Mitali rallies for sports dev’t support
The Minister of Sports and Culture Protais Mitali has applauded the initiatives of DHL Express in supporting the development of Rwandan football. Minister Protais Mitali with Quinton Fortune. Mitali...
View ArticleKenyan-born cyclist shows human side to boost anti-doping quest
L’alpe d’huez, France: Being the number one doping suspect or a normal human being with physiological limits like the rest of the peloton can be a fine line on the Tour de France. Christophe Riblon...
View ArticleFormer professional boxer Waruinge struggling to survive
Philip Waruinge was once a celebrated champion and a force to reckon with in Kenya’s and global boxing sport. Philip Waruinge Today, at 68, Waruinge lives in his mother’s homestead in Kanyi estate near...
View ArticleObama gives Dar sports big mileage
Although he did not discuss Tanzania’s basketball and Hasheem Thabeet’s role and progress in the NBA — world’s most popular basketball league — US President Barack Obama landed the country’s basketball...
View ArticleKenya-born rider tastes glory of Tour de France
Kenyan-born cyclist Chris Froome was Sunday poised to succeed Bradley Wiggins as the Tour de France champion to complete a remarkable double for Britain. Chris Froome (image courtesy Sirotti) Froome,...
View ArticleMuvunyi starts bid for 800m title in Lyon
African 400m Paralympic record holder Hermas Muvunyi begins his quest for gold this morning when he competes in the men’s 800m-T46 category at the IPC athletics World Championship which started over...
View ArticleRwanda names men’s team for World Championship qualifiers
Qatar-based player Christophe Mukunzi will lead the Rwanda men’s national team in the upcoming 2014 FIVB World Championship sub zonal men Pool I qualifiers due in Kigali this week. Christophe Mukunzi...
View ArticleKenyan-born UK cyclist Chris Froome triumphs in Tour de France
Chris Froome crossed the Champs Elysees finish line arm in arm with his beaming team mates on Sunday to win the 100th Tour de France and hand Britain a second successive triumph in cycling’s biggest...
View ArticleEthiopia snub Sub-zonal Qualifiers
Ethiopia has withdrawn from the upcoming 2014 FIVB Sub-zonal World Championship sub Pool I qualifiers scheduled to start on July 25. Ethiopia has joined Sudan, the first country to pull out early this...
View ArticleFroome’s Kenyan mentor regrets lost opportunity
As Britain continues to hail Tour de France winner Chris Froome, his Kenyan mentor David Kinjah was on Monday regretting the lost opportunity Kenya had to claim the glory. Kenyan-born Froome was...
View ArticleRwanda face tough draw in U-19 handball African tourney
The national women handball team will face a tough outing when it takes part in the African under-19 women handball championship scheduled for August 31 to September 9 in Oyo, Congo Brazzaville. Alfred...
View ArticleBitok buoyant ahead of Egypt clash
Rwanda men’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok is optimistic about the country’s performance against Egypt in the FIVB World Championship sub-zonal tournament which gets underway on Thursday at...
View ArticleRwanda face Egypt in a V-ball tourney
The Men’s volleyball team takes on Egypt in the opening match of the 2014 FIVB Sub-zonal world champinship this evening at Amahoro indoor stadium. Center Player Fred Musoni will be among Bitok’s team...
View ArticleKenya hit Tanzania in their opener of 2014 FIVB World Championships...
Kenya won its opening match after it defeated Tanzania in straight sets as the Men’s 2014 FIVB World Championships Africa Group H Qualifiers that started at MTN Arena in Kampala yesterday. As expected,...
View ArticleRwanda, Tunisia volleyball federations enter two-year pact
Rwanda Volleyball Federation has signed a two-year cooperation agreement with their Tunisian counterparts seeking to improve the standard of the sport in the country. Tunisia Volleyball Federation...
View ArticleSnooker ace Lavingia ready to resume work
Tanzania snooker ace Arjun Lavingia is expected to bounce back into action next week from a month-long break he took soon after his fourth appearance at the African Snooker Championship in Morocco....
View ArticleEgypt coach hails Rwanda’s progress
After seeing his team beat hosts Rwanda 3-0 in the first game of the Sub-zone World Cup qualifiers on Thursday evening, Egypt head coach, Hassan Elhossaly hailed the progress of Rwandan volleyball....
View ArticleTwo losses to Egypt a lesson – Rwanda captain
Rwanda national volleyball senior team captain Christophe Mukunzi says his team will correct “slight mistakes” that led them to two consecutive losses to Egypt 3-0 and 3-1 on Thursday and Friday,...
View ArticleTanzania bounce back with volleyball win
Tanzania rallied to a 3-1 victory over Burundi in a thrilling encounter in the 2014 women’s World Championship qualifiers at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani on Saturday. On the second day...
View ArticleAPR FC regroup for EAC Military Games
Thirteen-time league champions APR FC is expected to start intensive training on Wednesday ahead of this year’s East African Community Military Games and Culture Week set to be held on August 5-17in...
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