Articles by Mkalla wa Mwambodze

Western region are the defending champions of the Kenya Teachers’ Colleges Sports Association. PHOTO/Sportpicha....

KBF vice-chair Hilmi urges MPs to build basketball courts in primary schools

1830, February 19, 2021 (EAT)

Kenya Basketball Federation vice chairman Hilmi Ali has called on members of parliament to follow the example of one of their own Omar Mwinyi of Chang...

Harambee Stars static in latest FIFA world rankings

2112, February 18, 2021 (EAT)

Kenya has remained second in the East Africa region and at position 104 in the world in the latest FIFA rankings after Harambee Stars remained matchle...

Namimbia's Matias Hamunyela (red) fights against Kenya's Shaffi Hassan (blue) during their mens light ...

Kenya bemoans cancellation of Olympic boxing qualifiers

1634, February 17, 2021 (EAT)

Kenya national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has slammed the International Olympic Committee’s decision to scrap the final boxing qualifying event...

Morans squad for Afrobasket qualifiers named

1240, February 13, 2021 (EAT)

Kenya Morans head coach Liz Mills has released her list of 12 players that will represent Kenya in the last window of Afrobasket qualifiers. The te...

Safari Tour: Indiza closer to victory

1117, February 10, 2021 (EAT)

Dismas Indiza heads into today’s final round of the Safari Tour eighth leg with a narrow one stroke lead after Tuesday’s round saw him card one ...

‘Hit Squad’ coach Musa confident NOCK support will aid team preps

1153, February 9, 2021 (EAT)

Mkalla MwambodzeChief writer, boxing The national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has hailed the National Olympic Committee of Kenya for their suppor...

Indiza dazzles at Safari Golf Tour

1034, February 9, 2021 (EAT)

Long hitting Dismas Indiza carded a six-under par 65 to shoot to a four shot lead on day two of the eighth leg of the 2020-21 Safari Tour Series at th...

AIBA goodies: Kenya to have an international boxing arena at Kasarani

1348, February 8, 2021 (EAT)

Kenya will have an internationally-rated boxing gymnasium after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev announced that cons...

AIBA officials in Nairobi for African Virtual Forum

1535, February 5, 2021 (EAT)

The Boxing Federation of Kenya president Anthony Otieno ‘Jamal’ Ombok Friday welcomed International Boxing Association officials who are in Nairob...

Kalama says goal-shy Bidco will soon hit form

1634, January 15, 2021 (EAT)

Bidco United fullback David Kalama admits the side is struggling to score goals despite creating enough chances but is adamant they will soon find tha...

Macharia takes delight in Gor debut goal

1438, January 12, 2021 (EAT)

Gor Mahia winger John Macharia has expressed his delight and disappointment at the same time after scoring on his debut game while celebrating his 22n...

Cyclist plots Nairobi-Mombasa charity ride

1440, December 10, 2020 (EAT)

Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi has planned a three-day charity trip from which he expects to raise one million shillings for Project of Hope Childre...

Brigid Kosgei winning the Chicago Marathon (PHOTO/IAAF/Getty Images)

KTB rewards London Marathon star duo with vacation treat

1232, December 8, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya Tourism Board(KTB) has rewarded two Kenyan athletes - Brigid Kosgei and Ruth Chepngetich with a five-day holiday treat for their exceptional per...

20 coaches graduate from AIBA Star 1 boxing course

1546, December 7, 2020 (EAT)

Some 20 coaches from across the country have graduated from a five-day virtual Aiba Star 1 coaching certification course held at a city hotel. Spea...

20 Kenyan boxing coaches benefit from Aiba training

1236, December 2, 2020 (EAT)

Some 20 boxing coaches from across the country are set to benefit from Aiba Star 1 coaching certification which began Wednesday at a Nairobi hotel. ...

NSL to kick off on Jamhuri Day – December 12

1054, December 2, 2020 (EAT)

The chairman of the National Super League governing council Johnstone Sakwa has said that the league will not commence on 5 December 2020 as earlier p...

Okumbi attributes Afcon U20 ticket miss to officiating

927, December 1, 2020 (EAT)

The national under- 20 football team head coach Stanley Okumbi has attributed their 3-1 defeat to Uganda's Hoppos to referees' calls, noting that it d...

Ochieng, Fernandes crowned duathlon champions

1827, November 22, 2020 (EAT)

Kennedy Ochieng and Stephanie Fernandes produced great feats of endurance to win the men’s and women’s elite races respectively as the national du...

WBC champ Fatuma Zarika during a training session. (PHOTO/Courtesy)

Zarika keen to hold on to WBF featherweight title

1940, November 14, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya's Fatuma "Iron Fist" Zarika has said she hopes the World Boxing Federation (WBF) title in the world female featherweight category will note leav...

Zarika set for return to action with Mastara showdown

1418, November 13, 2020 (EAT)

Former World Boxing Council super-bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika will return to the ring tonight, a year after her unanimous decision loss to Mex...