- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – One of the great athletics rivalries of all time will be renewed at Paris 2024 after Kenenisa Bekele was named in Ethiopia’s marathon squad. The 41-year-old is a three-time Olympic champion over 5,000m and 10,000m but has not appeared at the Games since London 2012, when he…
- AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 17 – Feyenoord coach Arne Slot has confirmed he will replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Klopp has been in charge of the Reds since October 2015 but is leaving at the end of the season after a reign that has seen him win the Premier League, Champions League, FA…
- TURIN, Italy, May 17 – Juventus have sacked Massimiliano Allegri two days after he led the side to the Italian Cup. The Turin side beat Atalanta 1-0 in Rome, but Allegri was sent off late on for ranting at match officials and waving away sporting director during the celebrations. The Italian…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Gor Mahia head coach Jonathan McKinstry will leave the country after Sunday’s FKF Premier League match against Muhoroni Youth, where they will potentially clinch their record extending 21st league crown. McKinstry will be travelling to Gambia, where he will conclude his…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – The Rising Starlets have vowed to give their all and fight for a place at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup later in the year, as they prepare to face Ethiopia in the return fixture of their penultimate round qualifier on Sunday in Nairobi. Starlets are only three games away from…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is calling on fans across the nation to come out in large numbers to back the Kenya Women’s Under-17 football team, the Junior Starlets, against Ethiopia in the second leg of the third round of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier.…
- BANGKOK, Thailand, May 17 – Fifa will carry out a legal assessment before it makes a decision on whether to agree to Palestine’s call to suspend the Israeli federation over the war in Gaza. The Palestinian federation (PFA) called for a vote to exclude Israel at Fifa’s congress in Bangkok on Friday…
- RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 17 – Tyson Fury refused to look Oleksandr Usyk in the eye as the two world champions came head to head before Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight. The winner will be crowned the division’s first undisputed champion in the four-belt era and arguably the greatest…
- BANGKOK, Thailand, May 17 – Brazil have been named hosts of the 2027 Women’s World Cup after beating a joint bid by the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany (BNG). They became the first nation to be handed the rights by an open vote, with member associations voting 119 to 78 in favour of Brazil at Fifa…
- LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, May 17 – Midfielder Thiago Alcantara and defender Joel Matip will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the club have confirmed. Former Spain international Thiago, 33, joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich in 2020 and made 98 appearances during his time at Anfield.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) vice president Paul Bitok has announced he is stepping down from an offered role as the Malkia Strikers assistant coach heading to the Olympic Games in Paris, following public fury. Bitok had been named as an assistant to Paul Munala for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Sports Principal Secretary Peter Tum has said CAF will send a team to Nairobi ‘in the next one or two weeks’ to re-assess Nyayo Stadium to ascertain whether it can host the Harambee Stars World Cup qualifiers against Burundi and Ivory Coast. Kenya had been set to take the…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 17 – Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career, with Jon Rahm moving up to second. Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr. Business magazine Forbes…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 16 – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says the club want to keep skipper Bruno Fernandes after the Portuguese midfielder stated his desire to remain at Old Trafford. United are known to be willing to listen to offers for all their first-team stars, with the…
- WASHINGTON, United States, May 16 – Tiger Woods remains favourite to captain the United States at next year’s Ryder Cup but he will be given the “space to decide” if he can commit to the role. Talks between the 48-year-old former world number one and the PGA of America will continue after this week…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – Defending champions Gor Mahia will have one hand on the FKF Premier League title if they beat KCB in a fixture scheduled in Murang’a on Thursday afternoon. Following second placed Police FC’s defeat at the hands of AFC Leopards on Wednesday, Gor are only four points away…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – The Boston Celtics triumphed 113-98 against the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach their third straight Eastern Conference finals. Jayson Tatum scored 25 points for the top-seeded Celtics, who won the best-of-seven semi-final series 4-1. They will face either the Indiana Pacers…
- MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 16 – Rasmus Hojlund broke his 10-game scoring drought to seal victory for Manchester United in a thrilling Old Trafford encounter with Newcastle. Anything other than a win for Erik ten Hag’s side would have condemned them to their lowest league finish in 34 years.…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 15 – Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees (VAR) from next season at their annual general meeting next month. Wolves have formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League which will trigger a vote when the 20 member clubs meet…
- ABUJA, Nigeria, May 15 – Henry Makinwa has laid bare to why he found it difficult breaking into the Super Eagles setup, explaining that the array of talents at the disposal of the national team handlers at the time had hampered him. Yet, the former Vitoria Setubal marksman has no regrets. Speaking…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – When Kenyan defender Frank Odhiambo signed with the 2019 Swedish champions Djurgardens IF in January 2022, following the footsteps of his compatriots who have achieved remarkable success in Stockholm is all what he wanted. For starters, Kenyan footballers have done…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 15 – Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees (VAR) from next season at their annual general meeting next month. Wolves have formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League which will trigger a vote when the 20 member clubs meet…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 15 – Everton have been offered a loan of up to £150m by a private equity firm specialising in ‘distressed debt’ to help finance the completion of the club’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. New York-based GDA Luma Capital has presented a debt financing proposal to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 15 – Football’s world governing body Fifa is to set to establish a working group to look at the impact of playing competitive domestic matches overseas. A legal settlement agreed between Fifa and match promoter Relevant Sports in the USA has, in the words of Premier…
- ROME, Italy, May 15 – World number two Aryna Sabalenka cruised through to the semi-finals of the Italian Open with victory over ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko. The Belarusian needed just one hour and 13 minutes to dispatch Latvian Ostapenko 6-2 6-4. Two-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka will face…
- SALZBURG, Liverpool, May 15 – Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders has been appointed as Red Bull Salzburg’s new head coach. The 41-year-old, who joined Liverpool in 2014, will go to the Austrian club this summer on a three-year deal. Lijnders, who is in his second stint at Anfield, had been…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – Victor Omune struck in the second half to give AFC Leopards a 1-0 win over Kenya Police FC in a midweek FKF Premier League match at the Dandora Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Omune, one of two subs in the second half, unleashed a ferocious shot that Patrick Matasi in the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – Double world record holder Faith Kipyegon is ready to rule the track once again after recovering from a minor muscle injury in the past few weeks. Kipyegon said she will be looking forward to running in next weekend’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, United States, which will…
- James, 19, is hoping to follow in his father’s footsteps by being selected in the 2024 NBA draft, which starts on 26 June. LeBron, 39, will be entering his 22nd NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers next term and he’s previously stated he would like to play alongside his son before he retires. But…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – Former Gor Mahia midfielder Joseph ‘Pablo’ Njuguna wants to mould the next generation of Kenyan footballers using his experience as a former player and upcoming coach. Njuguna says he has acquired a lot of knowledge in his time in the game, which he would love to pass on…
- LOS ANGELES, USA, May 15 – Nikola Jokic scored 40 points as reigning NBA champions the Denver Nuggets secured a 112-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves to go 3-2 ahead in their Western Conference play-off semi-final series. The Serb was named the league’s Most Valuable Player for the third…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 15 – Aston Villa have qualified for the Champions League for the first time after top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester City on Tuesday. Tottenham had been the only team who could have overtaken Villa into fourth before Tuesday, but are now five points…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – For all the boardroom woes bedevilling the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF), the battle for glory returns to the court this weekend as the men and women’s league matches continue at the Kasarani, Nyayo and Ulinzi Complex. Unbeaten General Service Unit (GSU) continue their…
- MADRID, Spain, May 15 – Jude Bellingham scored his 19th La Liga goal as champions Real Madrid thrashed Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu. The England international opened the scoring in Madrid’s first game since securing the title when he guided Toni Kroos’ 10th-minute cross over Jesus Owono.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – Gor Mahia will have one hand on the FKF Premier League title by the time they go to bed on Wednesday night, with four matches to go, but that will require a bit of help from their sworn enemies, AFC Leopards. Gor are nine points ahead of second placed Kenya […]
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- ROME, Italy, May 15 – World number one Iga Swiatek breezed into the semi-finals of the Italian Open with a straight-set victory over 18th seed Madison Keys. The 22-year-old Pole, who took the title in Rome in 2021 and 2022, wrapped up the 6-1 6-3 win in 77 minutes. It is the second time in […]
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- PARIS, France, May 15 – UEFA has told teams at Euro 2024 that only captains will be allowed to approach referees to speak about decisions taken during games and other players doing so risk being booked. The move by European football’s governing body is to try to stop groups of players “mobbing”…
- BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, May 15 – Aston Villa have qualified for the Champions League for the first time after top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester City on Tuesday. Tottenham had been the only team who could have overtaken Villa into fourth before Tuesday, but are now five points…
- FLORIDA, United States, May 15 – Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife Erica in the week of the US PGA Championship in Kentucky. Court records show the Northern Irishman submitted a “petition for dissolution of marriage” in Palm Beach County in Florida on Monday. They married in 2017 and…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 15 – Manchester City moved within one win of a historic fourth successive Premier League title with victory at Tottenham. Erling Haaland’s second-half double settled a tight encounter in which Spurs’ hopes of a top-four finish ended, and sent Aston Villa into the…
- ACCRA, Ghana, May 14 – The maiden edition of the Family Fun Day Games organized by the Kenyans in Ghana Association (KGA), came off with a bang last Saturday at the University of Ghana, Legon Campus. The event which brought together Kenyan families and friends of the Kenyan community in Ghana,…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 14 – Tyson Fury’s father was injured after appearing to headbutt a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s entourage as the build-up to Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight contest got under way in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Videos posted on social media appeared to show John Fury, 59…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 14 – Arsenal women will use Emirates Stadium as their main home ground from the start of next season’s Women’s Super League. The north London venue will stage eight WSL matches and three group games in the Women’s Champions League if Arsenal reach that stage. Should…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 14 – Manchester United defender Raphael Varane will leave the club when his contract runs out at the end of the season. The 31-year-old joined from Real Madrid in July 2021 for an initial fee of about £34m and has made 93 appearances. The former France international…
- OKLAHOMA, United States, May 14 – The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 to level their Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half, while Thunder team-mate Chet Holmgren registered 18 points, nine…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 14 – On 30 April 2023, BBC Sport asked: why are boxing’s biggest fights not happening? Fans were fed up and rival promoters were playing the blame game as egos, finances and broadcaster commitments got in the way. Twelve months later, the sport is almost unrecognisable…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, May 14 – Arsenal women will use Emirates Stadium as their main home ground from the start of next season’s Women’s Super League. The north London venue will stage eight WSL matches and three group games in the Women’s Champions League if Arsenal reach that stage. Should…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14 – Kenya’s Angella Okutoyi will be in action at this week’s International Tennis Federation (ITF) W35 Bethany Beach Tournament in the United States. The African Games champion is on course to qualifying for her first ever Olympics at this year’s edition in Paris, France and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14 – Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) vice president Paul Bitok says he will issue a way forward on Friday following his controversial inclusion as Malkia Strikers assistant coach. Bitok said he is consulting with various stakeholders before a conclusive statement in response…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14 – National women’s rugby sevens captain Sheila Chajira believes many young ladies will pick up the sport should they qualify for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Chajira says qualifying for the prestigious competition is a dream for many and for Lionesses to attain it…
