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SportsKenya: Can this be the year of Rebirth of Kenya's Basketball?
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It’s the Final Countdown! Friday, 31 May 2013. Can this be the year of Rebirth of Kenya's Basketball? Many a times a sport in this country undergoes serious degeneration and gets swallowed in the mediocrity of the administration of our general affairs as a State. It is true we can continue moaning about this and sing to the birds till heaven come but nothing changes. Talking of online, there is also a new magazine developed by basketball enthusiasts who also felt it is about time to talk about the game i...
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SportsKenya: Game Yetu, SportOn & Kenyan sports publications...shall they manage?
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It’s the Final Countdown! Tuesday, 5 February 2013. Game Yetu, SportOn and Kenyan sports publications.shall they manage? In the last 3 months two of the biggest media houses in Kenya have plunged into the deep end of matters sports by launching stand-alone sports publication. Game Yetu. Are the titles of these sports publications. Each of these will see 2 copies per week with Game Yetu published on Tuesdays and Saturdays while SportOn will be available on Mondays and Fridays. Again, while the larger popu...
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SportsKenya: 2014 thus far, Kenya's Sports dwindling influence?
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It’s the Final Countdown! Wednesday, 14 May 2014. 2014 thus far, Kenya's Sports dwindling influence? This year started with a lot of optimism given that the then newly elected Government had come with a basket full of promises.pardon my pessismist self who takes politicos and sports officials with a pinch of salt. Well they had even the Sports Bill which was finally passed last year to provide grounds for new dawn in Kenyan sports. But alas! Cricket, oh the Englishman's game! Well Kenya has sunk so low, ...
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SportsKenya: 01/06/13 - 01/07/13
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It’s the Final Countdown! Monday, 3 June 2013. Kenya Rugby Ruckus ala Philip Jalang'o-style. This man, Jalang'o, this man! Were some of the words that inspired this blog-post. This was in a conversation with some of the less knowledgeable rugby fans who I regularly meet on the beat and wanted to offer some of the points to clear the air on which have not been addressed since this commotion blew out in May 2013. Courtesy of www.nation.co.ke. Last year after the end of the 7s circuit, he quickly sacked the...
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SportsKenya: Kenya 7s - Time for Reflection
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It’s the Final Countdown! Wednesday, 14 May 2014. Kenya 7s - Time for Reflection. The final leg of the 2013/14 IRB Rugby 7s series came to an end this last weekend in England. Kenya having qualified once again after finishing among the top 5 last season was expected to continue with the same pace. Change of pace - The Kenyan team has been known to be a pacy team, taking advantage of the wings to run their plays. Change of tactics saw them adopt a slower game which took time to adopt. Rookies vs Experienc...
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SportsKenya: Rallying & Africa - Worlds Apart...
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It’s the Final Countdown! Tuesday, 8 January 2013. Rallying and Africa - Worlds Apart. Around this time of the year up until 2009, rallying enthusiasts across the world and mainly those from Africa would be cheering for what is the most gruelling and once longest rally in the world, The Dakar Rally. Logo courtesy of www.dakar.com. Now as indicated in 2009, the organisers Amaury Sports Organisation. Invited bids for interested countries to host the race. This ended up falling to the South American com...
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SportsKenya: NBA - Can Hasheem Thabeet please stand up?
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It’s the Final Countdown! Friday, 23 May 2014. NBA - Can Hasheem Thabeet please stand up? Yes, some of you might wonder why we're picking on a non-Kenyan to profile on our blog, well he's the first East African ever to play in the most prestigious basketball league in the world - the NBA. Thabeet also happens to be among the few Africans ever to play in the NBA Playoffs ( others being Hakeem 'The Dream' Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, D.J Mbenga in that list. To injury going into the Finals. What is worrying ...
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SportsKenya: Commonwealth Games - Glasgow : Kenya's Gold, Bleed and Ugly
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It’s the Final Countdown! Monday, 4 August 2014. Commonwealth Games - Glasgow : Kenya's Gold, Bleed and Ugly. 2014 and it is exactly 60 years since a Kenyan sports personality made it to any international sporting event! And this event was the Commonwealth Games in 1954 ( had previously been known as British Empire Games). Glasgow 2014 - image courtesy of glasgow.com. With such rich heritage and a storied past, the 2014 edition ought to have been a done deal for Kenyan sport but alas! 8211; Swimming - he...
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SportsKenya: World Relays gives Kenyan Athletes 'Golden Shine'
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It’s the Final Countdown! Monday, 26 May 2014. World Relays gives Kenyan Athletes 'Golden Shine'. This past weekend marked the inaugural World Relays. Under the auspices of IAAF hosted in the Caribbean island of Bahamas ( the natives called Bahamians, more like Bohemian Rhapsody.I digress. World Relays Bahamas 2014. Image courtesy of www.iaaf.org. 4 x 100m ( both men and women). But also other races including;. 4 x 200m or 2 lap event. 4 x 800m or 8-lap event. 4 x 1500m or 15-lap event. The team redeemed...
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SportsKenya: Ingwe TV - Smart move or ill-advised?
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It’s the Final Countdown! Wednesday, 22 May 2013. Ingwe TV - Smart move or ill-advised? There has been all the hullabaloo about the AFC Leopards-Ingwe TV deal. Courtesy of www.afcleopards.net. Across the world, major football clubs have their own channels which serve to endear themselves to their fans and provide an added platform for not just engaging with them but also for sponsors, advertisers and related parties to reach the audience. And also dig through past dailies and other publications, they wou...