Munala urges players to shun less-competitive leagues
National women volleyball team’s deputy coach Japheth Munala has urged players to desist from moving to low-key leagues abroad. In the past few years, most top Kenyan volleyball players, who have...
View ArticleKTTA IN CHARM OFFENSIVE: Association out to revamp inactive branches
Kenya Table Tennis Association (KTTA) has initiated a move to revamp its branches which have been inactive for years due to wrangles. The association, preparing to conduct its trials for the...
View ArticleBayi faults Umisseta umpiring
Former 1,500 metres world record holder, Filbert Bayi, has faulted umpiring decisions at the ongoing national Inter- Secondary School Games, UMISSETA, in Mwanza, saying they are breaching athletics...
View ArticleFiscal crisis hits Tanzania boxing team preparations
The national boxing team currently preparing for the 11th All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo in September has cut down its training sessions from two to one. Boxing Federation of Tanzania (BFT)...
View ArticleSky Dive Dubai, Qhubeka for 2015 Tour du Rwanda
Professional cycling teams including Sky Dive Dubai and MTN Qhubeka have been invited to participate in this year’s Tour du Rwanda scheduled for November 15-22. Rwanda will be represented by three...
View ArticleKizito turns pro after winning Gold at World Championships
After winning two gold medals at the International Natural Bodybuilding Association World Bodybuilding Championships in Dubai last week, and consequently turning pro, Mubarak Kizito is focused on even...
View ArticleDar zone emerge Umisseta overall champions
The Dar es Salaam zone emerged the overall champions of national Inter-Secondary School Games, UMISSETA that ended yesterday at Butimba Teachers Training College here. Dar es Salaam collected a total...
View ArticleKhalsa A enter Ramgharia badminton final
Tournament’s favourites Khalsa A, beat their brothers Khalsa B 3-0, to book their place in today’s Jassa Singh Ramgharia badminton final. It was a deserved victory for Khalsa A, who were the dominant...
View ArticleKeino urges Kenyan teams to widen scope ahead of next year’s Olympics Games...
National Olympic Committee of Kenya chair Kipchoge Keino said Kenya will seek to widen its medal scope beyond track and field at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. National Olympic Committee of Kenya...
View ArticleINATEK beat Rayon Sports to stay in volleyball title race
Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Education of Kibungo (INATEK) beat rivals Rayon Sports 3-1 in the national volleyball league yesterday in Ngoma District to keep their title hopes alive....
View ArticleWe can turn cycling into Rwanda’s main sport
Who else is tired of waiting for Rwandan football to justify its position as the country’s main sport—a sport that many Rwandans have embraced for so long, not by choice but rather by default, owing...
View ArticleExim Bank pledges more support to sports in Isles
Exim Bank Tanzania has promised to join hands with a number of sports authorities in Zanzibar, in supporting and developing sports sector in the isles being part of the bank’s plan in fulfilling its...
View ArticleJKT teams dominate CDF Cup
National Service (JKT) teams have emerged the overall winner of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) tournament dubbed as “The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Cup” second edition after excelling...
View ArticleKhalsa A crowned new badminton champions
KHALSA A confirmed their supremacy in badminton after they were crowned the Jassa Singh Ramgharia Badminton tournament champions in Dar es Salaam over the weekend. They finished the ten-day tournament...
View ArticleNdayisenga, Niyonshuti to challenge Benediction
National Cycling Championships June 27 – Individual time trial (Nyamata – 38km) June 28 – Road race (Kigali to Huye – 120km) Rwanda’s only pro cyclist Adrien Niyonshuti and the reigning Tour du Rwanda...
View ArticleAkii-Bua film captivates Kampala audience
Viewers clutched their seats and held their breath in excitement and shock as the life of athletics legend John Akii-Bua was replayed on screen. From left: UOC boss William Blick, Brigadier Muhoozi...
View ArticleKenya face huge task in Mexico FIVB Grand Prix
Kenya will be seeking to stamp its authority in women’s volleyball when it takes on hosts Mexico and Algeria in the FIVB World Grand Prix. The team, which left last night for Monterrey, Mexico is...
View ArticleGolola targets sh2b for kickboxing academy
Ugandan kickboxer Moses Golola has launched a sh2b fundraising drive for the Golola Kickboxing Talent Academy. Moses Golola The campaign that started in Jinja last Friday, will lead to the...
View ArticleSports Disputes Tribunal reinstates Kenya National Paralympics Committee...
Agnes Flora Oluoch is back as Kenya National Paralympics Committee (KNPC) chairperson. Chairperson of Kenya Paralympics commission Agnes Oluoch. PHOTO:COLLINS KWEYU/STANDARD In a 17-page ruling,...
View ArticleEthiopia confirms participation in Ambassador’s Cup 2015
Ethiopia has confirmed participation in the third edition of the Taekwondo Ambassador’s Cup scheduled for August 21-22 at Amahoro indoor stadium. Two fighters battle in last year’s event at Amahoro...
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