Section: Mediamax Network (Kenya)
Liverpool, Chelsea desperate for final Champions League spot
It was dubbed the Sh 2.7b (£20million) match back in 2003, now, of course, the prize of reaching the Champions League is worth a whole lot more. Just a month before the dawn of the Roman Abramovich era, Liverpool travelled to London in a winner-takes-all showdown against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Sami Hyppia nodded the visitors into the...
Barca visit in-form Levante with unbeaten season on the line
Barcelona may have navigated their way past Real Madrid and Villarreal this week but their first ever unbeaten La Liga season is not quite over the line yet. Ernesto Valverde’s side visit Levante on Sunday, whose lowly position of 16th betrays a late surge in form, which has included four consecutive victories and only one defeat in their...
Napoli’s Hamsik still has eyes on Serie A title
Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik insists his side are still in the Serie A title race as they battle to avoid falling seven points behind Juventus before the international break. “Napoli aren’t giving up anything,” said Hamsik, after six-time defending champions Juventus pulled four points clear in midweek. “Anything can definitely happen. The...
Merkel meets with Putin on Russian visit
Moscow, Tuesday German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks today with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Syria in a signal of renewed dialogue despite profound rifts on her first visit to Russia since 2015. “We cannot but use this visit to discuss bilateral relations and the most problematic points, by which I mean Ukraine and … The...
Joshua’s epic win hailed for reviving heavyweight boxing
London, Monday @timsimwa British boxer Anthony Joshua’s stunning 11th round knockout of Ukrainian legend Wladimir Klitschko was hailed Sunday as having restored some much-needed prestige to the tarnished image of heavyweight boxing. Joshua, 27, retained his unbeaten record in the most extreme of circumstances having been knocked to the...
Relentless Monaco dream on after reaching semis
Monaco, Thursday @PeopleSports11 A brilliant Monaco side that has taken Europe by storm will not relent in their bid for glory after beating Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League semi-finals, promised coach Leonardo Jardim. The team from the Mediterranean principality were too good for their German opponents in Wednesday’s...
Syria, Russia to top agenda as G7 ministers meet
Lucca, Monday The search for a unified approach to the Syria conflict after last week’s suspected chemical attack looks set to dominate talks between the G7 group of leading nations in Italy on Monday. Foreign ministers from US, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan meeting in Italian city of Lucca will focus on how to pressure...
Viongozi wa kidini wamuunga mkono Maina Njenga
Viongozi wa kidini wamepinga hatua ya kumzuia aliyekuwa mwenyekiti wa kundi la mungiki Maina Njenga kuwania useneta kaunti Laikipia kwa tiketi ya Jubilee.Viongozi hao wanasema wanaotilia shaka maadili yake wanastahili kuwasilisha ushahidi.Wakiongozwa na katibu wa shirikisho la makanisa ya Kievanjilisti James Kamata wanasema wenyeji wa Laikipia...
Leaders who ha pulled off last heist on State coffers
Heads of State and governments carry huge responsibilities including exercising power over agencies responsible for taxpayers’ money. It has repeatedly emerged there are those who decide to both abuse and misuse this privilege Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia accused of carting away over Sh1.1 billion Gambia has been left in what has been...
Kasait, Kiptarus win Kericho Cross Country titles
Philip Yegon @Peoplesport11 Lilian Kasait and little-known Dominic Kiptarus won the senior women and men10km race respectively during the Fourth Edition of Kericho County Cross Country Championships at Kiptere Primary School. Kasait from Londiani Athletic Club who bagged a gold medal in 3,000m World Youth Championship, Donetsk, Ukraine in 2013...
