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The national chess champions were picked on Monday, 13 April, at the conclusion of a three-day play-off tournament staged at Mang’u High School.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsIn the under-8 girls’ category, Zawadi Zoe Ebba of St. Bakhita School walked away with the title, finishing strong on 9/11 points, sealing it with a final-round win against Neriah Olive of Kitale School.STARS ABROAD: Harambee Stars midfielder features as Grimsby Town suffer setback in race for promotionKarugo Timothy Maina of Pine Crest School emerged as the category winner in the boys under-8 with a solid nine points, proving once again why he was among the standout performers from the nationals.Close behind was the consistent Matthias Kariuki Cherere of Moi Nyeri Complex School on 8.5 points.##NAJAVA_MECA_9677390##Naomi Wamwenje came, saw, and conquered this category—finishing with an impressive 9.5 points to claim the girls under-10 title. Fresh off her dominant national performance, Naomi carried ..

League Cup final – defeat to Manchester City. FA Cup quarter-final – defeat to Southampton. On top of that, a setback against Bournemouth at the Emirates. These are the kinds of matches that teams aiming for a title simply cannot afford to lose.Arsenal have been waiting over two decades for a league title, and what once looked like a season of dreams and a possible four-trophy haul has now been reduced to just two competitions.Arsenal in the last 3 weeks:❌ Lost Carabao Cup final to Man City❌ Out from FA Cup vs. Southampton❌ Lost to Bournemouth in the Premier League𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚠️ pic.twitter.com/t5XYBnvTHC— PELUXI (@stillbossboy) April 11, 2026 The list has been narrowed down to two: the Champions League and the Premier League. This week could prove decisive for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal, with two major fixtures coming within a few days of each other — the first against Sporting Lisbon tonight.Arsenal return to London with a one-goal advantage from the f..

Fast-rising basketball star Madina Okot is set to earn millions after securing her move to the Women’s NBA, with details of her rookie contract at the Atlanta Dream now revealed.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOkot, who was selected 13th overall in the first round of the 2026 WNBA Draft, the franchise’s first-ever draft pick, will sign a four-year deal worth up to $1.3 million (approximately Ksh168 million), according to Front Office Sports.Her earnings will begin with a rookie base salary of $289,133 (approximately Ksh37.5 million), before steadily rising each season to $373,768 (approximately Ksh48.5 million) in her fourth year. Fast-rising Kenyan basketballer drafted by Atlanta Dream in historic WNBA breakthroughThe deal places her among the first beneficiaries of the league’s newly improved pay structure under the latest collective bargaining agreement.According to ESPN, the new CBA guarantees full salary protection for lottery picks in their first season, with addition..

Barcelona forward Raphinha has strongly criticised the refereeing following their Champions League quarter-final exit against Atletico Madrid.First of all, before going in front of the cameras to speak about what he called a refereeing robbery, he went over to the Atletico Madrid fans. While the red-and-white supporters were celebrating and singing in front of him, he gestured with his hands that they would be knocked out in the next round — specifically, in the semi-finals. He even briefly got into an argument with them before giving his statement.🚨🏡 Raphinha to Atletico Madrid fans on DAZN cameras: “You’re going home [next round]”.@DAZNFutbol @DAZNFootball 🎥 pic.twitter.com/eaYRdTnVQT— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 14, 2026 He immediately went after the referees, wasting no time. “This is a robbery, this match was stolen. The refereeing decisions were questionable. Atlético players committed I don’t know how many fouls and the referee didn’t show them a single yellow card,”..

Gor Mahia head coach Charles Akonnor has decried the officiating and state of the playing surface at Wang’uru International Stadium for his team’s 1-0 loss to Tusker on Tuesday, 14 April, but remains hopeful K’Ogalo will still be crowned league champions at the end of the season.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsAkonnor, speaking at the end of the rescheduled league match, was critical of a wide range of issues that prevented his side from extending their lead at the top of the standings, but still maintained that he was not making excuses for Gor Mahia’s first league loss in 2026.Beleaguered Gor Mahia falter against Tusker leaving them two points above AFC Leopards“I don’t want to complain, but why this game was brought here I don’t know,” the Ghanaian manager told Azam TV post-match. “The field of play was bad; it’s been difficult to come here and play, that was not us.”Poised to be a game where Gor Mahia would have put some distance between them and second-placed AFC Leopa..

The 2026 Women’s FIFA Series draws curtains on Wednesday, 15 April, with two tantalising matches lined up at the Nyayo National Stadium.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe much-anticipated final between Kenya’s Harambee Starlets and the Matildas of Australia will go down on Wednesday evening, with Malawi and India acting as the curtain raiser.The inaugural FIFA Series is an initiative by the world football governing body to set up international friendlies during the official FIFA international breaks that bring together teams from different continents that would otherwise probably not meet.Shabana release artist’s impression of new look Gusii Stadium [PHOTOS]The Series has been taking place in three different continents and four different countries with editions in Brazil, Thailand, the Ivory Coast and Kenya with a total of 16 teams; four in each group.Kenya vs AustraliaKenya takes on Australia in the FIFA Series final that is scheduled for a 1730 hrs kick off under the Nya..

Hugo Ekitike picked up a major injury in Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final second leg clash with Paris Saint-Germain. The club’s high-profile summer arrival — signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for €95 million — went down in the first half while sprinting, with no opposition contact involved.After receiving extended treatment, he was stretchered off, with early reports pointing toward a possible Achilles tendon rupture.Looks bad for Ekitike for Liverpool. Could be Achilles injury that might see him out for the rest of the season. Just been stretchered off 😮‍💨. Just before the World Cup too! #ekitike #liverpool #UCL pic.twitter.com/uc4nHJzlk6— XRPatiently Waiting (@thepatientbloke) April 14, 2026 “I think it’s a very serious injury,” teammate Ibrahima Konate said after the match. “I don’t want to talk too much about it, with everything that’s going on this summer, including the World Cup. But it’s very, very tough for him right now. I’m praying for him!”Manager Arne Slot later ack..

Harambee Stars midfielder Clarke Oduor was in action for his English League Two side Grimsby Town as they went down 2-1 to Chesterfield on Tuesday, 14 April, to drop further away from the promotion playoff spots.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsOduor, who is on loan at The Mariners from League One club Bradford City, was once again named in the team’s starting 11, clocking 68 minutes in the painful loss at the SMH Group Stadium.Defeat in Chesterfield.#GTFC pic.twitter.com/IvJfdJUURY— Grimsby Town F.C. (@officialgtfc) April 14, 2026 A quick-fire double from Liam Mandeville and Lee Bonis in the 31st and 34th minutes was all seventh-placed Chesterfield needed, as they made sure to open up a sizeable gap on Grimsby in the last of four playoff spots to four points.Grimsby offered some hope when they scored four minutes before the break through the all-action Jaze Kabia, but that close-range finish ended up only as a consolation, after the visitors spurned a penalty at the death.D..