Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls High school is set to shine at home when they host this year’s Kenya Schools Lacrosse Open championships. The Kakamega based school to battle out with seven other schools in the Saturday championships that has attracted three foreign teams-Uganda’s Canaan and USA’s Messiah College. Hosts Mukumu leads pool A that has […]
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Gor Mahia, Harambee Stars tops men’s team of the year at SOYA awards
Reigning Kenya Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia, national soccer team Harambee Stars leads the nominations for the men’s team of the year for the 2018 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA). The two teams will battle out with Davis Cup Tennis team, KANBIS Cricket Sports Club and the Kenya Deaf Handball team […]
Nicholas Bett headlines Kenya’s sports person who lost lives in 2018
Former world 400m hurdles champion Nicholas Bett headlines great sportsmen and women that Kenya lost in the 2018. Bett died on 8th August in a road accident in Nandi aged 28 as he was the first Kenyan to win a world championship title in hurdles. Running his brother Aaron Koech won the two bronze medals […]
Owino to battle Openda, Barasa for coaches’ SOYA title
Rosemary Owino will be battling out with Jos Openda, Curtis Olago and Josp Barasa for this year’s Coach of the Year at the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) awards set for January 11th at Fort Jesus in Mombasa. As the only female nominee, the tennis coach Owino will be up against Kenya […]
Peter Munuhe, Jane Ndenga tops people Living with Disability at SOYA nominees
Peter Munuhe and Jane Ndenga will be battling for the Sports man and woman Living with a Disability Award ahead of the 2018 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya). Munuhe competing in Wheelchair Tennis will be battling with Dickson Ondwari, the handballer and Deaflympics runner Daniel Kiptum have other competitors like wheelchair racers Samuel […]
Shoe4Africa to build an Astro-turf grass football pitch
An Astro-turf football pitch will be constructed at the Shoe4Africa Children’s Hospital in Eldoret.Fresh from launching basketball court last week, the Shoe4Africa will be building 22×14 metres football pitch at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) compound. The children’s only hospital was found by former runner Toby Tanser also secured playing kits for the […]
Esther Mutinda, Roselinda Asumwa in Soya’s most outstanding girls category
The 2018 Sports Personality of the Year Award (SOYA) has nominated national under 20 volleyball player Esther Mutinda and tennis player Roselinda Asumwa as the most outstanding girls category. The SOYA ceremony, for the first time, will be staged in Mombasa’s Fort Jesus and will face off with Kwale Girls’ striker Elizabeth Katungwa, Faith Wanyonyi […]
Three to fly Kenyan flag at Africa Junior Chess championships
Three Kenyans will fly the Kenyan flag at the Africa Junior Chess Championships under the Africa Chess Confederation (ACC) at Country Lake Resort Garuga, Entebbe Uganda. Chess Kenya will be represented by John Milton Kihara and James Kaburu Nyaga in boys’ category while Cynthia Awino Obondo will represent girls at the championships that kicks off […]
Ambaka, Matasi face world great runners Kipchoge, Manangoi, Kipruto for SOYA award
Rugby legend player Willy Amabka will be facing top athletes in the years Sportsman of the Year category at the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year (SOYA) awards. Ambaka, who has dominated Kenya rugby series touching the ground for Shujaa, the national sevens teams, will be chasing the title against World marathon record holder Eliud […]
Keitany, Tanser offers Christmas gifts to hospitalised children, opens basketball court
It was fanfare as top athletes led by four times New York City Marathon Mary Keitany joined other top athletes in giving hospitalized children Christmas as well as opening a new basketball court at Shoe4Africa Children’s hospital in Eldoret. Keitany, who won the New York City marathon last month for the fourth time was accompanied […]