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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the only negative from his team’s 2-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League last-16 was an ankle injury to Diogo Jota. Jota was replaced at the start of the second half by Roberto Firmino, who opened the scoring in the San Siro. Mohamed Salah added the second to give his side a big advantage before the second leg at Anfield on 8 March. “I am happy with everything apart from Diogo [Jota] going off,” said Klopp. Read Also: Klopp: Firmino Brings More Than Goals To Liverpool Portugal forward Jota, 25, has played a…

Harambee Starlets camp has been dissolved, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Caretaker Committee has announced. Starlets were to face Uganda’s Crested in a double header fixture for a ticket to the 2022 Morocco Africa Women Cup of Nations. However, CAF, the continental football body, cancelled the fixture after a letter from the defunct FKF indicated they were not in a position to host the matches. The first leg was scheduled for Thursday in Kampala with the return on Sunday in Nairobi. Read: Barry Otieno Appointed Acting FKF CEO To Replace Robert Muthomi Barry Otieno, the former FKF Secretary General, who wrote…

Former Zimbabwe international, Charles Yohane has been killed in South Africa. The 48-year-old was hijacked and kidnapped and later killed over the weekend, according to several reports. His body was discovered on Monday in Mzimhlophe, Soweto. Read: Former Leopards, Gor Mahia Coach Zdravko Logarusic Lands New Job In Zimbabwe Yohane played for Caps United in Zimbabwe before moving to South Africa, where he played for African Wanderers, AmaZulu, Bidvest Wits and FC AK. He was a legend at Bidvest Wits and holds the record for appearances at the club, after playing for them 268 times, over a period stretching between 1997…

The Kenya Simbas kick off their preparations for the 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday, February 17 with morning sessions at the RFUEA Grounds. With the Kenya Cup league still in progress, these sessions will mainly focus on the conditioning aspect of the game. The Simbas Technical Team has settled on a starting list of 81 players; 66 of whom are locally based while 15 are overseas. “Some players from the 2021 team have lost form and have been excluded from this year’s selection, there are players who are playing very well in the Kenya Cup and have put…

Novak Djokovic has said he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies than be forced to get a Covid vaccine. Speaking exclusively to the BBC, he said he should not be associated with the anti-vax movement, but supported an individual’s right to choose. Djokovic was asked if he would sacrifice taking part in competitions such as Wimbledon and the French Open over his stance on the vaccine. “Yes, that is the price that I’m willing to pay,” he said. Read: Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Deported From Australia Novak Djokovic has said he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies…

Newly-promoted Kenyan Premier League side Police FC have launched a stadium project. The ground breaking ceremony was held at the CID training school South C. This was led by the DIG, Mr E Mbugua alongside the team chairman Mr Nyale and CEO Mr Chris.O. The stadium is expected to be complete in the course of the year. Read: Francis Kahata Returns From Ethiopia To Join Police FC Police were promoted to the top tier this season after years in the lower leagues. The team has shown intention of being one of the biggest in the country by signing several top players.…

AFC leopards coach Patrick Aussems has blasted incompetent refereeing in their match against Posta rangers in the Kenyan Premier League on Sunday. The Belgian also complained about poor playing field at the Thika Stadium terming it “unworthy” of a professional league. The former Simba SC coach was red carded moments to halftime with his assistant Tom Juma overseeing the remainder of the game in the second half. Despite the setback, Leopards rallied from one goal down to win by three goals. https://twitter.com/PatrickAussems/status/1492911189743091724?t=Fmc16OkrE56D0lO0oqqTZw&s=19 Aussems dedicated departed Leopards staunch supporter Isaac Juma who was buried on Saturday. “I would like to dedicate…

Eminem took a knee during the Super Bowl LVI half-time show, despite reports claiming that the NFL was trying to stop him from doing so. It’s not clear what the NFL’s official position on the gesture was beforehand, but reports suggested that they’d asked him not to take a knee during the show. Em joined an all-star cast on stage for the short medley performance, performing a snippet of ‘Forgot About Dre’ as well as ‘Lose Yourself’. At one stage, he dropped to one knee in the style that has become symbolic of the Black Lives Matter movement, and championed…

Chelsea lifted the Club World Cup for the first time after an extra-time win against Brazilian side Palmeiras. A 117th-minute penalty in Abu Dhabi by Kai Havertz – who scored their 2021 Champions League winner – means the Blues have now won every possible trophy under owner Roman Abramovich. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring with a header in the second half before Raphael Veiga levelled from the spot. Palmeiras defender Luan was sent off in added time. Read: Photos: Warm Welcome As Mendy Joins Chelsea After Afcon Victory Much like in their semi-final victory against Al-Hilal, Chelsea dominated possession but struggled…

Manchester United let another half-time lead slip as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at Old Trafford. Che Adams’ goal early in the second half cancelled out Jadon Sancho’s first Premier League goal in front of his home fans as United wasted the chance to move back up to fourth. It is the fourth time in six games that United have failed to win after being ahead at the interval, an unfortunate habit for Ralf Rangnick’s side that could prove costly. Read: Man United Striker Mason Greenwood Banished By England Southampton needed a fine save from Fraser Forster…

Calls for justice have dominated as slain football fan Isaac Juma is laid to rest at his Ebuyenjere village, Mumias West Constituency in Kakamega County. Juma was murdered on Jan 26 by unknown persons, with the police saying that land tussle could have led to his killing. Meanwhile, speaker after speaker has called on the government to take over Juma’s land and use it for development projects. Led by Juma’s eldest daughter Teresa Juma, the family has asked the government to quickly find them an alternate parcel of land to rescue them from the land tussle within the extended family.…

West Ham boss David Moyes says Kurt Zouma is available for Sunday’s game at Leicester amid the controversy of the defender being filmed kicking his cat. Animal charity the RSPCA has taken the 27-year-old’s two cats off him as they investigate the incident. Moyes was criticised for picking Zouma against Watford on Tuesday after the video of the defender emerged. “There are different views whether he should be available. We decided he should. I stand by that,” said Moyes. Zouma has been fined the maximum amount possible by the Hammers, with the fee being donated to animal welfare charities. Read: Adidas…

For a while the Premier League title race has seemed a foregone conclusion, with Manchester City looking sure to pick up the trophy for the fourth time in five campaigns. Pep Guardiola’s side moved 12 points clear at the top of the table on Wednesday with a routine 2-0 victory over Brentford, but old title foes Liverpool responded on Thursday by winning 2-0 against Leicester to cut the deficit to nine points – with a game in hand. There is real unpredictability about this Covid-hit season and Jurgen Klopp’s men have the opportunity to claw back further ground should they…

Days after winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, Sadio Manè is yet to come to terms with the great achievement. The Liverpool forward scored the last kick as the Teranga Lions beat Egypt on penalties to bag their maiden Afcon title in Cameroon. “Slowly, I‘m realizing what happened during the last days and still sometimes I think I am dreaming,” said Manè. Read: Photos: Warm Welcome As Mendy Joins Chelsea After Afcon Victory “So proud of all of us, I can’t even find the words what it means to me.” The Bambali-born was part of Senegal’s team that lost…

The Premier League is arguably the most-watched domestic league in the world. In Kenya, fans go gaga over it at the expense of local football. According to statistics, 3.6 billion people watched the Premier League last season. The huge figures are also reflecting in the bank accounts of EPL clubs as they are set to pocket even more money. Read: More Covid-19 Positive Cases In Premier League For the first time, the clubs have been informed that the value of overseas TV rights (£5.3bn) approximately Ksh.815 billion will overtake domestic rights (£5.1bn) under the new 3-season deals. Meanwhile, most domestic…