipyegon says she has grown mentally as an athlete ever since she joined the mother’s club, six years ago. “Absolutely yes…motherhood has changed who I am. Since I gave…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2025 – Outgoing National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) president Paul Tergat is hopeful history will judge him fairly for what he has done during his eight years in office. Tergat says his reign as NOCK supremo has offered him valuable lessons on being a leader in the…
- LIVERPOOL, England, April 25, 2025 – Liverpool manager Arne Slot says his team have a “big responsibility” to secure the club’s 20th top-flight title by getting a point against Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday. Arsenal’s draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday means the Reds need just a point against…
- VAL D’LSERE, France, April 25, 2025 – French skier Margot Simond has died at the age of 18 after an accident in training in Val d’Isere on Thursday. The teenager was in training for a Red Bull Alpine event in France this weekend when she suffered a fall. A doctor attempted to resuscitate Simond,…
- NEWCASTLE, England, April 25, 2025 – Eddie Howe says he is “OK” but “not 100%” as he returns to manage Newcastle United after his stay in hospital with pneumonia. The 47-year-old was admitted to hospital on 11 April having felt unwell for a number of days, and has missed three Magpies matches. On…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2025 – Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge says he will be satisfied with whatever result he attains at this Sunday’s London Marathon. Kipchoge says he is simply looking forward to enjoying himself on the road as he competes among other elite runners in the men…
- LOS Angeles, USA, Apr 25 – The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for Ksh 905 million ($7m) at auction. The jersey, worn by Bryant during his 1996-1997 rookie season, becomes the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey of all time. The American spent…
- LOS Angeles, USA, Apr 25 – The Oklahoma City Thunder recovered a 29-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-108 and take a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference play-offs. Trailing by 26 points at half-time, the top-seeded Thunder completed the second biggest second-half comeback in NBA…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 24 – The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) did not have its elections as planned after a push and pull on four federations who failed to decide on the voter. Here is how the long day unfolded on Thursday. The polls were adjourned on Thursday afternoon after four…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 24 – National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) presidential candidate Francis Mutuku has bemoaned the postponement of the body’s national elections that were earlier scheduled for Thursday. Mutuku said the adjournment of the polls due to an impasse within four federations…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 24 – The elections for the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) have been postponed following an impasse involving four federations. In a statement, NOC-K Secretary General, Francis Mutuku said the postponement is necessary to enable the four federations decide on who…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Apr 24 – Manchester United will be one of the eight clubs competing in the inaugural Women’s World Sevens tournament in May. The new seven-a-side competition kicks off three days before this year’s Women’s Champions League final and there is a prize money pool of $5m dollars…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Apr 24 – Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Madrid Open because of injury – but is hopeful of being fit for his French Open title defence. The Spanish world number three said he had injured his hamstring and groin during the second set of Sunday’s Barcelona Open final. “…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Apr 24 – Leicester City captain Jamie Vardy will leave the club at the end of the season. Announcing the news on Wednesday, the Foxes described Vardy as “our greatest ever player”. The 38-year-old striker, who joined in 2012 from non-league side Fleetwood Town, is the club’s…
- LOS Angeles, USA, Apr 24 – Kristaps Porzingis suffered a bloodied forehead during the Boston Celtics’ 109-100 win over the Orlando Magic in game two of the NBA first-round play-offs. Centre Porzingis, who is 7ft 2in, was caught on the forehead by the stray elbow of Orlando’s Goga Bitadze with one…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Apr 24 – Crystal Palace twice came from behind to draw at second-placed Arsenal and leave Liverpool one point from being crowned Premier League champions for the second time in six seasons. A draw against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday (16:30 BST) would now be enough…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Apr 24 – Kenya’s track queen Faith Kipyegon is among ten world record-holders and 23 reigning global individual champions entered for the star-studded fields for the first Wanda Diamond League meeting of the year in Xiamen on Saturday. This will be Kipyegon’s first race of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 24 – The Golf Park golf course will Friday host the seventh leg of the ongoing 2025 NCBA Golf Series. The tournament, which will also double as the club’s Monthly Mug event for April, is set to attract at least 100 golfers to Kenya’s only Pay-and-Play golf facility. Players will…
- LONDON, England, April 23, 2025 – Three-time Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon is to attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile. The 31-year-old Kenyan will make the attempt in Paris on 26 June. It will not be recognised as an official record because Kipyegon is likely to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 23, 2025 – National under 20 football team coach Salim Babu is looking to assess their match-readiness when they play Ghana in a friendly on Thursday. Babu says the match will be the perfect appetiser before the main course, which is their opening tie at the Africa Cup of…
- RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, April 23, 2025 – Former Brazil head coach Tite says he is taking an indefinite break from football to take care of his health. The 63-year-old managed Brazil between 2016 and 2022 and guided them to the Copa America title in 2019. Tite, who was hospitalised last August…
- LONDON, England, April 23, 2025 – Marcus Rashford feels it is unlikely he will play for Manchester United again under Ruben Amorim, but will not be rushed into making a decision about his future. Rashford scored his fourth goal since joining Aston Villa on loan in February during their 2-1 loss at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 23, 2025 – National under 20 football team captain Amos Wanjala had underlined their ambitions to qualify for the World Cup via the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Wanjala says the prospect of qualifying for the global competition in Chile is a key motivator for the Rising…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 – The International Table Tennis Foundation (ITTF) Foundation aims to amplify the spirit of diversity and inclusion ostensibly to inspire a more accepting society worldwide. Speaking in Nairobi during the World Table Tennis Day (WTTD) Main Celebration, ITTF President Petra…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 – Robert Lihalakha, a Kenyan American sports executive, basketball coach, and founder of the Impact Scholars platform, is in Nairobi hosting youth basketball camps for promising Kenyan student-athletes. The camp open for boys under 18 will be held from April 24-25 at the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 23, 2025 – National Under 17 girls football team captain Halima Imbachi says they have a masterplan in place to beat Cameroon in this Friday’s return leg of the World Cup qualifier in Yaounde. Imbachi says they have worked on the mistakes that led to their 1-0 defeat to the…
- LOS ANGELES, United States, April 23, 2025 – Luka Doncic scored a game-high 31 points for the Los Angeles Lakers as they beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-85 to level their Western Conference first-round play-off series at 1-1. Doncic sank 16 of his points in the first quarter as the home side…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 23, 2025 – Gor Mahia coach Sinisa Mihic says he has ironed out his differences with the technical bench following weeks of tumult among them. The Croatian says they have had a heart-to-heart talk as well as with the players and have resolved to focus on upcoming matches. “We…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 21, 2025 – Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and General Service Unit (GSU) recovered from their disappointing starts to win on Day Three of the Africa Club Volleyball Championships in Misrata, Libya. KPA beat home side Al Nasr in straight sets of 25-23, 25-20 and 25-10 to wipe away…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 21, 2025 – Newly-crowned Boston Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi says she was determined not to lose another race to fellow Kenyan, Hellen Obiri, on her way to victory on Monday. Lokedi says she had vowed not to play second fiddle to the immediate former champion, in what was…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 21, 2025 – Newly-crowned Boston Marathon champion John Korir is delighted to be the faster athlete compared to his older brother, Wesley. Korir says he cannot wait to crack jokes at his brother, who won the same race in 2012. “Yeah, I cannot wait to crack jokes at him because…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 21, 2025 – Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi edged a tightly contested race to win the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon. The 2022 New York Marathon champion clocked a course record of 2:17:20 to cross the finish line first, ahead of immediate former defending champion Hellen Obiri and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 21, 2025 – Kenya’s John Korir put in a dominant performance to win the men’s race at the Boston Marathon on Monday morning. The Chicago Marathon champion clocked 2:04:45 to cross the finish line first, ahead of Tanzania’s Alphonce Felix Simbu ( 2:05:04) and fellow Kenyan,…
