Author: Bonface Osano

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Africa 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala won Kenya’s first gold medal in ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Omanyala clocked 10:02 seconds under windy situation to become the first Kenyan since Seraphine Antao in the 1960 to win gold in the sprints at a major championship. Defending champion Akani Simbine of South Africa took the silver in 10:13 secs with Sri Lankan Yukun Abeykoon taking bronze in 10:14. “I know it will sink in after some days, but it feels nice to lay my hands on this coveted crown and I am happy about it. My aim is to pave the way…

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Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has remarkably stated that he will not sign African players for the club unless they agree to not play in the African Cup of Nations. The 73-year-old says he ‘loves’ Napoli’s African players, but he rues having to pay them so much for the amount of time they are away. ‘I told them lads, don’t talk to me about Africans anymore!’ said De Laurentiis during a streamed event. Aurelio De Laurentiis wants to be able to dictate when African players represent their country. Read: Kenya To Host Afcon, World Cup Under Raila Presidency ‘I love them,…

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Premier League players will stop the pre-match anti-racism gesture of taking the knee before every match. Top-flight clubs started taking a knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement, which rose to prominence following the death of George Floyd in the United States in May 2020. Premier League captains took the decision after consulting with players. Read: Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions Take A Knee In Support Of “End Anglophone Crisis” The gesture will instead be seen before certain rounds of games, including the Boxing Day fixtures and Cup finals. Players and staff will also take the knee before the first and last…

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Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to leave his side’s 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano early on Sunday. The forward made his return to action in the pre-season friendly, playing 45 minutes for the Red Devils. It’s the 37-year-old’s first match back in the team, having previously spent time away with uncertainty surrounding his future at Old Trafford. This has led to links with a move away from the club as he looks to make the most out of his remaining years as a professional footballer. One of the sides linked with a shock move is Chelsea, with owner Todd…

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Michael Mugo Githae won bronze in the men’s marathon to record Kenya’s first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The Fukuoka International Open Marathon winner clocked 2:13.16 to bag his first Commonwealth accolade. African champion Ugandan Vincent Kiplangat won gold in 2.10.55 with Tanzanian Alphonse Simbu winning Silver. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

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Days after terminating their shirt deal with betting firm Sportika, AFC Leopards have landed an improved offer from another gaming company, Betika. Announced this morning, the three-year sponsorship engagement will see Ingwe pocket a total of Ksh 195 million. Read: Leopards Players Receive Sh2 Million Cash Donation From President Uhuru On a yearly basis, the 12-time Kenyan Premier League champions will get Ksh 65 million. Five million will go into players insurance, while the other five will be used for kitting the team. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

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Arsenal star Thomas Partey is under fire for another sexual assault accusation. Just last month, there were shocking reports from the United Kingdom that a Premier League football was questioned on a rape incident. The gossip sites and Twitter reactions suggested that Partey’s wife Sara Bella accused him of rape. The midfielder initially was absent from the Arsenal pre-season camp but has returned with the Premier League campaign just eight days away. Read: Thomas Partey Converts To Islam Because Of Girlfriend After initial reports on Twitter about Partey’s rape case, the dust settled as he returned to training with Arsenal. However…

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Former Liverpool and Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has rejoined his first club Nacional in his native Uruguay. The 35-year-old was a free agent after leaving Atletico Madrid when his contract expired this summer. Nacional, who finished runners-up in the Primera Division last season, have not disclosed the length of the deal. “I am proud to wear my shirt again at Nacional,” Suarez wrote on social media  “Thank you all for the support. See you soon.” Read: Denis Suarez Needs Time To Adapt – Arsenal’s Unai Emery Says Approximately 20,000 Nacional fans wore Suarez masks at a recent game after their side…

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Cristiano Ronaldo is due to meet Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on Tuesday to discuss his future at the club. The Portugal forward, 37, wants the club to let him leave this summer and he missed United’s pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia because of personal reasons. He has yet to train with the squad but has now flown back to Manchester. Ten Hag has previously said Ronaldo is “not for sale” and “in our plans.” Ronaldo returned to United last season after playing for Real Madrid and Juventus. Read: Employee Crashes Sh244M Cristiano Ronaldo’s Bugatti Veyron Ten Hag said…

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Kenya finished fourth at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a total of ten medals. Team Kenya’s Mary Moraa and Jacob Krop wrapped up the medal count with two precious medals on the last day. Read: Waithaka Mburu Picks Kenya’s Second Silver In Oregon Moraa won her first senior medal after finishing 3 to win Bronze in the women’s 800m final a race that was won by USA’s Athing Mu. On the other hand Jacob Krop won silver in the men 5000m final with Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen taking a shocking Gold. Team Kenya finished 4th on the medal table…

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Kenya lodged a complaint to the World Athletics jury about the 10,000m women race where Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey elbowed Hellen Obiri in the final seconds. The appeal has been dismissed because the jury says Letensebet Gidey was already in front and was at an advantage. Worth noting: All the three previous times Gidey has won silver, a Kenyan has beaten her to win gold. Finally, she gets her revenge. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp at +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

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Stanley Waithaka Mburu bagged Team Kenya’s second silver medal in the 10,000m at the ongoing World Athletic championships in Oregon. Hellen Obiri and Margaret Chelimo won the countries first medals silver and bronze respectively in the women’s 10,000m. Waithaka overcame an early fall to post 27:27.90 in a sprint duel with Joshua Cheptegei who defended his world title by winning gold in 27:27.43. Read: Lawrence Cherono Kicked Out Of Oregon For Doping Another Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo took the final podium position in 27:27.97. Olympic champion Solomon Barega came home a disappointing fifth in 27:28.39. Daniel Mateiko finished eight in 27:33.57 while…

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Kenya opened her medal haul at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA with Silver and Bronze in the woman’s 10000M race. Hellen Obiri bagged Silver, while Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi took home Bronze as Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey won Gold. Earlier, Kenya sent one athlete to the final of the women’s 3000M Steeplechase after Celliphine Chepsol won her heat. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

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Kenyan marathoner has been kicked out of the World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022 for doping. Lawrence Cherono has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU after testing positive for trimetazidine, a prohibited substance in an out of competition test in May this year.p Cherono was set to represent Kenya for the second time ever, after finishing fourth in the Tokyo Olympics last year. AIU said a sample collected from Cherono tested positive for trimetazidine, a substance that is prohibited under the 2022 Wada prohibited list as a metabolic modulator. Read: Susan Jeptoo Banned For Doping Violation “Substances in this…

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Barcelona have reached a “verbal agreement” with Bayern Munich to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, says the Bayern president. The 33-year-old, who has one year left on his Bayern contract, told the club last month that he wishes to leave. Lewandowski scored 50 goals in 46 games last season as he helped Bayern win a 10th straight Bundesliga title. “It’s good to have clarity for all parties,” said Bayern president Herbert Hainer. “We have come to a verbal agreement with Barcelona. Read: Barcelona’s Fine Run Halted In Europa League “Robert is an incredible player and he won everything with us. We…

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Ferdinand Omanyala arrived for the World Athletics Championships just within three hours to his heat, but still managed to qualify for the semis. Omanyala garced the last heat, seven finishing third in 10.10 seconds. American Fred Kerley run the fastest heat in 9.79 seconds followed by fellow countryman Trayvon Bromel. A delay in acquiring a US visa saw Africa’s fastest man Omanyala travel a day to his race. The situation has been attributed to among others alleged corruption in the ministry of sports. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

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