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Nakuru Golf Club’s John Kamaisi clinched the 2026 NCBA Kabete Open title on Sunday after producing a composed final-round display to secure his second Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) victory of the season at VetLab Sports Club.Kamaisi fired a one-over-par 73 in the final round to finish on a three-over-par total of 219, adding to earlier rounds of 74 and 72. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsHis consistency over the three days kept him firmly in contention before he held off a strong field of 130 golfers from across East Africa to lift the trophy.##NAJAVA_MECA_9821235##The victory adds to his earlier triumph at the NCBA Kiambu Open and propels him to the top of the KAGC Order of Merit standings with 736 points after 13 events. He overtakes Muthaiga Golf Club’s Jay Sandhu, who drops to second with 630 points. Kamaisi also pocketed Kshs 115,600 from the tournament’s Ksh 500,000 prize purse.Speaking after his victory, Kamaisi said: “I’m delighted to win the NCBA Kabete Op..

Mercedes driver George Russell claimed victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, the eighth round of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, held this weekend at the iconic Red Bull Ring.The Briton was in complete control throughout the race, fending off every challenge to secure the seventh win of his Formula 1 career and his second of the season. The result also allowed him to cut the gap in the championship standings to his Mercedes teammate and current leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who crossed the line in third place. Separating the two Silver Arrows was four-time world champion Max Verstappen, who delivered a podium finish for Red Bull at the team’s home circuit.GEORGE RUSSELL WINS IN AUSTRIA! 🏆👏IT’S HIS SECOND GRAND PRIX WIN OF THE SEASON! 😮‍💨#F1 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/8BXsjkBHEC— Formula 1 (@F1) June 28, 2026 Russell now sits second in the drivers’ standings with 131 points, while Antonelli leads on 171. Lewis Hamilton is third with 125 points. In the constructors’ championship, M..

AFC Leopards chairman Boniface Ambani has urged club members to abandon the long-running pursuit of the disputed Kasarani land, saying the club should, instead, focus on acquiring its own property.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe contested parcel dates back to 1992, when former President Daniel Arap Moi reportedly allocated AFC Leopards a 20-acre piece of land near the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani. The land was intended for the construction of the club’s own stadium and training facilities.##NAJAVA_MECA_9821235##However, more than three decades later, the club has yet to obtain a title deed, despite repeated efforts to trace the land, all of which have proved unsuccessful. Gor Mahia and several other sports organizations have faced similar frustrations over land believed to have been allocated during the same period.Addressing members during the club’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday, Ambani admitted that the search had reached a dead end and urged the cl..

Kenya’s Junior Baseball5 team earned their revenge over Uganda and were crowned the 2026 East African regional champions, after an outstanding unbeaten run at the tournament, which concluded today at Hamz Stadium in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday, 28 June.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe youthful Kenyan side sealed the title in emphatic fashion, defeating hosts Uganda in straight sets in the final.Kenya, who lost to Uganda during last year’s final, dominated the opening set with an 11-0 victory, before completing the sweet revenge with an 8-1 win in the second set to reclaim the regional crown.30 Kenyan players to benefit from World Tennis Junior Tournament in NairobiThroughout the tournament, Kenya remained unbeaten, showcasing exceptional skill, teamwork, and consistency to emerge as the undisputed champions in East Africa.Kenya booked their place in the final thanks to straight-sets victory over Tanzania on Saturday, 27 June, and were the beneficiaries of a walkover agains..

Yan Diomande appears to have made up his mind.Despite attracting interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs and with Liverpool previously prepared to table a package worth close to €100 million, the RB Leipzig starlet has identified Paris Saint-Germain as his preferred destination should he leave Germany in the ongoing transfer window.Sources have told The Athletic that the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international is convinced by the sporting project being built at PSG under president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, football advisor Luis Campos and head coach Luis Enrique.Diomande’s letter to his late sister: “Since you died, I’m just blank. It’s like I’m not even human”More importantly, Diomande believes the French champions offer him the ideal environment to develop into one of the world’s elite footballers – and even fulfil his ambition of one day winning the Ballon d’Or.That conviction appears to outweigh interest from elsewhere.Liverpool have long admired the versatile winger and were willing ..

Thirty Kenyan tennis players are expected to earn themselves a chance at valuable ranking points, when they take part in the World Tennis Tour Junior tournament at Nairobi Club, for the next three weeks.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThis comes after Nairobi was granted the opportunity to host the developmental tournament, which is expected to offer a competitive pathway for young tennis players across the world to develop their skills. Further, the players will earn international ranking points and prepare for future careers at the highest levels of the sport.Madina Okot makes first WNBA start as Dream drop third consecutive gameOver three weeks beginning Sunday, 28 June, talented junior athletes will range from countries including: Kenya, China, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Ghana, Ethiopia, Ireland, Korea, Canada, Czech Republic, Australia, Spain, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Unites Arab Emirates, Israel, USA, Zimbabwe, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, S..

Carlos Queiroz is no fan of FIFA’s expanded 48-team World Cup.Ironically, Ghana are among the biggest beneficiaries of the new format. The Black Stars booked their place in the Round of 32 after beating Panama and earning a valuable draw against England, progressing as one of the tournament’s best third-placed teams. Yet even that achievement has done little to change Queiroz’s opinion.Ghana lose to Croatia as England seal Group LSpeaking after Ghana’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia in Philadelphia, the 73-year-old delivered a passionate defence of what he believes the World Cup should represent.”I believe that value comes when things are rare,” Queiroz said.”The number of teams that can qualify for this competition can turn it into something vulgar and ordinary. When so many teams can qualify, is the value still rare? That would seem debatable to me, but it is only my opinion.”##NAJAVA_MECA_9824975##The expanded format, introduced at this World Cup after FIFA approved the change back in 2017, ..

The group stage of the World Cup has come to an end. A total of 72 matches have been played, producing 215 goals – an average of almost three per game!As we await the start of the knockout rounds, this is the perfect moment to look back at the key statistics from the first 17 days of the tournament in North America.So far, this has been the highest-scoring World Cup in history, which is hardly surprising given that the number of participants has increased from 32 to 48.The biggest victory belonged to Germany, who crushed Curacao 7-1, while co-hosts Canada defeated Qatar 6-0.There were also two five-goal wins, with Portugal and Senegal both recording 5-0 victories over Uzbekistan and Iraq, respectively.Who is the best? Africa!Eleven teams saw all three of their group-stage matches finish with at least three goals.Those teams were Germany, the Netherlands, France, Norway, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, New Zealand, Iraq, Jordan, and Uzbekistan. Of those, only the first six advanced to the Ro..

Kenyan basketball star Madina Okot on Sunday, 28 June hit a new milestone in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), after making her first regular season start for the Atlanta Dream.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOkot, in her rookie year in the American professional league, was for the first time named in the starting five for Dream, as they fell 105-90 to Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena.The 21-year-old had never been named as a starter for Karl Smesko’s side, but was merited a chance on the team’s 19th game of the season, joining regular openers Jordin Canada, Allisha Gray, Angel Reese, and Rhyne Howard.##NAJAVA_MECA_9820020##Having taken some time to acclimatise herself to the league, Okot’s time came right when she was enjoying brilliant form, though team sources indicated that she was stepping in for forward Naz Hillmon, who was out of the game due to rest.Okot, in her two previous matches last week, had averaged double figures, including her career-..

Out of 10 African countries participating in this World Cup, nine have managed to qualify for the knockout phase, which is an extraordinary achievement. Only Tunisia failed to get out of the group stage, while others will play at least one more match and South Africa is among them. Bafana Bafana finally made it to the knockout stage, which is their historical achievement, and also recorded their third World Cup win in the process (a 1-0 triumph over South Korea). Now that history is made, their coach Hugo Broos is aiming higher but acknowledges that a win over co-host Canada would be ‘a miracle’. South Africa is the first team to play in the Round of 32, tonight at 22h and their opponent has also never won a knockout game before.Who is the best? Africa!“If we should succeed again to go through to the next round, I can say that should be a miracle for Bafana Bafana. I think we can say already now that the World Cup is a success for us. Everybody expected and hoped that we should be in t..