APR to meet Nyanza in volleyball playoffs
APR Volleyball Club will meet Lycee de Nyanza in the playoffs, while Rayon Sports will square off with INATEK this weekend at Amahoro indoor stadium. APR, who lead the table with 36 points, will meet...
View ArticleFitidis touches base in Kenya for Safari Rally
Rwandan crew of Christakis Fitidis and Eric Nzamwita are in Kenya ready to compete in the 62nd KCB Safari Rally, which is scheduled for this weekend. The rally will cover 800km across three counties;...
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No medals for Uganda at the Chinese Open
Uganda woke up on the wrong foot of day four as only one out of the eight women and six men qualified for the finals of the Chinese Open at the 6th Woodball World Cup in Sanya, China. From onset,...
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Former Pride Fighter, WWE Wrestler Sean O’Haire Dead at 43
Former WWE star Sean O’Haire was found dead in his South Carolina home on Tuesday. He was 43. WWE Wrestler Sean O’Haire Dead at 43 An investigator with the Spartanburg, S.C., coroner’s office told...
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More pay tribute to Oscar Pilipili
More messages of condolence were received by The Standard Sports Desk following the death on Tuesday morning of long-serving reporter Oscar Pilipili. Oscar Pilipili RIP Athletics Kenya Vice President,...
View ArticleUganda: Brussels flies out National team
Brussels Airlines has promised to continue their facilitation to sports to enable it develop. The country manager Sebastian Spijkers made the pledge while handing over seven tickets to the national...
View ArticleRwandan referees to officiate U-17 Afcon 2015 qualifier
Four Rwandan international referees will handle the Zambia- Uganda first-leg qualifier of U-17 Afcon 2015 slated for this Friday, September 13 in Lusaka, Zambia. The quartet includes: central referee...
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MP tells CHANETA to focus on grassroots
Tanzania Amateur Netball Association (CHANETA) has been challenged to go back to the grassroots in order to revive the sport in the country. The combo photo shows (left) Morogoro Urban MP Abdulaziz...
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Rayon VC yet to pay players’ salaries
Rayon Sports Volleyball Club management has not paid salaries for players since May due to lack of sufficient funds. Rayon Sport VC in action.(Izuba Rirashe) The club President Erasme Ntazinda...
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Rwanda: Imbuto boosts Volleyball league with Rwf10m
Imbuto Foundation has pumped Rwf10m into the National Volleyball League (Playoffs), scheduled to start this weekend under the theme ‘Fighting against Malaria’. Rwanda Volleyball Federation General...
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Meet Nzayisenga, the pillar of RRA women’s volleyball club
Volleyball is among the top performing and successful sports disciplines in Rwanda. It has also been commended for using homegrown players, unlike other disciplines that rely so much on foreign...
View ArticleAPR take on Rambura in handball league
APR handball club has no chance to win the league title but head coach John Mary Vianney Munyangondo is optimistic they can finish in a respectable second position. Munyangondo is confident that his...
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Byukusenge, Ruhumuriza set for Perskindol Swiss Epic
Team Rwanda riders Abraham Ruhumuriza and Nathan Byukusenge have departed for Switzerland ahead of this year’s Swiss Mountain Bike race scheduled for September 15-20. Ruhumuriza (L) and Byukusenge are...
View ArticleTanzania ladies hockey team need time to sparkle – coach
The national women’s hockey team head coach, Italian Valentina Quaranta, said the ladies need more games against top level teams and time to grow up and sparkle. Quaranta made the observation in Dar...
View ArticleTaifa Queens pull out of World Cup qualifiers
National netball team ‘Taifa Queens’ has withdrawn from the Africa regional netball World Cup qualifiers tournament which throws-off today in Gaborone, Botswana due to financial hardship. The Tanzania...
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Kenya set for World Karate Championships
From November 5 to 9 this year, Kenya will line-up together with other countries to take part in the World Karate Championships in Bremen, Germany. Sensei Koichiro Okuma, 6th DAN, Japan Karate...
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Kisumu top at Inter County Karate championship
Kisumu County won the men’s Kumite title during the National Inter Counties Karate Championships at Makande Social Hall in Mombasa over the weekend. David Kimani in action. PHOTO: BEN AHEND Utalii...
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Cash-strapped She Cranes in action today
Uganda starts their quest for a place in the Netball World Cup this morning with an encounter against Zambia. She Cranes in training ahead of today’s game The cash-strapped She Cranes who travelled to...
View ArticleAPR H-ball coach calls for consistency
APR Handball ClubCoach Vianney Munyangondo has called upon his players to be consistent as they bid to finish the league in a respectable position. Munyangondo was reacting after his team’s 34-23 win...
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Challengers suffer defeat against Right Guards
Defending champions Challengers fell to Right Guards CC by 81 runs in their opening game of UAE Exchange and Express Money 50 overs Premier League on Sunday at Kicukiro oval. Eric Dusingizimana Right...
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