Kamzee, Kagongo in Kenyan Taipei double
TAIPEI, December 15 – Kenyan runners outshone their global competitors in both the men’s and women’s categories of the Taipei marathon Sunday. Josphat Kamzee Jepkopol, who won the men’s race last year,...
View ArticleKiboko, Anyango soar in tennis showdown
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 16 – Peter Kiboko and Britney Anyango took the honours at the Kenya @50 Tennis Championships held in Kisumu over the weekend. The boy’s singles Under 12 and Under 14 categories...
View ArticleSpurs show AVB the door after Liverpool rout
LONDON England 16th December – Andre Villas-Boas sacked as Spurs manager the club has announced. This follows Spurs’ heaviest home defeat in 16 years and left them five points below the Champions...
View ArticleBayern draw Arsenal, City get Barca in CL
PARIS, December 16th December – Spanish giants Barcelona were handed the toughest possible draw Monday when they were paired with Manchester City in the plum tie of the last 16 of the Champions League....
View Article10 more Eritreans vanish after Cecafa
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 18 – It has now emerged that another ten members of the Eritrean contingent, including the head coach for the 2013 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, went missing bringing to 12 the...
View ArticleSave our football, Mr President
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 19 – Suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) officials have called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene and clean up domestic football. Former Vice Chairman, Sammy...
View ArticleIRB inspectors to visit Kenya in March
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 20 – Inspectors from the International Rugby Board (IRB) will be in the country in March to start evaluation of Kenya’s ability to host one of the legs in HSBC Sevens World...
View ArticleTaxmen finally let loose on KPL vow to stay
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 22 – The taxman has been let loose on the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) after KRA earned promotion to the top flight at the expense of the seasoned Posta Rangers whose own dream...
View ArticleA man of many hats ‘Baba Chiru’: Obit
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 22- The sporting fraternity in East Africa is still reeling in shock and disbelief as condolences for rally driver Ben Muchemi alias ‘Baba Chiru’ continue to pour in. Muchemi...
View ArticleUhuru goodies as Amrouche gets 5-year deal
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 23- Kenya has moved to secure the service of Belgian coach Adel Amrouche, barely a week after he led Harambee Stars to clinch the regional Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup. Football...
View ArticleArsenal forced into stalemate by Chelsea
LONDON, December 23- Arsenal missed their chance to return to the top of the Premier League after being held to a bruising 0-0 draw by title rivals Chelsea in a spiteful London derby on Monday. This...
View ArticleEgypt’s league back after almost two years
CAIRO, December 25 – Egypt’s football league resumed on Tuesday following its suspension for almost two years after a deadly stadium riot and political unrest in the country. The league kicked off with...
View ArticleKipsang soars in mixed year for marathoners
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26- It was a mixed year for Kenyan marathoners in 2013 as three male athletes breast the tape under the 2:04 threshold considered to be the benchmark for the ultimate distance race....
View ArticleEPL fails; the half-time report
LONDON, England, December 27- As 2013 draws to a close and the Premier League approaches its halfway point, ESPN FC picks out each team’s most disappointing player so far. Arsenal: Thomas Vermaelen...
View ArticleZabaleta promises heat on Arsenal
LONDON, December 28 – Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has warned his team-mates they can’t afford to rest on their laurels as the Premier League title race heats up. City kept the pressure on...
View ArticleDzeko heads labouring City to top
MANCHESTER, December 28 – Edin Dzeko’s second-half strike sent Manchester City to the top of the Premier League table as his side earned a narrow 1-0 victory over strugglers Crystal Palace on Saturday....
View ArticleLegend Schumi seriously injured in ski fall
LONDON, England, December 29- Racing driver Michael Schumacher has been seriously injured in a skiing accident after hitting his head on a rock. The 44-year-old was off-piste with his son in the luxury...
View ArticleSchumacher in coma, ‘critical’ after ski accident
GRENOBLE, France 30 December – Michael Schumacher, the retired seven-time Formula One champion, was in a critical condition on Monday after suffering severe brain trauma in a skiing accident in the...
View ArticleKenya 7s team to pitch camp in SA
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 30 – The national 7s team will pitch camp in South Africa for one week, to prepare for the fourth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, Las Vegas 7s, scheduled to run on the...
View ArticleSchumacher improving but ‘not out of danger
GRENOBLE France 31st December – Formula One legend Michael Schumacher Tuesday showed a slight improvement after a second operation following his life-threatening ski accident but was “not out of...
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