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Long before the blue turf at Dashmesh Hockey Stadium became the visual centerpiece of Sikh Union Nairobi’s centenary, the club had already etched its identity into the foundations of Kenyan hockey.This is not just a club turning 100. It is an institution that helped build the sport in Kenya, producing generations of elite players, shaping national teams, and sustaining a culture that made the country competitive on the global stage.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsTo understand the significance of the ongoing centenary celebrations, one has to begin decades earlier, when Sikh Union then closely linked with Khalsa Union and later associated with Nairobi Simba, emerged as a dominant force in East African hockey.Through the 1940s and 1950s, Sikh Union Nairobi developed into a highly structured and competitive side, rooted in discipline, technical efficiency, and a strong community identity. At a time when hockey in Kenya was still evolving, the club provided not just players, b..

Team Kenya will return from the 2026 World Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, with modest earnings after a challenging campaign, which saw only one of their five teams reach a final.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsDespite fielding strong squads across five of the six events on the programme, Kenya managed just a single final appearance, a result that significantly limited their share of the prize money on offer from World Athletics.Kenyan athlete makes history at the Washington State UniversityThe sole bright spark came from the mixed 4x400m relay team of Mercy Oketch, Mercy Chebet, Kelvin Tonui, and George Mutinda. The quartet impressed in Saturday’s heats, clocking an African record time of 3:09.87 to secure a place in the final and book an automatic ticket to the 2027 World Championships in Beijing.##NAJAVA_MECA_9728231##However, the final proved a tougher test.Mutinda kept Kenya in contention during the opening leg before handing over to Chebet, who struggled to maintain the..

Maseno University have been selected to represent the country at this year’s World University Team Chess Championships.The University emerged best at the third edition of the Kenya Universities and Colleges Chess Championships held last month in Nairobi.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe World University Team Chess Championship is organised in three stages. The first stage is an online championship scheduled for 9 May. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9728231##This will be followed by a knockout stage featuring the top 32 teams, after which the top 8 teams will qualify for the finals in Kazakhstan in August. In addition, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) will nominate 8 extra teams to complete a field of 16 finalists.Leading the Maseno University team will be the most decorated player, Rocky Muchiri, a back-to-back university champion.He brings extensive international experience, having represented Kenya at the Africa Youth Chess Championship in Accra, Ghana; the Abu Dhabi Chess Fe..

Every year, choosing the winner of the FIFA Puskas Award feels almost impossible.So many spectacular goals, so many moments of brilliance. Last year, Santiago Montiel took it with an outrageous overhead kick from outside the box. Before him, it was Alejandro Garnacho.This year? The spotlight might just turn to Tanzania.Puskas, Tanzanya’ya gidebilir!Tanzanya’lı Clatous Chama, inanılmaz bir gol attı. pic.twitter.com/6uwbqP6VxQ— Buzz Spor (@buzzspor) May 4, 2026 Clatous Chama produced pure acrobatics in the clash between Simba SC and Young Africans SC – a goal so outrageous it demands to be watched from every angle!It may not win the award by the end of the year. But for now, it’s comfortably the goal of the weekend.In the end, though, it was worth just a point. The match finished 2-2, with Young Africans fighting back to maintain their lead at the top, still five points clear.##NAJAVA_MECA_9727989##

The Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has introduced stringent safety regulations ahead of the 2026 season, making the wearing of protective face masks during penalty corners mandatory across all its competitions.The directive, confirmed in official guidelines circulated to stakeholders, stems from resolutions made during a team managers and captains meeting held in March, where player welfare emerged as a central concern. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe Union has framed the move as a necessary intervention to mitigate the risks associated with one of hockey’s most dangerous phases of play.Under the new regulations, all defending players are required to wear face masks throughout the duration of every penalty corner. Play will not resume until defenders have fully equipped themselves, with umpires instructed to stop the clock to allow adequate time for players to put on protective gear. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9728231##The restart will only be signaled once both attacking and defending te..

For one night, they must become something else entirely.Arsenal are being asked to play on instinct, on emotion – carried by 60,000 voices at the Emirates and the sense that this is a moment years in the making. For Mikel Arteta, it is not just a desire. It is a demand.”We will go out there like beasts and enjoy the moment,” he said ahead of the decisive second leg against Atletico Madrid. “This is what you live for.”##NAJAVA_MECA_9728971##After a 1-1 draw in Madrid, nothing separates the sides. Everything, as so often in the UEFA Champions League, will be decided by moments of clarity, of courage, perhaps of chaos.Arsenal, though, arrive with momentum.The Emirates has become a fortress in Europe this season, with five wins from six matches and just three goals conceded. Add to that a commanding 4-0 victory over Atletico earlier in the campaign, and the sense of belief is unmistakable.So, too, is the wider context.Penalty apiece delays final verdict: Arsenal save their skin in MadridMa..

KCB FC goalkeeper Elvis Ochoro has revealed how he intends to spend the Ksh100,000 Mozzart Bet Cup humanitarian cheque.The shot-stopper won the award following his heroics in the quarter-final match against Nairobi United last Sunday at Ulinzi Sports Complex.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe award is given to outstanding players from the quarterfinal stage of the tournament.##NAJAVA_MECA_9728231##Speaking after the match, Ochoro said the amount will be shared among selected groups in his local hood.“It was a good game of football and I am grateful that I played a part in helping my team to qualify for the next stage.There are young teams in my hood of Hamza, Makadara, which I will select to benefit from the money as well as find a children’s home in the area,” said Ochoro..Muyoti on how Police FC intend to reclaim Mozzart Bet Cup after cruising to semisBesides Ochoro’s super performance, in the game against Nairobi United, KCB had Richard Omondi to thank as his goal settl..