Olunga will fire soon, Nutall asserts
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 17 – Gor Mahia head coach Frank Nuttall is confident new signing Michael Olunga will soon find his range after the former Tusker FC forward spurned opportunities to open his...
View ArticleFKF not disbanded, KRU goes to arbitration
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 17 – Two sets of officials claiming Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) leadership on Tuesday agreed to go for arbitration before conducting an Annual General Meeting to resolve their...
View ArticleBalotelli agent slams Sacchi ‘blacks’ jibe
MILAN, February 15- The agent of Mario Balotelli led the growing criticism of former Italy and AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi following remarks criticising the number of “blacks” playing at youth level...
View ArticleOrigi, Hazard, Courtois face tax probe
BRUSSELS, February 17- Belgian tax authorities are investigating Luxembourg bank accounts held by English Premier League stars Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Kevin Mirallas, De Morgen newspaper...
View ArticleRussian athletics boss resigns over doping
MOSCOW, February 17- Russian Athletics Federation chief Valentin Balakhnichev confirmed his resignation from the post on Tuesday following a string of doping scandals. The 65-year-old Balakhnichev, who...
View ArticleAncelotti pleased as Ronaldo ends drought
PARIS, February 19- Cristiano Ronaldo ended a rare three game goalscoring drought with the first goal in Real Madrid’s record equalling 10th straight Champions League win on Wednesday beating Schalke...
View ArticleQatar World Cup in Nov-Dec ‘done deal’
NEW YORK, February 19- Staging the 2022 Qatar World Cup in November and December to avoid blazing summer heat is “a done deal,” Sports Illustrated reported on its website Wednesday. Citing multiple...
View Article“We will sort our problems at KRU”- Ouko
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 18 – Acting Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) boss Gabriel Ouko is keen for dialogue with the group led by Sasha Mutai who was voted in as interim chair at a Special General Meeting last...
View ArticleNigeria joins forces with Arsenal
LONDON, February 19- Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick is pleased with the “extremely positive and encouraging” meeting he had with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The pair held talks...
View Article‘Luhyarusic’ lands to take charge at the Den
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 19 – Newly appointed AFC Leopards head coach, Zdravko Logarusic arrived in the country Thursday to take charge at the 13-time Kenyan Premier League champions. The Croatian who...
View ArticleWanyama leads “We are angry” cry
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 19- Harambee Stars captain and Southampton FC star, Victor Wanyama has expressed displeasure in the prevailing football stand-off that has put the country on the path of an...
View ArticleBalotelli, Lukaku spark Merseyside Europa joy
LONDON, February 20- Mario Balotelli’s penalty was the difference as Liverpool won, while Romelu Lukaku scored a hat trick in Everton’s victory and Napoli also enjoyed a big away win as the Europa...
View ArticleBarca target perfect 12 ahead of City trip
MADRID, February 20- Barcelona can move to the top of La Liga for the first time since early November when they look to stretch their winning run to 12 games against Malaga on Saturday. The Catalans...
View ArticleSpot-on Balotelli was ‘disrespectful’- Gerrard
LIVERPOOL- Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard accused Mario Balotelli of being disrespectful after the controversial Italian striker snatched penalty-taking duties away from Jordan Henderson during...
View ArticleDashing Dibaba smashes 5000m indoor WR
STOCKHOLM, February 20- A year ago Genzebe Dibaba demolished the 3000m world Indoor record at the XL-galan in the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm and when she returned this Thursday evening (19) she...
View ArticleFKF defy Fifa, own statutes in court action
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 20 – Football Kenya Federation (FKF) have gone against world body Fifa express statutes by rushing to court to obtain an injunction stopping the start of rival Kenyan Premier...
View ArticleRichest Pacquiao-Mayweather fight confirmed
LOS ANGELES, February 21- Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will meet Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in the mega-fight their fans have long clamored for, Mayweather confirmed Friday. The...
View ArticleChelsea slip, Arsenal leapfrog beaten Man U
LONDON, February 21- Chelsea’s week to forget ended with a day to forget on Saturday as their advantage at the Premier League summit was trimmed to five points by resurgent champions Manchester City....
View ArticleCherono romps to Seville Marathon title
SEVILLE, February 22- Lawrence Cherono and Portugal’s Filomena Costa triumphed at the Zurich Maraton de Sevilla, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, clocking 2:09:40 and 2:28:01 respectively on Sunday....
View ArticleLogarusic draws on AFC bow, Sofapaka win
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 22 – GOTv Shield champions Sofapaka rallied from a goal down to beat Ushuru FC 2-1 as Zradvko Logarusic’s reign at AFC Leopards was baptised by a barren draw by Chemelil Sugar...
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