Category : The Star Sports

Hunt for Agina? :Australia authorities launch search for 50 athletes, who disappeared after the Commonwealth Games last month

Kenyan boxer Brian Agina is among the 50 athletes being sought by Australian authorities a month after the Commonwealth Games ended in the host city of the Gold Coast. Agina lost in the preliminaries of the 52-kg category to Pakistan’s Syed Muh...

Gor bring optimism about Kenyan football

There is a paradigm shift sweeping across Kenyan football and the catalyst of an exciting future in the local version of the sport is none other than SportPesa Premier League (SPL) champions, Gor Mahia FC.Twice in three days, the Dylan Kerr coached d...

FC Talanta to sign six players in June transfer

The level of competition at the National Super League (NSL) pushes coaches to sign experienced players from the Kenya Premier League but FC Talanta head coach Abdallah Juma has disclosed that he will poach six new players from NSL clubs in the forthc...

Kotecha bows out in the first round of the Uganda Futures show

Sheil Kotecha lost to Spanish David Perez 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Uganda Futures tennis tournament in Kampala yesterday.Kotecha, who was given a bye to the first round, struggled to find his footing in the match. In the opening set, Perez...

Kenya Simbas dip in latest ranking

Kenya Simbas have dropped one place in the latest World rugby rankings ahead of the Elgon cup showdown against Uganda on Saturday.Kenya’s drop from position 29 to 30 is due Chile’s 97-0 win over Paraguay last weekend to swap places with S...

Okoth voted ‘Coach of the Month’ award for April

Zoo Kericho tactician Sammy Okoth has scooped Fidelity Insurance Coach of the Month Award for April. Okoth won a unanimous vote, having garnered most points in Kenyan Premier League in April. He guided the Kericho-based outfit to victories over Posta...

Which way derby? Gor players attend Harambee Stars training throwing the possibility of honouring the derby in limbo

In form Gor Mahia’s influential midfielder Francis Kahata and teammate Humphrey Mieno were among players who took part in the national soccer team Harambee Stars training at the Kenya School of Monetary studies yesterday.The duo were among the...

Pipeline’s Akinyi, Sinaida to miss Amaco tourney

Champions Kenya Pipeline will be without the services of middle blockers duo of Yvonne Sinaida and Beldine Akinyi ahead of Friday’s Kenya Volleyball Federation national league-cum-Amaco/Paul Bitok International tournament at the Eldoret Polytec...

NPCA propose changes in 2018-19 league season

Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) has made a number of changes in the league and tournaments for the 2018-19 season.The new changes will see NPCA splitting the top tier league and the formation of the 75 overs tournament. “In a bid...

Kettany lands invite:Three-time London Marathon champion to defend New York 10K title next month

After missing out on her world record attempt at the London Marathon last month, Mary Keitany will be seeking to defend her New York 10km title on June 9.Keitany finished a disappointing fifth in 2:24.27 after leading for the better part of the race...

K’Ogalo to recruit three players in June transfer window as they seek to tackle fixture congestion

Kenya Premier League champions Gor Mahia will recruit three players in the June transfer window as a way tackling fixture congestion currently witnessed at the club. Gor have three KPL matches in hand and are faced with a challenge in honouring the C...

Six foreign teams confirm participation in Amaco tourney

Six international teams have confirmed participation in the inaugural Africa Merchant Assurance Company /Paul Bitok International tournament set for this weekend at the Eldoret Polytechnic grounds in Uasin Gishu.The teams are—Kampala Amateur Vo...

FKF postpone ‘Mashemeji Derby’ to pave way for Stars international friendlies

The eagerly awaited anticipated ‘Mashemeji Derby’ earlier set for this Saturday has been called off owing to the two Harambee Stars’ friendly at the end of the month. Football Kenya Federation (FKF) have squeezed the two matches aga...

Kenyans post mixed results in Uganda Futures tourney in Kampala

Kenyan players posted mixed results during the fourth leg of the Uganda Futures tournament in Kampala. Kenya’s top ranked player Ismael Changawa lost to Matt McBride of USA 7-5, 6-1 in the qualifying round. Changawa started strongly against his...

Tricky draw for AFC: Leopards set to launch their domestic title against Shabana

AFC Leopards will launch their bid to defend the SportPesa Shield Cup against Kisii-based Shabana on June 1 at the Gusii Stadium.The event with a prize tag of Sh3 million and an opportunity to represent Kenya in the Caf Confederation Cup has attracte...