Ken on 10th Jan

Thanks to Lorna Kiplagat, Kenya has gotten its first tartan running track outside Nairobi. The Lorna Kiplagat Sports Academy is coming up well in Iten, and the running track is now ready, and has even hosted some athletes for training. The track meets international standards, and the markings were actually done by an IAAF accredited line marker. Currently,...

Ken on 10th Jan

England footballer Chris Smalling has apologised for his “insensitive” decision to go to a fancy dress party dressed as a suicide bomber. The Manchester United defender went to the festive gathering in a “Jagerbomber” costume – attempting to make an pun on the “Jagerbomb” drink by strapping bottles of Jagermeister...

Ken on 10th Jan

Manchester United manager David Moyes is amongst the nominees for Barclays Premier League manager of the month for December. Moyes’ men have endured a poor start to 2014 – but they secured four wins and a draw in December which has seen him shortlisted. Also in contention is Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who had a win ratio of 71 per cent...

Ken on 09th Jan

Thomas Hitzlsperger, the former German international who spent much of his career in England, has become the most high-profile footballer to reveal he is gay – making his announcement in protest at “anti-gay propaganda” laws in Russia before the nation’s Winter Olympics. There remain no openly gay players in football’s upper echelons, however...

Ken on 08th Jan

David Moyes has lashed out following a third successive defeat by claiming his Manchester United side are playing against the match officials as well as the opposition now that he is manager. The Scot resorted to the classic deflection technique of under-fire managers after a shock defeat by attacking the match officials. Moyes admitted United...

Ken on 08th Jan

Manchester United has played 3 games in 2014 and lost all of them. First it was Tottenham, then Swansea eliminated them from FA Cup. On Tuesday night, Sunderland added more misery to manager David Moyes. This is the first time since 2001 that the red devils have lost 3 consecutive games. A lot of people did not expect Moyes to win anything in his first...

Ken on 08th Jan

Daniel Sturridge is ready to offer a massive boost to Liverpool’s title challenge with a timely comeback. The free-scoring striker has been sidelined since the end of November after damaging ankle ligaments in training, and wasn’t expected to return until the end of January. But after swiftly discarding his crutches, the Reds’ £12million...

Ken on 07th Jan

By Caughtoffside.com Old Trafford side ready to ‘bite the bullet’ and axe their very own dead man walking. Manchester United are preparing the ground for a possible sacking of manager David Moyes as the Old Trafford club continue to struggle to maintain consistency in their push for silverware in the Scot’s first season in charge. CaughtOffside understands...

Ken on 07th Jan

Theo Walcott is set to miss the rest of Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge AND the World Cup with England as the full extent of his knee injury emerged. Winger Walcott was taken off on a stretcher during the Gunners’ FA Cup win over arch-rivals Tottenham on Saturday evening, after appearing to jar his knee when making a tackle. The...

Ken on 06th Jan

FC Barcelona now has a supporters club in Kenya. The club was made official in a ceremony attended by FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell. The ceremony, held in Westlands, Nairobi, was sponsored by Qatar Airways – Barcelona’s shirt sponsors and global partners. Kenya’s supporters club ( Penya Barcelonista Mashariki) becomes the 6th...

Ken on 05th Jan

Swansea City inflicted more Old Trafford misery on Manchester United as they saw off the 10-man Red Devils 2-1 in the third round of the FA Cup. Javier Hernandez cancelled out Wayne Routledge’s opener at Old Trafford, but the game turned in the Swans’ favour when Fabio was shown a straight red card 10 minutes from time. The visitors were...

Ken on 18th Dec

Kenya Football Federation chairman Sam Nyamweya yesterday stated that Arsenal and another top club will play in Kenya in July next year.Actually he said that Arsenal will play in Kenya every year for the next three years.This is apparently for the Magic Cup tournament.Considering the state of our stadiums and the fact that Kenya provides little monetary...

Ken on 17th Dec

Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko on Sunday hosted CECAFA winners Harambee Stars for a dinner party at Nairobi Serena Hotel.They discussed the various challenges facing the team, with Sonko expressing optimism that the national team will one day qualify and even clinch both the World Cup & African Cup of Nations. President Kenyatta had previously...

Ken on 17th Dec

A mysterious Twitter account created on Sunday (15 December) declared that it was going to “reveal a portion of Uefa’s corruption and manipulation” before tweeting the exact Champions League Second Round draw match-for-match one day earlier than the actual draw took place. Under the username @uefacorruption, an ominous tweet stated...

Ken on 17th Dec

Tottenham Hotspur have announced that head coach Andre Villas-Boas has left the club by mutual consent. The Portuguese coach, who took over at Tottenham in the summer of 2012, leaves the club following Sunday’s 5-0 hammering at home to Liverpool. “The club can announce that agreement has been reached with head coach, Andre Villas-Boas,...

Ken on 16th Dec

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday hosted CECAFA winners Harambee Stars at State House Nairobi. The president congratulated the team, saying they delivered the perfect birthday gift for Kenya.Here are some photos from the event. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 10th Dec

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribéry will fight it out for the title of the world’s best player after Fifa announced its shortlist for the 2013 Ballon d’Or. Messi has won the award in each of the last four years, while Ronaldo won the award in 2008 and has since been repeatedly placed second. Ribéry has had a sparkling...

Ken on 09th Dec

A Manchester United fan on Saturday night committed suicide in Nairobi’s Pipeline area after the club’s 0-1 loss to Newcastle.23 year old John Jimmy Macharia allegedly jumped from the 7th floor of the building he was in, after watching United collapse against Newcastle. This was their second loss in less than a week.Nairobi County police...

Ken on 09th Dec

David Moyes has led Manchester United to an unprecedented losing and drawing streak. No one expected him to win anything in his first season, but no one foresaw the EPL champions outside the top four.These memes show just how impatient the fans are with their new manager. Read Part 1 of this article HERE. © nairobiwire.comFollow...

Ken on 09th Dec

Manchester United lost their second consecutive home game on Saturday, this time 0-1 to Newcastle. This was barely a week after losing with the same margin to Everton.The fans’ patience with manager David Moyes seems to have run out, and Saturday’s game was characterised with boos and ‘Moyes Out’ chants.It was social media however...