NAIROBI, Kenya, October 19, 2026 – History at stake, national under 17 girls football team head coach Mildred Cheche has backed her charges to leave an indelible mark at this year’s World Cup in Morocco. Cheche said her charges are raring to step onto the pitch for their first match of t...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 19, 2026 – Tusker head coach Julien Mette has promised that they will pull out all stops to beat Singida Black Stars in the return leg of their Caf Confederations Cup preliminary round tie in Tanzania next weekend. The Frenchman said the brewers will not shrink back but...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 19, 2026 – Alima Doumbia starred as Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) beat Burundi’s Dynamo Basketball 75-68 in their second match of the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) qualifiers in Kibaha, Tanzania on Monday afternoon. The Kenyan champions came into the...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 19, 2026 – The African Boxing Championships burst into life at the Kasarani Indoor Arena, and the home team is delivering exactly what the fans came for. After two days of action, Kenya’s Hit Squad remain unbeaten. The continental showpiece, running from October 1...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 18 – Veteran Kenyan female rally driver Pauline Sheghu has been named among Africa’s 100 Most Influential Women for 2026 ahead of the fifth African Women Awards, scheduled for November 20 in Nairobi. Sheghu, who serves as Corporate Communications Manager at the Geothermal Develop...
NOTTINGHAM, England, October 18, 2026 – Arsenal broke Nottingham Forest’s resolve as a second-half strike by substitute Noni Madueke earned the defending champions a sixth Premier League win of the season. The Gunners looked in danger of being held to their first draw of the campaign as ...
MANCHESTER, England, October 18, 2026 – In a season that is forcing Manchester United fans to dig deep for reasons to be positive, Bryan Mbeumo scored again at Elland Road. That is four goals in seven Premier League games for the Cameroon forward. Apart from Bruno Fernandes, who scored a hat-t...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 18, 2026 – Kenya’s hoodoo against Rwandese teams continued at the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Zone V qualifiers as Equity Bank were walloped 91-56 by APR in Kibaha, Tanzania on Sunday evening. The Kenyan representatives were all at sea in the one...
LONDON, England, October 18, 2026 – Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez says he will be fit “in a few weeks” after having an operation following the 2-0 Premier League win at Everton on Saturday. The 34-year-old Argentina international reportedly broke his jaw after a head collisi...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 18, 2026 – Watson Burugu and Rachel Ndei claimed the top titles at the NCBA Golf Series qualifying leg held at VetLab Sports Club on Saturday, leading a field of over 200 golfers competing for places at the season-ending Grand Finale scheduled for November 28 at Karen C...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 18, 2026 – Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) women’s basketball team lost 95-79 to Rwanda Energy Group (REG) in their first game of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Zone Five qualifiers in Kibaha, Tanzania on Saturday night. The Kenyan champions did well to recover fr...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 18, 2026 – World champion Agnes Ngetich continued her red-hot streak in 2026, with a course record at the Tokyo Half Marathon on Sunday. The world record holder clocked 1:04:23 to cross the finish line first, ahead of fellow countrywoman, Tabitha Njeri, who came second ...
NAIROBI, Kenya , Oct 18 – The snowy Werve Rally tracks in Umeå, Sweden, lie over 7,200 kilometres away from Nakuru, Kenya. Yet, for veteran distance running star Dr Isaac Macharia Wanjohi, that vast geographical divide serves as the bridge for a 35-year promise centred on academic achievement ...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 17, 2026 – Elizabeth Njau, playing off handicap 21, returned an impressive 46 stableford points to win the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Golf Day, beating a large field of 175 players at the par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Club on Friday afternoon. The tournament brought toget...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 17, 2026 – A heartbreaking loss to Gor Mahia notwithstanding, APS Bomet head coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo says his charges can be proud of how they stood up to his former club in their FKF Premier League tie on Saturday evening. Omollo said the team matched th...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 16 – The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Women’s Premier League (KWPL) returns this weekend following the international break, with Matchday 4 fixtures set to deliver crucial battles at both ends of the standings. Reigning champions Kenya Police Bullets FC will be out to maintain...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 16 – As anticipation builds for the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, NBA Africa is bringing the excitement directly to the streets of Nairobi through one of the city’s most recognizable cultural icons: the Nganya. Known for their bold designs, music, art and larger-th...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 16 – Equity Bank enjoyed a strong outing at the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) Interbank Games, securing places in two finals and three semi-finals while retaining their women’s handball title for a seventh consecutive year with an emphatic 18-3 victory over ABSA. Equity registe...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 16 – Capital FM will be out to stamp its authority at the annual Chris Kirubi (CK) Sports Day on Saturday, with the team targeting top honours across multiple disciplines at the Sports District in Two Rivers. Twelve teams will compete for supremacy in football, volleyball, athlet...
LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 15 – Despite the backlash caused by his failed plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup to private investors, Fifa president Gianni Infantino looks increasingly likely to be re-elected unopposed for a fourth and final term next year. But could there be a sens...
LONDON, United kingdom, Oct 15 – Former England manager Gareth Southgate says he does not see himself returning to club management in the Premier League. The 56-year-old has been out of management since resigning as Three Lions boss after guiding them to the final of Euro 2024, where they lost...
LONDON, United Kingdom,Oct 15 – When the McLaren pit crew refuelled a car, changed its tyres and relayed information to their driver in less than seven seconds at the Spanish Grand Prix in 2001, they were just doing their jobs. But 700 miles away in the break room at Great Ormond Street Hospit...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15 – World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has met with Kenyan President William Ruto in Eldoret as preparations start in earnest for the World Athletics Championships Nairobi 29 – the first edition of the sport’s flagship event to be held on African soil. The meeti...
LONDON, United kingdom, Oct 15 – Australia underlined why they are favourites for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup by fighting back from a mauling at the hands of New Zealand’s powerful pack to win a thrilling opening match of the tournament. This was as good as it gets in terms of intern...
