Category : The Star Sports

K’Ogalo breath fire: Aduda unhappy with the omission of their key players in Harambee Stars provisional squad

Gor Mahia chief executive officer Omondi Aduda has criticised the omission of four Gor Mahia players in the recently released Harambee Stars 25- man provisional squad for the forthcoming Olympics, Chan and Afcon qualifiers.Coach Sebastien Migne overl...

Western Stima make point against Gor at Kasarani

Gor Mahia coach Hassan Oktay has rued the goal keeping blunders that are inherent in his team after defending champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Western Stima at Moi Stadium, Kasarani.The result denied them the chance of going top of the Kenyan Pre...

Barclays now Absa outlines plans to boost junior golf

Barclays Bank of Kenya, now Absa, has far-reaching plans to boost junior golf development in the country as part of their long standing support towards the prestigious Kenya Open Golf Championship. The junior development initiative is geared towards...

Final team unveiled: Snow, Indiza shine as top eight places are sealed for Kenya Open tourney

Mumias long-hitter Dismas Indiza and Muthaiga’s Greg Snow are among the local professionals who have qualified for the 2019 Magical Kenya Open slated for March 14-17 at the Karen Country Club.The duo are among the nine local professionals who m...

Prisons fired up: Chespol, Aprot and Cheruiyot lead warders in hunt for cross country glory

Kenya Prisons are banking on Africa cross country champion Celliphine Chespol and world cross country senior women’s silver medallist Alice Aprot to shake off the opposition in the senior women’s 10km race during Saturday’s national...

Beyond Zero Half Marathon hope to register 25,000 participants this year

The Beyond Zero Half Marathon slated for March 10 at Nyayo Stadium is targeting 25,000 participants this year.Speaking yesterday at State House, event organiser Peter Gacheru said online and manual registration is ongoing with elite athletes expected...

Coast region tipped to win girls’ basketball title

Host Coast Region have landed an easy pool in the girls’ basketball during the Kenya Secondary School Sports Association (KSSSA) national Term One Games set for April 9-14 at the Shimo La Tewa and Shanzu Teachers College respectively in Mombasa...

Shujaa coach Murunga beefs up squad for Las Vegas, Vancouver 7s series

Kenya Sevens’ Paul Murunga has made four changes to the side traveling to the World Sevens Series legs in Las Vegas and Vancouver next month. Notable inclusion in the side is forward Herman Humwa who returns after missing the Sydney and Hamilt...

Shujaa ring changes: Murunga beefs up ahead of Sevens Series legs in Las Vegas and Vancouver

Kenya Sevens’ Paul Murunga has made four changes to the side traveling to the World Sevens Series legs in Las Vegas and Vancouver next month.Notable inclusion in the side is forward Herman Humwa who returns after missing the Sydney and Hamilton...

Top 4 get guarantee: AK assure first four across the line slots in Team Kenya to World Cross

Only the top four athletes at the national cross country trials this Saturday are guaranteed a place in Team Kenya to the World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark next month.During the presentation of sponsors yesterday, Athletics Kenya (...

Migne defends move to include 2 keepers from Sharks in squad

Harambee Stars coach Sebastien Mighe has defended the selection of the Kariobangi Sharks goalkeepers duo of John Oyemba and Brian Bwire to the provisional squad which began training yesterday ahead of the Chan and Africa Cup of Nations qualifier matc...

‘Why I axed Oliech’: Stars’ coach says the former captain’s injury gave him a reason to leave him out

The omission of Kenya’s all-time top scorer Dennis Oliech from the Harambee Stars provisional squad was met with questions from football stakeholders who were of the opinion that his current form would guarantee him a place in the team.But yest...

Why I axed Oliech - Harambee Stars coach Migne

Injured Moim faces race against time to be fit for Quint clash

Kenya’s Mercy Moim faces race against time to be fit for her side Supreme Club ahead of their Saturday’s match against Quint Airforce in Thailand league.The left attacker, who signed a six-month deal with the Thailand side last month, spr...

Gor seek to go top: Fearless Stima aim to thwart defending champions bid to go top

Opponents have a morbid fear of seeing Gor Mahia occupy top spot in the Kenyan Premier League and it is understandable why. Very rarely, in the last decade, have the record champions relinquished that position once they make it their own. That nightm...