- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 7, 2025 – Boniface Muchiri and Ryan Ogam scored as Harambee Stars beat Tanzania 2-0 in their second match of the Mapinduzi Cup at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar on Tuesday evening. After a 1-1 draw against Burkina Faso in their opener on Saturday, interim coach Francis…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, January 7, 2025 – It is a sight few could have foreseen a few months ago – but now it is likely to be one of the star attractions at the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic and new coach Andy Murray have practised together in Melbourne for the first time before the first Grand…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 7, 2025 – With nine Premier League goals since the beginning of December, Alexander Isak is leading the charge for a reinvigorated Newcastle United, dragging the club into the Champions League qualification race. Inconsistency and a struggling attack had led to…
- TORONTO, Canada, January 7, 2025 – Giannis Antetokounmpo registered 11 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high 13 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 128-104 in the NBA. Damian Lillard added 25 points in Toronto for the Bucks, who had lost four of their previous five games, all to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 7, 2025 – Tottenham have triggered an option to extend forward Son Heung-min’s contract by a year, until the summer of 2026. The 32-year-old joined Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and has scored 169 goals in 431 appearances for the club. The South Korea…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 7, 2025 – “I will work closely with all of you for the growth of Kenyan sports.” This was the overarching theme of Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya’s speech when he officially assumed the reins at Talanta Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. The former Mining and Blue Economy…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 7, 2025 – Chelsea are interested in re-signing Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi. The Blues are understood to have Guehi, 24, on a list of defensive targets, despite selling him to Palace for £18m in 2021 – before Chelsea were taken over by current…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 7, 2025 – When Nottingham Forest face Liverpool at the City Ground next week it will be a top-of-the-table match that barely anyone could have predicted back in August. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are six points behind the leaders after Monday’s 3-0 win at Wolves and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 7, 2025 – The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League resumes this weekend with six matches on the card, across the country. The pick of the bunch will be title chasers Tusker battling high flying Shabana at the Gusii Stadium on Saturday. The brewers will have to make…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 7, 2025 – West Ham are considering whether to sack Julen Lopetegui and have held talks with Graham Potter about possibly replacing the Spaniard. Hammers sources have denied Lopetegui has already been dismissed but accept the former Real Madrid and Spain coach is…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 – Former Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane has been appointed manager of Hungarian side Ferencvaros. Keane, the Republic of Ireland’s record cap holder and goalscorer, left Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv last June after a year in charge. The former…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 6, 2025 – Harambee Stars midfielder Boniface Muchiri has urged youngster Kelly Madada and James Kinyanjui not to rest on their laurels after earning their first caps for the national team. Muchiri believes the duo should not stop at their maiden appearances but work hard to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 – Ulster prop Tom O’Toole will miss Ireland’s first two Six Nations games after receiving a six-game ban following his red card against Munster. The 26-year-old was sent off for a dangerous clearout on Munster centre Alex Nankivell during Ulster’s 22-19…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 – The power of the Anfield crowd is well documented in football – on so many occasions over the years, Liverpool have been roared to famous victories by their supporters. During Sunday’s 2-2 draw with arch-rivals Manchester United, though, a subdued…
- CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 6, 2025 – South Africa finally broke Pakistan’s resistance on the fourth day of the second Test to complete a 2-0 series win and finish top of the World Test Championship table. Following on 421 runs behind, the tourists showed much more resolve in their second…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 – Is Tottenham’s goalkeeping crisis over? After first-choice keeper Guglielmo Vicario got injured in the autumn, Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou relied on Fraser Forster or Brandon Austin. It was far from an ideal situation but, over the last days, Tottenham…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 – Football is a crazy game sometimes, isn’t it? I don’t think many people thought Manchester United were capable of getting a positive result at Anfield, let alone producing the superb performance they did on Sunday. I certainly didn’t see it coming. In…
- BRISBANE, Australia, January 6, 2025 – Novak Djokovic says he still experiences “trauma” when he visits Melbourne, three years after he was deported because of Australia’s Covid-19 regulations. Djokovic, who was not vaccinated against the virus, had his visa cancelled by the Australian government …
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 6, 2025 – Harambee Stars stand-in coach Francis Kimanzi has praised his players for their hunger to perform and stake their claim in the team. Kimanzi says the motivation within the squad is one he has never seen before. “They are very excited…they are very motivated. They…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 6, 2025 – Double world record holder Beatrice Chebet picked up from where she left off in 2024 with victory at the Elgoibar International Cross Country in Spain on Sunday. The double Olympic champion clocked 25:49 to claim top honour in the women’s 7.62km race in which she…
- OKLAHOMA, United States, January 6, 2025 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Boston Celtics 105-92 for a franchise record 15th successive win in the NBA. Gilgeous-Alexander also made 11 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks for the Thunder,…
- KAPALUA, Hawaii, January 6, 2025 – Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama set a new PGA Tour record score for 72 holes of 35 under par in winning the season-opening event at The Sentry in Hawaii. The 2021 Masters champion carded a final round 65 to make history on the Plantation Course in Kapalua. He beat the…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Jack Grealish must prove he deserves to regain his spot in the side’s starting line-up by showing the quality he displayed when the club won the Treble in 2023. The England international, 29, has appeared in 14…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 6, 2025 – Trent Alexander-Arnold has rarely been out of the headlines. If it’s not for Real Madrid’s ongoing interest in the Liverpool full-back amid an uncertain future, it’s for his creative brilliance – or his perceived defensive deficiencies. On Sunday, it was…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 5, 2025 – The official draw for next month’s Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) is set for January 15 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. The draw will involve 18 teams that have secured their tickets to the continental bonanza, including co-…
- CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 5, 2025 – Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Shan Masood put on a 205-run partnership to keep the second Test against South Africa alive. The visitors had been forced to follow on at Newlands after they were bowled out for 194 on day three. Responding to South Africa’s…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 5, 2025 – Ipswich Town have completed the loan of defender Ben Godfrey from Atalanta. The England international has joined the Premier League club on a deal until the end of the season, becoming their first signing of the January transfer window. The 26-year-old has…
- MADRID, Spain, January 5, 2025 – Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says the club are hopeful Vinicius Jr will avoid suspension after defending the Brazilian following his red card against Valencia. The forward, 24, was sent off for slapping goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski during Real’s 2-1 win at…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 5, 2025 – Manchester United demonstrated the spirit that has been missing under new manager Ruben Amorim to earn a superb point at Premier League leaders Liverpool. United, attempting to avoid four straight league defeats for the first time since 1979, took a…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 5, 2025 – Liverpool’s Premier League match against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon will go ahead as planned despite overnight snow at Anfield. A final safety meeting was held at midday when it was decided the game could kick off as scheduled at 16:30 GMT.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 5, 2025 – Kenya’s Joyline Chepkemoi is eager to emulate double world record holder Beatrice Chebet by winning medals this season. Chepkemoi says the hunger for success is fueling her in training and is looking up to her training partner as the template. “I had an injury but…
- SYDNEY, Australia, January 5, 2025 – Australia raced to victory on day three of the Fifth Test in Sydney to beat India by six wickets and win the five-match series 3-1. Fast bowler Scott Boland took 6-45 with India adding just 16 runs to their overnight score to be bowled out for 157. India took…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 5, 2025 – Tottenham have signed 21-year-old Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague in a deal worth about £12.5m. Spurs have been without first-choice keeper Guglielmo Vicario since he fractured an ankle on 24 November during the 4-0 win over Manchester…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 5, 2025 – Harambee Stars stand-in coach Francis Kimanzi admits there is room for improvement in the team following their 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso in the opening match of the Mapinduzi Cup at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar on Saturday night. Kimanzi said the players took…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 4, 2025 – Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says his players are “too anxious, too afraid” and that his team’s poor form has taken its toll on him. United head to leaders Liverpool on Sunday (16:30 GMT) on the back of four successive defeats in all competitions…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 5, 2025 – Consecutive wins for the first time since October. Scoring four goals in a Premier League for the first time since August. Erling Haaland’s first league double since September. Has Saturday’s 4-1 demolition of West Ham marked the return of the old…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 5, 2025 – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta bemoaned a penalty decision he called “bizarre” as his side’s Premier League title challenge suffered a setback at Brighton. The second-placed Gunners looked on course to claim a precious three points on the south coast…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 4, 2025 – Harambee Stars began their Mapinduzi Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Burkina Faso in a pulsating encounter at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar on Saturday night. Interim coach Francis Kimanzi named a starting XI majorly composed of debutants, with goalkeeper…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 4, 2025 – There have been a number of contributing factors in Newcastle’s recent surge up the Premier League table, but the scintillating form of star striker Alexander Isak has certainly played a major role. The Sweden international scored his 13th league goal of…
- BRIGHTON, United Kingdom, January 4, 2025 – Joao Pedro scored a second-half penalty to dent Arsenal’s title hopes as the Gunners were held to a draw by Brighton. Arsenal went ahead in the 16th minute through Ethan Nwaneri, who was starting just his second match in the Premier League. The 17-year-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, January 4, 2025 – One salient tradition that has shaped motor racing careers over the years is that of second generations of racing drivers – a true demonstration that “an apple doesn’t fall too far from a tree”. With their apparently insatiable appetite for success, scions of…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 4, 2025 – Chelsea’s winless Premier League run has been extended to four games after Jean-Philippe Mateta struck late to salvage a draw for Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The Blues ended 2024 in disappointing fashion – losing successive matches and failing to win…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, January 4, 2025 – Erling Haaland scored twice in the Premier League for the first time in over three months as Manchester City hammered West Ham to equal their biggest win of the season. Haaland followed up his header late in the first half by calmly chipping over…
- MIAMI, United States, January 4, 2025 – The Miami Heat have suspended forward Jimmy Butler for seven matches because of “conduct detrimental to the team” and will listen to trade offers for him. The 35-year-old, a six-time NBA All-Star, has said he would “probably” not be content playing for the…
- MIAMI, United States, January 4, 2025 – United States Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was tasered and arrested by police following a confrontation with officers in Miami, Florida. The 29-year-old, who won 100m bronze at last summer’s Paris Games, faces charges of battery, resisting a police officer…
- LOS ANGELES, United States, January 4, 2025 – LeBron James passed Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games in NBA history as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The 40-year-old, the league’s all-time leading scorer, scored 30 points to achieve the feat…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, January 4, 2025 – Alexander Isak continued his magnificent scoring run as Newcastle came from behind to inflict another home defeat on Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham and stretch their winning run in all competitions to six matches. The visitors came into Saturday’s Premier…
- BARCELONA, Spain, January 4, 2025 – Spain’s football authorities have rejected Barcelona’s attempt to register midfielder Dani Olmo and forward Pau Victor for the second half of the season. The summer signings were initially only registered until the end of December because of the competition’s…
- BARCELONA, Spain, January 3, 2025 – Dani Olmo has disappeared from La Liga. As of 1 January, his name – along with the lesser-known Pau Víctor – was removed from Barcelona’s official list of 33 registered players approved by La Liga, the governing body led by Javier Tebas. The £51m summer signing…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, January 3, 2025 – Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists that defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is “fully committed to us” amid speculation over his future. The England right-back is out of contract in the summer and BBC sources have said that Real Madrid have made an approach…
