Reports have it that Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is in the country, for what seems like a well deserved holiday, after clinching the Champions League spot. Pulse is reporting that Ramsey is currently in Kenya at the Masai Mara, together with his mother and girlfriend Colleen Rowlands. It’s not clear when and how he landed in the country,...
In one of the most bizarre bits of news related to Alex Ferguson since he retired as coach of Manchester United, what is allegedly the last stick of chewing gum chewed by the legendary football tactician has been sold for a whopping £390,000 on online auction site Ebay, with all proceeds going to charity. According to reports in the UK media,...
Elsie Oliech, a sister to Kenyan international Dennis Oliech, is going through a rough patch in her marriage, the Standard is reporting. Elsie is married to DJ Kriss Darling, and is said to be considering a separation after information came to light that the dreadlocked spin master could have sired a son with another woman. She is currently in France...
Real Madrid have announced that head coach Jose Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the season after three years in charge of the Spanish giants. President Florentino Perez revealed the decision at a packed news conference. Mourinho, 50, who has been linked with a return to Chelsea, won the league...
This photo, released by ODM director of communications Phillip Etale, shows former prime minister Raila Odinga, his son Raila Odinga Juniour and his brother Oburu Odinga watching Arsenal’s final game of the season.Arsenal was playing against Newcastle and won by a single goal. That was however enough to seal their spot at the European Champions...
For the umpteenth time, Arsenal has qualified for the European Champions League. This was after beating Newcasle by a one goal, to finish fourth, in a day when a single error could have been very costly. Tottenham will once again miss out on the European top flight football, despite Gareth Bale’s wonder goal. This is after finishing one point...
Kenya’s Olympic gold medalist David Rudisha has been ranked ahead of some of the most recognized names in sports, as number 41 most marketable athlete in the world.Sportspro, the company behind the ranking, takes the following into account when compiling the list: Value for money, age, home market, charisma, willingness to be marketed and...
1 Sir Alex Ferguson’s father worked as a shipbuilder in Govan. David Moyes’s father was a draughtsman for the same company. 2 As a boy, Ferguson played for a youth team coached by Moyes’s father. Like Ferguson, Moyes is a graduate of Glasgow’s Drumchapel Amateurs FC, where his mother washed the team kit and his father was...
Ten slightly lesser-known facts about Sir Alex Ferguson, who has announced his resignation as Man Utd’s manager after 26 years.1. Once ran a pub: Ferguson has worked outside football, starting out as an apprentice toolmaker and shop steward in Glasgow and much later running a pub that he renamed Fergie’s with a downstairs bar named...
Manchester United have confirmed Sir Alex Ferguson is retiring. The Scot had arrived at Manchester United’s Carrington training complex this morning amid massive speculation an announcement will be made about his future.United did not respond to any requests for information about Ferguson’s position last night.However, for a company...
Sir Alex Ferguson’s future as Manchester United manager was shrouded in doubt on Tuesday evening, with sources claiming there would be a statement about his position and that the squad had been told to expect an announcement. Some of the United players were at a golf day on Tuesday near Altrincham, where they played against members of...
In a picture circulating online, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is seen making a ‘7 finger salute’, probably mocking Barcelona’s 7-0 aggregate loss against Bayern Munich in the just concluded UEFA Champions League semi finals. Real Madrid were themselves eliminated from the competition by another German side, Borussia Dortmund. ©...
Michael Jordan got married over the weekend, with Tiger Woods, Spike Lee and Patrick Ewing among those attending the NBA Hall of Famer’s wedding in Palm Beach, Fla.Jordan married 35-year-old former model Yvette Prieto on Saturday, manager Estee Portnoy told The Associated Press on Sunday. The 50-year-old Jordan owns the Charlotte Bobcats.Nearly...
After Robin van Persie scored a hat trick to help Manchester United win its 20th league title, some of the angriest fans were Arsenal fans. Not because they did not win it (they’ve gotten used to that already), but because their best player one year ago, helped Man U win it. These are some of the pictures that have been making rounds since Monday’s...
Manchester United fans world over were waiting eagerly for Monday night, when they were to be declared Champions for a record 20th time. Fans in Kenya had already started streaming into clubs and entertainment spots from as early as 7 pm, despite the fact that it was on a weekday. Indeed, the red devils beat Aston Villa 3 goals to nil, with Robin...
The whole of Europe was transfixed when Real Madrid went up against Manchester United in the Champions League last month.Real came out winners of that encounter, comfortably outplaying United – and now the Spanish giants have picked up another major victory over their Mancunian rivals. That’s because Real have now stolen Manchester United’s...