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Menengai Oilers duo Lucky Onyango and Glacious Owino are set to make their Kenya Shujaa debuts after being named in the squad for the Africa Men’s Sevens tournament in Mauritius.Head coach Kevin Wambua has selected a 12-man squad for the two-day competition, which will be held at the SPARC International Rugby Stadium in Cascavelle from Saturday, 3 to Sunday, 4 October. The team is scheduled to depart Kenya on Thursday, 1 October.##NAJAVA_MECA_9995888##Wambua has blended experience with emerging talent, with four players set to earn their first Shujaa caps in Mauritius.Patrick Sabatia, Owino, Dennis Livoi and Onyango have all been handed their first opportunity at international level following their performances in the recently concluded National Sevens Circuit.The squad will be co-captained by Elvis Olukusi and Rayvone Ambale, who will provide leadership to a side that also features experienced campaigners Gabriel Ayimba and Brian Mutua.Harambee Stars drop in provisional FIFA ranking f..

Record winners of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, OL Lyonnes, welcome Chelsea to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais for a heavyweight matchday two clash in the league phase.The French giants have been in frightening offensive form since the start of the 2026–27 season, winning all four of their competitive matches while smashing in a staggering 30 goals.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsLyon opened their European campaign in ruthless fashion, handing Servette Geneve an 8-0 thrashing, and will now look to carry that home momentum into another high-stakes contest.Chelsea arrive in France riding a strong momentum of their own, having put together a four-match winning streak across all competitions.##NAJAVA_MECA_9993160##The Blues squeezed past Austria Vienna 1-0 in their UWCL opener before grinding out a crucial 1-0 victory against Arsenal in the London Derby over the weekend. While Sonia Bompastor’s side have built their recent success on defensive solidity, facing Lyon’s explosive ..

It seemed unimaginable that he would play anywhere other than Munich, and it was hard to imagine anyone seeing him in a shirt other than Bayern’s. But it happened a year ago: Thomas Muller parted ways with the Bavarians and moved across the Atlantic. He settled in Canada.Muller signed for Vancouver Whitecaps and enjoyed two very respectable years, and arguably even more than that. He has entered the later stages of his playing career and is now 37, but retirement is nowhere near his plans.𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐌𝐃𝐄𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 🔥🇩🇪We have extended German legend Thomas Müller through the 2027 MLS Sprint Season!! 👏📰 | https://t.co/VSwbKWB4WO#VWFC pic.twitter.com/r4DvVDR6Ws— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) September 29, 2026 Those who enjoy watching MLS and/or Canadian football will be able to see him in action for a little while longer. The World Cup and Champions League winner wants to keep playing, and Vancouver want him to stay as well. That is why he has been handed a contract extension ahead of s..

Jakob Ingebrigtsen has built one of the most remarkable middle- and long-distance running careers of his generation.The 26-year-old Norwegian has continued to add to his legacy in recent weeks, winning European 5,000m gold, the World Ultimate 5,000m title and a world road silver medal despite undergoing Achilles surgery in February and battling flu that lingered through May and June.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsHis success has been built around a highly structured approach to training and competition, but Ingebrigtsen insists that some of the principles behind his career can apply far beyond elite sport.Speaking to The Guardian, he outlined lessons from his approach to running and life. For Kenyan athletes, many of whom compete in a country renowned for producing world-class distance runners, his philosophy offers several areas worth considering.1. To be the best, it helps to be a control freakIngebrigtsen reportedly runs between 175 and 180 kilometres in a typical week, ..

Kenyan-born Bahrain superstar Winfred Yavi is set to smile all the way to the bank after completing a historic golden hat-trick at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsYavi capped her remarkable week on the track by winning the women’s 5,000m on Tuesday, becoming the first athlete to win the 5,000m, 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase at the same edition of the Asian Games.##NAJAVA_MECA_9995888##The reigning Olympic champion clocked 15:10.18 to add a third gold medal to the 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase titles she had already secured.And with Bahrain’s previous Asian Games reward structure offering $5,000 (approximately KSh648,350) for every gold medal, Yavi is in line to pocket about KSh1.95 million from the three titles alone, before factoring in any additional rewards or incentives from Bahrain.Yavi had to dig deep for her latest gold after being pushed all the way by Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka in a thrilling finish.The pair were locked in..

Ivory Coast dominated the opening 45 minutes against Somalia but were unable to turn their superiority into a goal. The hosts started on the front foot, with Franck Kessie trying his luck from outside the box in the fifth minute, although his right-footed effort went wide.The Ivorian side continued to apply pressure and had another opportunity from a corner in the 16th minute after Mohamed conceded the set piece. Ivory Coast were unable to make the most of the delivery, however, as Somalia continued to hold firm.##NAJAVA_MECA_9995898##Kessie came close again five minutes later. After Ivory Coast accelerated forward and created space inside the box, the midfielder received the ball in the centre of the area and fired with his left foot, but his effort narrowly missed the target to the right.As the half progressed, Ivory Coast remained firmly in control and continued to create the more dangerous opportunities around the Somali goal. Despite their clear dominance, they could not find a wa..

Spain already have the European crown and the world title. On this evidence, another trophy may soon be heading their way.La Roja have lost just twice in the past three years – to Colombia in a friendly and Portugal on penalties in the Nations League final last year. Since then, they have been relentless. They came from behind to beat England at Wembley and then swept Croatia aside 4-1 in Seville, extending their unbeaten run to more than a year.And once again, Lamine Yamal was at the heart of it.##TWITTER_

Lamine Yamal vs Croatia

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UEFA and FIFA are at full war over Gianni Infantino. After his latest scandal, which was an attempt to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors, the major European football institution called for their former president to step down, which he not only refused to do, but even confirmed that he will run for re-election next year. UEFA, along with other federations, didn’t back down but also hasn’t revealed the man who will run against Infantino. Until they do, a campaign against FIFA’s first man is on. But the Swiss replied, accusing UEFA of intimidation.##LINKED_NEWS_69324##What happened was that UEFA asked of Infantino to release all the documentation relating to the abandoned plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. FA chair Debbie Hewitt, who is also a FIFA vice-president and a member of the FIFA Council, has written to Infantino recently, asking for full disclosure of all information relating to the scheme before the FIFA Council next meets on October 15…

Paris FC (W) face another stern test in their bid to register their first point in the UEFA Women’s Champions League when they play host to Arsenal (W) at Stade Charléty on matchday two.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsSandrine Soubeyrand’s charges had the worst possible start to their European campaign, suffering a heavy 5-2 defeat at Estadi Johan Cruyff against defending champions Barcelona.Defensively vulnerable in recent months, the Parisian side have lost four consecutive matches in this competition, conceding an alarming 12 goals in that stretch.##NAJAVA_MECA_9993123##Arsenal (W), meanwhile, opened their Champions League group stage positively with a 1-0 victory over Køge. Jonas Eidevall’s side suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to London rivals Chelsea in the Women’s Super League over the weekend, but with just one loss in their six matches across all competitions this season, the Gunners arrive in the French capital confident of bouncing back.Given Paris FC’s defensive stru..

Nairobi City Thunder are one win away from completing a third consecutive unbeaten Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) men’s premier league championship season after taking a 2-0 lead over Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in the playoff final staged at Makande Gymnasium in Mombasa on the weekend.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsThunder opened the best-of-five series playoff with a 78-67 overtime win in Game 1 on Saturday, 26 September after playing to 59-59 draw in regular time.The two-time unbeaten champions came close to losing that streak on Saturday, but a clutch three pointer from Eugene Adera saved face for the moneybags, as he rose above his marker with seconds left to send the match to overtime, where the home side lost their momentum, going down 19-8 to lose the match.Award-winning actor Lupita joins Nairobi City ThunderThe defending champions left nothing to chance in Game 2 on Sunday, skipper Tyler Ongwae and Derrick Ogechi leading the charge with 20 points, for a 72-63 w..