NPCA explains 'umpires' boycott of the 50 overs tournament
Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) have refuted claims that the umpires two months boycott of the ongoing 50 overs tournament was due no non-payment of their dues. In a statement, NPCA...
View ArticleOserian Girls joins the national women’s league fray
Oserian Girls are the latest entrants in national women’s Premier League. The team was promoted after posting impressive performance in the division one league. Oserian finished third after...
View ArticleBarca lose Spain scorer Pedro to injury for 10 days
Barcelona forward Pedro has damaged a calf muscle while away on international duty and will be out of action for 10 days, the La Liga leaders said yesterday. Pedro scored the winner for world champions...
View ArticleObambo remain on course to retain netball title
DEFENDING netball champions yesterday qualified for semi finals of the Lake regional games, which entered the second day yesterday at Cardinal Otunga High School, Mosocho. Obambo whitewashed Bande...
View ArticleOgolla backs Gor players after poor performance
Gor Mahia assistant coach John ‘Bobby’ Ogolla yesterday came to the defence of the players following their surprise loss against Ulinzi Stars in a Kenya Premier league match on Wednesday. Ogolla said...
View ArticleNyamweya told to step in and sort out South Coast wrangles
EMBATTLED Football Kenya Federation (FKF) South Coast branch secretary Evans Mwachia has written to the national office to intervene in the current football wrangles in the region. Mwachia said the...
View ArticleMombasa Krackles Beach show attracts 24 teams
A total of 24 teams will take part in this year’s edition of the Left Foot Sports Krackles Beach 5s tourney set for the Easter weekend in Mombasa. Premium Auto Mart Ltd, Specialized Aluminium...
View ArticleShimba Hills rule in Coast secondary school games
DEFENDING champions Shimba Hills High School from Kwale county completed their unbeaten three-day record in this year’s Coast Regional Term One Games. Shimba Hills retained both the netball and...
View ArticleMuch-awaited World Cup qualified against Super Eagles set for June 5
Harambee Stars are set to face Nigeria in the much anticipated return leg fixture of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers on June 5 June at the Moi Sports Centre, Kasarani. The match had been set for the...
View ArticleKBF boss directs all counties to hold elections before end month
THE Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) have directed all counties to hold elections by the end of this month. KBF chairman Paul Otula said: “All the 47 counties have until the 31st of this month to hold...
View ArticleKBF play-offs to revert to best of five series
THE national league play-off finals will revert to the best of five series beginning this year, officials confirmed. Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) assistant secretary, Ambrose Kisoi, said this was...
View ArticleMokaya is best in 10,000m in Nyanza games
MARTHA Mokaya led from gun to tape to with the 10,000 meters race during the Lake Region Secondary Schools athletics Championships at Cardinal Otunga High School, Mosocho yesterday. Mokaya, 16, a form...
View ArticleChager psched up
Having already performed several shakedowns and heading for a final one on Ngong Hills over this Easter holiday, Kenya National Rally Championships (KNRC) leader Baldev “Boldy” Chager is convinced his...
View ArticleAyimba bid for KRU post fails
Former Kenya Sevens coach Benjamin Ayimba failed in his bid to become a director of the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) during the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday at the RFUEA ground. Ayimba garnered...
View ArticleKenya accused of holding back EAC border upgrade
Kenya’s winded procurement procedures and complicated land acquisition processes are delaying progress in construction of one-stop-shop border posts. This is manifested by Tanzania’s Holili border post...
View ArticleAustralian oil firm given extra acreage
Australia-based FAR Ltd and its partner Pancontinental Oil and Gas have secured additional acreage on a Kenyan offshore oil block, the company said on Wednesday. Exploration interest has surged in the...
View ArticleTop coffee prices up for third straight week at sale
The maximum price of benchmark grade AA coffee rose for the third week in a row to $502 per bag at auction from $458 at the previous sale, the Nairobi Coffee Exchange said. Although a small producer...
View ArticleGulf Bank gets IFC funding for SME loans
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will invest Sh425 million ($5 million) in Gulf African Bank for corporate finance and lending to small and medium businesses in East Africa. The investment marks...
View ArticleShilling firms before long Easter weekend
The Kenya shilling opened firmer yesterday, buoyed by banks selling dollars ahead of a long Easter holiday weekend which is expected to see the result of a legal challenge to this month's presidential...
View ArticleHotel bookings slump as Easter starts
IT will be a bad Easter for many hoteliers as even local tourist bookings remain low amid tension over the Supreme Court presidential petition ruling set for tomorrow. Hotels around the country, which...
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