Kenya seek to leave a lasting mark when it competes at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next year. The event, which was established by International Olympics Committee, aims at promoting a culture of Olympics among young athletes.

People registered with pomp and many talked about the MTN Kampala marathon with passion days before it got underway. By the close of registration, organisers said over 19,000 people had returned forms. Surprisingly, only 10,960 runners managed to complete their

THE president of Rwanda Athletics Federation (RAF) Jean Paul Munyandamutsa has urged athletes to seek early qualification for next year's Africa Athletics championship in Kenya.

Citizen sport is finally picking up in Uganda, thanks to events like the MTN Marathon whose 2009 edition was held a week ago.

MOSES Kipsiro vowed to retain the Athlete of the Year award next year, after he lifted it for the third year running on Saturday evening. He was crowned at Grand Imperial Hotel at a gala sponsored by telecommunications company MTN.

Mercy Cherono, the world junior 3,000m champion, stole the limelight at the Telkom ground in Nairobi on Saturday when she won the third leg of the national cross country circuit, her second victory in as many races sponsored by Kenya

AFRICAN Stars dethroned rivals Orlando Pirates from the summit with a 2-0 win to go a point clear in the MTC Premiership on Friday night.

MATHEW Haikali says he will approach the Namibia Premier League (NPL) bosses today in a bid to try to convince them to issue a joint press statements regarding the position of chief executive officer that he applied for at the

TRAINER Sean Tarry is eyeing next year's Vodacom Durban July for both his Sansui Summer Cup hero, Aslan, and progressive four- year-old, Regal Ransom.

FORMER Springbok coach Carel du Plessis believes the world champions' ability to maintain their success in the lead-up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup will depend heavily on improving their depth.

It promises to be a thrilling opener at the Nyayo stadium this evening when the Harambe stars of Kenya face off with the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the opening match of this year's edition of the Cecafa Orange Senior Challenge

THE MTC Premiership will go into recess for most teams, with the exception of United Stars and Eleven Arrows who will take to the field on Sunday morning at the Kuisebmond Stadium in Walvis Bay.

ZIMBABWE'S Young Warriors might have been conspicuous by their absence at the just-ended Fifa World U-17 championships but the country's presence in Nigeria was somewhat still felt.

TANDA TAVARUVA the prominent businessman who has sunk a fortune into football hoping to turn his beloved Masvingo United into a force on the domestic Premiership has threatened to walk away from the game.

IN the defining moment of his triumph, Moses Chunga paid tribute to the defeated football empire whose shattered dreams of glory had been dumped into the graveyard of the artificial surface at Rufaro for giving him a platform to showcase

ZIMBABWE'S swimming icon Kirsty Coventry has been named as the Female African Swimmer of the Year for 2009.

Weatherhead Hockey Club, will hold a -fundraising seven-aside gala today at Lugogo as they solicit for funds preparation for Africa Hockey club championship due in Kenya December 12.

Incumbent Lawrence Mulindwa is set for another tenure at the helm of Uganda's local soccer governing body, Fufa today amidst court battles.

EXACTLY seven days after they lost the big battle for the CBZ Premiership title, troubled Dynamos return to Rufaro tomorrow needing, at least, a draw against Shooting Stars to ward off the challenge of bitter rivals CAPS United and seal

Borrowdale Park is set to come alive today when seven in-form runners square up in the Schweppes US$2 500 Zimbabwe Challenge.