- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 – Kenyan athlete Joan Jepngetich, who passed away on December 26 in a road crash in the United States, will be laid to rest on January 28 (Tuesday next week). The 22-year-old’s body was airlifted to Kenya on Thursday night where it was received by family and friends as well…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 – Kenya lost its two matches in the pool stages at the Perth Sevens in Australia after going down to New Zealand and Fiji. In it’s opening match, Shujaa were beaten 29-14 by New Zealand before suffering a 21-14 defeat to powerhouse Fiji. The Kevin Wambua charges next play…
- LOS Angeles Lakers, USA, Jan 24 – Nikola Jokic netted a three-pointer from 66ft as the Serb recorded his fifth successive triple-double as the Denver Nuggets’ saw off the Sacramento Kings 132-123. The 25-year-old top scored for the Nuggets with 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists.…
- BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 24 – Novak Djokovic was booed off court by some Australian Open fans after retiring injured from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, who was bidding for a record-extending 11th title, quit after losing the first set 7-6 (7-5) in 80 minutes. The 37-year-old…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 25 – Women’s football empowerment group Wecheza believe that their partnership with two grassroot tournaments during the Christmas holidays was a massive move in their bid to improve the game in the country, and encourage more women to play the game. Wecheza partnered two…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – Hosts Kenya won three team titles to emerge the top nation at the ITF/CAT Eastern African Junior Team Championships for 14 and 16 under which concluded Thursday at the Nairobi Club. In the boys 16 and under, Jeff Hesbon Okuku won his singles match 6-1, 6-0 against Burundi’s…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – The 60,000-seater Talanta Sports City Stadium that is under construction, will be ready in December this year, according to Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Salim Mvurya. Mvurya on his maiden visit at the facility on Thursday since he assumed…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 23 – Madison Keys saved a match point before stunning world number two Iga Swiatek to set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. Keys claimed a shock 5-7 6-1 7-6 (10-8) victory over five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek to reach…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Jan 23 – Italian club AC Milan have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City captain Kyle Walker on loan for the remainder of the season. The agreement includes an option to buy the defender in the summer when the loan deal comes to an end. Walker, who has made 316…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Jan 23 – Manchester City have signed Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt for Ksh 9.3 billion (£59m). The 25-year-old has agreed a contract until June 2029, with add-ons rising to Ksh 636 million (£4m). Marmoush has scored 15 goals in 17 Bundesliga games…
- LOS ANGELES, USA, Jan 23 – Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks after he missed a team flight to Milwaukee. The 35-year-old forward was suspended for seven NBA matches by the Heat earlier this month for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to…
- BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 23 – Defending champion Jannik Sinner dismissed concerns about his physical state to thrash home hope Alex de Minaur and reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Sinner struggled with illness in his previous match but looked sharp in a 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over eighth seed De…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – Vet-Lab Sports Club will on Saturday host the opening round of the 2025 NCBA Golf Series. This marks the first of 41 qualifier events lined up for the year in what promises to be an exciting and competitive season of golf across East Africa. Vet-Lab Sports Club, renowned…
- FEYENOORD, The Netherlands, January 23, 2025 – Bayern Munich’s hopes of qualifying directly to the Champions League knockouts were dealt a blow as they were stunned by Feyenoord. The top eight in the league phase progress automatically to the next stage and a win for Bayern would have ensured they…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 23, 2025 – The Polish women’s rugby 7s team are already in Nairobi for Saturday’s friendly match against their Kenyan counterparts at the RFUEA Grounds. The team held their first training session yesterday and are expected to conduct an another at the RFUEA Grounds on Friday…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 23, 2025 – Arsenal all but secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a comfortable 3-0 win over Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb at Emirates Stadium. Only a heavy defeat in Girona next week will prevent the Gunners – who are third – finishing in the…
- MADRID, Spain, January 23, 2025 – Real Madrid gave their ambitions to defend their Champions League title a huge boost with a comfortable win to eliminate Red Bull Salzburg. After losing three of their opening six games, Madrid looked more like their usual selves as they dispatched the Austrians…
- PARIS, France, January 22, 2025 – Manchester City’s chances of Champions League progress are in peril after they lost a two-goal lead to slump to defeat against Paris St-Germain at Parc des Princes. On a torrid, rain-lashed night in Paris, all the frailties that have haunted City in a season of…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 22, 2025 – Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou says his players are “giving everything in every game” and have a “fantastic opportunity” to enjoy a successful season. Spurs have won just one of their past 10 Premier League games and are without a victory in…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 22, 2025 – Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has stepped back from his description of his team as “maybe” the worst side in the club’s history but said it would be “delusional” to think they do not have major problems. Amorim said he made a mistake by …
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 22, 2025 – National junior tennis team coach Rosemary Owino has set her sights on conquering the African Junior Championships. Owino says the players are hardworking and disciplined and therefore, is confident they will put up an excellent show at the continental level. “As…
- KOLKATA, India, January 22, 2025 – England’s new era in white-ball cricket under Brendon McCullum began with a crushing defeat against world champions India as familiar frailties against spin resurfaced in the first T20 in Kolkata. After seamer Arshdeep Singh dismissed Phil Salt for a three-ball…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 22, 2025 – Real Valladolid have accused Manchester City of encouraging one of their players to break his contract to force through a move to the Premier League club. Defender Juma Bah told the Spanish club on Tuesday that he intends to terminate his contract,…
- LOS ANGELES, United States, January 22, 2025 – The International Boxing Association has asked United States president Donald Trump’s new administration to “look into” the sport’s omission from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the IBA – which ran the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 22, 2025 – Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League champions Gor Mahia beat Sofapaka 2-0 in a midweek encounter at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos. K’Ogalo came into the match with a debt to their fans, who have been upping pressure on interim coach Zedekiah ‘Zico’…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 22, 2025 – Youngster Kelly Madada scored twice as AFC Leopards beat Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) 4-2 in a Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League tie at Sportpesa Arena in Murang’a on Wednesday evening. Ingwe came into the match in desperate need, having suffered an…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 22, 2025 – A clear double bounce in the Australian Open quarter-final between Iga Swiatek and Emma Navarro has reignited the debate over how tennis uses video technology. Navarro lost a point when she trailed 6-1 2-2 A-40 despite the ball bouncing twice in front of a…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 22, 2025 – Defending champion Jannik Sinner dismissed concerns about his physical state to thrash home hope Alex de Minaur and reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Sinner struggled with illness in his previous match but looked sharp in a 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 22, 2025 – Jesse Were scored his first goal of the 2024/25 campaign as Kenya Police thrashed Bandari 3-0 in a Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League encounter at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Wednesday afternoon. The former Tusker FC marksman, who joined the…
- DORTMUND, Germany, January 22, 2025 – Borussia Dortmund have sacked head coach Nuri Sahin after their Champions League defeat at Bologna. The German side have lost four successive matches in all competitions since the winter break. The 2-1 defeat against the Italian club on Tuesday was their third…
- DENVER, United States, January 22, 2025 – Nikola Jokic said he is “playing the best basketball of my life” after helping the Denver Nuggets to a 144-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. The three-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) hit his fourth successive triple-double – and his 13th of…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 22, 2025 – USA defender Naomi Girma has agreed terms to join Chelsea on a long-term deal for a world record transfer. The fee is believed to be the most expensive transfer for a female footballer, in the region of £900,000 ($1.1m) and exceeding the £685,000 Bay FC…
- MARANELLO, Italy, January 22, 2025 – Lewis Hamilton has had his first experience of a Ferrari Formula 1 car at the team’s Fiorano test track. The 40-year-old seven-time champion tested a 2023 car on Wednesday as part of his acclimatisation work with his new team. His test follows two days of work…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 22, 2025 – Another day, another Mohamed Salah goal and another Liverpool win. The Egypt forward has now scored three Champions League goals this season and 22 in 31 games in all competitions. He has also set up another 17 for team-mates and his total of 39 goal…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 22, 2025 – Iga Swiatek dropped just three games as she breezed past Emma Navarro to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a maiden Melbourne title. Five-time major winner Swiatek was ruthless in a 6-1 6-2 victory over eighth seed Navarro.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 22, 2025 – The Nairobi Regional Cross Country Championships is set for this Friday (January 24) at the Nairobi West Prison Grounds, with hundreds of athletes from around the city expected to compete. Speaking ahead of the D-Day, Athletics Kenya (AK) Nairobi region chair…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 21, 2025 – The Cabinet on Tuesday resolved that the Sports Arts and Social Development Fund (SASDF) be declassified and reverted to the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports. In a communique after a meeting chaired by President William Ruto at the Kakamega…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 21, 2025 – Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) founder Bob Munro will be cremated on Tuesday, January 28 at the Kariakor Cemetery in Nairobi. The cremation will be preceded by a memorial service on Monday at St Andrew’s Church in Nairobi where thousands are expected to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 21, 2025 – A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of “malicious communications” following the online abuse of Arsenal striker Kai Havertz and his wife. The boy, who is 17 years old and from St Albans, has been bailed while enquiries continue, Hertfordshire Police…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 21 – Novak Djokovic produced yet another scarcely-believable comeback to stun Carlos Alcaraz in a thriller and reach the Australian Open semi-finals. The 37-year-old Serb defied injury, age and ranking to win 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 against his 21-year-old opponent in Melbourne.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 21 – The Mountain Edition finals of the 2024/25 Betika BingwaFest will take place this weekend, from Friday, January 24 to Sunday, January 26, at Kinoru Stadium in Meru. More than 5,000 athletes are set to compete across athletics, 3×3 basketball, football, and rugby, with up to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 21, 2025 – National under 17 girls’ football team coach Mildred Cheche is targeting a second consecutive appearance at the World Cup after last year’s debut in the Dominican Republic. Cheche says she is putting together a strong team to ensure they get past Uganda in the…
- CARDIFF, Wales, January 21, 2025 – Wales will play all their international fixtures at the Principality Stadium with the roof closed for the next two years. It follows a change of protocol agreed with the Six Nations who previously required both teams to agree for the roof to be closed. The Welsh…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 21, 2025 – Aston Villa have completed the signing of full-back Andres Garcia from Levante. The 21-year-old made his Levante debut in 2022 and made a further 46 appearances for the club, scoring four goals. Three of those goals have been this season, with Garcia…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 21, 2025 – Nottingham Forest have made an approach to sign Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. The Bees value Wissa at far beyond the £22m which was reportedly offered by Forest and will not accept bids in that price range despite their striker having just 18 months left…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 21, 2025 – Aryna Sabalenka survived a scare against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a third straight Melbourne title. The world number one is attempting to become the first woman since Martina Hingis 26 years…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 21, 2025 – Manchester City have completed the signing of teenage defender Vitor Reis in a £29.6m move from Brazilian club Palmeiras. The 19-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal. Reis, a right-footed central defender, has made 22 appearances for…
- CALIFORNIA, United States, January 21, 2025 – Haas have restructured their race operations team with a series of changes that include appointing Laura Muller as the first female race engineer in Formula 1. German Muller will work with new signing Esteban Ocon as one of two new race engineers at the…
- GOLDEN STATE, United States, January 21, 2025 – The Golden State Warriors suffered their heaviest home defeat under coach Steve Kerr as they were thrashed 125-85 by the Boston Celtics. Kerr, who won five NBA Championships as a player, has claimed a further four as head coach of the Warriors since…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 21, 2025 – Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) FC head coach Patrick Odhiambo is wary of the threat posed by AFC Leopards ahead of Wednesday’s Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League tie at Sportspesa Arena in Murang’a. Odhiambo admits they will have to be alert for 90+…
