Calm yet thorough, Mbungo out to reawaken sleeping giant Bandari

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia at Mbaraki Sports Club Casa Mbungo is known for his trademark dressing , at least on match days. A sparkling white shirt, hitherto untuck...

Bandari , Casa Mbungo , FKF PL , League title

2020 review: Gor Mahia had more misses than hits

By Milton Ochieng,

Chief writerGor Mahia Gor Mahia are undoubtedly the most successful football club in Kenya. With 19 league titles in their trophy cabinet and a ticke...

2020 review , Ambrose Rachier , FKF PL , GOR MAHIA , YEAR IN REVIEW

Covid-19 leaves sporting holes that will never be filled

By Reuters,

There are still hopes for a Tokyo Olympics, Formula One crowned a 2020 champion and the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated an NBA title inside a quarantine...

COVID-19 , Sporting events , Tokyo Olympics

Inaugural Tisini football summit held in Nairobi

By Agencies,

The First edition of the Annual Tisini Football summit kicked off on Thursday in Westlands, Nairobi. Telecommunications Giants Safaricom sponsored ...

Serie A backs Sh221b bid for media unit stake

By Reuters,

Italy’s top-flight Serie A soccer league moved closer to selling a stake in its media business to boost virus-hit revenues when it agreed on Thursda...

Serie A

La Liga president Tebas ‘ready’ for Messi exit

By Agencies,

La Liga president Javier Tebas says he is "ready" for the exit of Lionel Messi - while criticising Manchester City, a club he believes could sign him....

Barcelona , exit , La Liga president Javier Tebas , Lionel Messi , manchester city

All Blacks ‘up for sale’ as virus hits funding

By Agencies,

The All Blacks rugby team is in talks with private equity investors as it struggles with the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. N...

All Blacks , Covid-19 pandemic , New Zealand , private investors

Can’t learn; won’t learn: Leopards plot to drop Kimani

By Godfrey Ashiali,

The future of Anthony ‘Modo’ Kimani as AFC Leopards head coach is in limbo. The club have been pushing on with their quest of hiring a foreign ...

AFC Leopards , Anthony Kimani , DAN SHIKANDA , head coach , technical bench

Covid-19 brings out the singing prowess in football twins Vivian and Sharon

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Chief Writer, Women Football The outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic has turned life upside down and athletes are not spared. In fact they have bore the...

football , Gaspo Youth , music , Sharon Aluoch , Vivian Akinyi

Former head of global athletics Diack gets jail for corruption

By Reuters,

Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and...

corruption , lamine diack , World Athletics

Vihiga County gov’t sets aside Sh30 million for sports kitty

By Francis Onguko,

The County Government of Vihiga  as set aside some Sh 30 million to jumpstart the county sports kitty. County Executive for Sports Mrs Felistas Ok...

sports committe , vihiga county

Intrigue surrounds Messi’s next move after Barca bombshell

By Reuters,

When Barcelona confirmed they had received a request from Lionel Messi’s lawyers informing them he wanted to terminate one of soccer’s longest-sta...

Barcelona , exit , Lionel Messi , Transfer

Sports Committee chair Makau vows to push implementation of gaming bill

By Stanley Mativo,

Newly appointed Sports Committee chairman in the National Assembly Patrick Makau has vowed to fast-track the implementation of the gaming Bill, which ...

Patrick Makau

AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

Treasury to propose reintroduction of betting tax

By Matthews Mutai,

Treasury CS Ukur Yatani will propose reintroduction of the 20% betting tax within six months after claiming that the excise tax was removed through th...

Betting tax , CS Ukur Yatani , gambling

League CEO Masters to face parliamentary committee over Project Restart

By Reuters,

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters will face questions from a British parliamentary committee next week on soccer’s restart amid the COV...

British parliamentary committee , chief executive , Premier League , Project Restart , Richard Masters

Ousted Sports committee chair Munyaka defends his record

By Stanley Mativo,

Ousted Sports committee chairman at the National Assembly Victor Munyaka says the ongoing political realignments have derailed his glamorous dreams fo...

Victor Munyaka

NOC-K rolls out aid for Kenyan athletes

By Agencies,

Athletes who represented Team Kenya are set to benefit from a food programme courtesy of the National Olympic Committee Kenya in conjunction with the ...

Covid-19 pandemic , Noc-k

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

Leopards begin contract talks with Rupia, but where is the cash?

By Godfrey Ashiali,

AFC Leopards have commenced talks with their top striker Elvis Rupia over contract extension. Club Chairman Dan Shikanda has revealed that the form...

AFC Leopards , break their contracts , DAN SHIKANDA , Elvis Rupia