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Golden harvest
Kenya moves to the top of the medals
table after fantastic display.
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FORMULA ONE Webber upbeat as Vettel leads charge
Mark Webber remained optimistic on Friday after seeing his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel top the times in both free practice sessions ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
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CRICKET Anderson sparks Pakistan collapse
James Anderson marked his 28th birthday by sparking Pakistan's collapse to 90 for six at tea on the second day of the first Test against England at Trent Bridge here yesterday.
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PREMIER LEAGUE Kenya targets foreign players
Kenyan Premier League has a total of 31 foreign players. Some have lived here for years as refugees and
are eligible to play for Harambee Stars.
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RALLYING Cavenagh challenges top order in Nanyuki
He seeks to stop dominance of mechanics and farmers in local rallying.
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be solved by using foreign players
from unending gunshots in his home town. According to the player, who has been given a ?ve-year refugee status in Kenya, people were killing each other indiscriminately in Goma. It was very dangero |
NUMBERS Foreign legion in the Kenya league
There are 31 foreign players in the Kenya Premier League, among C them six formidable refugee footballers. They include Ngwa Baldin (striker Cameroon), Bob Mugalia (striker DRC), Laurent Tumba (stri |
10,000M
Masai, Dibaba lock horns
History is in the making for both World Champion Linet Masai and her Olympic counterpart Tirunesh Dibaba as they prepare for battle in the Senior Africa Athletics Championship in Nairo |
Kenya claims rare field medal
Kenya claimed its ?rst ?eld events medal when Cherotich Koech won bronze in women's high jump ?nal. It was joy for the 21-year-old Koech as she posted 1.55m in the ?nal where Selloane Ts'oalei from |
Mureta, Mutai come up short
Kenyans will have to wait until the next Africa Senior Athletics Championships if they still habour any hopes of bagging a medal in the men's 400m. This was after the Kenyan duo of Anderson Mureta |
SCHOOLS
Gituru take on Wangu for place in Central final
W hen this year's Secondary School Term Two B na tional finals get under way on August 8 in Kisumu, one school wishes to be among the cr�me de la cr�me of Kenya. Apart fr |
QUOTES WHAT THEY SAID Overheard this week
"Its been a long journey, but finally we are here. We experienced a lot of challenges, particularly in procuring equipment to be used but we have made it."David Okeyo, the Local Organising Chief ex |
CAPTION THIS |
Each week, we will ask our readers to come up with an amusing caption to the picture shown. This week's words on on Spain's midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Spain's goalkeeper Pepe Reina (left) celebratin |
YOUR NUMBERS
3 The number of goals AFC Leopards Congolese import Dimonde Selenge scored in Ingwe's 4-3 comeback win over Kenya Commercial Bank in the local league 20 The points Kenya Under-19 rugby side conceded w |
COMMENT | Giant leap in the right direction
Africa meet raises the bar in athletics
C onventional wisdom has it that there's nothing that beats the experience of a live sports event.
There's something special about being at the stadium and about sharing the |
FOOTBALL
TALENT GAP COULD BE FILLED BY FOREIGNERS
Plenty of foreign players in the Kenya Premier League are eligible
to play for Kenya.
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GOLDEN HARVEST
Kenya shoots to the top of the medals standings after scooping three gold medals. Saturday Sport P. 26-29
medals. Saturday Sport
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Landmark ruling on death penalty
Three judges of appeal yesterday declared the mandatory death sentence for murder unconstitutional. In a landmark decision, the three upheld a constitutional provision on protection against inhuman |
MOTOR RALLYING CAVENAGH CHALLENGES TOP ORDER IN NAKURU
Businessman aims to continue dominance in the national rally
series in Mogotio today.
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SCHOOLS
CENTRAL FINALS TIES
Gaturu take on Wangu as rest of country prepares for the national
finals in Kisumu
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Red hot world champ Cheruiyot floors Defar to grab second gold
World 5,000 metres champion Vivian Cheruiyot secured Kenya its second gold medal edging out a strong challenge from Ethiopians on the second day of the 17th Safaricom Africa Senior |
Mutai and Mureta target 400m podium
Since Kennedy Ochieng' won an African 400m men's gold medal in 1993, no other Kenyan has ever had a podium finish, bar Ezra Sambu in 2004, who won silver. Could this be a Kenyan chance to be crowned w |
SCREEN Samsung boosts media centre needs
Journalists working at the Safaricom Media Centre at Nyayo National Stadium had their wish finally granted when one of the competition's sponsors, Samsung, delivered a 55-inch plasma television screen |
1,500M Lagat leads Kenyan trio into the final
Kenyan and Ethiopian rivalry continued to play up in the 1,500m women's heats yesterday as Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Lagat and compatriots Irene Jelagat Birgen and Ann Karindi electrified the huge |
POLE VAULT Cherotich fifth with new national record
Caroline Cherotich set a new national record of 3.00 metres in the pole vault but her effort fell short of a podium place as she finished fifth overall in the women's final yesterday. Cherotich was fo |
MOTORSPORT Nakuru Rally
Azar anwar leads the cars out at tomorrow's KCB Micro Banking rally in Nakuru, the fifth round of the national rally championship
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GOLF Hunt for Coast Open champ
The search for the 2010 Coast Open champion is on with tomorrow's first round at the 99year-old old seafront links Mombasa Golf Club course along Mama Ngina Drive.
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MOURINHO THE POACHER
Jose Mourinho gives the clearest indication yet that he will be reunited with Ricardo Carvalho at Real Madrid before the start of the season.
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MASCOT
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BASKETBALL
Sprite Slam Tour set to begin in Kisumu
The Sprite Slam Tour. organised by Coca-Cola East and Central Africa, gets under way tomorrow in Kisumu. It will be on for the next seven weeks. The matches will be played on weekends. It's an initiat |
SOCCER
Matano, Salim to join Stars' technical bench
Harambee Stars will start early preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations quali?ers with players reporting to camp on August 2. Football Kenya Limited has enhanced the technical bench by appointing m |
CRICKET
Gujarat silence blunt Kenya at Gymkhana
Kenya's national cricket squad su?ered its second loss in as many days when the Gujarat State team beat them by seven wickets in the one day triangular series at the Nairobi Gymkhana yesterday. In the |
BARCELONA
Fabregas not leaving Gunners, says Iniesta
Spanish champs Barcelona are now resigned to failing in their bid to sign Gunners skipper Cesc Fabregas, as he has decided to stay at Arsenal this season. Barca ace Andres Iniesta has said that he spo |
LOS ANGELES
Donovan weighs up offers from Europe
Landon Donovan has revealed he has had a number of o?ers to return to European football. Donovan, who had a successful two-month spell with Premier League Everton in the second half of last season, |
BUENOS AIRES
Ex-coach Maradona hits out at betrayal
Diego Maradona has accused the Argentine Football Association of "lies and betrayal" after his contract as national coach was not renewed. Maradona claimed national team manager Carlos Bilardo "worked |
LONDON
Hughes set to be new Fulham manager
Mark Hughes looks set to return to football as manager of Fulham. Hughes, sacked by Manchester City last December, has been weighing up his options after being linked with a number of jobs both in Eng |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Celtic and Ajax in nightmare starts
Former European champions Celtic and Ajax were battling for Champions League survival on Wednesday after enduring nightmare starts to their qualifying campaigns. Celtic, with Neil Lennon taking cha |
Vote will be free, Kibaki promises
President Kibaki yesterday as sured Kenyans that next week's referendum vote would be conducted in a transparent manner. The Head of State said the outcome of the vote would reflect |
RALLY AZAR ANWAR LEADS CARS OUT IN NAKURU
Battle for the national crown enters its fifth round at Egerton
University tomorrow.
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KENYAN EXTENDS HER DOMINANCE OVER RIVAL
DOMINANCE OVER RIVAL Red hot world champ Cheruiyot floors
Defar to grab second gold.
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GOLF BATTLE FOR GOOD OLD BARRY ON TOMORROW
The 2010 Coast Open gets under way with the first round
at the seafront links.
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FOOTBALL MANCHESTER UNITED RIP AMERICANS APART
New kid Hern�ndez shows
potential with debut goal.
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MOVING Sol Campbell
Former Arsenal defender signs a one-year deal at Newcastle after rumours linking him to Scotish Premier League side Celtics
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CHANGE OF GUARD Maradona sacked
Argentina FA appoint under-20 coach Sergio Batista as interim coach
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LAGAT'S QUEST Olympic champion seeks African glory
Olympic 1,500 metres champion Nancy Jebet Lagat starts his bid to add on the Africa title to her collection when the race's first round gets underway today (from 4.05pm). She had a blip in her form la |
INDISPENSABLE Vuvuzela finds its way into Nyayo Stadium
Love them or hate them, it seems that the ubiquitous vuvuzelas are in sport to stay. The controversial, noisy trumpe (above), made popular at the Fifa World Cup in South Africa, inevitably made its wa |
TELEVISION Major breakthrough for live broadcasts
The continental athletics championship is pay television station SuperSport's largest undertaking since they started transmitting live coverage of events in Kenya almost one and half years ago. SuperS |
GREAT TREAT School children spice up the action
Hundreds of secondary and primary school students were part of the over 20,000 people who attended the opening ceremony of the 17th Safaricom Africa Senior Athletics Championships at the Nyayo Nationa |
Host sprinters target rare medals after great day out
Gold medals are rare commodities for Kenyan sprinters on the international track. But if yesterday's result in the 100m and 400m at the Nyayo National Stadium is anything to go by, then Kenya is s |
Hosts upbeat over field events
hen it comes to field events, especially men's discus and women's pole vault, the hosts have little to discuss as far as previous performances are concerned. However, veteran Joshua Pondo, David Li |
Kibaki joins electric crowd on opening day
Boundless joy was quite evident yesterday as thousands of fans turned up for the 17th Safaricom Africa Athletics Championships at the Nyayo National Stadium for the opening day's action yesterday. Wit |
Kenya U-18s face Egypt today
Kenya national under18 basketball team left the country yesterday for Cairo, Egypt to take part in the Africa Under-18 Basketball Championships set to start today. Coach, Philip Onyango said the te |
PICTORIAL |
Kenya scores big as Africa's stars arrive
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LONDON Hammers spurn Spurs' offer for Parker
West Ham have rejected a bid from Tottenham for midfielder Scott Parker. The 29-year-old England international, who has three years left on his contract, has been linked with a move away from Upton Pa |
LIVERPOOL | Transfer saga
Mascherano wants out but Torres to stay
New Reds coach Hodgson says he expects the Argentina man to honour his contract which has two years left, but his happy Spain striker Torres will be staying on at Anfield
avier Mascherano wants to l |
Campbell at Newcastle on one-year deal
Newcastle United have confirmed the signing of former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell on a one-year contract. Campbell was allowed to join Newcastle after failing to agree a new deal at Emirates |
ATLANTA
Lescott keen to repay City after poor season
Joleon Lescott admits he has to repay Manchester City after a ''frustrating'' ?rst season at the club following a �22 million (Sh2.7 billion) move from Everton last summer. Lescott spent much of the s |
BERLIN
Raul moves to Schalke 04 on two-year contract
Real Madrid and former Spanish international star Raul agreed a two-year deal yesterday with Germany's Schalke 04 after 16 years at the Bernabeu, the Bundesliga side announced. The 33-year-old striker |
LONDON
Milner may stay at Villa aftr truce with O'Neil
Aston Villa midfielder James Milner could end up staying at Aston Villa after peace talks with the club's manager Martin O'Neill. A meeting was held after the England international was reported to be |
SPRINTS
Hosts out to restore lost glory
O ver the recent past, there's one area Kenyan athlet ics have had a rough time to maneuver: sprints. So when the second event of the Africa Senior Athletics Championships g |
Arsenal stand firm over fabulous Fab
Arsenal's tough stance is frustrating Barcelona in their pursuit of Cesc Fabregas. Barca spokesman Toni Freixa insists the Catalan club are doing all they can to sign the Arsenal skipper. But he h |
Carragher: Torres will stay at Anfield
Jamie Carragher fully expects Fernando Torres to be a Liverpool player next season and says the Spaniard will play an important role in a "rebuilding process" at the club.
Torres has been the subje |
TRANSFER TALK
Utd: Fergie has cash for `high quality' signing
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has insisted that manager Sir Alex Ferguson has the funds to sign one world-class player but has blamed "a lack of value in the mar |
SPRINTS
Kenya hope to restore lost glory over
the short distance
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Nairobi all set, doubts over Benin
As the curtains go up today to usher in the 17th Senior Africa Athletics Championship in Nairobi today, doubts still linger over the host of the next event in 2012.Kenya edged out Benin 10-9 votes |
CAMERA RAIL Organisers race against time to be ready for TV
With only hours left before the 17th Africa Senior Athletics Championships starts today, the camera rail was yet to be fitted along the running track at the Nyayo National Stadium. This might baffle m |
TV COVERAGE Championships to be aired in 165 countries
This year's Africa Senior Athletics Championships will see the widest television coverage in the history of the event. In the last edition held in Addis Ababa, Ehtiopia, the championships was streamed |
NEVER-SAY-DIE 49-year-old Pondo still gunning for discus gold
For Kenya's discus thrower, Joshua Pondo, age is just but a number. The 49-year-old Pondo has represented the country in many international events since 1984 and is still going strong. He is the oldes |
Six Tanzanians enter race for the good, old Barry Cup
Six Tanzanian golfers are among a huge ?eld of 85 players who are set to battle it out for glory at this year's Coast Open Golf Championship at the Mombasa Golf Club this weekend. The six players a |
HOCKEY
Sliders slipping, sliding to oblivion
Struggling Sliders appear to be slipping and sliding to oblivion by the day. The club, one of the best in the country, was held to a 1-1 draw by newcomers Strathmore in the national women's hockey |
MOMBASA BASKETBALL Nine new faces in U-18 team for Africa Cup
Nine new faces have been named in the Kenya te am for this year's Africa Under-18 Championships scheduled to start tomorrow in Cairo. The team was announced by coach Philip Onyango in Mombasa yesterda |
NAIROBI CRICKET Woeful hosts fall to India's Baroda XI
Kenya started the one-day triangular series on a sour note when they lost their opening match to Baroda Xl by 45 runs at the Nairobi Gymkhana yesterday. Batting ?rst, Baroda set their hosts a target o |
NAKURU RALLYING Varese seeks to leave rivals choking on dust
Leonardo Varese will try to sustain the pace in KCB Nakuru Rally this weekend in a follow up of his Meru round e?ort where he emerged victorious in a VW Golf GTi under torturous road conditions. Vares |
ABIDJAN RUGBY Poor Kenya crash to Uganda in U-19 clash
Kenya began their Under-19 Confederation of Africa Rugby (CAR) Cup campaign poorly, going down 0-20 to Uganda in the opening match on Monday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Jasper Ochen's penalty gave Ugan |
17th Africa Senior Athletics Champioships
Kenya seek revenge for `08 humiliation
Africa's greatest track rivalry will be played out again today when Kenya lead and Ethiopia lead the rest of the ?eld in the men 10,000m ?nal as the curtains go up on the 17th Senior Africa Athletics |
Limo, Oseso lead hosts' chase for rare field event medals
The 1989 Lagos and 1990 Cairo championships will forever remain etched in Kenya's history of ?eld events especially men's shot put. It is when the national record holder, Robert Welike, conquered a |
Congo's Kakaya wary of younger opposition
Africa 400m record holder Gary Kakaya has promised ?reworks as he seeks to reclaim his title during the Senior Africa Athletics Championship which starts tomorrow at the Nyayo National Stadium. The |
HANDBALL
Cereals off to good start in title defence
Maxwell Zange and Danstun Eshikumo scored seven and six goals for Kenya Handball League champions National Cereals and Produce Board to hit Thika Engineering 38-20 at Aga Khan High School at the weeke |
SCHOOLS
Shujaa savour victory, Tononoka fall to Waa
Shujaa Mekatilili of Malindi became Coast Province Secondary Schools Term 2B Games boys' volleyball champions after registering a 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-18) victory over Kenyatta Mwatate at Voi Seconda |
BASKETBALL
Olumasi tips Kenya to win trophy in Cairo
US-based Mildred Olumasi is con?dent the national under18 basketball team will win the Africa Championship that starts this week in Cairo. Olumasi said this year's Kenyan team is better and stronge |
THE ETHIOPIAN CHALLENGE
Cheruiyot gearing up for showdown
They are the two most feared athletes over the 5,000m distance yet both World champion Vivian Cheruiyot and former record holder Meseret Defer are yet to strike gold at the continental level, an aspec |
Leopards display finest show of weekend
Football comebacks are often remembered for their drama and the joy and despair they bring to the fans. And as the Kenyan Premier League entered its 18th round of matches, one of the most memorabl |
BUENOS AIRES
Diego states terms to stay as Argentina boss
Diego Maradona wants to continue as Argentina coach but only if he can keep his entire backroom staff. Argentine Football Association president Julio Grondona hopes the 49-year-old will sign a new fou |
LIVERPOOL
Mascherano meets Hodgson for talks
Javier Mascherano has met new Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson for the first time after returning to pre-season training at Melwood.
The Argentina captain has been uncontactable since going on holiday |
Arsenal may demand up to Sh6bn for Fab
Cesc Fabregas will have a make-or-break meeting with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger this week to ?nally decide his future. Details of a �7million a year deal to lure him to Barcelona broke in Spain over t |
MADRID
Mourinho steps up race to sign Cole Jose Mourinho is set to step
Jose Mourinho is set to step up race for Chelsea left back Ashley Cole. The �20million tug-of-war for the left-back will depend almost entirely on Cole's mood following revelations over his private li |
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Inter Milan's Balotelli close to Sh3bn
move to Manchester City.
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FORMER GUEST TOPS LIST
Middle level handicap Karume Weke beat 210 players to bag Nation Media's
50th Anniversary overall title.
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Graft: Lumumba seeks swift justice
It's our duty to ensure that when the next review is done, it may be said of Kenya that there is no corruption
N ew anti-corruption czar Patrick Lumumba formally took office |
ATHLETICS KENYA READY ON EVE OF SENIOR AFRICA GAMES
Excitement is at fever pitch as the nation anticipates the continent's
biggest athletics bonanz
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SOCCER BALOTELLI ON THE BRINK OF SH3BN CITY MOVE
Inter Milan teen accepts Sh8m-aweek pay to leave Italian side as
week pay to leave Italian s Mancini also targets Torres
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNIORS CLINCH THIRD OVERALL TRACK TITLE
Kenya beat bigwigs USA and Germany to the top of the listings
in Canada
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PARIS TOUR DE FRANCE Contador relieved at after third race victory
Alberto Contador admitted he was relieved as he edged closer to Lance Armstrong's record number of victories as the American's Tour de France career came to an end.
Contador (Astana) secured a thir |
NAIROBI POLLS FKL set to elect new board in two months
Football Kenya Limited is now scheduled to go to the polls in two months under a new constitution which was ratified with few ammendments during a special general meeting held at the Sirikwa Hotel in |
MADRID FORMULA ONE Ferrari fined Sh8m but German result stands
Ferrari have been fined $100,000 (about Sh8 million) for breaching sporting regulations after appearing to implement team orders during the German Prix.
The Italian team has also been referred to t |
ABIDJAN RUGBY Youth tourney gives way to `big man's' rally
The 2010 Junior Rugby World Cup qualifiers that were to start last Saturday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, failed to kick off due to a presidential function. The competition was thrown into confusion afte |
CRICKET Draw beckons in Kenya, Baroda match
A draw was beckoning yesterday for Kenya and touring Baroda State in their three-dayer clash at the Nairobi Gymhana.
The Indians were 127 for two at lunch yesterday in their second innings. They ha |
GOLF Weke's overall winner of `Nation' tourney
Handicap 12 player Karume Weke over the weekend produced the best round of seven over par 79 gross to beat a big field of 210 for the overall prize at Nation Media Group's 50th Anniversary golf tourna |
RUGBY More Boks misery as Fourie is suspended
Springbok Jaque Fourie has been banned for four weeks for a dangerous tackle in Saturday's 30-13 defeat to Australia, dealing another blow to South Africa's calamitous defence of their TriNations titl |
Nairobi 2010 Special
Africa's premier track and field meeting comes to town
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WALKING
Wanjiru, Kimutai lead Kenyan charge for gold at Africa championships.
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RARE SHOT Athletics
Kenyan get uncommon chance to compete for international glory in sprints and fied events.
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SECURITY Al Shabaab threat
Organisers of Africa championships step up security of athletes, officials and fans after terrorist attack in Kampala early this month. Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the |
SIBLING RIVALRY
World 10,000m champion Linet Masai says she feels the pressure to win after her younger brothers gold at World junior championships in Canada.
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ATHLETICS COMES TO TOWN
Eight pages of special reports on the 17th Africa Senior Championships. Monday Sport
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AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT | Terrorism top on the agenda as heads of State start talks
President Kibaki (centre) in discussions with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (right) and other leaders during the opening ceremony of the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of S |
300 bullets found hidden in cabbages
P olice in Nyeri have seized 300 bullets stuffed in a bag full of cabbages. A man said to be the owner of the bag was arrested in Karatina Town in a matatu from Isiolo, accordi |
FOOTBALL LEOPARDS RALLY TO STUN BANKERS
Former champs return from the dead at 3-1 down to beat KCB 4-3 at City Stadium thriller.
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ATHLETICS ETHIOPIANS TO ARRIVE TODAY
Africa's greatest middle and long distance track rivalry looms as neighbours check in.
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POLO WANN FEEDS CROWNED HORSEMAN CHAMPS
Team cruises past opponents to lift the trophy on maximum six
points.
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AGAINST ALL ODDS SOMALIA DEFIES STRIFE TO SEND TEAM TO NAIROBI
Apart from the Al Shabab notoriety and the unending civil strife, the only other enduring feature of Somalia has been its regular representation in international sports competition s and the African A |
HOME STRAIGHT LOC IN FINAL DASH TO GET EVERYTHING READY
It is a mad rush against time for the organisers to beat today's deadline to stage the Senior Africa Athletics Championships' test run, at Nyayo national Stadium. Both the hammer cage and the electron |
TOP BRASS EL GUERROUJ, FREDERICKS AMONG BIG NAMES IN TOWN
Former Olympic 1,500m champion Hicham El Guerrouj and Namibia's only Olympic medallist Frankie Fredricks, who is also the championship's organising delegate are among those expected in Nairobi to insp |
TOUR DE FRANCE
Contador on verge of crown
The tussle for the 2010 Tour de France title is set to end in Alberto Contador's favour after the defending champion increased his advantage in yesterday's penultimate stage. Contado |
FORMULA ONE Vettel on pole for German GP
German Sebastian Vettel was overjoyed yesterday after he clocked the fastest time in front of his home fans in qualifying for Sunday's German Grand Prix. That completed a hattrick of pole position |
EVIAN OPEN Pressel eagles the last to snatch lead
American Morgan Pressel holed a six-foot putt for eagle at the long 18th to burst out of a logjam and take the third round lead in the Evian Masters yesterday. The Florida 22year-old fired a 67 for 11 |
Butt thanks Pakistan for historic Aussie win
Pakistan captain Salman Butt praised his young side and their supporters after leading the team to a first Test victory over Australia in 15 years in his first game in charge. Pakistan just about |
BASKETBALL
Eagle Wings top after after rout of Storms
Defending women's basketball league champions Eagle Wings yesterday climbed to the top of the table standings following their easy 62-27 victory over fast fading Sprite Storms in their one-sided ?rst |
U-18 CHAMPIONSHIP
Kenya play against hosts Egypt in opener
Kenya under-18 girls' team play its opening match against hosts Egypt on Thursday as the Afrobasket U-18 women's championships kicks o? in Cairo this week. US-based Mildred Olumasi, who arrived in |
JUNIOR ATHLETICS
Kenyans all at sea in the walk and hurdles
Kenya is still on course for a third overall title despite the below par perforamnces of David Munyao and Boniface Mucheru in Moncton, Canada. Competing in events not traditionally associated with |
SCHOOLS | Upsets and surprises mark Nairobi and Mombasa provincial championships
Jamhuri end three-decade wait
J amhuri High School's 32-year wait for the national schools football finals ended yesterday in dramatic style when Eric Mmata netted with only five minutes left for a 1-0 win over former ch |
CHAMPIONS FALL Shujaa down Shimba, win title
Malindi's Shujaa Mekatilili yesterday caused a major upset when they shot down defending champions Shimba Hills and later win the Coast Province Secondary Schools Term 2B Games boys' volleyball title |
SCHOOLS Sega still queens as Adongo scores four
Sega Girls from the new Ugenya district retained their soccer title as hosts Kisumu Boys lost 2-0 to St Mark from Masaba in the final during the Nyanza Secondary Schools Term 2 B Games at Moi Stadium |
COLLEGES
NBK kits Nakuru for KMTC games
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Ashley `Cool': Real courts
TRANSFER TALK | All the latest from Europe
Ashley Cole has been promised he can escape the backlash from his tangled private life by quitting Chelsea for Real Madrid. The England full-back has struggled to keep a low profil |
LONDON
Wenger set to sign one more defender
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is setting his sights on bringing a new defender to the Emirates Stadium for the coming season. The Gunners coach admits he is not in the market for a forward, despite t |
MANCHESTER
Manchester City finally complete Kolarov deal
Manchester City have completed the �16m-signing of left-back Aleksander Kolarov from Lazio. The 24-year-old Serbia international, who will provide direct competition for Wayne Bridge, was granted a wo |
LONDON
Aston Villa's Milner set for showdown talks
James Milner is set for a face-toface showdown with Martin O'Neill over the row which appears to have soured his relationship with Aston Villa supporters. The 24-year-old England international has att |
LONDON
Ajax cruise to easy win over Blues in friendly
Carlo Ancelotti insists he is not in the market for a new keeper despite Ross Turnbull's Dutch disaster. Turnbull, deputising for the injured Petr Cech, blew his chance to stake a claim for a start |
Ashley 'Cool': Real courts Chelsea bad-boy
with him at Real Madrid would be tremendous." Carvalho won the Champions League with Porto in 2004 when Mourinho coached the club. He joined Mourinho at Chelsea that year for a fee of around 20 millio |
GROIN PAIN
Drogba to miss start of season with injury
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is facing a three-week spell on the after surgery on a groin injury. Drogba's surgery makes him a doubt
sidelines after surgery on a groin injury. Drogba's surgery make |
FAMILY AFFAIR
Toure: I snubbed Man United to play with Kolo
Manchester City's new signing Yaya Toure claims he rejected an o?er from Manchester United because he wanted to hold out for the chance to play alongside his brother Kolo. Toure ignored United's at |
