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Defending champions Strathmore Leos have been handed a lifeline after earning an invitation to compete in Division One of the 2026 Embu 7s.Despite their relegation from the National 7s Circuit, they will feature in the top tier.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe Embu 7s is set for Embu Stadium from Saturday, 5, to Sunday, 6 September.Leos have won in every edition since the tournament’s inception.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928323##Strathmore endured a difficult outing at the Driftwood 7s, finishing 14th with two points to drop to Division II. However, their status as the reigning Embu champions has seen them invited back to Division One as they seek to extend their remarkable dominance at the tournament.Last year, Leos defeated KCB Rugby in the final to lift the title.“I almost gave up” – Eddy Wambugu opens up on injury that nearly ended his careerThe team will begin their defence in a difficult Pool C alongside Nondies RFC, Kabras RFC and Nakuru RFC.Pool A features KCB Rugby, Mombasa..

There was a time when Shabana’s return to Kenya’s top flight was simply about being back where the club belonged.After 17 years in the wilderness, the 2023 promotion ended a wait that had stretched across generations of supporters and brought the Glamour Boys back to the FKF Premier League, reigniting an old footballing romance in Kisii.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThree seasons later, survival is no longer the conversation.The Kisii-based side will begin their fourth successive campaign among the country’s elite with something more substantial to chase.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928323##They have steadily transformed themselves from returnees to a team capable of finishing among the leading pack.Their first season back, in 2023/24, ended with a 14th-place finish.Tore Bobe climbed to fifth the following season and repeated that position last term, a run that has given the club a platform from which to aim higher rather than constantly looking over its shoulder.That progress has now ..

Uganda’s Jordan Schleck and Mary Aleper successfully defended their LOOP Safari Gravel Series titles in Vipingo Ridge on Saturday, winning the men’s and women’s 105km elite races.Schleck retained his Vipingo crown after clocking 3:31:59 in the 105km men’s race, holding off Kenya’s Bernard Njoroge, who finished second in 3:36:44. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsBilly Mangwana completed the podium in 4:08:07.The Ugandan rider said returning to a course where he had previously won gave him confidence, but he still had to manage the demanding coastal terrain and a strong field.“It feels great to come back to Vipingo and defend the title. I knew the competition would be strong, so I focused on riding my own race, managing my energy and making sure I had enough left towards the end. I am happy with the result and grateful to everyone who supported me along the way,” said Schleck.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928323##Aleper also successfully defended her title in the women’s 105km race, completi..

Several outstanding players at the concluded 2026 Mozzart Kenya Cup have earned their spots in the final squad of the Kenya Men’s national volleyball team, Wafalme Strikers, ahead of the 2026 CAVB Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship.The continental championship is set to take place from Tuesday 15 September to Friday 25 September in Tunis, Tunisia.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsBack-to-back Mozzart Kenya Cup MVP Nicholas Matui headlines a strong group of outside hitters alongside Moses Kamau, Denis Esokon and Denis Omollo.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928322##Chema’s Levis Ogutu, who won the Best Middle Blocker award, will be tasked with offering those services alongside Simion Kipkorir, Brian Kamonde, and KAPU’s Felix Ogembo.Mozzart Kenya Cup Best Server Enock Mogeni will operate as an opposite hitter alongside Peter Kamara, while experienced libero Hudson Kipchumba will provide defensive cover together with Stephen Barrack.The setting duties will be contested by Kelvin Kipkos..

Novak Djokovic’s remarkable Grand Slam streak is over – and in a way the 39-year-old had never experienced before.The Serbian suffered his first-ever defeat in the opening round of a Grand Slam since 2006, losing 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to Argentina’s Mariano Navone at the US Open.It ended a run of 77 consecutive first-round victories at Grand Slam tournaments, but the manner of the defeat was perhaps more concerning than the statistic.Mariano Navone defeats 24-time Grand Slam Champion Novak Djokovic in five sets. pic.twitter.com/BE8Dn3qC8j— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 31, 2026 Djokovic battled severe physical problems throughout the four-hour, 36-minute encounter, vomiting on court before suffering cramps and eventually struggling to move freely. After falling behind in the fourth set, his body appeared to have nothing left.”An awful feeling on the court for me,” Djokovic admitted afterwards. “Vomiting, throwing up, a serious issue there. And then my whole body starts to collap..