- SAN PEDRO, Honduras, November 19 – Honduras have been ordered to play their next home match behind closed doors after Mexico coach Javier Aguirre was hit by a full can of beer when the two countries played each other in a Concacaf Nations League match. Aguirre was left with blood pouring down his…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 19 – The battle for the 2024 Kenya National Rally Championships (KNRC) title goes down to the wire at the ARC Guru Nanak Equator Rally in Kasarani and Stoni Athi on November 29-December 1. Defending champions Jasmeet Chana/Ravi Chana will be hoping for a miracle to upstage…
- TRIPOLI, Libya, November 19 – Sudan’s footballers have defied the nation’s civil war to clinch a remarkable qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a tense last round of matches that also saw Benin progress to next year’s finals. Sudan have been forced to stage their home ties on…
- VADUZ, Liechtenstein, November 19 – San Marino, the world’s bottom ranked team, made history as they were promoted to the third tier of the Nations League with the first away win in their history – against Liechtenstein. It was also the first time they scored more than once in a competitive game…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 19 – Former Harambee Stars striker and AFC Leopards legend Boniface Ambani says he is not surprised by the decision of Mara Sugar to fire him as technical director. Ambani says the sacking has been a long time coming although he hinted that the club are yet to communicate…
- HOBART, Australia, November 18 – Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 61 off 27 balls as Australia thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets to seal a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20 series. He struck five fours and five sixes to propel them to a target of 118 with 8.4 overs to spare at the Bellerive Oval […]
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- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 18 – Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches by the Football Association for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min. Bentancur, who has also been fined £100,000, was charged by the FA in September after comments made while…
- CHARLOTTE, United States, November 18 – Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 (£79,000) by the NBA for making an “offensive and derogatory” homophobic comment. The 23-year-old made the remark in a courtside interview after the 115-114 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks on…
- CARDIFF, Wales, November 18 – Has Welsh rugby finally hit rock bottom? Head coach Warren Gatland has presided over statistically the worst Wales’ side in their 143-year international rugby history – slumping to a record 11th successive Test match loss with the 52-20 hammering against Australia.…
- MALAGA, Spain, November 18 – Retiring superstar Rafael Nadal says he will not be distracted by emotion as he aims to help Spain win the Davis Cup in the final tournament of his illustrious career. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, will retire from tennis after representing his nation at the men…
- CLEVELAND, United States, November 18 – The Cleveland Cavaliers became only the fourth team in NBA history to win the first 15 games of the regular season as they beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-114. Darius Garland scored 25 points and Ty Jerome, playing in place of Donovan Mitchell, 24 at Rocket…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 18 – Approximately 87 sportsmen and women will be representing the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) at the second edition of the Africa Military Games in Abuja, Nigeria. The team consist of various disciplines including athletics, shooting, judo, boxing, kickboxing, volleyball,…
- SYDNEY, Australia, November 18 – Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been charged with sexually abusing seven men and a 17-year-old boy. The 83-year-old was taken into custody at his Sydney apartment early on Monday morning, as detectives from the New South…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 18 – Lee Carsley said the Wembley dugout can be “a lonely place when you’re not winning” as he spoke of his relief at guiding England back to the Nations League’s top tier. Carsley’s six-match stint as interim head coach ended with a 5-0 win over the Republic of…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 18 – Lee Carsley’s mission was accomplished and it took only a matter of minutes before the Football Association thanked England’s interim manager for a job well done. It came immediately after a 5-0 thrashing of the Republic of Ireland at Wembley, leaving Carsley…
- MILAN, Italy, November 18 – Adrien Rabiot scored two headers as France beat Italy 3-1 at the San Siro to overtake the Azzurri and win Nations League Group A2. The Marseille midfielder met Lucas Digne’s corner to give Les Bleus the lead. Aston Villa defender Digne’s free-kick then hit the crossbar…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 18 – National men’s rugby 15s team assistant coach Carlos Katywa is keen to build on their gains ahead of next year’s World Cup qualifiers and Rugby Africa Cup. Katywa is hopeful Simbas will receive adequate preparations and test matches before they embark on their…
- CHELTENHAM, United Kingdom, November 17 – Sunday’s third and final day of the November Meeting at Cheltenham was overshadowed by the death of three horses. Abuffalosoldier collapsed after winning the Holland Cooper Handicap Chase, the fourth race of the day. A statement from the racecourse said the…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, November 17 – England returned to the top tier of the Nations League in emphatic fashion as the Republic of Ireland were thrashed at Wembley in Lee Carsley’s final game as interim manager. Carsley hands over to Thomas Tuchel, who starts on 1 January, after winning five of…
- CARDIFF, Wales, November 17 – Wales sank to an all-time results low in their 143-year international rugby history with a record defeat by Australia in Cardiff. The embarrassing loss will leave the position of head coach Warren Gatland under scrutiny as he guided his side to a record 11th…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 17 – World Cross Country junior bronze medalist Matthew Kipruto led a Kenyan podium sweep in the men’s race at the Cinque Mulini Cross Country on Sunday in San Vittore, Italy. Kipruto clocked 27:26 to clinch first place, ahead of World Under 20 5000m champion Andrew Alamisi…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 17 – Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Women’s Premier League champions Police Bullets continued their ruthless start to the 2024/25 season with a 6-0 thrashing of WADADIA at the Mumias Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon. The law enforcers opened the floodgates in the 18th…
- LOS ANGELES, United States, November 17 – Anthony Davis starred for the Los Angeles Lakers as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 104-99 to secure their fifth consecutive NBA win. The 31-year-old scored 31 points and added 14 rebounds, while Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht scored 27 points. LeBron…
- TEXAS, United States, November 17 – Mike Tyson says his defeat by Jake Paul felt like a victory because he “almost died” earlier this year. The 58-year-old lost to the YouTuber-turned-boxer by a unanimous points decision in the heavily criticised fight in Texas on Friday. “This is one of those…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 17 – Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet eased to victory at the Cross Internacional de Italica in Seville, Spain in a dominant performance on Sunday morning. Chebet clocked 23:32 to win the women’s race, ahead of another Kenyan-born, Daisy Jepkemei of Kazakhstan who…
- CARDIFF, Wales, November 17 – The statistics are stark and the stakes are high for Welsh rugby on Sunday. Wales will sink to an all-time results low in their 143-year international rugby history if they lose to Australia in Cardiff. Defeat against Fiji last weekend saw Wales equal a run of 10 Test…
- TWICKENHAM, United Kingdom, November 17 – Jack van Poortvliet has been here before. Two years ago, as England’s scrum-half huddled up under the posts, his face flashed up on Twickenham’s big screens. New Zealand flanker Dalton Papali’i had just picked off his pass and cantered in to give New…
- NEW YORK, United States, November 17 – Jon Jones cemented his status as one of the best mixed martial artists of all time as he stopped Stipe Miocic with a stunning kick to retain his heavyweight title at UFC 309. Jones dropped fellow American Miocic with a thudding spinning back kick in the third…
- AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, November 17 – Hungary’s assistant coach Adam Szalai is in a “stable” condition in hospital after he collapsed during the Nations League match against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Play was halted in the seventh minute following the medical emergency on the Hungarian…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 17 – Newly crowned Mount Longonot Trail champion Ruth Gitonga admits she was unprepared for her win at Saturday’s competition in what was her debut in mountain running. The Run2Gether athlete said she simply came to the race to try out her hands (or rather, feet) at…
- SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, November 16 – Mexico coach Javier Aguirre was left with blood pouring down his face when he was hit by a full can of beer after the final whistle of his side’s 2-0 defeat by Honduras. The drink was thrown from the stands and struck the 65-year-old as he approached Honduras…
- TEXAS, United States, November 16 – It was uncomfortable, uneventful and uninteresting, but should we be surprised? Somehow, boxing has a knack of duping the public. We read far too much into body language and demeanour, can be swayed by a slap at a weigh-in or live in a fantasy land powered by…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 16 – The national men’s rugby 15s side maintained their dominance over their neighbours Uganda with a comprehensive 21-5 win in the second leg of the Elgon Cup at the Kings Park on Saturday evening. Simbas came into the tie with a slim 27-25 lead from the first leg, staged…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 – The national football team Harambee Stars’ hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations were dimmed after settling for a 1-1 draw away to Zimbabwe on Friday. The result left Kenya with mission impossible ahead of the final match on Tuesday, November 19 against…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Nov 15 – American tennis player Frances Tiafoe has been fined Ksh 15.5mn (£94,737) for a furious outburst, in which he repeatedly swore at the chair umpire, during last month’s Shanghai Masters. Tiafoe reacted angrily towards Jimmy Pinoargote after losing 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5)…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 – The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) County Elections were successfully held and concluded on Thursday in most counties across the country with a wide majority pointing at a victory for “team blue” that is headed by the duo of incumbent FKF president Nick Mwendwa and deputy…
- ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 15 – Three-time continental champions Nigeria were among five sides to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in the penultimate round of fixtures played on Thursday. Ten-man Tunisia netted a 93rd-minute winner to triumph 3-2 away to Madagascar and book a…
- DUBLIN, Ireland, November 15 – Alisson Becker’s imminent return from injury means Caoimhin Kelleher’s latest run in the Liverpool first team could be over. The 25-year-old has been excellent for the Reds in the past few weeks – and put in a man-of-the-match performance as the Republic of Ireland…
- BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 15 – Italy and France booked their places in the Nations League quarter-finals with a game to spare. The Azzurri beat Belgium 1-0 with Sandro Tonali scoring his first international goal. The Newcastle midfielder netted from six yards from Giovanni di Lorenzo’s pass in…
- ATHENS, Greece, November 15 – Lee Carsley’s reign as England’s interim manager has not been without its obstacles, but the most impressive performance of his reign may just have made the road to succession a lot smoother for incoming coach Thomas Tuchel. The low point of Carsley’s time in charge,…
- NYERI, Kenya, Nov 14 – Chrispine Ochieng recaptured the Nyeri County Football Kenya Federation seat in a hotly contested elections held at the Karatina stadium. Ochieng trounced James Kibe Kinyua after garnering 20 votes against 15 in the race which was at one time stopped due to allegations of…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Nov 14 – Claudio Ranieri has been appointed head coach of Roma until the end of the season – six months after announcing his retirement. Ranieri has also taken on a role advising the Italian club’s owners and will help in the search for a permanent manager. At the end of the…
- JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov 14 – World champions South Africa have made 12 changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series match with England at Allianz Stadium. Captain Siya Kolisi and former world player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit return in the back row, while winger…
- NAIROBI Kenya, Nov 14 – The fight for this year’s Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) goes down to the wire on the weekend of November 29-December 1 with series leader Samman Vohra and defending champion Jasmeet Chana going for each other’s jugular in the season-closing ARC Guru Nanak Rally…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14 – Guru Nanak Rally is Kenya National Rally Championship’s jewel in the crown and one of the longest running events in the calendar. This year, the Sikh Union Nairobi-organized “Guru Nanak Equator Rally” will run as the season-closing round for both the Kenya National Rally…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14– An apartment worth Ksh 2.1 million is on offer for the 250 top amateur golfers in a prize set for the hole-in-one in the East Africa Golf Tour that sees the penultimate leg head to Ruiru Sports Club this weekend. The 11-month-long series has traversed twenty counties in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 14 – Approximately 250 top amateur golfers are expected in action at the penultimate leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour at the par 72 Ruiru Sports Club, this weekend. Speaking ahead of the event, Ruiru Sports Club Captain James Muraguri said it is all-systems-go for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 14 – Kenyan mountain runner Philaries Kisang’ is angling for her first-ever win on home soil when she competes at Saturday’s Mt Longonot Trail Challenge in Naivasha. Kisang says a win in Kenya will be a perfect addition to her glittering resume of achievements. “I have run…
- MONACO, France, November 14 – Monaco will continue to host Formula 1 races until at least 2031 after a new six-year deal was agreed. One of the sport’s most iconic and prestigious races, the Monaco Grand Prix has been an ever-present in the F1 calendar since 1955. There have been doubts about its…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, November 14 – The national men’s rugby 7s team are eyeing a strong start to their World Rugby Series campaign at the opening leg in Dubai. Assistant coach Louis Kisia predicts most teams will be rusty in Dubai – as well as in the subsequent leg in Cape Town – and hopes Shujaa […]…
