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Liverpool hammered hapless Manchester United 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday night to go top of the Premier League table. The Reds who have played a game more (32) are now two points clear of title rivals Manchester City who play Brighton on Wednesday. Egyptian Mohammed Salah scored a brace to take his total tally for this season for the Reds to thirty goals. Read: Liverpool’s Sadio Manè Leads Teranga Lions Against Egypt His African counterpart Sadio Manè and Colombian winger Luis Diáz were also on the scoreboard. Liverpool next face local rivals Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday. Email your…

Kenyan-born Bahrain athlete Damaris Mutua Muthee found dead in Iten Kenya. It is alleged that she was killed by her Ethiopian boyfriend. More to follow… Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodriguez have announced the death of their baby boy, saying it is the “greatest pain that any parents can feel”. The Portugal international, 37, and Rodriguez, 28, were expecting twins. Their baby girl survived, and they said her birth “gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness”. “Our baby boy, you are our angel. We will always love you,” they wrote. Read: Unhappy Cristiano Ronaldo Holds Talks Over Future at Man United In a statement on social media, they said: “It is with our deepest sadness we have…

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has escaped serious injury after being involved in a car crash this morning. Midfielder Fernandes, 27, is unhurt after an incident involving his Porsche – and he is expected to train as usual today. It is also believed that the other parties in the collision are also unscathed. Read: Ajax, Cameroon Keeper Andrè Onana Involved In Road Accident United interim manager Ralf Rangnick will likely provide an update on the player’s condition in his pre-match press conference this afternoon. Fernandes’ crash comes the day before his side play Liverpool in the Premier League. Email your news…

Despite Kenya serving a FIFA suspension, Tusker’s long serving defender and skipper Eugene Asike has secured a move to third tier Swedish side IF Karlstad Fotboll. Asike has had two different stints with Tusker FC over the last six years, winning two Premier League titles, one FKF Cup title and was named as defender of the year in the KPL last season as the team captain. “We thank Eugene for his services to the club. He has been a loyal servant and a dedicated players since when he first moved here and we are happy for his progress. He has…

Kenya Shujaa edged out USA 19-17 to win their opening Pool A match of the Vancouver Sevens of Saturday. Kevin Wekesa scored two tries with Bush Mwale grabbing the decisive try to seal the win. Read: Shujaa Team For Spain Begins Training Anthony Omondi made two conversations with one missed. Shujaa next face Fiji at midnight before finishing the group ties against England early morning Sunday. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has announced that he will leave the club at the end of the 2021/22 season. The 33-year-old has made 183 appearances for the Reds since signing from Chelsea in 2017 and is now set to depart. Matic announced his decision on Friday evening via his official Instagram account, where he wrote: “After a great deal of thought, I have decided that this season will be my last with Manchester United. I have informed the board, the manager and the players of my decision. Read: FA Cup: Middlesbrough Dump Manchester United Out “It has been a huge…

Favourites Barcelona were dumped out of the Europa League by Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals on Thursday while West Ham United joined RB Leipzig in qualifying for the last four. Serbian international Filip Kostic scored twice either side of a Rafael Santos Borre strike at the Camp Nou for Frankfurt, who survived a late fightback from the hosts to win 3-2 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate. Sergio Busquets scored a late consolation before Memphis Depay’s even later penalty for Barcelona but Eintracht held on, to the delight of the estimated 30,000 German supporters who travelled to Catalonia for…

A student from Kyambogo University in Uganda who disappeared after losing his tuition fees to sports betting has resurfaced. According to police, Julius Osuta was found at Arua Park, in the capital Kampala since he was reported missing from 7 April 2022. He was handed over to his parents, according to Daily Monitor. Read: FA Probing Arsenal Player Over Suspected Betting Activities Like Kenya, many Ugandan youths hooked to sports betting with devastating effects. In 2019, Uganda’s finance minister David Bahati announced a government ban on sports betting, gaming and gambling. “We have received a directive from President [Yoweri] Museveni to…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Ferdinand Omanyala following his pulsating win of the 100m race at the ASA Athletics Grandprix 4 in South Africa on Wednesday. Omanyala, Africa’s fastest sprinter, won the race with this season’s best time of 9.98 seconds beating Commonwealth Games champion South African Akani Simbine who finished second at the event held at Germiston Stadium in Johannesburg. https://twitter.com/Ferdiomanyala/status/1514333857360797705?s=19 Also Read: Never Give Up! Sprinter Omanyala Gives Tips on Success Omanyala stars have kept rising over the shortest distance since switching from Rugby. He is currently Africa’s record holder with 9.77 seconds. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday presided over the official opening of the new Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Ulinzi Sports Complex in Lang’ata Garrison, Nairobi City County. The construction of the ultra-modern Ulinzi Sports Complex was commissioned by President Uhuru Kenyatta in October 2020. https://twitter.com/StateHouseKenya/status/1514212543992115205 As part of the opening ceremony, several exhibition games are arranged at the 7500 capacity stadium among them a football match between Ulinzi Stars and Kenya Premier League defending champions Tusker FC. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Cabinet Secretary for Sports Ambassador Amina Mohamed approved irregular procurement of return air tickets worth Ksh1.2 million for 29 MPs. According to Auditor General’s report, only four ministry officials received the tickets for the World U20 Athletics Championships retreat in Mombasa. The names of the 29 MPs were not included in the approved request, the auditor said. This raised queries why the W-U20 management procured the tickets yet the MP’s expenses are funded by the Parliamentary Service Commission. Read: Senator Mutula Kilonzo Blames CS Amina Mohammed For FIFA Ban “Further, there were no boarding passes, attendance register and back to office…

Kenya and Zimbabwe have been instructed to get their Fifa suspensions lifted or else they miss out on the qualifiers for the 2023 Afcon in Ivory Coast. In a statement, Caf, the continental football body, has given the two countries up to two weeks to the first game of the qualifiers to comply. “In case the suspension is not lifted two weeks before their first match day of the qualifiers; both associations with be considered as losers and eliminated from the competition.” Draw for the qualifiers are set for Tuesday next week. Read: FIFA Congress Confirms Kenya’s Suspension From Football Activities…

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been cleared to stand in the long-delayed elections to be the next president of Ivory Coast’s football federation (FIF). A total of six candidates, including outgoing vice president Idriss Diallo, have been approved by FIF’s Fifa-installed normalization committee to stand in the polls on 23 April. The voting was originally scheduled to be carried out in September 2020 but has been repeatedly postponed because of ongoing issues over the eligibility of certain candidates, including Drogba. “The candidacy for the presidency of the Ivorian football federation is closed,” Mariam Dao Gabala, president of the FIF…

Striker Romelu Lukaku will not feature when holders Chelsea look to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final. A substitute in the first leg, Lukaku has not recovered from the Achilles injury that kept him out of Saturday’s 6-0 Premier League win at Southampton. Captain Cesar Azpilicueta has travelled to Spain after missing the Southampton game following a positive Covid test. Midfielder Ross Barkley is absent because of illness. Read: Lukaku To Return Against Spurs After Talks Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ben Chilwell are still sidelined by back and knee injuries respectively. The winners will face Manchester…