- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 – Kenya’s Golfer of the Year and defending champion, Michael Karanga, emerged the overall winner of this year’s Sigona Bowl, part of the NCBA Kenya Amateur Golf Championship’s (KAGC) first leg. The event took place at the par 72 Sigona Golf Club from January 24 to 27. Karanga…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 – The Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) have received a Kes240,000 sponsorship boost from Kenya’s leading Sports Agency, IMG Kenya. The PGK, who are organising their own qualifiers for the 2025 Magical Kenya Open (MKO) said the funds would ease the players’ participation…
- MERU, Kenya, Jan 28 – The Mountain Edition of the 2024/25 Betika BingwaFest culminated on Sunday at a packed Kinoru Stadium as home-team Al Azizia and Gachanka Queens were crowned champions in the men’s and women’s football respectively, pocketing KES 1 million each. This was the fifth stop for the…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jan 28 – Former Premier League referee David Coote has said he hid his sexuality during his career, fearing the abuse he would receive for being gay. Coote, 42, said the pressure of his work contributed to the behaviour that led to his sacking by the Professional Game Match…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 – East Africa representatives Uganda and Tanzania have been handed a tough group in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 draw conducted Monday night in Rabat. Both Uganda and Tanzania are in Group C where thy will take on three-time champions Nigeria and 2004 winners…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 27, 2025 – Cycling’s world governing body the UCI is expected to vote for a ban on the use of carbon monoxide rebreathing equipment this week, after it was established last year some teams were using it to measure haemoglobin levels in their riders’ blood before and…
- LEICESTER, United Kingdom, January 27, 2025 – A jury has retired to begin its deliberations in the inquest into the deaths of five people killed in a helicopter crash outside Leicester City’s King Power Stadium. Foxes chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed alongside fellow passengers Kaveporn…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2025 – Harambee Stars striker Henry Meja has rejoined Swedish third tier side AFC Eskilstuna on loan from parent club AIK Stockholm. In a statement, Stockholm’s sports director Thomas Bernsten said the decision has been taken to further Meja’s development, having done…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 27, 2025 – Premier League clubs have spent £247m this month – up from last year’s £90m total – with a week left to go in the January transfer window. According to data from FootballTransfers.com, external, Manchester City are responsible for more spending this month…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2025 – Wade Kilburn claimed the Gross Winner title at the January Mug golf event, held at the Karen Country Club over the weekend. Kilburn returned a combined score of 78 Gross to claim the overall winner crown, in the event that attracted 100 golfers. Tyler Belyon…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2025 – Family, friends, and football lovers from across the country converged at the PCEA St Andrew’s Parish in Nairobi on Monday to bid farewell to the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) founder Bob Munro. Speaker after speaker spoke of the 78-year-old in glowing…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2025 – The Discovery Cross Country has been praised for consistently providing a platform for exciting talent to emerge. Athletics Kenya (AK) director of youth development, Barnaba Korir, says the annual competition has lived up to its name by unearthing young athletes…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 27, 2025 – Scrum-half Alex Mitchell is set to be fit for England’s Six Nations meeting with Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The 27-year-old had been a doubt with a knee problem but took a full part in training in Girona, Spain on Monday morning. Mitchell was one of…
- BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 27, 2025 – Belgian footballer Radja Nainggolan has been arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking. The 36-year-old was one of several suspects apprehended by Belgian police on Monday morning, after a series of raids were carried out across the country…
- SINGAPORE, Singapore, January 27, 2025 – Britain’s Emma Raducanu suffered a disappointing defeat to world number 101 Cristina Bucsa of Spain in the opening round of the Singapore Open. The 22-year-old was playing for the first time since her 6-1 6-0 third round loss to Iga Swiatek at the Australian…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2025 – Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) ladies volleyball captain Edith Wisa has warned teammates against early celebrations despite an excellent run of form in the national league. Wisa says they can only pop the champagne on the final day when they would have successfully…
- MULTAN, Pakistan, January 27, 2025 – Jomel Warrican ended with match figures of 9-70 as West Indies secured their first Test win in Pakistan for 34 years, ensuring the two-match series finished 1-1. Spinner Warrican took 5-27 in the second innings as Pakistan were skittled out for just 133 an hour…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2025 – From flirting with relegation to title contenders; such has been the meteoric rise of Kenya Police in the 2024/25 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League season. Simply put, Afande have laid down the law with a 10-match unbeaten run that has taken them to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 27, 2025 – Police are investigating “threats and abuse” directed at referee Michael Oliver following Arsenal’s game against Wolves on Saturday, the PGMOL has said. Oliver red-carded Gunners defender Myles Lewis-Skelly after he caught opposing defender Matt Doherty…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 27, 2025 – Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has suggested he’d rather give a place on the bench to his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach instead of Marcus Rashford because of a perceived lack of effort. The England forward has not been involved in a matchday squad…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 27, 2025 – Lisandro Martinez’s deflected strike ensured Manchester United came out of a drab fixture at Fulham with all three points. The quality of the game had been poor for more than 75 minutes as both sides struggled to create meaningful chances. But as it looked…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – The national men’s rugby 7s team will face Argentina, France and Great Britain in Pool A of the fourth leg of the World Series on February 21-23 in Vancouver, Canada. Shujaa will be looking to improve on their performance in the third leg of the competition in…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 26, 2025 – Tottenham Hotspur suffered a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat as Leicester City completed a stunning comeback to climb out of the relegation zone. The Foxes, trailing 1-0 at half-time, scored twice in four minutes after the break through Jamie…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – Gor Mahia head coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno has praised his charges for a good performance despite shooting blanks in their Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League encounter against Kakamega Homeboyz on Sunday evening. Otieno says there are a lot of…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 26, 2025 – Jannik Sinner says the possibility of a doping ban ruling him out of upcoming Grand Slam tournaments did not provide extra motivation to win the Australian Open. The 23-year-old Italian says he could not have won back-to-back Melbourne titles if he did not…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 26, 2025 – Alexander Zverev was heckled by a spectator over domestic abuse allegations during the Australian Open men’s singles trophy ceremony. The German second seed lost in straight sets to world number one Jannik Sinner in Melbourne. As he stepped up to receive his…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – Kakamega Homeboyz head coach Francis Baraza was left disappointed after their last-minute goal against Gor Mahia was incorrectly disallowed during their Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League tie at the Mumias Sports Complex on Sunday evening. Baraza is…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – Gor Mahia and Kakamega Homeboyz slug out a barren draw in a Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League encounter at the Mumias Sports Complex on Sunday evening. K’Ogalo were looking to continue from their 2-0 win over Sofapaka at the Kenyatta Stadium on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 22, 2025 – National women’s volleyball league holders Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) thrashed Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in straight sets at the Nyayo Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The fast-paced encounter saw the bankers winning 25-19 in the first set before breaking no sweat…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – Issa Team won the inaugural edition of Kenya Phygital Cup after overcoming Santiago Ent from Thika 12-7 in a thrilling final at the Uhuru Sports Complex on Saturday. The Rongai based side won 9-7 in digital football before outclassing their opponents 3-0 in the…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 26, 2025 – Jannik Sinner underlined why he is the world’s best men’s player by securing back-to-back Australian Open titles with a merciless victory over Alexander Zverev. Italian top seed Sinner delivered in the decisive moments to secure a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 win over…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – Clinton Kinanga scored in the 56th minute as Kenya Police beat Mara Sugar to regain top spot in the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League at the Awendo Stadium on Sunday. The law enforcers came into the game on the back of a 3-0 thrashing of Bandari FC on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – Postbank women’s volleyball team beat Kenya Army to complete a flawless weekend in the third leg of Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) national women’s league. The bankers won 3-1 (25-23 25-15 23-25 25-11) in the thrilling Sunday afternoon encounter at the Nyayo…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – The Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) have announced a vacancy for the head coach position of the national women’s team. In a statement, KVF said the suitable candidate must be a Kenyan citizen with a proven track record at club and national level. “The candidate…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26, 2025 – Kenya Prisons beat Prisons Nairobi in straight sets in the third leg of the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) women’s league at the Nyayo Stadium on Sunday morning. The battle of the wardresses was more of a stroll in the park for the winners, who triumphed 25-14…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – It was a nightmare start to a Premier League debut. A terrible mistake to gift Chelsea the opener and a booking within four minutes – £33.6m Manchester City new boy Abdukodir Khusanov looked genuinely scared. “It was not the best start,” admitted City…
- PARIS, France, January 25, 2025 – Frenchman Victor Wembanyama could not prevent the San Antonio Spurs from suffering a 136-98 defeat by the Indiana Pacers in Paris. Beaten 140-110 by the Spurs on Thursday in the first of two regular-season NBA games in the French capital, the Pacers ran out…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 26 – Kenyan international Duke Abuya found the back of the net as Tanzanian giants Young Africans (Yanga) thrashed Copco FC 5-0 in the first round of the Tanzanian FA Cup in Dar es Salaam, Saturday evening. Abuya scored Yanga’s fourth with Sheikhan Ibrahim having opened the…
- NAPLES, Italy, January 25, 2025 – Romelu Lukaku scored the winner from the penalty spot as Napoli ended Juventus’ unbeaten start to the Serie A season. Juventus, unbeaten in their first 21 league matches under new head coach Thiago Motta, took the lead through debutant Randal Kolo Muani. League…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 25, 2025 – AFC Leopards head coach Fred Ambani is not giving up on the 2024/25 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League title. Ambani is confident of catching up to Kenya Police and Tusker FC, both of who have been exchanging the league lead for the past fortnight. “Of…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – Erling Haaland took advantage of a major blunder from Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to score the decisive goal as Manchester City won to return to the Premier League’s top four. Sanchez was caught badly out of position as he came out, then tried to…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – Mind games make up a Premier League title battle almost as much as what happens on the pitch, as a manager looks to find the edge over his rivals. That may have been at play in Mikel Arteta’s pre-match news conference on Friday when the Arsenal boss was…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – The decision left Mikel Arteta “fuming”, pundits were baffled, while Arsenal fans were furious. The Gunners may have beaten struggling Wolves 1-0 to maintain their Premier League title hopes – but it was Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card that…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – Manchester United winger Antony has joined La Liga side Real Betis on loan until the end of the season. The 24-year-old Brazilian signed for United from Ajax in August 2022 for £81.3m – the second most expensive player in the club’s history behind Paul…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 25, 2025 – Murang’a Seal interim head coach John Njogu is targeting a top five finish in the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League, this season. Njogu believes his team have the capacity to challenge the giants of the top tier. “Of course, every team competing in…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – Cody Gakpo scored twice as Liverpool comfortably saw off struggling Ipswich to maintain their six-point advantage at the top of the Premier League. The Reds scored three goals in the first half to effectively end the game as a contest, and even looked…
- BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – Bournemouth delivered an attacking masterclass to stretch their club record unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games and bring high-flying Nottingham Forest crashing down to earth at the Vitality Stadium. The Cherries came in off the back of a stunning…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 25, 2025 – From a teenage prodigy to a tour stalwart with “gnarly” injuries, Madison Keys’ road to Grand Slam glory has been long and complicated. The newly-crowned Australian Open champion broke through on the WTA Tour when she was just 14 and was instantly tipped as…
- WOLVERHAMPTON, United Kingdom, January 25, 2025 – Riccardo Calafiori scored a brilliant strike as Arsenal nicked a 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Italian, introduced as a second half substitute after teenager Miles Lewis-Skelly was dismissed, got on the end of a loose ball at the edge…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 25 – On the same day that India will celebrate 75 years of Independence and that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera opened in New York (1988), the theatre of The Sport of Kings returns to the lush green and hallowed turf of Ngong Racecourse with its familiar…
