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Aston Villa head coach Steven Gerrard will miss the next two Premier League games after testing positive for Covid-19. Gerrard will miss Sunday’s Boxing Day game at home to Chelsea and Tuesday’s trip to Leeds. It is the second time this season that Gerrard has been sidelined by Covid-19. The 41-year-old was forced to isolate earlier this year during his time as Rangers manager, missing matches against Alashkert and Celtic. Read: Covid-19 Forces More Premier League Cancellations Villa were forced to postpone their game against Burnley last Saturday because of an outbreak of the virus at the club. Three Premier League…

Believers, majority Christians celebrated Christmas on Saturday. The day marks the birth of Jesus Christ, central figure in the history of Christianity. Not all Christians mark the date. Seventh Day Adventists don’t and so are Muslims and other religions. Read: Liverpool’s Mo Salah Joins Club Of 30 Still there are non Christians who celebrate the day as part of the December festivities. Liverpool winger, a devoted Muslim, is known to mark the day with family each year. He often post a family photo next to a Christmas tree with a good will message. This however rubs some fanatical Muslims the wrong…

The Premier League has postponed Everton’s match at Burnley on Sunday because of coronavirus and injuries. Everton were originally rebuffed by the league in their application to have the game called off. But a Premier League statement on Friday said it had reviewed the club’s request “following further injuries to the squad”. It means three of the nine English top-flight games scheduled for Sunday have now been postponed. Read: Premier League Postpone Boxing Day Games Over Covid-19 On Thursday, the matches between Liverpool and Leeds United and Watford’s visit to Wolves were postponed because of coronavirus cases. In announcing the postponement…

The thickness of the soles of track spikes will be capped at 20mm from 2024, World Athletics has confirmed. The sport’s governing body says manufacturers have “sufficient time” to make adjustments to products before the rule begins on 1 November 2024. Track spikes can currently measure from 20-25mm in stack height, while the mark is 40mm for road shoes. World Athletics said it is exploring solutions for athletic shoes that balance “innovation and fairness”. Read: Kenyan Supermodel Ajuma Nasenyana Opens Up About Athletics Stint, Journey to Fame Recent years have seen questions posed as to how influential advancements in shoe technology…

The Premier League has postponed Liverpool’s game against Leeds United and the match between Wolves and Watford because of coronavirus. Both games have been called off after requests from Leeds and Watford. The Premier League said Leeds could not play “due to the number of players with Covid-19, injuries and illness”. The club’s training ground has also been closed. EFL matches postponed because of Covid-19 Watford have had games against Burnley, Crystal Palace and Wolves postponed because of a Covid-19 outbreak. A Premier League statement read: “Watford continue to have an insufficient number of players to field a team after…

Harambee Stars forward Jesse Were is set to leave Zambian side Zesco United, according to reports. Jesse contract with the Ndola based side is set to run out at the end of this month with the club not willing to renew it. Read: Jesse Were Clocks 100 Career Goals For Zesco United The former Mathare United striker has been with Zesco since 2016, scoring over 100 goals in the league over the period. He has however not enjoyed favor with successive Harambee Stars coaches who seldom fielded him despite call ups. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also…

Footballer Benjamin Mendy has been charged with a further count of rape, it has emerged, as he appeared in court accused of a series of serious sex offences. The 27-year-old Manchester City player was charged last week with the further count of rape. This was subject to reporting restrictions, which were lifted as he appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday for a hearing ahead of his trial next year. The charge relates to a new complainant and is alleged to have taken place in July this year. Mendy is now accused of eight offences against five different women, including…

Al Duhail SC have named Michael Olunga as the best player in the Qatar Stars League for the months of October and November. The Harambee Stars skipper netted five goals over the period as they kept pace at the top of the log with Al Sadd. Read: VIDEO: Michael Olunga Brace Rescues Al Duhail SC From Defeat “The team’s striker Michael Olunga received the best player in the league award for months October and November after the special level the player appeared with in the matches he participated in and contributed in the positive results Al Duhail succeeded in achieving in…

Referees handling games across different leagues in the country have not been paid since the season begun. Some of the whistleblowers have yet to be paid for work done dating back to last season including in the domestic cup, FKF Cup. The coming on board of the FKF Caretaker Committee in November promised a better future for the men in black, but still the pain continues. Read: FKF Caretaker Committee Unearths Fixture Anomalies “Imagine we have not been paid since the FKF Caretaker team took over. In fact, we have not been paid since this season’s leagues kicked off because Nick…

Fulham say one of their players received racist abuse on social media following their Championship defeat by Sheffield United on Monday. The leaders lost 1-0 to the Blades. Fulham have failed to win any of their past five games having drawn the four before the loss at Craven Cottage. “Fulham Football Club is disappointed to learn that one of our players was the recipient of deplorable racist abuse on social media,” the club said in a statement on their website. Read: Ex-Gor Mahia Coach Hasan Oktay Blames Racism At Botswana’s Township Rollers For Exit “We stand firmly with him and will…

Newcastle have written to the Premier League to question recent refereeing decisions they feel have gone against them. Eddie Howe’s side, who are second-bottom of the Premier League, have been punished by debatable calls in their last three matches, all defeats, with the manager criticizing the decisions afterwards. In a 4-0 defeat at Leicester, Howe said he could not understand how referee Peter Bankes awarded a penalty to the hosts, their first goal of the game, after James Maddison appeared to make the most of contact by Jamaal Lascelles. Against Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp’s team scored an equalizer and their first…

Tottenham Hotspur are out of the Europa Conference League after Uefa ruled they forfeited their final match against Rennes. The match on 9 December was called off following a Covid-19 outbreak, with 13 positive cases at the London club. Read: Covid-19-Rocked Tottenham Hotspur To Miss Another Game Uefa then said the match could not be rescheduled and referred the matter to its disciplinary body. It awarded Rennes a 3-0 win and they top the group, with Vitesse runners-up and Spurs finishing third. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Covid-19-hit Chelsea slipped further behind leaders Manchester City in the Premier League title race as they were held to a goalless draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The visitors had a request for the fixture to be postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak rejected on Sunday morning – with manager Thomas Tuchel saying they were “a bit angry” with the decision. Consequently, the Blues named just four outfield players on the bench at Molineux. The first XI was still strong enough to be competitive but they struggled to create as they were held to a second successive draw. Read: Holders Chelsea To Face…

Former Harambee Stars coach Jacob “Ghost” Mulee has lost his brother Mike through cancer. “Fare thy well by brother, my friend, my fan and my advisor! God is able,” Ghost said. Read: Harambee Stars Coach Ghost Mulee Bereaved In may this year, the Radio Jambo broadcaster returned from India where he donated a kidney to the brother. “All is well, I went through a procedure here and it was very successful. My brother is also feeling better. We are recuperating,” Ghost said back in April. Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Newscaster Lindah Oguttu has left Standard Group Limited to serve as the head of the FKF Caretaker Committee secretariat. Lindah has for a long time worked as a broadcaster with KTV TV. “I have taken a sabbatical leave from the Standard Group Limited to serve in the FKF Secretariat,” she announced. https://twitter.com/lindahoguttu/status/1472481815051055106?t=UYG7D3IADyY89iHtd8E-Ag&s=19 FKF Caretaker Committee was installed by the government in November to run affairs of football in the country for a period of six months. This was after the Cabinet Secretary for Sports Ambassador Amina Mohamed disbanded the FKF Executive after an audit report unearthed misappropriation. Email your news…