Wanyonyi the man to beat in loaded Ultimate Championship showdown

Emmanuel Wanyonyi returns to Budapest, the scene of one of his rare defeats at the World Championships back in 2023, chasing glory at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship set for Friday, 11 to Sunday, 13 September.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe Olympic and World champion has been in stellar form, and is heading to the competition on the back of an impressive Diamond League run, that concluded with winning the trophy.He goes up against a field that has his fiercest competition led by Marco Arop, who returns to the track where he won his 2023 world title, defeating the Kenyan, as well as Djamel Sedjati, who has also been breathing down Wanyonyi’s neck during the course of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945625##Wanyonyi already has a world record to his name in 2026, for the 1000m, but he and his coach Claudio Berardelli have made no secret of the fact that they are chasing David Rudisha’s 14-year-old 800m world record.He is less than a second away from his Keny..

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Harambee Stars forward hungry for more game time after stunning La Liga display

Harambee Stars forward Job Ochieng has admitted he is hungry for more first-team opportunities at Real Sociedad after producing a standout display in Monday night’s thrilling 3-2 La Liga victory over Elche.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe 23-year-old attacker was the star of the show at the Martínez Valero, scoring the opener in the 11th minute, before setting up Yangel Herrera for Sociedad’s second, and Luka Sučić for the dramatic winner deep into stoppage time.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945405##His influential display earned him the Man of the Match award, and marked a major breakthrough for the youngster, who graduated from Real Sociedad’s academy and featured for the club’s reserve side, commonly known as Sanse.Despite his heroics, Ochieng insists he is not yet satisfied with his progress, and believes regular minutes are crucial to establishing himself at the highest level.Former KCB forward explains why he ditched Kenyan league for South Africa’s PSLSpeaking to Radio Marca aft..

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Refugee team set for historic Youth Olympics debut in Dakar

Six refugee athletes will make their debut at this year’s Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, in what will be a historic first for both the continent and the refugee team.The Games, scheduled to run from Saturday, 31 October to Friday, 13 November, will be hosted in Africa for the first time.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe refugee team will compete in athletics, judo and taekwondo with the squad comprising Rashid Rechene, Florence Masimbi, Clement Niyomuhoza, Nyataba Kuek, Lourance Namukiza and Arno Yfunga, who are fired up for action after weeks of intensive training in Kaptagat.The athletes have been training at Complete Sports in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, where they have had an opportunity to build team cohesion while preparing mentally and physically for their first Olympic experience.The Olympic refugee team, selected from Kenya and Uganda, will line up against counterparts who will be donning their respective national colours.Why Lilian Odira will mi..

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Yaya Toure’s brave gamble meets a brutal PSG reality

Sometimes, you simply find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time.Slovan Bratislava could hardly have picked a worse moment to visit Paris. Paris Saint-Germain had made a poor start to the domestic season, were looking to vent their frustration, and were opening the defence of the Champions League titles they have won in the past two seasons.Yaya Toure’s side arrived at the Parc des Princes with a commendable idea: they wanted to play football. ##TWITTER_

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Former KCB forward explains why he ditched Kenyan league for South Africa’s PSL

Former KCB midfielder Kelvin Etemesi has opened up on his decision to leave the FKF Premier League (FKF-PL) for South Africa’s top flight, revealing that the desire to challenge himself outside his comfort zone and pursue bigger career opportunities influenced his move.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe box-to-box midfielder completed a surprise deadline-day switch from the Bankers to Marumo Gallants last month, bringing an end to his spell in the Kenyan top flight.Speaking exclusively to Mozzart Sport, the former Nairobi City Stars talisman explained that moving to the Premier Soccer League was a deliberate career decision, aimed at testing himself at a higher level, while gaining greater exposure.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945933##“The move to the PSL has been a great step for my career. The league is very competitive, professional, the intensity, the facilities and the exposure are on another level,” Etemesi said. “I chose the PSL because it’s one of the best leagues in Africa, and..

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STARS ABROAD: Ouma benched in Charlton draw as Tegisi features in Tanzania

Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy Ouma was left on the bench as his English Championship side Charlton Athletic settled for a barren draw with Queens Park Rangers at The Valley on Wednesday, 9 September.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOuma, who last weekend made his full Championship debut for The Addicks against Stoke City, was one of two changes manager Nathan Jones made on the team on Wednesday, with Conor Coventry named as his replacement in midfield.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945933##The Kenyan would end up not playing a minute of the contest, this despite Jones going to his bench four times during the second half.The decision by the manager is likely to have stemmed from the aforementioned Stoke City game on Saturday, 5 September, when Ouma endured a tough start for Charlton.Former KCB forward explains why he ditched Kenyan league for South Africa’s PSLThen, the 22-year-old was at the centre of attention for Stoke’s opening goal, this after being penalised for bringing down Stoke..

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O Captain! My Captain! Odegaard resolves the stalemate

Real Madrid are the ‘king’ of the Champions League, PSG are the current champions, Barcelona and Bayern are probably the most powerful offensive teams and yet Opta computer gave Arsenal most chances of winning the UEFA’s most popular competition. And the Gunners needed to deliver on the opening day. But it was a tough environment in Napoli, where they played against a team led by the ‘killer’ of the entertainment football – Maximilian Allegri. The experienced Italian set up his team perfectly and got 11 men behind the ball. Arsenal were the better team, they had 20 shots before they scored, they had three excellent chances from which they failed to deliver and yet it was the captain who gave them all three points in a tough game: Napoli – Arsenal 0-1.Before this match, Napoli have lost just two of their last 21 home UEFA Champions League games while Arsenal have only won on one of their last six away trips to face Italian sides in the UEFA Champions League, failing to score in five of ..

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Messi to buy the second club in Spain

It was April this year, around the middle of the month, when the news broke: Lionel Messi had bought Cornella. It fitted in with what he had been saying — that once his playing career was over, he intended to live in Catalonia with his family, the place where he spent most of his life. That day is getting closer, and the Argentine has continued making moves in the business world. He may soon no longer be on the pitch, but he certainly intends to remain in football. His plan is to expand his network and build an empire across the Iberian Peninsula. The moves he has been making in recent months point in that direction, because one Spanish club is apparently not enough — he wants another.💰🇦🇷 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 | Lionel Messi (39) is now set to own two Spanish clubs! He already owns 5th division team UE Cornella, now, he is reportedly purchasing La Liga 2 club CD Eldense! ✅ According to @marca, Messi plans to live in Catalonia once he retires. CD Eldense are… pic.twitter.com/UQmgVkskDd— EuroFoot (@e..

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Champions League or La Liga, Barca still score five

Covering Barcelona so far this season has been just like covering Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. The win is all but guaranteed, goals are guaranteed, the question is only how big and easy the win will be. It’s no secret that the absolute goal for Barcelona this season is to win the Champions League and they started that quest in the best possible manner, by crushing Feyenoord 5-1. In five games so far (in all competition), Barcelona scored five goals in the four of them. Their attack is looking fearsome, although it has to be noticed, the only real tough opponent among those five teams was Athletic Bilbao and they only scored two goals against them. Elche, Rayo and Valencia are certainly not top Spanish teams, while Feyenoord is not even the leader in the Netherlands.No Dutch team has ever won away from home against Barcelona in European competition, and Feyenoord’s coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst has a terrible record in the Champions League – 12 games with two teams, 11 losses. So, if w..

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New Tusker striker makes promise ahead of team’s CAF Confederation Cup home tie

New Tusker striker Victor Mbaoma says it is non-negotiable that his team will find a way to make progress into the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup, when they host Sudanese side Al Ahli Wad Madani in the first round return-leg on Saturday, 12 September.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsMbaoma, who scored both of Tusker’s goals in the 2-2 away draw in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday, 6 September, is confident that The Brewers will show improvement at home, and keep their continental journey alive.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945915##“We are determined to succeed, it is not negotiable,” Mbaoma told the club media, while looking forward to the second-leg tie set for Nyayo Stadium at 3PM East African Time. “We will do our best because we know where we actually faulted; where we made some little errors, and I am sure we will look into that, put in a strong game on Saturday, and God willing, go to the next round.”Harambee Stars defender to play under new coach at Polish clubIn the f..

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