Pliskova stuns Serena in Australian Open epic

By Reuters,

Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the deciding set as seventh seed Karolina Pliskova produced a fightback for the ag...

Australian Open , Karolina Pliskova , Serena Williams

Gor plunged in CAF’s pool of death

By Citizen Team,

Kenyan giants Gor Mahia have landed a tough looking Pool D in the CAF Confederations Cup draws for group matches conducted Monday in Cairo. The Ken...

Algeria , Angola , CAF Confed Cup , GOR MAHIA , Group D , NA Hussein Dey , Petro Atletico , tough draw , Zamalek

Nadal blows away Berdych to reach quarter-finals

By Reuters,

Rafa Nadal routed Tomas Berdych 6-0 6-1 7-6(4) in a centre court masterclass to charge into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday. Th...

Australian Open , quarter finals , Rafa Nadal , Tomas Berdych

Greek wunderkind Tsitsipas knocks out Federer

By Reuters,

Roger Federer’s bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles was crushed on Sunday as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas rose up to floor the Swis...

Australian Open , Greek , knocked out , Roger Federer , Stefanos Tsitsipas

Serena consoles Ukrainian teen after sailing into last 16

By Reuters,

Serena Williams powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Dayana Yastremska then consoled the Ukra...

Australian Open , consoled , Dayana Yastremska , fourth round , Serena Williams , Ukrainian teenager

Levante file complaint over ‘ineligible’ Barca player

By Reuters,

Levante have filed a complaint to the Spanish football federation (RFEF) stating that Barcelona fielded an ineligible player in their Copa del Rey las...

Copa Del Rey , FC Barcelona , Juan Brandariz , Juan ‘Chumi’ Brandariz , La Liga , Levante

Saudi Arabia, Qatar meet in Asian Cup derby

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia and Qatar meet at the Asian Cup on Thursday for the first time since a bitter political dispute severed ties between the Gulf Arab states...

Asian Cup , Gulf Arab , Qatar , Saudi Arabia

Oktay feels the heat at Gor’s hot seat

By Jacob Icia,

As the last whistle announced the end of Sunday's mouthwatering clash between Kenyan record champions Gor Mahia and Cameroon's New Star de Douala, one...

CAF Confederation Cup , GOR MAHIA , Hassan Oktay , New Star de Douala

Gattuso suggests Higuain wants to leave AC Milan

By Reuters,

AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso has suggested that striker Gonzalo Higuain wants to leave the club amid reports of interest from Chelsea. The Argent...

AC Milan , Chelsea FC , Gennaro Gattuso , Gonzalo Higuain , Transfers

Fine lines set to determine best sportswoman at SOYA

By Jacob Icia,

The year 2018 can be summed up as 12 months of consistency in the Kenyan sporting arena, for most of the athletes if the SOYA gala nominees for Friday...

Eliud Kipchoge , SOYA

Barcelona suffer Cup loss to Levante

By Reuters,

Barcelona’s recent iron grip on the Copa del Rey came under threat as they lost 2-1 at Levante in their last-16 first leg tie on Thursday after rest...

Barcelona , Copa Del Rey , defeat , Erick Cabaco , Levante

Federer to launch Australian Open defence against Istomin

By Reuters,

Double defending champion Roger Federer will start his bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles next week against unseeded Uzbek Denis Istomin, w...

Australian Open , Denis Istomin , Grand Slam , Novak Djokovic , Roger Federer

Familiar faces favourites to win opening Grand Slam

By Reuters,

Novak Djokovic and Rogerer Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year’s opening Grand Slam as favourites for the Australian Open as questions rem...

Australian Open , Grand Slam , Melbourne Park , Novak Djokovic , Rogerer Federer , Serena Williams

Barca future depends on winning trophies: Valverde

By Reuters,

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said on Saturday he was open to staying at the club beyond this season but will wait until the end of the campaign to...

Harambee Stars, Gor Mahia make SOYA Team of the Year shortlist

By Citizen Reporter,

Record Kenyan Premier League champions Gor  Mahia leads the nominations for the men’s team of the year for the 2018 Safaricom Sports Personality of...

Fort Jesus , GOR MAHIA , Harambee Stars , Mombasa , SOYA , Team of the Year

Year in Review: Kenya’s podium sweep in 3,000m steeplechase highlights C’W

By Philip Muchiri,

  Philip Muchiri After a horrendous outing at the Rio Olympics Games in 2016, Kenya went to the Commonwealth Games in 2018 not only bullish...

Australia , Commonwealth Games , Consenslus Kipruto , Gold Coast , kenya , Steeplechase

Qatar seeks solid World Cup rehearsal in UAE

By Reuters,

An in-form Qatar will be hoping to use the 10th Asian Cup in nearby United Arab Emirates as a platform for a successful maiden World Cup campaign as t...

Asian Cup , Felix Sanchez , Qatar

Arsenal’s Mkhitaryan out for six weeks with broken foot

By Reuters,

Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be on the sidelines for up to six weeks with a broken foot, the north London club said on Monday. The 29...

Arsenal FC , Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Year in Review: Equity earn revenge to end KPA dominance

By Dennis Kamariki,

Having lost to rivals KPA in the final of the 2017 Africa Zone Five championship, Equity Bank returned to the regional event this year with great dete...

equity bank , KPA

Kwale County shine as KYISA Games end in Kapsabet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kwale County women have bagged both the football and volleyball titles at the fifth edition of the Kenya Youth Intra-County Sports Association (KYISA)...

Kwale County , KYISA