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Kenyan basketball sensation Madina Okot will get a chance to play in her first Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) post-season, this after her Atlanta Dream side sealed a playoff spot with close to a month of regular play still left this year.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsDream, who are top of the Eastern Conference standings with a 25-13 record, are one of a full list of eight teams who already have their spots secure.Okot and her side made their trip to the playoffs a formality on Sunday, 23 August, after downing the Phoenix Mercury 99-89 at the Mortgage Matchup Centre.##NAJAVA_MECA_9916686##The win was one of four straight victories for Dream, who ended their daunting West Coast road trip with a 78-71 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday, 25 August at the Crypto.com Arena.Okot, coming in her usual spot from the bench, played eight minutes, scoring two points and registering one rebound.Madina Okot comes up big off the bench to lead Dream past Aces“T..

What Manchester City didn’t value, Tottenham see as pure luxury. And they are prepared to pay accordingly.After bringing in Savinho, Tottenham have now confirmed the signing of Omar Marmoush as well. He is another player who failed to live up to the high expectations and the trust placed in him at the Etihad by Pep Guardiola, while Enzo Maresca was more than happy to get rid of him.Spurs have officially brought Marmoush in on a free loan, but they will pay a hefty price at the end of the season because the purchase option is mandatory. The fee is fixed at £50 million, with another £10 million available in bonuses.Omar is a Lilywhite 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/Bq8Vxt5f7l— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 27, 2026 Converted into euros, Tottenham are guaranteed to pay €58.3 million, plus at least half of the bonuses (€11.65 million), as they are considered easily achievable. Add to that the fact that Savinho’s transfer essentially amounts to £75 million (€87.44 million), with half of his..

Kenya women’s national volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, secured top spot in Pool A of the ongoing CAVB Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship following an emphatic 3-0 win over Mali in a thrilling match played on Thursday, 27 August at the Kasarani Indoor Arena from 1900 hrs.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe entertaining encounter was both teams’ second match of the 2026 CAVB Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship, with Pool A having one bye slot.Modern technology used to install hybrid grass at Talanta Stadium [VIDEO]Kenya went into the match on the back of a 3-0 thumping of Zambia in their opening match, while Mali suffered a 1-3 defeat to Zambia in their tournament opener. As expected, coach Geoffrey Omondi once again started with fringe players, with the only change being Emmaculate Nekesa assuming the setting duties from Esther Mutinda.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915627##Malkia Strikers began the match nervously and were slow to get into their paces, with Mali ..

The state-of-the-art Raila Odinga International Stadium continues to grab headlines for adopting modern technology, with the latest being the use of hybrid grass stitching machines to enhance the playing surface.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe hybrid natural-grass system is the current trend in stadium playing surfaces, especially for multi-event venues, due to its durability and usability among others.Gor Mahia handed double injury boost as influential duo return to trainingIn this system, natural grass is combined with fibres, and as the grass matures, they are intertwined to form a single unit.At Raila Odinga International Stadium in particular, the playing surface has adopted the use of a Bermuda natural grass base, which is reinforced with millions of synthetic fibres which extend slightly into the root zone.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915578##In this stitched system, the playing surface remains predominantly natural grass with the fibres stitched to the root zone to offer rein..

Record FKF Premier League champions Gor Mahia have been handed a timely boost ahead of the new season, following the return to training of two of their dependable players.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsIn a club update on Thursday, 27 August, K’Ogalo confirmed that both forward Patrick Essombe and central defender Sylvester Owino had made progress on their injuries picked up during the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup in Rwanda, and are nearing full training.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915616##As for Essombe, Gor Mahia Team Doctor Brian Odongo confirmed that the Cameroonian striker had fully recovered from his ankle injury sustained on Thursday, 30 July against Garde Républicaine, and was up for selection by coach Charles Akonnor.“Patrick has fully recovered from his ankle injury, and is now training well and available for selection,” Odongo said.Essombe, who scored a goal against APR in the Kagame Cup, had earlier been suspected to be out for a lengthy period of time, before a scan revealed onl..

For years, there has been an established practice among clubs competing in Europe, whether in the qualifying rounds or the group stage, of having matches immediately before or after their European fixtures postponed. However, it seems Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt has yet to hear about this practice.Proof of that is the almost unbelievable fact that the team played two matches in less than 24 hours. To be precise, the gap between the two games was exactly 21 hours.🚨 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘: Bodø/Glimt are playing another competitive match today, less than 24 hours after their Champions League play-off. 🤯🇳🇴They are currently facing Fauske/Sprint in the Norwegian Cup and winning 2-0 😭 https://t.co/i9KL5mHgxp pic.twitter.com/rXZz1937xG— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) August 26, 2026 The current leaders of the Norwegian league played the second leg of their Champions League play-off against Dutch side NEC Nijmegen on Tuesday, and they made the task look remarkably routine, cruising to a 3-0 victory. Ha..

Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones has provided an alarming injury update on Harambee Stars defender Collins Sichenje after he was stretchered off with what appeared to be a nasty knee injury.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe former AFC Leopards defender was hooked off after just 15 minutes in their English Football League (EFL) Cup match against English Premier League (EPL) side Tottenham Hotspur.Stars Abroad: Sichenje, Ouma feature as Savio scores on Spurs debut against CharltonThe latest injury becomes the third setback suffered by the 22-year-old since he joined The Addicks in February with Jones shading more light on the expected date of return.“Everything we were going to go for we are now not able to – because we have got to replace now. That is absolutely disastrous for us. We lost two and we do not think it is weeks,” said Jones.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915621##Apart from Sichenje, Charlton also lost Billy Koumetio to injury with Reece Burke also suffering a similar fa..

The saga between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid still drags on and yesterday and today it boiled over again, when Joan Laporta admitted that the club is still interested in signing Julian Alvarez. The members of the Atletico’s Board of Directors have unanimously shown their full support for the club’s decision not to negotiate the transfer of Julian Alvarez to FC Barcelona. The player himself failed to show up at the training ground for the second day in a row, citing ’illness’ as the reason. But life goes on, weather Alvares is coming to Barcelona or not (probably not), and coach Hansi Flick has to prepare for a much tougher opponent than Elche – Athletic Bilbao.Barca & Atleti’s media war: “We remain interested in Alvarez” vs “There’s a 0% chance of selling him to Barca”The Catalans will have a much tougher opponent in Mourinho’s Real this season, and points need to be won, with or without a proper number 9. After all, Barca signed Anthony Gordon and Karem Adeyemi, both of whom are cap..

Shabana FC have continued to galvanise their squad ahead of the 2026/27 FKF Premier League season after completing the signing of Ghanaian striker Abdul Hafiz.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Glamour Boys confirmed the arrival of the forward on Thursday, with the attacker joining from Ghana Premier League outfit Swedru All Blacks FC as the Kisii-based club continues to reinforce its squad ahead of the new campaign.Sichenje reveals how Ouma arrival has eased Charlton adaptationIn a statement announcing the move, Shabana expressed confidence that Hafiz will add quality and depth to their attacking department.“We are pleased to welcome Ghanaian striker Abdul Hafiz to the squad ahead of the new season 2026/2027.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915589##Hafiz joins us from Swedru All Blacks FC of Ghana, bringing fresh energy, attacking quality and an eye for goal to our frontline.A new country. A new challenge. A new chapter in red and white. Welcome to the family, Hafiz!” the club said.Shabana..

Kenya women’s national volleyball team head coach Geoffrey Omondi has explained fielding what observers termed a ‘fringe team’ against Zambia in the opening match of the CAVB Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship, held on Tuesday, 25 August, at the Kasarani Indoor Arena.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOmondi, who also coaches Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) chose to rest his key players including captain Meldina Sande.Malkia Strikers aim guns at Mali as CAVB Women’s African Nations Championship enters day threeNonetheless, the six who started the match put on a strong performance to deliver the first two sets before the big guns came on for the final set with Kenya securing a 3-0 win.Speaking after the match, Omondi defended his fielding, choosing to heap praise on the starters.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915603##“It is a good start for us in our quest to qualify for the Olympics. The girls did well, and hopefully we continue that way.I do not have a main team. Everyone can p..