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01/01/2024

AFA president Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia says the Argentina 10 shirt will be retired when Messi stops playing. 👀

🗣️ "When Messi retires from the national team, we will not allow anyone else to wear the number 10 after him.

"This number '10' will be retired for life in his honour. It's the least we can do for him."

21/12/2022

Life just requires patience, persistence , hope and God's grace

27/04/2022

Sometimes you lose , sometimes you win , that is how life is.

Ivorian journalist Mamadou Gaye has provided clarity on why Premier League Hall of Famer Drogba lost the Ivorian Football Federation presidential elections

15/04/2022

Ulinzi Stars head tactician Benjamin Nyangweso is crossing his fingers vin anticipation that the newly unveiled Ulinzi Sports Complex at the Lang'ata Barracks in Nairobi will relieve them of the incessant headache of groping for a stable home ground.

The veteran tactician spoke during an interview a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta officially commissioned the historic military multi-purpose sports complex.

Surprisingly the facility boasts of a state-of-the-art running track and a 10,000 seater stadium. It also has an aquatic center with an Olympic size pool,an indoor arena and a tennis court which took a year and four months to construct.

"We are all hoping that our team will be allowed to make use of the pitch for our home matches. Such discussions are already underway and we pray that we receive some positive feedback," Nyangweso said.

The soldiers have been hosting their home fixtures in different venues owing to the fact that the Football Kenya Federation Caretaker Committee declared the Nakuru ASI grounds unsuitable for top-flight matches due to its pathetic playing surface.

Ulinzi,despite blowing hot and cold in the current season, are set to play against Nairobi City Stars in their next League assignment on Monday. Elsewhere Tusker will seek to lessen the gap between them and runaway leaders Kakamega Homeboyz when they lock horns against Gor Mahia at Narok Stadium, a week after the sides settled for a barren draw at Thika stadium.

Other fixtures set for tomorrow will see FC Talanta host Kenya Police while Posta Rangers locks horns against Bidco United. On Sunday Vihiga Bullets will host Mathare United, Kariobangi Sharks will face of against bankers KCB , with Kakamega Homeboyz going up against Sofapaka and dockers Bandari hosting Nzoia Sugar. All fixtures are set to Kick off at 3p.m unless stated otherwise.

07/04/2022

Russian and Belarusian runners will not be allowed to take part in this year's Boston Marathon because of the invasion of Ukraine, organisers said on Wednesday.

Russian and Belarusian athletes living in their respective countries are barred from the April 18 race, the Boston Athletic Association said.

The statement did not say how many Russian or Belarusian athletes had entered this year's showpiece.

The Boston Marathon, one of the world's major marathons, is returning to its traditional April slot this year after disruption caused by the pandemic.

The race was cancelled in 2020 and then held in October in 2021 with a smaller-than-usual field.

Russia has been increasingly isolated by the sporting world following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia from all international competitions, including the World Cup, while organisations such as Formula One have cancelled events in Russia.

07/04/2022

Athletics Kenya has today named the Marathon teams that will represent Kenya in the World Championships and Commonwealth games slatted for later this year.

The world championships are set to kick-off on July 15 in Eugene , Oregon in the USA with the Commonwealth games set to take place starting July 28 in Birmingham England.

The trials for the World Athletics Championships will be held on June 24 to 25 at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani while those for Commonwealth Games trials will be staged on May 20 to 21 at the same venue.

Unlike in marathon where they have named separate teams, Tuwei said that athletes who wish to double can attend trials for all the events.

05/04/2022

During an unprecedented eight-year streak of Formula 1 titles, Mercedes crushed their competition and were scarcely not in contention for a victory in any of the 160 races from 2014 through to the end of the 2021.

While a new era of F1 for 2022 brought much-changed cars and rules, it was that dominance which made them the clear favourites for this year.

But the two thrilling races to start the new season have had a notable, almost unthinkable, silver absentee from the front, while Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton have already endured a humiliating Q1 exit in qualifying and already admit they are "a long way off" rivals Ferrari and Red Bull.

Mercedes are well and truly on the back foot heading into the Australian GP, and Sky Sports F1's Anthony Davidson has given his insight on their issues so far, drivers' concerns, and whether there is a quick fix...
Mercedes' George Russell says the team are making progress, but admits they still have a long way to go catch up with their rivals

"The car isn't as good as the Red Bull and the Ferrari, it's in no-mans land," says Davidson. "It hovers in the grey area where you can't challenge the front but you're certainly faster than the midfield behind you.

"I do expect them to make gains... but it will take time, it's not a quick fix.

"And we shouldn't expect a quick fix, from Bahrain to Jeddah. There was hardly any time in between and it was basically exactly the same car that they took there."

Mercedes themselves say they are trying to maximise points until they are back in contention for race wins and pole positions.

Given their expertise and history of working things out - take last year when they overhauled Red Bull - there won't be major panic just yet. But the worry will be, once they do unlock the car's potential, just how far ahead will Ferrari and Red Bull be? And will they be able to catch up?

04/04/2022

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has refused to get involved in a discussion about Atletico
Madrid's style of football ahead of the two sides meeting in the firstvleg of their Champions League
quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on tomorrow night.

The match has been billed as a clash of styles between Guardiola's usual possession-based free-flowing
approach and Atletico boss Diego Simeone's more rudimentary tactics.

But Guardiola said :"I'm not going to talk one second about this stupid debate.Everyone tries to win the
game."If they win they are right, if we win we are right. It's for the players, the difference will be there."
Manchester United, meanwhile ,were unable to overcome Atletico's spoiling tactics in the previous round,
but Guardiola refuses to refer to them as an ugly team.

He said :"We have to do the same, defend our position. It's part of the game. I'm not going to judge what
they do, I'll analyse what to do to get a good result to go to Madrid next week. What is playing ugly? My
team won in Old Trafford 1-0 and Bernardo Silva spent five minutes in the corner. That is not ugly, it's
defending the position.

"I never judge the opponents, what they do."
Guardiola has also left people guessing about his tactics after saying he will"overthink"City's clash
with Atletico.

The City manager has often been accused of overthinking his plans following exits from the competition in
previous years. Pre-empting what criticism he could face if City again come up short, Guardiola claimed
he will try out a new method against the La Liga champions.
Hesaid: "In the Champions League alwaysI
overthink. New tactics, tomorrow you will see a new one.

"I overthink alot, that's why I have very good results in the Champions League. It would be boring if I
always played the same way."

Guardiola went on to joke about the situation at his pre-match press conference, leaving it unclear whether
he was serious about the earlier part of his answer or not.

Hesaid :"The movements are different, the
players are all different with different personalities."That's why I overthink and create stupid tactics.
Tonight I will take an inspiration and I'm going to do incredible tactics tomorrow. We will play with 12
tomorrow"

04/04/2022

08/02/2022

Beki wa klabu ya West Ham United na raia wa ufaransa Kurt Zouma, ameomba radhi baada ya video kuenea mtandaoni ikimwonyesha beki huyo akimpiga makofi na mateke paka wake , Jambo ambalo limekashifiwa vikali na West Ham.
Kwenye video hiyo Zouma anaonekana akimpiga mnyama huyo huku sauti ya kicheko ikisikika,kabla ya kumfukuza paka huyo huku akimrushia kiatu.
West ham kupitia taarifa iliyotolewa kwenye vyombo vya habari imekashifu tukio hilo vikali.

07/01/2022

Did you know that Formula One drivers are allowed to p*e on themselves at any stage of a race since the time set aside for pit stops is too brief to allow them to go and relieve themselves.

18/12/2021

Caretaker FKF Premier League FT:

Kakamega Homeboyz 2 - 1 Gor mahia

Ulinz stars 2 - 0 Vihiga Bullets

Sofapaka 1 - 1 Posta Rangers

Matokeo gani yamekushangaza leo?

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