Croatia midfielder Rakitic out of England Nations League game

By Reuters,

Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic will miss the winner-takes-all Nations League game against England at Wembley on Sunday due to injury, manager Zlatko ...

Croatia , England , Nations League game , Rakitic , UEFA Nations League game , Wembley , Zlatko Dalic

‘Payback time’: Storms plot KPA fall in basketball semis

By Dennis Kamariki,

Storms head coach Abel Nson is optimistic he can lead his side a step better after guiding the team to their first women basketball semi-final playoff...

basketball , KPA , storms

Upbeat Equity hopes for better performance in Maputo Championship

By Dennis Kamariki,

After clinching the Africa Zone Five women trophy in October in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the East Africa and Kenya basketball powerhouse Equity Bank h...

Africa Zone Five , Equity , KPA , Maputo , Mozambique

Federer rebounds to keep ATP Finals hopes alive

By Reuters,

Roger Federer rediscovered his verve in the nick of time to outclass Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-3 on Tuesday and maintain his hopes of reaching the ...

Austrian Dominic Thiem , Kei Nishikori , Roger Federer

Grudge match on the cards as KPA, Strathmore face off in semis

By Dennis Kamariki,

It will be a repeat of last year’s final when defending champions KPA face off with Strathmore’s Blades in the men basketball league semi final. ...

KPA , Play-offs , Strathmore Blades , USIU Tigers

Federer falls flat against Nishikori, Anderson off to flyer

By Reuters,

Roger Federer was handed the Sunday night prime time slot for the opening match of his 16th ATP Finals but fluffed his lines in an error-strewn 7-6(4)...

16th ATP Finals , Kei Nishikori , Roger Federer

Samurai bag Safari Sevens title as Simbas dent World Cup bid in France

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Samurai were on Sunday crowned the Safari Sevens champions after outclassing defending champions Shujaa 21-14 at the RFUEA grounds in Nairobi. Samu...

France , Nairobi , RFUEA grounds , Safari Sevens title , Samurai , Shujaa , Simbas

Ronaldo left out again by Portugal

By Reuters,

Portugal again left out Cristiano Ronaldo, their all-time record scorer and most capped player, as coach Fernando Santos named the squad for this mont...

Cristiano Ronaldo , Fernando Santos , Nations League , Portugal

Blades braced for KCA response in KBF playoffs

By Dennis Kamariki,

Blades head coach is bracing for a gritty response from KCA tomorrow during Game 2 of the Kenya Basketball Federation league quarter-final playoff. ...

KBF , KCA , Strathmore Blades

Barca through to Champs League last-16

By Reuters,

Barcelona qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday after a compelling 1-1 draw away to Inter Milan as a late leveller from ...

Barcelona , champions league , Icardi , InterMilan

Nadal pulls out of ATP Finals, Djokovic to end year atop rankings

By Reuters,

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week’s ATP Tour Finals in London due to injury, so Novak Djokovic will end the year as world number one having r...

ATP Tour Finals , London. , Novak Djokovic , pulled out , Rafael Nadal

Ouma bullish as Starlets plot Ghana downfall

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma is optimistic of beating Ghana when the two sides cross swords in Wednesday’s friendly match at the Moi Inte...

AWCON , David Ouma , Friendly , Ghan , Harambee Starlets , Kasarani , Moi International Sports Centre

Under the weather Djokovic staves off Cilic challenge

By Reuters,

Novak Djokovic overcame nagging flu and a formidable examination from Marin Cilic, having to come from a set down to forge into the Paris Masters semi...

flu , Kei Nishikori , Marin Cilic , Novak Djokovic , Roger Federer , Swiss

Rooney misses penalty as DC United crash out of MLS playoffs

By Reuters,

Wayne Rooney’s fairytale first season in Major League Soccer (MLS) ended in disappointment when the DC United striker missed a penalty in a shootout...

DC United , Wayne Rooney

Cherono training guns on 2019 World Relays

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Sprinter Joan Cherono is eyeing a slot in Team Kenya for the 2019 IAAF World Relays set to be held in Yokohama in May next year. Cherono, who speci...

Joan Cherono , World Relays

Ouma looking forward to Akida, Nekesa arrival

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

It is not clear yet when Harambee Starlets foreign based duo Esse Akida and Marjolene Nekesa will report to camp ahead of the Africa Women Cup of Nati...

Pliskova eases past Kvitova to book semi-final berth

By Matthews Mutai,

Karolina Pliskova became the first woman to advance to the last four of the WTA Finals when the big-hitting Czech put on a controlled display to defea...

Caroline Wozniacki , Elina Svitolina , Karolina Pliskova , Petra Kvitova , WTA Finals

Owoko unveiled as new Nairobi Stima boss

By Jacob Icia,

Former Tusker FC assistant coach George Owoko has been unveiled as the new head coach of National Super League (NSL) side Nairobi Stima on a two-year ...

George Owoko , Nairobi Stima

Talking points from the Premier League weekend

By Reuters,

Chelsea rescued a late 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United while champions Manchester City scored five without reply against Burnley. City lead t...

English Premier League , Premier League

Henry starts dream job at Monaco

By Reuters,

Thierry Henry starts his reign as AS Monaco coach with a trip to Strasbourg on Saturday as Ligue 1 resumes following the international break. Henry...

AS Monaco , Thierry Henry