Agoro Sare players celebrate after scoring against Kisumu Day during Nyanza Region Secondary school games at Kisii School. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Defending champions Agoro Sare High School are one point away from making it to the semifinals of the Nyanza Region Secondary School football games after a good start on Wednesday. Agoro Sare begun their title…
Mary Moraa has disclosed how she felt watching Athing Mu stumble at the U.S. Olympic trials and fail to make the women’s 800m team. Mary Moraa has empathised with Athing Mu, the reigning Olympic champion, following her elimination from the Olympic team to Paris, France. Mu opened her season at the U.S. Olympic trials, hoping…
Agoro Sare ‘s Geoffrey Omondi (L)vies for the ball against Kisumu Day players during Nyanza Region Secondary School games at Kisii School.[Sammy Omingo, Standard] Kisumu Day High School rallied from behind to hold defending champions Agoro Sare High School to a 1-1 draw in a rescheduled Group A match played at Kisii School on Thursday…
Liverpool star Darwin Nunez and other Uruguayan players were involved in a brawl with Colombia fans that broke out after their 1-0 Copa America semi-final defeat on Wednesday. Uruguayan forward Nunez fired several punches at Colombian fans after jumping into the crowd at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium following an upset loss to Colombia. Uruguay's…
M-Sport Ford’s Gregoire Munster aims for improved performance at Tet Rally Latvia, building on momentum from Rally Poland success. When Gregoire Munster rolls into Latvia for the upcoming Tet Rally, the motorsport world will be keenly watching. The Luxembourg driver, behind the wheel of his cutting-edge Puma Rally1 Hybrid has shown promising signs of potential…
From left to right: Interior PS Raymond Omollo, Sports CS Ababu Namwamba and Sports PS Peter Tum during a breakfast meeting with Kenya Police Football Clubs at Ole Sereni hotel. [Kelly Ayodi/Standard] For the umpteenth time, the government and world football governing body, Fifa, have promised radical changes in Kenyan football. This follows a recent…
FKF Premier League champions Gor Mahia were edged by Red Arrows in a closely contested CECAFA Kagame Cup clash. Despite showing signs of promise in a highly challenging contest, Gor Mahia were unable to match Red Arrows losing 1-0 to the outfit in the CECAFA Kagame Cup Group B opener played at Azam Complex in…
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation has secured exclusive Free to Air Rights (FTA) for the 31st Olympic Games, scheduled for 26th July to 11th August this year in Paris France. During the games, Kenyans will enjoy 9 hours of the selected events daily on TV and live broadcast across all our FM stations. Kenya will be sending…
Fans dance at Cardinal Otunga Mosocho high school football pitch in before Agoro Sare boys verses Kisumu Day match during Nyanza Regional Secondary school games in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo] The 2024 Nyanza Region Secondary School games kicked off on Wednesday on the back foot after scenes of hooliganism clouded the Term Two games when…
Former Boston and Chicago Marathon champion Lawrence Cherono is the latest high profile athlete to get a doping ban. Former Chicago and Boston Marathon champion Lawrence Cherono is the latest Kenyan athlete to make it to the list of shame after being handed a seven-year doping ban. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) imposed a four-year…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to the Copa America final with a 2-0 win over Canada. The 37-year-old scored six minutes into the second half to double Argentina’s lead when he deflected an effort from Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez past Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau. Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez had given the…
Netherlands captain Van Dijk and his England counterpart Harry Kane. [ AFP] England take on the Netherlands tonight in Dortmund in a Euro 2024 semi-final clash, bidding to lift a major trophy for the first time since the 1966 World Cup. Here AFP Sport looks at five of the key battles in the game with the Three…
The former Mathare United player has revealed the logistical challenges faced by Harambee Stars at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunis. Retired Harambee Stars midfielder Walter Odede has opened up about the challenges faced by the Kenyan national team during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. Kenya, making their first appearance…
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon reacts after winning and beating the world record in women’s 1500m. [AFP] It looks like it is just the beginning for Kenya’s golden girl, Faith Kipyegon after breaking her own 1500m World Record at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday evening. The athletics world continues to scramble for superlatives to describe the…
Faith Kipyegon has broken her own 1,500m world record just weeks ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics – where she has set her sights on her third consecutive gold over the distance. No athlete in history has won three Olympic 1,500m titles and it would make 2024 a huge year for the Kenyan star, who…