Category : The Star Sports

Gor 5 points away: Lokuwaam downs Chemelil as K’Ogalo make giant step towards title

Little-known Edwin Lokuwaam was the hero as Gor Mahia took a giant step towards retaining their league title with a 1-o win over Chemelil Sugar 1-0 in a Sportpesa Premier League match yesterday.The tie had all indications of being another frustrating...

Nairobi retain women’s basketball title for fifth consecutive year

Nairobi County defeated Uasin Gishu 43-21 to lift the women’s basketball title for the sixth consecutive year as the Kenya Inter County Cultural and Sports Association games entered the fourth day in Kisii County.Mike Sonko’s Nairobi star...

Mboya content: Former Mathare keeper happy with Tusker switch despite lack of playing time

Former Mathare United first choice goalkeeper Robert Mboya says he does not regret moving to Tusker in June, where he has struggled to break to the starting team.Mboya mutually terminated his contract with Mathare in June and found a new home at Ruar...

Kenya Cup clubs recall their big boys for Kabeberi Sevens

Top Kenya Cup sides are set to recall their big guns for the Kabeberi Sevens slated for this weekend at the Machakos Stadium. Table topping Homeboyz, who lead the log with 44 points following wins at the Prinsloo and Sepetuka Sevens last month, will...

Everton date set: Kenyan champions K’Ogalo to face Toffees on November 7 in Liverpool

The highly anticipated Everton versus Gor Mahia match for the SportPesa Trophy will take place on either Tuesday November 6 or Wednesday November 7 with the exact date to be determined in due course, match organiser SportPesa has announced. The frie...

Kamworor all set: New York Marathon champion to defend title in November

New York City Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor will defend his title on November 4.During last year’s race, Kamworor claimed his first major marathon victory when he held off a challenge from compatriot Wilson Kipsang down the final turns in...

Wafula quits Kakamega Homeboyz to join Ugandan champions Vipers

Kakamega Homeboyz attacking midfielder Noah Wafula has moved to Ugandan Premier League champions Vipers SC in search of greener pastures.The 28-year-old pacy forward has signed a three-year agreement, which will keep him in Uganda until the end of 20...

Prisons charged up: Warders tired of living in rivals’ shadows as second leg starts in Thika today

Kenya Prisons have warned their perennial rivals that it will not be a walk in the park as the second leg of the National League gets underway today in Thika.Prisons’ coach Maurice ‘Kawata’ Maina said the 1999 champions have high ho...

Langat to fly Kenya’s flag at Turkish Airlines Tour in Antalya

Reuben Langat of Kericho has intensified his training ahead of the forthcoming Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup Grand Finale at the Mediterranean city of Antalya, Turkey in late October.Langat, who emerged the winner during the event’s Nairobi q...

Bett’s final journey: 2015 world 400m hurdles champion to be buried today at Simat Village

Former world 400m hurdles champion Nicholas Bett will be laid to rest today at his family home in Simat village, Uasin Gishu County.It was sorrow and tears as his body left Eldoret Hospital Mortuary yesterday afternoon, heavily guarded by Kondele an...

Wazito all out for survival after landing new sponsors

Relegation-threatened Wazito chief executive officer, Luthers Mokua, believes the entry of a new sponsor will help turn around their fortunes in the Kenyan Premier League. The league debutants were bailed out of their financial struggles by Sumac Mi...

Gor back in action: Chemelil hope to capitalise on K’Ogalo’s fatigue to slow their title hunt

Even for a team like Gor Mahia, who have a deep and talented squad, fatigue does creep in, at least when you play five games in 12 days. For the sixth time this month, the runaway league leaders take to the pitch in a SportPesa Premier League match a...

Chelsea's Nigerian winger Victor Moses announces international retirement

Nigeria's Victor Moses has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 27. The Chelsea winger played 37 times for his country, scoring 12 times since making his debut in 2012. He had previously represented England up to Under...

Back in action: Conseslus leads Kenyans in Birmingham two weeks after dominating Asaba

Fresh from bagging the African title a fortnight ago, World and Olympic 3000m steeplechase champion Consenslus Kipruto has been enlisted to lead the Kenyan battalion in his speciality in Birmingham this Saturday.Kipruto, who was a cut above the rest...

Njoki places third in U18 category at continental show

Tracy Njoki placed third in the U-8 girl’s category of the ongoing 2018 Africa Youth Chess Championship in Kisumu.She was followed by fellow Kenyans Shah Janki and Shah Janvi, who finished fourth and fifth respectively in the event won by Namib...