Benfica sign Man U flop Bebe, Lallana out
LISBON, July 26- Portuguese champions Benfica have signed striker Bebe from Manchester United on a four-year deal, the club announced on Friday. The 24-year-old, whose full name is Tiago Manuel Dias...
View ArticleBolt checks in, Australia clock 200 cycling golds
GLASGOW, July 26- Australia became the first country to win 200 Commonwealth Games cycling medals on Saturday as Olympic and world sprint king Usain Bolt arrived to a predictable media scrum....
View ArticleCazorla: We can win the title
LONDON, England, July 26- Santi Cazorla says Arsenal fans can expect a title challenge this season after the Gunners ended their nine-year trophy drought by lifting the FA Cup in May. Arsene Wenger has...
View ArticleKCB blank Mathare, derby fever grips KPL
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 – Relegation threatened KCB pulled 2008 champions, Mathare United closer to the trapdoor with a resounding 4-0 thrashing whilst veteran winger, Stephen Waruru, notched his...
View ArticleKenya 7s in All Blacks date, Dunford out
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 27 – Kenya rugby 7s will face defending champions New Zealand in the Main Cup quarter-finals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Sunday after securing two wins in Group B despite...
View ArticleBahrain’s Jebet denies Kenya steeple gold
Oregon, July 27- Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet, that’s right, Ruth Jebet, denied her country of birth Kenya the gold medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase when she took the honours in 9:36.74 on the...
View ArticleGunners complete Ospina signing
LONDON, July 27- English Premier League side Arsenal said on Sunday they have signed Colombia’s World Cup goalkeeper David Ospina from French club Nice. Ospina, 25, was one of the stars of the World...
View ArticleWilshere regrets second smoking mistake
LONDON, July 27- Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has expressed regret after pictures of him smoking during a holiday in Las Vegas appeared in the British media. “The smoking? Of course I regret it,”...
View ArticleRooney: I want to be captain
LONDON, July 28- Wayne Rooney is keen to be named Manchester United’s new captain and is confident the team can challenge for the Premier League title this season. The departure of Nemanja Vidic to...
View ArticleHamilton shocked by team instructions
BUDAPEST, July 28- Lewis Hamilton said he was “very, very shocked” to be asked by his Mercedes team to move over and allow team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg to pass him during Sunday’s tumultuous...
View ArticleKenya lose Plate semis as SA end NZ reign
GLASGOW, July 28 – South Africa ended four-time Commonwealth Games rugby sevens champions New Zealand’s unbeaten 30-match run to take gold Sunday while Kenya’s run ended with a Plate Semi final loss to...
View ArticleKipketer, Kipyego rule as World Juniors end
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 28- Alfred Kipketer and Bernard Kipyego lifted their proud nation to finish second overall by breezing to men 800m and 3000m steeplechase gold as the thrilling World Junior...
View ArticleJovetic on song as City rout AC Milan
PITTSBURGH, July 28- English Premier League champions Manchester City cruised to a 5-1 triumph over Italy’s AC Milan on Sunday in a weather-hit friendly at Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh...
View ArticleWenger gambles on Chambers signing
LONDON, July 28- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits that signing teenager Calum Chambers for a reported fee of £16million is a risk, but it is one he is prepared to take. The Gunners are expected to...
View ArticleLovren joins Liverpool signing marathon
LIVERPOOL, July 28- Croatian international defender Dejan Lovren has signed a long-term deal with Premier League side Liverpool from Southampton, his new club confirmed on Sunday. The 25-year-old...
View ArticleSchweini sorry for Dortmund abuse video
MUNICH, July 28- Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has apologised after a video of him singing a derogatory song about Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund was published on the internet....
View ArticleCalum officially enters Arsenal’s Chambers
LONDON, July 28- Calum Chambers has joined Arsenal from Southampton on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old made his Premier League debut for the Saints on the opening day of...
View Article‘Amrouche spat at no one,’ Comoros boss
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 30 – Comoros head coach, Amir Abdou, has trashed charges levelled against his suspended Kenyan counterpart, Adel Amrouche, that he spat at an official during their 2015 Afcon...
View ArticleArgentine boss and FIFA VP Grondona dies
BUENOS AIRES, July 30- Julio Grondona, the veteran president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and FIFA vice-president, died on Wednesday at the age of 82 in a Buenos Aires clinic, AFA...
View ArticleKenya to probe how Bahrain lured WJC champ Jebet
NAIROBI, July 30- Kenya has launched investigations on how its younger athletes are switching allegiance to oil-rich Arab country of Bahrain. The country was incensed when Kenya-turned Bahraini Ruth...
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