Bayern Munich clinches UEFA Champions League title
Bayern Munich is the 2019/20 season’s UEFA Champions League winners. A second-half strike from Kingsley Coman was enough for the German giants to clinch their sixth European title in a closely contested encounter staged in Lisbon, Portugal. PSG, who qualified for the final stage of the competition for the first time in the history of […]
Abdalla wins KPL January best player accolade
Mombasa, KENYA: Bandari FC forward Abdallah Hassan has been feted as the Kenyan Premier League best player for the Month of January. Hassan has claimed the gong after having had a purple patch run in January where he scored three goals propelling Bandari to the second position in the league’s table standings. He fended off […]
New era as Modric wins Ballon d’Or but will he retain the gong?
For the first time in more than a decade, there is a new Ballon d’Or winner, and that’s none other than Real Madrid midfield kingpin Luca Modric. The Croatia captain has ended the Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel Messi stranglehold on the Ballon d’Or which dates back to 2008. Modric, who led Real to their third consecutive Champions […]
Manchester City roaring, but how good are the citizens?
Having succeeded with Barcelona in Spain’s Laliga and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, no doubt Pep Guardiola was in for another milestone with Manchester City in the English PremierLeague. However, the manner in which he has quickly achieved that is what leaves many tongue wagging. It’s not a fluke that reigning champions have amassed […]
Real Madrid the fallen giants, but what went wrong?
Only 11 matches into the new season, but the search for a new manager continue to intensify at Santiago Bernabeu with high profile coaches such as Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pochettino all linked with the European giants. This affirms a fallen giant who tries to rekindle lost glories, justifying why the bookmarks, among […]
Unai Emery the mastermind, ignore Arsenal at your own peril
His appointment was received by mixed reactions from Arsenal fans but barely four months in charge, Unai Emery has evinced to be the man the Gunners have been missing. The Spaniard has revolutionized Arsenal from participants to league contenders with a run of good results which has attracted the bookies including Betin with its attractive nairabet […]
DP Ruto join Kenyans in mourning untimely death of Nicholas Bett
Nairobi. KENYA: Deputy President William Ruto has joined Kenyans in mourning the untimely death of the former world 400m hurdles champion Nicholas Bett. In his condolence message, Ruto termed Bett’s death as a big loss to the country and to the athletic fraternity. ‘’He was an affable, popular lad who was adored by his peers. […]
Third season syndrome continues to haunt Mourinho
From ‘the special one’ to ‘park the bus manager’, that is what Manchester United ‘s manager Jose Mourinho has turned to, maybe because of his defensive approach to the game. But again, to be fair, the Portuguese tactician in his stellar career as a coach has rarely deployed attacking or the tiki-taka style of play […]
Gor Mahia forward Jacquese Tuyisenge feted
Nairobi, KENYA: Gor Mahia striker Jacquese Tuyisenge is the Kenyan Premier League best player for the month of June. The Rwandan import has been feted following a superb run he had in June where he scored five goals to help Gor Mahia maintain its unbeaten run in the league this season. Tuyisenge fended off competitions […]
Rampant Gor Mahia put four past Yanga
Nairobi, KENYA: Gor Mahia boost its chances of advancing to the last eight of the CAF Confederation cup matches by thumping limping Yanga of Tanzania 4-0 in the third round of the group matches staged at Kasarani stadium on Wednesday. Goals from Jacques Tuyisenge and Ephrem Guikan and an own goal from the visitors saw […]