Rudisha falls short of record, Cherono soars
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 25- Olympic champion, David Rudisha, fell just short of owning another world record whilst motoring to a commanding victory in the rarely competed men 600m race at the Birmingham...
View Article11 debutants in Williamson first Stars’ squad
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 25 –New Harambee Stars head coach Bobby Williamson has named 11 new call-ups in his 28 man provisional squad for Saturday’s international friendly against Egypt in Cairo....
View ArticleWenger: Giroud will fire in 25 goals
LONDON, August 25- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is expecting big things from both Olivier Giroud and Yaya Sanogo this season and insists he doesn’t need another striker. There has been talk that the...
View ArticleChepng’etich wraps Kenya’s charge in gold
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 25- World Youth Champion Rosefline Chepng’etich won Kenya’s second gold as Winfred Mbithe and Amos Kirui bagged silver to wrap up the country’s medal hunt at penultimate day of...
View ArticleUnited agree British record fee for Di Maria
LONDON, August 25 – Manchester United have agreed a British record transfer fee of £59.7 million ($98 million, 75 million euros) to sign Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid according...
View ArticleJovetic double sinks Liverpool
MANCHESTER, August 25- Stevan Jovetic scored twice as champions Manchester City beat last season’s runners-up Liverpool 3-1 on Monday in the first major showdown of the new Premier League campaign....
View ArticleNew Red Balotelli glad to be back
MANCHESTER, August 25- Mario Balotelli said he was glad to be back in the Premier League after the controversial Italy striker completed his £16 million ($26.5 million, 20.1 million euros) move to...
View ArticleDi Maria rush: United superstore runs out of ‘R’
LONDON, August 26- The Manchester United superstore ran out of the letter ‘R’ with supporters clambering for an Angel Di Maria shirt. A sign was put outside the official club store informing fans that...
View ArticleFederer tops tennis money list
NEW YORK, August 26- Roger Federer has not won a Grand Slam title this year but the 17-time Grand Slam champion topped Forbes magazine’s list of the 10 top tennis moneymakers announced Monday. The...
View ArticlePacquiao will not waste time for Mayweather
MACAU, August 26- Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri are on a two-week, globe-trotting tour to promote their welterweight title fight in November, but the match the world truly wants to see looks further...
View ArticleGor turn to Ouna as head coach search starts
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 26- Frank Ouna takes temporally charge of Gor Mahia as the Kenyan Premier League champions start the search of the man to fill the giant boots of departed head coach, Bobby...
View ArticleCoach in ‘testicle-pulling’ saga acquitted
MOMBASA, Kenya, August 26- An assistant coach accused of assaulting a match official rendering him impotent has been acquired by a Mombasa Law Court in Kenya on Monday. Daudi Kajembe, a former...
View ArticleGiroud injury scare could force striker buy
LONDON, August 26- Arsenal fear Olivier Giroud could be ruled out for as long as three months if a second scan confirms that he has a broken ankle. That would leave Arsène Wenger facing a race against...
View ArticleLampard calls time on England career
LONDON, August 26- England midfielder Frank Lampard announced his retirement from international football after a career spanning 15 years on Tuesday. The 36-year-old’s 106th and final cap for his...
View ArticleMK Dons humiliate United in new low
MILTON KEYNES, August 26- Manchester United sank to new depths on Tuesday when they crashed out of the League Cup in the second round following a 4-0 defeat at third-division Milton Keynes Dons. United...
View ArticleDi Maria: Real lied, I did not want to leave
LONDON, August 27- New Manchester United signing Angel di Maria has sensationally claimed he did not want to leave Real Madrid, but was left no choice by the La Liga club’s board. United signed Di...
View Article“Sanchez will replace injured Giroud,” Wenger
LONDON, August 28- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger backed Alexis Sanchez to prove an able deputy for the injured Olivier Giroud after the Chilean forward fired his new club into the Champions League....
View ArticleKenya’s ‘compe’ as Mali to bid for 2017 Afcon
BAMAKO, August 28- Mali are to bid to host the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in 2017 after Libya pulled out of organising the event, the Malian football federation (Femafoot) said on Wednesday. Libya...
View ArticleRooney named England captain
LONDON, August 28- Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will take over from Steven Gerrard as England captain, manager Roy Hodgson announced during a press conference at Wembley Stadium on Thursday....
View ArticlePlatini will not take on Blatter at FIFA
MONACO, August 28- UEFA president Michel Platini announced Thursday that he will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of football’s world body but made a new call for Blatter to stand down...
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