SOCCER - Wenger looks
to showdown
with his old
adversary
ARSENAL manager Arsene
Wenger had a glint in his eye
when asked about his side's
Champions League semi-final
against Manchester United in
a fortnight.
After his side demolished
Villarreal 3- |
Ribery wants to
stay at Bayern
BAYERN Munich playmaker
Franck Ribery has hinted that
he could stay on at the German
champions despite wide specu-
lation linking the Frenchman
with a move this season.
Despite being under co |
SOCCER -
Red Sharks and
Maweni to meet
in Easter final
RED SHARKS and Maweni FC
will meet in the Easter Cup final
after winning their semi-final
matches at Bilima in Mombasa.
Sharks booked their ticket
when they defeated Kikulacho
FC 1-0 through |
CRICKET -
Kenya's moment of truth at Ireland match today
THE MOMENT of reckoning
dawns on Kenya today when
they face Ireland in a do-or-die
duel that could take the East
African lads to the 2011 ICC
World Cup or hound them out.
Victory in this last |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
FERDINAND WAS KEY TO
HISTORIC WIN AT PORTO
THE RETURN of Rio Fer-
dinand was the crucial
factor in taking Manches-
ter United into the Cham-
pions League semi-finals,
manager Sir Alex Fergu-
son has said.
England defender Ferdinand
|
PRIMERA LIGA -
Getafe looking to trip
up leaders Barcelona
GETAFE president Angel Torres
is also a member at city rivals
Real Madrid and he will be hop-
ing his side can do the champi-
ons a favour by beating visiting
leaders Barcelona in the Primera
Li |
SOCCER -
Juve resigned
to rival Inter's
win ahead of
tomorrow
JUVENTUS have all but given
up hope of catching Inter Milan
despite being able to cut the
gap at the top to seven points
if they beat the Serie A leaders
tomorrow.
Just a few weeks ago the cl |
Japan PM Aso launches
Tokyo charm offensive
JAPAN Prime Minister Taro Aso
expressed confidence Tokyo's
financial strength will persuade
the International Olympic
Committee to award the 2016
Games to the city when he wel-
comed bid in |
SOCCER -
China bank on
youngest coach
to arrest slide
GAO HONGBO was named as
China's new coach yesterday
and the youngest man to take
the helm in 30 years will need
to show experience beyond his
age to arrest a slump in form
that has led to the sa |
TENNIS -
Venus survives tough test from Indian Mirza
SECOND seed Venus Williams
needed three sets to beat bat-
tling Indian Sania Mirza 6-1
3-6 6-2 in the second round
of the Family Circle Cup on
Wednesday.
After dominating the open-
ing set, |
CHAMPIONS -
Villarreal fall
to Arsenal
again to quit
Champions
ARSENAL romped into the
semi-finals of the Champions
League with a crushing 3-0
home defeat of Villarreal on
Wednesday to seal a 4-1 ag-
gregate victory and a last four
clash with holders Manche |
Yankees sued for
forcing man to sing
'God Bless America'
A MAN ejected from Yankee
Stadium during the playing of
a patriotic song has sued the
baseball team and New York
City, saying his civil rights were
violated when police barred him
from going to |
VOLLEYBALL -
FOUR TEAMS PICKED FOR
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FOUR clubs will represent
the country at the Zone V
basketball club champi-
onships in Kampala from
July 29 to August 2.
Kenya Basketball Federation
secretary-general Vitalis Gode
said in a |
BOXING -
Boxing polls on
this weekend
THE COAST Province Amateur
Boxing Association votes to-
morrow in the PC's boardroom
from 9am, according to a circu-
lar to all the 18 active clubs by
CPABA secretary-general John
W Kameta.
|
SOCCER -
Dutch-trained instructors to
conduct basic coaching course
KENYA Youth Soccer Events
will organise a five-day soccer
coaching course in Mombasa
next month.
KYSE secretary Abdul Iddi
Salim said the course will be
conducted by highly qualified
instruct |
SOCCER -
Six wards to
battle it out in
Mvita tourney
TEAMS from six wards will
battle for top honours in the
Mvita Cup soccer competition
scheduled to start tomorrow at
Ziwani ground in Mombasa.
The teams are Majengo He-
roes, Shimanzi Stars, T |
MOTOR RACING -
McLaren boss
bows out of
Formula One
after 43 years
MCLAREN boss Ron Dennis
called time on 43 years in For-
mula One yesterday when he
handed complete control of the
company's racing affairs to team
principal Martin Whitmarsh.
McLaren said in |
ATHLETICS -
AMREF TRIO OUT FOR GLORY
ALTHOUGH it will be
his third marathon ever,
Kennedy Matolo has
vowed to uphold Kenya's
monopoly by winning the
country its sixth consecu-
tive title come the Amref
Salzburg Marathon on |
BUTTON GETTING USED
TO BEING AT THE TOP
JENSON Button has taken
no time at all getting used to
being regarded as Formula
One's man to beat, a position
cemented by Wednesday's de-
cision that the rear diffuser on
his Brawn GP was legal |
NBA -
76ers edge Cavaliers in home finale
THE CLEVELAND Cavaliers
lost just the second home game
all season and missed a chance
to tie an NBA record after Phila-
delphia 76ers defeated them
111-110 on Wednesday, the fi-
nal day of the r |
WEMBLEY
CALLING
MANCHESTER United, Ar-
senal and Chelsea all have
their sights set firmly on
European glory in Rome
after midweek triumphs,
but a trip to Wembley
comes first this weekend
when they aim to reach |
Siang'a's Gor future hangs in the balance
GOR MAHIA coach James
Siang'a will be on the spot
tomorrow afternoon when he
leads his charges in a Kenyan
Premier League match against
Kenya Commercial Bank at the
Coca-Cola Stadium.
Siang' |
Blatter calls for
fair play in polls
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has
urged fair play in campaign-
ing and voting ahead of next
month's Asian Football Confed-
eration Congress amid a power
struggle in the Asian game.
With AFC chi |
BUNDESLIGA -
LEADERS WARY OF PRESSURE
BUNDESLIGA leaders VfL
Wolfsburg must keep
their feet on the ground
to avoid choking seven
matches before the end
of an exciting season,
coach Felix Magath has
warned.
Wolfsburg enjoy a thr |
OLYMPIC HOSTS LEARN
FROM PAST MISTAKES
ONCE the flame goes out on the
Vancouver 2010 and London
2012 Olympics, organisers are
determined that their cities will
be left with valuable legacies
rather than white elephants.
In Canada |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
COACH WAS FURIOUS AS
CHELSEA LAGGED BEHIND
CHELSEA coach Guus Hid-
dink said he lost his temper
with his players when they
trailed Liverpool 2-0 at
halftime in their Champi-
ons League quarter-final
second leg at Stamford
Bridge on Tues |
LIGUE 1 -
Lyon's hopes on the line at Bordeaux
OLYMPIQUE Lyon's chances to
hold on to their Ligue 1 crown
could depend heavily on the
outcome of Sunday's clash at
fellow title contenders Girond-
ins Bordeaux.
The seven-times Frenc |
RUGBY -
Brumbies name Hoiles
for must-win Bulls clash
THE ACT Brumbies have named
injured captain Stephen Hoiles
in a provisional 23-man squad
as they hope to keep their
Super 14 playoff aspirations
alive ahead of a must-win clash
against the Bulls |
Coach's hint
gives Lehmann
hope of a new
Germany career
GERMANY coach Joachim
Loew has offered 39-year-old
former international goalkeeper
Jens Lehmann a glimmer of
hope over a possible return to
the squad.
Lehmann, who called time
on his Germany |
Andy progresses
as Frenchmen
pack their bags
BRITON Andy Murray over-
came a sluggish start to reach
the third round of the Monte
Carlo Masters with a solid 6-3 6-
2 victory over Romania's Victor
Hanescu on a bad Tuesday for
French players |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
BEWARE OF BARCELONA
CHELSEA will face the
might of Barcelona, and
the danger posed by Li-
onel Messi, without a rec-
ognised left back when
the teams meet in the
first leg of their Cham-
pions League semi-final
l |
NO THANKS, MR KING
OLYMPIC heavyweight silver
medallist Clemente Russo has
turned down an initial offer to
turn professional from flamboy-
ant US promoter Don King.
"Now in Italy I am a public
figure and I'm al |
SOCCER -
Federer eases
into third round
NEWLY-WED Roger Federer
eased past Italian Andreas Seppi
6-4 6-4 to reach the third round
of the Monte Carlo Masters
yesterday.
The second-seeded Swiss
appeared very relaxed on a
sunbathed c |
Woods leads players in
2016 Olympic Games bid
WORLD number one Tiger
Woods is one of 18 of the
world's leading golfers to back
the International Golf Federa-
tion's (IGF) bid to have the sport
included in the 2016 Olympic
Games. Woods has w |
MOTOR RACING -
F1 court rejects
appeal, boosts
Button's chances
FORMULA One champion-
ship leader Jenson Button's
title hopes received a significant
boost yesterday when a Paris
court ruled the Briton's contro-
versial Brawn GP car was legal.
The Internat |
NBA -
Pierce scores 31 points as Celtics edge 76ers
PAUL Pierce scored 31 points to
help the Boston Celtics edge the
Philadelphia 76ers 100-98 on
the penultimate day of the NBA
regular season on Tuesday.
The Celtics' victory denied
the 76ers ( |
MOTOR RACING -
India firm is
on track for
its inaugural
Formula One
CONSTRUCTION of India's
Formula One track would not
be affected by the global finan-
cial meltdown and it would be
ready for its inaugural race in
2011, according to the head
of the construction |
Emotional De La
Hoya announces
his retirement
OSCAR De La Hoya, the "Gold-
en Boy" who has held world
titles in six different weight
classes, announced his retire-
ment from the ring on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old Los Angeles
native, arguab |
SQUASH -
Over 30 players
expected at
2009 Easter
Junior tourney
MORE than 30 players are
expected for the 2009 Easter
Junior Open Squash tourna-
ment scheduled to take place
on Sunday at the Parklands
Sports Club.
The tournament's coor |
SOCCER -
Striker banned
for hitting fallen
rival with ball
HERTHA Berlin striker Andriy
Voronin has been banned for
three matches after being sent
off in the last minute of the 2-0
defeat at Hanover 96.
The German Soccer Federa-
tion (DFB) further sa |
KENYAN PREMIER LEAGUE -
Referees defend GMT over
Fifa officials' accusations
KPL TECHNICAL advisor GMT
Ottieno was yesterday defended
against accusations made by
Fifa nstructors at Moi Interna-
tional Sports Centre, Kasarani.
A cross-section of local ref-
erees argued |
BADMINTON -
KENYA READY TO HOST
MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
KENYA will on Saturday
play host to more than 21
countries for two major
international badminton
championships-the bi-
ennial Africa Senior and
the annual Kenya Inter-
national.
The most pr |
SOCCER -
Controversial flick
sends Caracas into
knockout stage
CARACAS FC qualified for the
last 16 of the Libertadores Cup
by beating Chile's Everton 1-0
with a controversial penalty.
Dario Figueroa converted for
the Venezuelans amid angry
Everton prote |
SOCCER -
United fan consoles Reds supporters in Mombasa
A STAUNCH Manchester United
supporter yesterday treated Liv-
erpool supporters to a Sh6,500
haluwa and black coffee party in
Mombasa.
Ali Hassan Tito said the party
was to console the fans af |
KARATE -
Tight race for
national slots as
selection due
THE NATIONAL karate team
that will represent Kenya during
the zone five championships at
Moi International Sports Cen-
tre, Kasarani, will be picked on
Saturday.
According to a Kenya Karate
|
DARTS -
Kericho edge
rivals to win
Visa Oshwal
championship
KERICHO darts team lifted the
Visa Oshwal Darts Champion-
ship trophy after defeating Kisii
3-2 in a tough final at Visa Os-
hwal Mahajanwadi, Eldoret.
Kisii lead 2-0 in the first
two sets bu |
ATHLETICS -
HEATS DODGERS RISK BANS
ATHLETICS Kenya hinted
at banning athletes who
fail to turn up for finals or
skipped heats but force
their way into the final.
This came as various coaches
called for a code of conduct that
|
OLYMPIC HOSTS LEARN
FROM PAST MISTAKES
|
Oliech brother banned for causing fracas
during club's Premier League matches
FOOTBALL Kenya Limited
has banned national team star
Dennis Oliech's elder brother
from all soccer activities for
three months.
Nixon Onywanda was ac-
cused of playing a role in the
abandonm |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
Buoyant Gunners ready
to demolish Villarreal
ARSENE Wenger can be ex-
cused a little smugness as he
prepares his Arsenal side for
today's Champions League
quarter-final second leg at
home to Villarreal as a bleak-
looking season has sudden |
Disciplinary situation ahead of tomorrow's matches
Arsenal v Villarreal
Misses next match if booked:
Guillermo Franco (Villarreal),
Ariel Ibagaza (Villarreal), An-
gel Lopez (Villarreal), Marcos
Senna (Villarreal), Abou
Diaby (Arsenal), Robin v |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
UNITED LOOK TO SHAKE OFF
DEFENSIVE WOES IN PORTO
EUROPEAN champions
Manchester United will
probably have to rely
on more than another
winning goal from teen-
ager Federico Macheda
to eliminate Porto from
the Champions League
today.
Mache |
NBA -
Bulls trample Pistons for sixth position
BEN GORDON'S tie-break-
ing lay-up with 14 seconds
left gave the Chicago Bulls
a 91-88 road win over the
Detroit Pistons, lifting the
visitors into sixth place in
the Eastern Conference.
The |
SOCCER - COP RECALLS DISASTER
POLICE constable Tom
Whiteley expected a par-
ty atmosphere when he
went on duty at Hillsbor-
ough for the 1989 FA Cup
semi-final.
Instead, by the end of the
afternoon, he had carried
three |
SOCCER
Tired Man City
need energy
boost for Uefa
Hamburg test
MARK Hughes will be handing
the energy drinks to Robinho
and his team mates as he tries to
galvanise his tired Manchester
City side into overturning a 3-1
Uefa Cup deficit when Hamburg
SV visit |
VALUEV TO DEFEND TITLE
WBA HEAVYWEIGHT cham-
pion Nikolai Valuev will defend
his title against the only man
to beat him, Ruslan Chagaev of
Uzbekistan, his promoters said
on Monday.
|
RUGBY UNDER
20 TEAM FACES
BIG TEST ON
HOME SOIL
THE national under-20 team
is hoping to replicate the
success of the national sev-
ens rugby team at the Junior
World Rugby Trophy (JWRT)
that gets underway on Tues-
day next week in |
Chelsea's Buck:
Jose Mourinho's
time has passed
CHELSEA chairman Bruce Buck
has dismissed talk of former
manager Jose Mourinho return-
ing to Stamford Bridge.
With interim boss Guus Hid-
dink still set to end his tempo-
rary spell with the |
WOMEN'S SOCCER -
TRUE COLOURS GIRLS BEAT
ELEPHANT VISION TO TITLE
TRUE Colours emerged
champions of the MYSA
International girls' tour-
nament at the weekend
after beating Elephant
Vision in the finals of the
Under-16 competition.
A single goal is all that |
DARTS -
Kenyan darters
roar at regional
finals in Uganda
KENYAN darts players domi-
nated the East African Darts
Federation Championship in
Pub Hotel in Jinja, Uganda.
In men's singles, Magereza's
Ibrahim Abuta defeated Peter
Wanjie of Blue Triangl |
SOCCER -
Man United dominate PFA award nominees
MANCHESTER United players
dominate the PFA player of
the year awards nominees, with
Liverpool captain Steven Ger-
rard the only non-United player
out of the six contenders.
Edwin van der Sar, |
YOUTH SOCCER -
Walk in the
park yields
10 goals for
The Walk FC
THE WALK Sportive increased
their chances of winning the
Nakuru Open Under-17 soccer
tournament when they ham-
mered Kaloleni Youth 10-0 in
a one-sided match played at Af-
raha open grounds in N |
WRESTLING -
Fun is in the air
as rumble comes
to Nairobi estates
FANS OF wrestling can gear up
for a rumble as the arm wres-
tling sport makes its debut in
Kenya this weekend.
Starting tomorrow at the Hu-
ruma open grounds, Nairobi,
are men's and women's b |
VOLLEYBALL -
Clubs register for
beach volleyball
tourney at Coast
SIX CLUBS from Nairobi and
Mombasa have confirmed
their participation in the Kenya
Beach Volleyball Council-or-
ganised tournament to be held
on Saturday and Sunday.
KBVC secretary-g |
GOLF -
Indiza leads strong team in Kenya's Pro-Am assault
THE PRISTINE Muthaiga Golf
Club will once again vibrate
with top class international ac-
tion after seven years.
Kenya's top professional
Dismas Indiza heads a strong
contingent at the Tusker |
MOTOR RACING -
Appeal court
hears Formula
One controversy
FORMULA One's international
court of appeal met yesterday to
decide the legality of the Brawn
GP car that took Jenson Button
to victory in the first two races
of the season.
Champions Ferrari |
BASKETBALL -
GRAND PARTY FOR HEROINE
KENYA Basketball Fed-
eration is organising a
grand party for WNBA
star Josephine Achieng
Owino when she returns
to the country soon.
Federation chairman Paul
Otula said his executives was
|
WOMEN'S SOCCER -
Solwodi cut
Furaha's joy
short to lift
Easter Cup
SOLWODI Kenya from Momba-
sa won the Easter Cup women's
soccer competition when they
registered a 2-1 victory over
Furaha Ladies during a well
contested final match at Kilifi
ground on Monday.
|
KENYA FACE UPHILL TASK
Although Kenya rallied
to beat Scotland by 24
runs on Monday, their two
remaining showdowns
pose a critical challenge
to their 2011 World Cup
hopes.
A lot is at stake for the Steve
Tiko |
Standoff over referees may hurt Premier League
THE KENYAN Premier League
is headed for a major crisis over
the responsibility of appointing
referees.
It's only the other day that
oficials of the world soccer gov-
erning body, Fifa, direct |
RECESSION HITS MASTERS
GOLF PROS PRETTY HARD
FOR die-hard golf fans, a
ticket to the US Masters
may be precious, but in
a biting recession, there
is a limit to what they will
pay to watch Tiger Woods
?ght for a Green Jacket.
While the |
TENNIS -
BACK IN CONTENTION
LLEYTON Hewitt captured his
first title in more than two years
when he defeated American
Wayne Odesnik 6-2 7-5 in the
US Men's Clay Court Champion-
ships on Sunday.
Hewitt, 28, who has battle |
LIU SWEATS TO BE FIT
CHINA'S 110m hurdles world
champion Liu Xiang has con-
firmed he will only attempt to
defend his title in Berlin later
this year if his foot has fully re-
covered, local media reported.
|
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
BOLTON UNLIKELY INSPIRATION
IF LIVERPOOL want extra inspi-
ration for the enormity of the
task they face at Chelsea in the
Champions League today they
need only look as far as Bolton
Wanderers.
Liverpool need to score a |
Advantaged Barca are wary
of Bayern's wounded pride
BARCELONA take a 4-0 advantage
to Munich but are wary of Bayern's
wounded pride when they face the
Germans today in their Champions
League quarter-final return leg.
Barca coach Pep Guardiola w |
Disciplinary situation ahead of today's matches
Playing tomorrow:
Chelsea v Liverpool
Suspended: John Terry (Chelsea)
Misses next match if booked: Alvaro
Arbeloa (Liverpool), Andrea Dossena
(Liverpool), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea),
Ashley Cole ( |
NBA -
Career-best Wade's 55 Heats Knicks
DWYANE Wade scored a
career-high 55 points to help
the Miami Heat tune up for
the playoffs with an impres-
sive 122-105 victory over the
New York Knicks on Sunday.
The victory ensured the
He |
NBA -
Home grows sweeter for
Cavaliers in Celtics rout
LEBRON James scored 29 points
and the Cleveland Cavaliers
crushed the Boston Celtics 107-
76 on Sunday to move within
one win of the league's record
for home victories in a season.
Cleveland, |
More insults for
hapless team in
a home defeat
VELEZ Sarsfield went top of
the Argentine championship
on Sunday by winning 1-0 at
coachless San Lorenzo, who
were insulted by their fans
throughout the game.
The home supporters were
furiou |
SOCCER -
Red cards fly
in Brazilian
match called
to get peace
THREE players and both coach-
es were sent off on Sunday in a
Brazilian derby which had been
preceded by a campaign to pro-
mote peace between the rivals'
sets of supporters.
Trouble erupted |
MOTORCROSS
KENYAN TRIO RULES WET
TRACK AT REGIONAL RACE
THREE Kenyan riders-
Cruze Muigai, Shivam
Vinayak and Ivan Guya-
weathered the wet and
slippery course at Garuga
Racetrack to win the in-
dividual classes at the
Central Africa AMU Re-
gional |
SOCCER
Celtic beat tea
men in Ainamoi
tourney opener
A TEN-MAN Celtic edged out
Ketepa 2-1 during the Ainamoi
Constituency soccer tourna-
ment opener at the Kericho
Green Stadium yesterday.
Bernard Too opened the
fastest goal of the event when
|
KARTING
|
NATIONWIDE
Congo Utd pluck
Super Eagle for
their revenge
SMARTING from a 3-0 drub-
bing by Admiral on Good
Friday, Congo United finally
restored their dented pride.
Ramadhan Salim's hat-trick
helped Congo beat Super Eagle
in the Nationwide Division |
VOLLEYBALL
Cutchi Leva
win revived
East African
tournament
CUTCHI Leva 'A' of Nairobi are
the winners of the East African
Open Traditional Style Volley-
ball Championship.
They defeated Kisumu Mus-
lims 3-0 (21-3, 18-8, 16-13) at
Memon Villa in Momba |
TAE KWON DO
Chairman's
Cup goes to
top St Teresa
of Nairobi
ST TERESA from Nairobi lifted
the 2009 National Chairman's
Cup after they emerged victori-
ous at the Tae Kwon Do Open
Championship at KPA Makande
Gymnasium, Mombasa, over
the Easter holiday.
|
SOCCER
Constituency
tournament fund
amount clarified
THE GOVERNMENT has allo-
cated Sh781,940 to all constitu-
encies in the country and not
Sh1 million as had been stated
earlier, a senior official clarified
at the weekend.
The secretary of Sp |
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Solwodi start campaign well
SOLWODI Kenya from Mom-
basa made a flying start in their
campaign to win the Easter Cup
women's soccer competition.
They beat First Community
3-1 at Mnarani primary school
ground in Kilifi on |
SOCCER
Nyota Ndogo fail
to twinkle before
favourites Kimathi
NYOTA Ndogo FC started their
campaign for the inaugural Na-
kuru Open Youth tournament
on a losing note when they
went down 2-3 at the hands of
Kimathi Youth at Afraha open
grounds on Saturday.
|
CHILDREN'S SOCCER
THE FUTURE IS PLAYING NOW
AFTER a sterling per-
formance in the world
children's soccer tourna-
ment in Barcelona, light
seems to be shining on
the future of the Kenyan
game.
When Ujuzi Soccer Academy
thumped Catro |
RECESSION HITS
MASTERS GOLF PROS
PRETTY HARD
|
Davide sparkles
at Solai karting
CLASSY Davide Bernardi
crushed defending champion
Ali Aslam to win the first two
rounds of the Car & General
Cummins Karting Champion-
ship at Solai racetrack in Nakuru
at the weeken |
WILL FATHERHOOD SLOW
DOWN FEDERER'S GAME?
Federer excitedly announced his
news last month, declaring: "It's not
going to really disturb my mindset
on tennis a whole lot," but any par-
ent who has had to deal with sleepless
nights may thi |
SOCCER -
MOTHER RECALLS DAUGHTERS'
DEATHS IN STADIUM DISASTER
"WE WERE all very excit-
ed," said Jenni Hicks as she
recalls setting out for Shef-
field on the morning of April
15 1989 with her husband
Trevor and daughters Sarah
and Vicki.
They were goi |
SOCCER - Ancelotti:
I will not be
crossing to
the Bridge
AC MILAN coach Carlo Ance-
lotti dismissed on Saturday me-
dia reports that he has agreed
to take over at Premier League
Chelsea next season.
"I exclude the possibility of
going to Chelsea," |
Federer ties the
knot with long-
term girlfriend
WORLD number two Roger
Federer married his long-time
girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec in his
home town of Basel in Switzer-
land on Saturday.
"Earlier today...surrounded
by a small group of close fr |
Uefa reject Barca appeal
over Messi, Guardiola
UEFA have rejected Barcelona's
appeal against Lionel Messi's
yellow card and coach Pep
Guardiola's dismissal from the
bench in Wednesday's Champi-
ons League quarter-final against
Bayern Munich, |
SERIE A -
TEMPERS IN ARMBANDS
MOURNING for the vic-
tims of Monday's earth-
quake in the Italian region
of Abruzzo did not stop
tempers flaring in Serie
A's first day since the dis-
aster on Saturday.
Cagliari said one o |
NBA -
Pacers pass playoff-bound Pistons
DANNY Granger scored 24
points to spark the Indiana
Pacers to a 106-102 victory over
visiting playoff-bound Detroit
Pistons on Saturday.
Granger iced the win with
two free throws with five se |
RUGBY -
Sharks shocker opens up
a Super 14 playoff chase
THE PREVIOUSLY winless
Cheetahs threw the Super 14
playoff race wide open by beat-
ing fellow South African side
the Sharks 31-6 on Saturday.
The pre-tournament favour-
ite Sharks h |
RUGBY 7S -
HEROES
HAVE YOU
TO THANK
Kenya captain Humphrey Kay-
ange says the team's success has
come about because of the sup-
port that others give players.
He says through the magna-
nimity of employers, players
stay away fr |
Junior 15s seek to emulate sevens
THE NATIONAL sevens team's
performance has exerted pres-
sure on national 15s Under-20
team to deliver during the Jun-
ior World Rugby Trophy that
gets under way in Nairobi.
Team manager Oliv |
SOCCER -
Former skipper
Wembe buried
FORMER Harambee Stars
captain and Kisumu Hot Stars
founder Peter Oronge, who was
also known as "Wembe", was
buried at his home village Nya-
wita, Bondo, on Saturday.
The 74-year |
LABOUR DAY TOURNEY ON
THE RIFT Valley branch of
the Kenya Karate Federation
will host the Labour Day Ka-
rate tournament at Old Town
Hall,Nakuru,on May 1, accord-
ing to branch secretary Enock
Owour.
|
TENNIS - Continental
juniors circuit
serves in Dar
next month
THE CONFEDERATION of Afri-
can Tennis Under-14 circuit will
be held from May 5 to 9 at the
Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club.
The tournament, organised
by CAT for boys and girls,
launches at the Pa |
SOCCER - Pwani Oil men
clip Super Eagles'
wings in derby
SUPER Eagles fans left Refinery
ground disappointed when
their team bowed 0-2 to Pwani
Oil Gunners during a Nation-
wide (Division II) Superleague
Changamwe derby at the
weekend.
Rashid Petit |
SOCCER -
Ambani in top league for
golden boot award in Tz
WITH a few matches remaining
to wind up Tanzania's Vodacom
Premier League, Yanga's Kenyan
import Boniface Ambani and
JKT Ruvu's Hussein Bunu are in
a cut-throat race to win the top
scorer's 'gol |
BODY BUILDING -
Loti beats all to
Mr Mombasa,
romps into Coast
FRANCIS Loti emerged the win-
ner of Mr Mombasa Body Build-
ing Championship at Havana
Club in Bamburi, Mombasa, on
Saturday.
It was Loti's second victory
within a year Last year, he won
the |
KENYAN PREMIER LEAGUE -
DRENCHED SOFAPAKA BOW
HIGH-FLYING Sofapaka
were finally brought
down to earth and their
unbeaten run halted by
Bandari at the weekend.
Hitherto the most entertain-
ing side in the competition with
some |
EYE ON THE
BIG RECORD
LAST year's 800m rev-
elation, Kenya's prodigy
Pamela Jelimo, is looking
to break Jarmila Krato-
chvilova's 25-year-old
world record with glee.
The 19-year-old, who was the
first Kenya |
Ujuzi make a good start in World Cup
UJUZI Soccer Academy opened
their campaign in the Mundi-
alito Children's World Cup in
Portugal in the weekend on a
high.
The Kenyans thumped home
side Castro Marim 4-2 in the
Under-12 categ |
Team thrashed 4-0 after traffic snarl-up
ESTUDIANTES crushed
Cruzeiro 4-0 in the Liber-
tadores Cup on Wednesday
after the Brazilians arrived
late for the match due to traf-
fic problems.
San Lorenzo, the only
one of the big five A |
TIGER WOODS
GOES FOR 15TH
MAJOR TITLE
TIGER Woods dominated
much of the talk ahead of
yesterday's opening round
at the U.S. Masters where
the world number
is bidding to win his
15th major title.
Long established as the
bes |
SOCCER -
Messi nets twice as Barca
hammer Bayern Munich
BARCELONA produced a
stunning display of attack-
ing football to overwhelm
Bayern Munich 4-0 in their
Champions League quar-
ter-final first leg at the Nou
Camp on Wednesday.
All the goals c |
Five Chinese junior swimmers
get two-year ban over doping
FIVE Chinese junior swim-
mers have been banned for
two years for doping by the
Chinese Swimming Associa-
tion, officials said yesterday.
Qu Jing, Liu Bingyao, Zuo
Ziqiao, Fu Bo and Hu Shaozh |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
A BRIDGE TOO FAR
TWO GOALS by defender
Branislav Ivanovic and an-
other from Didier Drogba
completed a stunning
Chelsea comeback for a
3-1 victory over Liverpool
in the Champions League
on Wednesday.
Fernan |
TENNIS -
Serena to lose WTA
No.1 rank to Safina
RUSSIA'S Dinara Safina will replace
Serena Williams as world number one
in the WTA's next official rankings, the
organisation said on Wednesday.
Safina has yet to win a Grand Slam
event but h |
LIGUE 1 -
Former greats
St Etienne are
headed for the
drop to Ligue 2
ST ETIENNE, France's most suc-
cessful club, find themselves on
a slippery slope towards Ligue 2
as they travel to Stade Rennes
tomorrow.
Les Verts, who have won 10
league titles and reached |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
RED DEVILS FEEL HEAT
OF A LIVERPOOL CHASE
TEENAGER Federico
Macheda's brilliant win-
ner last weekend merely
papered over the cracks
in a Manchester United
team floundering in their
defence of the Premier
League title.
|
NBA -
Roy spurs Blazers to rare win
THE PORTLAND Trail
Blazers erased an early
19-point deficit to post a
95-83 road win over the
ailing San Antonio Spurs
on Wednesday.
The win, Blazers' first in
San Antonio since 2002,
ended |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -
Villarreal remain calm despite
Adebayor goal, eye semi-final
SANTI Cazorla insists Villarreal
are still more than capable of
making it through to the semi-
finals of the Champions League
despite Tuesday's home draw
with Arsenal, recalling their
success ag |
RUGBY -
South Africa can
'counter Lions'
SOUTH Africa have the players
to overcome any challenge the
British and Irish Lions throw
at them during their three-test
tour, former World Cup-win-
ning Springbok coach Jake
White said.
"I |
SCHOOL GAMES -
Austins face Kamusinga
as Maseno take on Laiser
ST AUSTIN'S Academy clash
with Friends School Kamusinga
while Maseno School face off
with Laiser Hill Academy in the
boys' basketball semi-finals at
the Brookside-sponsored Kenya
Secondary Schoo |
SOCCER -
Chelsea hit
Liverpool in
their weak
spot - Guus
MANAGER Guus Hiddink ad-
mitted he had been left stunned
by Chelsea's shock 3-1 victory
against Liverpool in the first-
leg of their Champions League
quarter-final at Anfield but
was delighted w |
ATHLETICS -
Anti-dope rule
contravenes EU
laws, panel says
MANY parts of the World
Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA)
"whereabouts" rule contravene
the European Union's privacy
laws, a key EU panel will say
next week, according to sources
familiar with the mat |
KENYAN PREMIER LEAGUE -
SIANG'A HANGS ON THIN
THREAD OF HITTING CITY
THE FUTURE of James
Siang'a as Gor Mahia
coach will be put on the
line this afternoon when
he leads his charges
against Nairobi City Stars
at the Coca-Cola National
Stadium.
Champions Matha |
RALLYING -
LAST BEND IN GREAT RACE
THE RALLYING fraternity
yesterday described the
late national champion
navigator Farakh Yusuf
as a selfless, hardworking
and resourceful person.
Rally drivers, navigators and
Kenya Motor Spo |
SOCCER -
This is worst
Bayern ever,
chief says of
Barca rout
BAYERN Munich president
Franz Beckenbauer has labelled
the Bundesliga side's horrify-
ing performance during the
4-0 defeat at Barcelona in the
quarter-finals of the Champions
League as the wors |
You must forget
Europe heroics,
coach tells team
BARCELONA must return to
earth quickly after Wednesday's
4-0 Champions League thrash-
ing of Bayern Munich and grab
the chance to extend their Pri-
mera Liga lead to nine points,
coach Pep Guard |
SOCCER -
Blues skipper Terry upset
with his costly booking
CHELSEA captain John Terry
believes he should have escaped
the booking that will keep him
out of the second leg of their
Champions League quarter-fi-
nal with Liverpool.
Terry was booked in t |
SCHOOL GAMES -
Shimo power into
their maiden boys'
hockey semi-final
SHIMO la Tewa Secondary
yesterday powered their way
into their maiden boys' hockey
semi-final when they drew 2-2
with Chogoria Boys in a charged
match at Kangaru School.
They qualified as grou |
You can now follow Kenya Open golf tourney online
THIS year's Tusker Kenya Open
Golf championship, due to get
under way on Thursday at the
pristine Muthaiga Golf Club, is
set to go a notch higher techno-
logically courtesy of Kenya Data
Network |
ANOTHER
COLD
WAR?
THE GREAT divide be-
tween Kenya Premier
League and the Football
Kenya is threatening the
chances of national soc-
cer team Harambee Stars
making it to the 2010
World Cup and Africa Cup
of Nat |
ILLEGAL GAMBLING SHAMES
TAIWAN'S BASEBALL TEAMS
CHUNG Yi-min would go to a
baseball game almost every
month and watch many more
on television until four or five
years ago, when the 36-year-
old fan started getting fed up
with Taiwan's most po |
SOCCER - Almunia, Gallas doubtful
for Villarreal return game
ARSENAL goalkeeper Manuel
Almunia and defender Wil-
liam Gallas are doubtful
for next week's Champions
League quarter-final against
Villarreal after picking up
injuries in Tuesday's first leg,
|
Not too soon as Sooners star
quits university for NBA draft
COLLEGE basketball's player
of the year Blake Griffin will
forego his final two years
at Oklahoma University to
enter the 2009 NBA draft, he
said on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma Sooners
announced o |
First woman cricketer of year named
CLAIRE Taylor, England's
leading run-scorer in her
team's successful World Cup
campaign this year, has
become the first woman to
be named as one of the five
cricketers of the year by the
annual |
Aussie cycling mourns world champion
AUSTRALIA'S cycling com-
munity was in mourning
yesterday following the
death of former world cham-
pion Jobie Dajka.
The 27-year-old was found
dead in his Adelaide home
on Tuesday night.
|
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
FERGIE: WE MUST END
PORTO HOME RECORD
Red Devils would
be the first English
team to do that,
says veteran coach
SIR ALEX Ferguson has
challenged his Manches-
ter United side to do what
no other English team has
done and win in Por |
SOCCER - Pompey in Sh2 billion loss
PORTSMOUTH made losses of
16.6 million (Sh1.9 billion)
for the 2007-08 financial year
despite winning the FA Cup for
the first time in 69 years.
However, the English Premier
League club said |
OLYMPICS -
G20 Summit
offers tips for
2012 Games
security preps
AS BRITISH police struggled to
contain demonstrators at the
G20 summit in London last
week, organisers of the 2012
Olympics picked up tips ahead
of "probably the highest risk
Games to be held".
|
SOCCER -
MASTER OF THE
VANISHING ACT
ROBINHO was chris-
tened the "magic
man" at Manchester
City earlier this season
following his British
record 32.5 million
pounds (Sh3.8 billion)
arrival from Real Ma-
drid in the fin |
OLYMPICS -
Evaluation team 'impressed' by
Chicago's bid to host 2016 Games
THE HEAD of the International
Olympic Committee's evalua-
tion team said on Tuesday she
was "impressed" by Chicago's
bid for the 2016 Games but gave
no hint as to whether it had an
edge over its |
NBA -
Yao shines as Rockets beat Magic
HOUSTON'S Yao Ming won a
showdown of top-flight centers
with Orlando's Dwight Howard
on Tuesday to guide the Rockets
to a 93-83 home victory.
Yao schooled his younger
rival with 20 points and |
NBA -
Hornets douse
Heat in OT for a
berth in playoffs
THE NEW Orleans Hornets
wrapped up a playoff berth the
hard way on Tuesday, defeat-
ing the Miami Heat 93-87 in
overtime.
David West's jumper sealed
the win with eight seconds to go
in the e |
SOCCER -
Mathare girls'
tourney kicks
off in Nairobi
tomorrow
THE ANNUAL Mathare Youth
Sports Association international
girls' tournament kicks off to-
morrow at Police Line ground
in Nairobi's Mathare area.
The tournament will bring
together over 1,740 |
TENNIS -
Ace Keter bows
out, colleagues
take on rivals
KENYA'S Joie Keter was on
Tuesday bundled out of the
Africa Junior tennis champion-
ships when she fell to unseeded
Moroccan Sophia Mouganga in
straight sets during the qualifi-
ers in Casablanc |
RUGBY
|
SCHOOL GAMES -
Hillcrest meet their match
KERUGOYA girls from Central
shocked Nairobi champions
Hillcrest School 1-0 to top Pool
B and sail into the semi-finals as
the Kenya Secondary Schools
term one games entered day
two at Kangaru Sc |
CRICKET -
Kenya through
to Super Eight
COLLINS Obuya whacked
classy 10 boundaries for 84 runs
as Kenya beat Denmark by a
nine wickets to enter Saturday's
Super Eight at the ICC World
Cup qualifier in South Africa.
After |
VOLLEYBALL -
BUNGLING COST KENYA
CHAMPIONSHIPS TOOL
THE JUST-CONCLUDED
24th Africa Cup of Clubs
volleyball champion-
ships at Kasarani was a
clear disappointment to
Kenya.
Having the defending club
in an event of its magnitude
- with a re |
SCHOOL GAMES
VICTOR YET TO BE KNOWN
CONFUSION engulf the
naming of the overall
champion of the Nestle
Kenya-sponsored 27th
edition of the Kenya Pri-
mary Schools Ball and
Gymnastics Games at Moi
Nyeri Complex Primary
|
SOCCER - Teams gear up for
Makabuti finals
due this weekend
FINALS of the third edition
of the annual Eric Makabuti
soccer tournament is set for
Sunday from 2pm at Makuchi
in Hamisi, Vihiga.
Tournament co-ordinator
Anyika Busolo said several pr |
SOCCER - Spedag are in city to cart
trophy home, says coach
SPEDAG Ladies Club coach
Joseph Oyoo yesterday named
18 players whio will travel to
Nairobi today for the Mathare
Youth girls' soccer tournament.
Saying the team would take
part in the Over-1 |
North Eastern
earn ticket to
Africa tourney
NORTH Eastern Province has
booked a ticket to the Africa
Nestle Milo soccer champion-
ship in South Africa next June.
Nestle Kenya Limited,
through Milo product regional
manager Njer |
SCHOOL GAMES - Goal harvest
marks start
of contest at
Kangaru
FRIENDS School Kamusinga
and Kisumu Day went on a
goal-scoring spree as the hockey
matches of this year's Kenya
Secondary School Games got
under way at Kangaru School.
Kamusinga hit Masii Sch |
World Cup coming to Kenya this year-end
FOOTBALL'S most famous prize,
the Federation Internationale de
Football Association World Cup tro-
phy, arrives in Kenya on November
17 this year for a two-day stay.
Drinks maker Coca-Cola Comp |
