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Go, Tanzania go, as Games start
Team Tanzania’s quest for medals at the 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland begins on Thursday with 36 athletes looking to improve the country’s performance in the multi-sports...
View ArticleUganda begins quest for Commonwealth glory
Uganda’s quest for medals at the 20th Commonwealth Games starts off with a badminton encounter against Kenya. The two nations clash in one of the opening fixtures of the mixed group encounters at...
View ArticleKickboxing: Apolot to defend against Nassimbwa
Motor mouth kickboxer Moses Golola elevated the game of kickboxing four years ago. It’s now time for ladies also to showcase their talent in the sport because they have been playing undercard fights...
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Kipchoge Keino steals show as judoka eliminated
During the Commonwealth games opening ceremony, Dr Kipchoge Keino, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) President, needed no elevation to stand tall at the event staged at the famed home of...
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JUDO: Njagi out as Commonwealth Games start
General Service Unit’s judoka Antony Njagi found the going tough and was eliminated in the preliminaries of judo just as the Commonwealth Games started in earnest here. Kenya’s flagbearer Mercy Obiero...
View ArticleUganda makes slow start in Glasgow
Uganda got off to a slow start in the Glasgow Games. Save for badminton where Uganda beat Kenya to keep alive its chances of advancing, the country’s swimmers, squash and table tennis players...
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Ghadiyali shines at Glasgow Games
Tanzanian Ammaar Ghadiyali put up a promising performance at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, winning Heat 1 of the Men’s 50m Butterfly. Mariam Foum of Tanzania competes in the...
View ArticleRwanda lose first game in U21 beach world meet
Rwandan duo of Grace Niyigena and Delphine Uwicyeza lost their first game in U21 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, which is underway in Cyprus. Rwanda is in group B with Canada, Kazakhstan,...
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Rwanda: Joe is back
Joseph Habineza is the new Sports and Culture Minister. He returns to the Ministry three years after he resigned from the same post. The amiable Habineza, fondly known as Joe, replaces Protais Mitali,...
View ArticleMixed results for Team Tanzania in Glasgow
Tanzania swimming team had mixture of success and failure in the ongoing 20th edition of Commonwealth games in Glasgow, Scotland as Mariam Foum excelled in Heat 2 of women’s 50m freestyle held at...
View ArticleBumper harvest for Tony’s badminton cup
At least 48 players have so far confirmed their participation at the Tony’s Badminton Cup tournament, which is scheduled to start on Sundau in Dar es Salaam. The tournament organiser Tony Desouza told...
View ArticleRwanda’s duo ready for World Beach Volleyball tourney
Rwanda duo of Lean Uwimbabazi and Saraphine Mukantambara is ready for the U19 World Beach Volleyball Championships, which is slated to run from July 29 to August 3 in Porto. The duo will depart...
View ArticleSwimmer Rukundo makes poor start in Glasgow
Swimmer Patrick Rukundo started his Commonwealth Games campaign on a poor note after finishing last in the Men’s 50m Butterfly on Thursday. Jackson Abeiku from Ghana won the heat in 27:21. Rukundo,...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Ugandan boxers make comeback
It was a mixture of joy and disappointment as Ugandan boxers finally returned to the Commonwealth Games. Joy came with a win as super heavyweight Mike Sekabembe won Uganda’s opening bout in Glasgow,...
View ArticleKickboxer Apolot eyes African title
After defeating Jackie Nasimbwa to the national kick boxing championship, Patricia Apolot now has her eyes set on the Arican title. Apolot disclosed this in an interview after defeating Jackie...
View ArticleRwandan trio to compete in U23 Road Cycling World Championships
The trio of Jean Bosco Nsengiyumva, Valens Ndayisenga and Bonaventure Uwizeyimana represent Rwanda at the U23 Road Cycling World Championships set for September 20–28 in Ponferrada, Spain. For the...
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‘Team Tanzania’ hopes fading
‘Team Tanzania’ hopes of roping medals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland are fast fading, as team captain Selemani Kidunda lost his fight to a Nigerian boxer. Kidunda hopes of...
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Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali Wins the 2014 Tour de France
Vincenzo Nibali won the 101st edition of the Tour de France as he finished the final stage on the Champs-Elysees in Paris safely in the peloton. The Italian is the sixth man to win all three Grand...
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VOLLEYBALL: Kenya fall to Bulgaria in Grand Prix match
Exuberant Kenyan girls narrowly lost 2-3 (20-25, 25-23, 24-26, 26-24, 12-15) against Bulgaria in a closely contested five setter thriller in the FIVB World Grand Prix in Mexico City yesterday. Kenya’s...
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Kenya stun Algeria: Africa champions head to Croatia for second round of...
Kenya national team continued their dominance over Algeria after they eased past the North Africans with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-13) set win in a Group Three Pool Q match of the FIVB Grand Prix in...
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