Thirteen year-old Elizabeth Cassidy registered an excellent 5 points to emerge as the best player in the ladies’ category at the Mombasa Open International Chess Tournament that was hosted by Light International School in Nyali. Cassidy, tied at the top with Fide Master, Joyce Nyaruai, who also recorded 5 points at the event that was […]
It was a 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans at yesterday’s Runkara International half marathon held Turkey. Daisy Kimeli Jeptoo led her compatriot Elida Jelimo Korir in a 1-2 podium finish after clocking 75:11 and 75:15 respectively. Selected results Women Men
Born in 1976, Mark Kiptoo Kosgey successfully defended his 3-Lander marathon, in a race ran in three countries. Kiptoo won the title after clocking 2:10:53 in a race that cuts across the three nations of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the three Lake Constance Counties. The Kenyan led Benjamin Polin from France to second in 2:20:06 […]
Kenya Lionesses, the national rugby 7s women team lost the Safari 7s title to new comers Coasta Blanca Barbarian yesterday. Making their debut at the annual event, the Barbarians wn the title with a 24-10 score at the final whistle. The win meant Coasta Blanca Barbarians from Spain walks home with the 2024 Safari 7s […]
Kenya’s super Mountain runner Patrick Kipngeno won the Val Bregaglia Trail yesterday to secure the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup title. Both Kipngeno and Joyce Muthoni Njeru were the winners of the Sunday race but Great Britain’s Scout Adkin was crowned the overall title winner alongside Kipngeno after the conclusion of the series. Kipngeno, who […]
Rising Stars, the Kenya’s under 20 team yesterday produced a stellar performance to beat Djibouti in their third pool A match at the ongoing CECAFA cum AFCON qualifiers in Da es Salaam, Tanzania. The Salim Babu side were 4-0 winners against their opponents to increase their chances of making it to the semifinals when Hassan […]
Kenya’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers was today dealt with a blow after going down to Intomidable Lions of Cameroon in their return leg match played at the Nambole stadium in Kampala, Uganda. After going down 4-1 in the opening match, the Cameroonians managed to squeeze in a 1-0 victory in the return leg […]
Vivian Jerotich and Enock Kinyamal were the winners of today’s Eindhoven marathon It was an all Kenyan affair, where Kinyamal led a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 and positions 10 in the men’s race. The champion clocked 2:06.27 ahead of compatriots Raphael Kolian (2:08:11) and Kennedy Kipyego completing the podium at 2:08.31. In men, Selected results men Women
Shadrack Kiptoo Kimaiyo and Harriet Jepchumba Chebore were the winners of the 2024 Wizz Air Sofia marathon held today in Bulgaria. Both Kimaiyo and Jepchumba led a 1-2 podium win for Kenya when Cornelius Kibiwott Chepkok came second in men while Ruth Mateo was also second in women race. Selected results Women Men
Shujaa, the national rugby 7s team secured their third Kenya Safari 7s title with victory against Shogun Rugby in today’s final. The Kevin Wambua led side won 12-0 to secure a third consecutive titles in a row after beating Shogun, formerly Samurai just like in 2023 for the title. Patrick Odongo and Samuel Asati made […]