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England against France on Saturday has been called off because of Typhoon Hagibis, but Rugby World Cup organisers hope Scotland against Japan can go ahead as planned on Sunday. The typhoon, described as the biggest of the year, is set to wreak havoc in Tokyo and surrounding areas. Ireland’s match with Samoa in Fukuoka is expected to go ahead as scheduled. “The decision to cancel matches has not been taken lightly,” said tournament director Alan Gilpin. “It has been made with the best interest of team, public, and tournament volunteer safety as a priority based on expert advice.” ‘We’ve got…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been honoured with a statue in his hometown of Malmo in Sweden. The LA Galaxy striker unveiled the statue on Tuesday outside the Swedbank Stadion, where he began his professional career 20 years ago. The statue, which was commissioned by the Swedish Football Association, stands at almost three metres tall and depicts Ibrahimovic celebrating a goal without his shirt. Read: Neglected Kenya Women’s Basketball Team Sends Distress Call From Senegal (Video) “You have players who win trophies. You have players who get statues. Then you have players who receive both trophies and statues,” said Ibrahimovic, a child…

Kenya women’s national team, the Harambee Stars, beat Ghana’s Black Queens 1-0 in the 2020 Japan Olympics qualifiers at the Kasarani Stadium on Tuesday. Gentrix Shikangwa scored the important goal, which progresses Kenya to the fourth round of the qualifiers, in the extra time. Both sides failed to score in normal time sending the tie, which ended 0-0 in the first leg, into extra. Read: Broke Malkia Strikers A Win Away From All Africa Games Qualification The hosts, who were most wasteful in front of goal, were finally rewarded with a penalty after sustained pressure with Gentrix stepping forward to…

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has waived gate charges for Tuesday’s Olympics Qualifier against Ghana at the Kasarani Stadium. This as the Starlets look to progress to the fourth qualifying round of the knockout competition, whose winner gets a chance to grace the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The match kicks off at 4 pm EAT, with gates set to open at 11 am. Read: Asamoah Gyan Comes Out Of Retirement Following The President’s Intervention Starlets forced a barren draw in the first leg played last week in Ghana and simple win will see them through. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or…

Legendary marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge left for Vienna, Austria on Monday night a board a private jet ahead of the INEOS 1:59 tentatively on Saturday. The Olympic marathon champion and world record holder, his technical staff and pace makers were accorded VVIP treatment Great Britain’s richest person, Sir Tom Ratcliffe, is accustomed to. Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) staff at the Eldoret International Airport last night pulled all stops see off Sir Tom’s Gulfstream G280, which was flown by two pilots from his British base to fly Kipchoge to the Austrian capital. Read: Marathon Great Eliud Kipchoge Named Male Athlete Of…

Last night, Wilfried Zaha won a Best of Africa Award for Philanthropic Endeavor in the Best of Africa Awards 2019. Zaha joined fellow Premier League star N’Golo Kante and Croydon-born rapper Stormzy at the Rosewood Hotel to celebrate the key figures who support socio-economic and ethical development across Africa. Winner of the award for Philanthropic Endeavor within the Leadership category, Zaha was selected for being a “Professional athlete who has demonstrated exceptional vision, passion, and commitment to leadership, developing or supporting a measurable paradigm. Read: K’Ogalo Gaffer Hasan Oktay Named KPL Coach Of The Month For April “The reason he…

Gor Mahia head coach Steven Pollack has left the country for Finland where he will spend the next one week before returning for duty. The English born tactician holds a Finnish citizenship and has opted for his second home for a vacation. He joined Gor Mahia towards the start of 2019/2020 season and has guided the team to the league’s summit after impressive four victories in four matches. Read: FIFA Announces New Way Of Watching FIFA Qualifiers For Africa Regionally, Pollack’s charges were relegated for the top-tier Champions League and await their next opponent in the Confederation Cup group stage…

Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has apologized to fans for not winning games. The apology comes in the wake of a 1-0 loss to Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday. “I am sorry to the fans that we are not winning games,” the 46-year-old Norwegian gaffer said after the defeat. https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1181119482791710720?s=19 The Red Devils have picked just nine points from the opening eight Premier League matches this season, their worst start to a league season since 1989-90 (8 points), according to OptaJoe. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1180899164235980805 Since his confirmation as the permanent Manchester United coach in March this year, United has…

Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey’s house was the target of a fresh robbery attempt following a previous break-in just a few days before. According to Cadena SER, intruders were met with a relative of the 26-year-old on Friday and fled from the Boadilla del Monte property without stealing any valuables. The Ghanaian international had been in Moscow for Atletico’s Champions League clash with Lokomotiv. Real Madrid star Casemiro was also targeted by robbers, when his house was ransacked during Saturday’s Madrid derby at the Wanda Metropolitano. The 27-year-old’s wife and child were present at the time. In the wake of…

Kenya’s Hellen Obiri successfully defended her world 5000 metres title in Doha on Saturday clocking a championship record 14min 26.72sec. The 29-year-old came home clear of compatriot Margaret Kipkemboi, who timed a personal best 14min 27.49. Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen, part of the Nike-backed Oregon Project whose head coach Alberto Salazar was banned for four years earlier in the week, took bronze in 14min 28.43sec. Obiri had shared the early pace setting with British runner Eilish McColgan. With eight laps to go Obiri stepped up the pace and McColgan dropped back — Ethiopia’s Teshay Gemechu on her shoulder and Klosterhalfen third.…

Arsenal boss Unai Emery says he left midfielder Mesut Ozil out of his squad for Thursday’s 4-0 Europa League win against Standard Liege because other players deserved their places more. Gabriel Martinelli scored twice while Joe Willock and Dani Ceballos also found the net. Ozil has now been left out of the Arsenal squad for their last two games. “When I decided he shouldn’t be in the squad it’s because I think other players deserved it more,” Emery said. “He needs to continue working. Tomorrow we have training with the players who didn’t play, and on Sunday we have another…

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has ordered the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to pay former Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche Kshs 108million for wrongful termination. The amount must be settled before the end of this month (October) or Kenya be locked out of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Nick Mwendwa, the FKF told the Daily Nation that they will ask FIFA for an extension. He also said that the federation will seek the government support. “I will ask Fifa to give us an extension. We are paying for the ills by the former management. I will talk to…

Liverpool forward Sadio Mané may have missed the podium in this year’s FIFA Best awards, but in the eyes of ex-Arsenal playmaker Cesc Fabregas, he’s one of the best players in the world and he “has been so for a while.” Cesc, 32, who presently turns out for French Ligue 1 outfit Monaco, tweeted the thoughts on Tuesday night as Mané played against Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League. “Mané for me is top 3 players in the world and has been for a while. Top top level,” he wrote. https://twitter.com/cesc4official/status/1179484639209152512?s=20 The Spaniard added: “Believe me he’s amazing.…

AFC Leopards players have downed their tools – demanding to be paid two months salary arrears. The players did not show up for today’s morning training at KTTC, Gigiri. The players have also threatened to boycott Saturday’s league outing away to Sony Sugar in Awendo if they are not paid at least a one month salary. Some new players are also unhappy that the club is yet settle their sign on fees. One player, who did not want to be mentioned for fear of being reprimanded for exposing internal matters of the club, told Kahawa Tungu that in as much…

Gor Mahia bounced back from weekend’s Champions League disappointment with a 2-0 win over Nzoia Sugar in a rescheduled Kenyan Premier League match played at Mumias Complex, Mumias on Tuesday. Skipper Kenneth Muguna led from the front – netting all the goals as K’Ogalo recorded their third straight league win. Read: Player Sacked For Stealing Teammate’s Luxury Watch Worth Kshs7.9 Million Muguna netted the the opener in the 11th minute before getting his double in the 28th minute. The three points propel Gor to the summit of the log on nine points. The defending champions were on Sunday bundles out…