/sports/-/1090/1090/-/4uk06mz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/APs+eye+Games+after+wins+at+Nyayo/-/1100/1412908/-/ox46j4z/-/index.html Commonwealth Games 800 metres silver medallist Richard Kiplagat won his speciality at the Administration Police 2012-05-24T15:48:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Kenyan+in+ICC+match+fix+probe/-/434908/1412888/-/lqj7jk/-/index.html Although mystery still surrounds the identity of a Kenyan cricketer being investigated by International Cricket Council 2012-05-24T15:41:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Kenyas+reprieve+as+Malawi+lose+five+players/-/1102/1412816/-/10gl6bz/-/index.html As Kenya ponders over who will lead the national soccer team attack in the forth coming internationals 2012-05-24T14:53:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Warriors+feel+the+heat+as+tour+looms/-/1106/1412766/-/12yudq8z/-/index.html East Africa select side Elgon Warriors, may have just one day of training before facing touring England 2012-05-24T14:42:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/-/1102/1412012/-/ydqllc/-/index.html Samuel Eto’o, the footballer with highest salary in the world – at about Sh250 million a month – landed in Laikipia on Tuesday evening and flew out on Wednesday. 2012-05-23T16:20:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Drastic+changes+loom+in+7s+team+/-/1106/1412000/-/sv0agez/-/index.html Drastic changes are expected in Kenya’s sevens rugby team in a week following the lacklustre performance by the squad in the just ended International Rugby Board World Sevens Series. 2012-05-23T16:15:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Jerotich+to+headline+Kabarak+race+/-/1100/1411990/-/136fnaz/-/index.html Kenya’s first Commonwealth Games women’s marathon winner, Irene Jerotich, led elite marathoners during the launch of the inaugural Kabarak University Half Marathon race in Nakuru on Wednesday. 2012-05-23T16:04:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Kipyego+steals+the+thunder+from+Kirui+at+AP+meet+/-/1100/1411984/-/np45ng/-/index.html The 2011 London Half Marathon champion Edwin Kipyego stunned national champion Peter Kirui to win men’s 10,000m title at the Administration Police Athletics Championships 2012-05-23T16:01:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/-/1102/1411962/-/ydq4gp/-/index.html Who will be counted on to score for Kenya in their June 2 World Cup qualifier against Malawi? 2012-05-23T15:42:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Etoo+happy+playing+in+cold+Russia/-/1102/1411470/-/qilcdxz/-/index.html Cameroon football star Samuel Eto’o says he is happy with his move from Italian giants Inter Milan to play in the Russian chill 2012-05-22T17:48:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Sigona+to+host+Mumias+Sugar+golf+series+/-/1102/1411414/-/hcs08/-/index.html Sigona Golf Club’s par 72 course will on Wednesday host the fourth leg of the year’s Mumias Sugar Company-sponsored golf series. 2012-05-22T16:59:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Athletes+set+for+Olympic+trials/-/1102/1411410/-/8s4guw/-/index.html Japan-based Sally Kaptich Chepyego and Iowa State University student Betsy Chepkemboi Saina are among 12 athletes expected 2012-05-22T16:59:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Oil+firm+gives+Sh725+000+to+fuel+Rhino+Charge/-/1090/1411408/-/64mnbaz/-/index.html Total Kenya Limited has donated Sh725,000 worth of fuel towards the annual Rhino Charge competition. 2012-05-22T16:59:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Ulinzi+back+to+barracks+in+bid+to+reclaim+title+/-/1102/1411406/-/n00h1s/-/index.html The Kenyan Premier League takes a one month break but Ulinzi Stars will only rest for 10 days 2012-05-22T16:59:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Oliech+in+Harare+testimonial+but+still+out+of+Stars+/-/1102/1411404/-/75gwmjz/-/index.html Dennis Oliech is confirmed in the 26-man squad of international stars to play in Benjani Mwaruwari’s testimonial match in Harare 2012-05-22T16:59:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Burundian+first+female+Fifa+executive+/-/1102/1411402/-/10r5unvz/-/index.html Fifa appoints the first woman to its executive committee as world football’s governing body bids to restore its image after a series of corruption scandals. 2012-05-22T16:59:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/hockey/Sizzling+Strath+tame+a+roaring+Nairobi+Simba+/-/1108/1410558/-/xiluic/-/index.html Strathmore exhibited sizzling stick work coupled with startling speed to stun Nairobi Simba 4-1 in a pulsating men’s hockey Premier League match at City Park on Sunday. 2012-05-21T16:22:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Maiden+title+comes+on+hot+platter+/-/1102/1410536/-/it3qmez/-/index.html Montpellier claimed the first French league title in their history after winning 2-1 at Auxerre on an extraordinary final day of the season on Sunday, 2012-05-21T16:12:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Etoo+Puma+boss+in+Laikipia+on+Tuesday+/-/1102/1410526/-/voaodf/-/index.html Cameroon football star Samuel Eto’o arrives in Nairobi at dawn on Tuesday and will be the chief guest at Wednesday’s final of the Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup at the Nanyuki Municipal Stadium. 2012-05-21T16:03:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Spurs+sweep+Clippers+Heat+halt+Pacers+/-/1090/1410520/-/o2sln6z/-/index.html San Antonio continue to run roughshod across the NBA, completing their second-straight four-game series sweep in the postseason by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 in game four on Sunday. 2012-05-21T16:01:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Games+torchbearers+light+up+eBay+/-/1100/1410514/-/kk4c43z/-/index.html Some of Britain’s Olympic torchbearers have been making the most of their country’s special moment – by selling their torches on eBay, attracting bids of over £150,000 (Sh20 million). 2012-05-21T15:58:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Sharpe+delights+in+double+joy+at+Soysambu+race+/-/1090/1410118/-/k0l39yz/-/index.html Simon Sharpe has won the Rift Valley Rally Raid. 2012-05-20T18:48:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/golf/Okwara+rediscovers+form+to+top+amateurs+at+Royal+/-/1104/1410002/-/5ddnea/-/index.html Kenya Golf Union (KGU) treasurer, Francis Okwara, clinches the overall amateur title 2012-05-20T17:24:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/hockey/Sublime+USIU+A+top+varsities+duel+/-/1108/1409996/-/10d54jc/-/index.html International Pauline Naise scored a hat-trick as USIU-A routed Kenyatta University 5-0 2012-05-20T17:15:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Final+thoughts+on+an+incredible+English+season+/-/441392/1409992/-/8kf9lkz/-/index.html At lunchtime eight days ago Manchester City were leading the Premiership followed by Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham. 2012-05-20T17:13:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Hesson+exit+was+overdue+/-/441392/1409990/-/qxe3a5z/-/index.html Under Mike Hesson, Kenya had one of the worst runs and to write that he underperformed would be a gross understatement. 2012-05-20T17:11:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Drogba+banishes+spot+kick+agony+/-/1102/1409984/-/q3ghgh/-/index.html Didier Drogba reveals he had been haunted by the memory of his African Nations Cup penalty miss 2012-05-20T17:06:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Co+op+Bank+fell+Strathmore+in+league+contest+/-/1090/1409562/-/bttgicz/-/index.html Co-operative Bank women’s basketball team on Saturday garnered two Premier League points in the first leg when they easily defeated Strathmore University 54-32 at Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium. 2012-05-19T19:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Lions+run+away+from+Cheetahs+target+Rhinos+/-/1106/1409564/-/12mpfkfz/-/index.html Lions on Saturday cashed in on Cheetahs mistakes to chalk a 24-15 victory at Jamhuri Park and set their sights on champions Rhinos in the semi-finals of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series. 2012-05-19T19:09:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Newly+wed+Nderitu+lifts+Ulinzi+/-/1102/1409526/-/mn2s4b/-/index.html Newly-wed Anthony Nderitu celebrated his return from honeymoon in style with the opening goal to help Ulinzi Stars beat the visiting Muhoroni Youth 2-0 2012-05-19T18:04:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Montpellier+wary+of+axed+Auxerre++/-/1102/1409520/-/c6crxjz/-/index.html Montpellier celebrated like champions after beating Lille 1-0 in dramatic circumstances last weekend 2012-05-19T18:00:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Pipeline+Prisons+face+off+/-/1090/1408900/-/1310ja1/-/index.html The 10-day Africa Women’s Volleyball Club Championship ends on Saturday at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, with a ticket to October’s global club championships in Qatar up for grabs. 2012-05-18T20:08:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Africa+trophy+stays+in+Kenya/-/1090/1408114/-/4aaa0n/-/index.html Kenyans have been rewarded with the dream final they had hoped for - Kenya Prisons vs Kenya Pipeline 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/World+Cup+slot+at+stake+in+Saturdays+final/-/1090/1408110/-/28utos/-/index.html Saturday's 4pm final of the CAVB Women’s African Club Championship at the Moi International Sports Centre 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/golf/Ngige+soars+at+Royal+Indiza+in+touch/-/1104/1408102/-/fo5o43/-/index.html Overnight leader Simon Ngige increased his lead to nine shots after a brilliant round of five under 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Mutai+Kabuu+impress+at+Kasarani/-/1100/1408092/-/fm6dla/-/index.html The world’s fastest marathoner Geoffrey Mutai and 2006 Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres champion Lucy Kabuu 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Owen+to+leave+Man+Utd/-/1102/1407782/-/lsbn8tz/-/index.html Manchester United have confirmed that striker Michael Owen will not be offered a new contract and will be leaving the club. 2012-05-17T12:11:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Gor+held+Sofapaka+maul+AFC+/-/1102/1407566/-/vppkjr/-/index.html Gor Mahia missed a dozen of chances as they failed to switch off Western Stima in a Kenyan Premier League game at Nairobi’s City Stadium on Wednesday 2012-05-16T19:26:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Soysambu+hosts+cross+country+raid+/-/1090/1407554/-/qr9fwhz/-/index.html It’s all systems go as teams prepare for the third round of the National Cross Country Raid series that takes place at the Soysambu Ranch this Saturday and Sunday. 2012-05-16T19:10:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Prisons+put+RRA+behind+bars+take+on+Algerians+next+/-/1090/1407552/-/jbp0px/-/index.html A 30-minute blackout at the Moi International Sports Centre marred the third quarter-final of the CAVB African Women’s Club Championships even as defending champions Kenya Prisons qualified for the semi-finals. 2012-05-16T19:07:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/golf/Its+Advantage+Ngige+at+Royal+/-/1104/1407464/-/j9ut3a/-/index.html Thika Sports Club’s Simon Ngige shot a perfect round of seven under par at Royal Nairobi Golf Club yesterday to set a three-shot lead in the opening round of the KCB Advantage Corporate Banking golf tournament. 2012-05-16T18:24:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/-/1102/1406574/-/yd7y2d/-/index.html Samuel Eto’o arrives in Kenya next week to preside over the finals of the Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup. 2012-05-15T16:39:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Tundo+Cavenagh+build+up+for+KCB+rally/-/1090/1406562/-/5qnn69z/-/index.html The dynamic duo of Alastair Cavenagh and Carl “Flash” Tundo are leaving nothing to chance 2012-05-15T16:30:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Ulinzi+triumph+AFC+in+action+/-/1102/1406552/-/k9ekivz/-/index.html Ulinzi Stars pile more misery on Rangers FC with a 3-0 defeat 2012-05-15T16:23:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Pipelines+food+for+thought+/-/1090/1406542/-/4qgjhy/-/index.html The CAVB African Women’s Clubs Championship enters the quarter-final stage 2012-05-15T16:17:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/KCB+eliminated+by+Rwanda+club+/-/1090/1406026/-/u4d18vz/-/index.html Kenya Commercial Bank’s hopes of featuring in the CAVB African Women’s Clubs Championships knockout stages were dashed 2012-05-14T19:14:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-/1100/1405990/-/de6ki1/-/index.html Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru was a frustrated man before his death and even considered taking up Qatari citizenship to make more money. 2012-05-14T19:06:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Mancini+reflects+on+crazy+finish+/-/1102/1405972/-/pb54l0z/-/index.html Roberto Mancini celebrated Manchester City’s first English league title in 44 years with a succinct summary of his team’s 3-2 victory over QPR at Eastlands — “a crazy finish for a crazy season”. 2012-05-14T18:56:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Curtains+drawn+on+European+leagues+/-/1102/1405970/-/rqnqdq/-/index.html Champions Real Madrid beat Mallorca 4-1 on Sunday to break the 100-point barrier on the final day of La Liga season 2012-05-14T18:53:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Ingwe+spots+fading+fast++as+Sofapaka+take+advantage+/-/1102/1405968/-/73quriz/-/index.html We dedicate this first paragraph to tell AFC Leopards one thing: Sort out your internal issues now! 2012-05-14T18:49:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Manchester+City+win+English+Premier+League+title/-/1102/1405106/-/y5tn30z/-/index.html Manchester City won the English Premier League title on Sunday after a dramatic final day 2012-05-13T16:10:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Bayern+catastrophe+ahead+of+Chelsea+showdown+++/-/1102/1405064/-/6qmgom/-/index.html Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes admitted the Champions League finalists suffered a defensive “catastrophe” 2012-05-13T15:55:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Heineken+Champions+Planet+excites+Kenyan+fans+/-/1102/1405042/-/upyyqu/-/index.html Official sponsors, premium international beer Heineken, recently launched the “Heineken Champions Planet” in Nairobi 2012-05-13T15:24:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/High+stakes+for+Chelsea+in+Cup+final+in+Munich+/-/1102/1405038/-/nnsdta/-/index.html Just when you thought it was over there’s more to come. May has been a quite amazing football month, but the season’s not finished yet. 2012-05-13T15:22:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Address+insecurity+to+save+Kenyan+cricket+/-/434908/1405034/-/4vdenbz/-/index.html Eventually, there is some good news for Pakistan and Associate and Affiliate countries from the Board of Control for Cricket 2012-05-13T15:20:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Kiprop+recovers+from+typhoid+to+beat+Cheromei+/-/1100/1405032/-/dragtm/-/index.html Expectations were confounded as Kenya’s Agnes Kiprop won the women’s title in the VW Prague Marathon 2012-05-13T15:18:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Maldonado+wins+maiden+Grand+Prix+in+Spain+++/-/1090/1405028/-/flge5/-/index.html Venezuela’s Pastor Maldonado claimed his maiden Formula One win, and handed Williams their first since 2004 with a dramatic victory 2012-05-13T15:17:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Cheetahs+breeze+past+Bulls+in+Bamburi+Super+Series+/-/1106/1404730/-/ppnng7/-/index.html Cheetahs made it two Bamburi Rugby Super Series wins in a row after breezing past Coastal Bulls 50-10 2012-05-12T17:37:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/City+eye+power+shift+United+pray+for+a+miracle/-/1102/1404728/-/11bbasyz/-/index.html Manchester City are determined to usher in a new era for English football 2012-05-12T17:31:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Battle+on+three+fronts+as+Premiership+season+nears+end/-/441392/1404726/-/305815z/-/index.html The long road of the English Premier League has been travelled. 2012-05-12T17:29:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Rashid+Yekini+s+death+food+for+thought+for+all+players+/-/441392/1404724/-/145k04t/-/index.html Rashid Yekini was one of the most feared strikers in Africa. 2012-05-12T17:28:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Sofapaka+win+to+rise+to+league+summit+/-/1102/1404722/-/5rv6x1/-/index.html John Baraza scored twice as Sofapaka moved to the top of the Kenyan Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win 2012-05-12T17:26:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Obiri+eases+to+comfortable+victory+/-/1100/1404718/-/69jlpi/-/index.html World Indoor 3,000 metres champion Hellen Obiri eased off to a comfortable victory in her 1,500 metres speciality 2012-05-12T17:22:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Rudisha+and+Jelimo+throw+down+gauntlet+/-/1100/1404714/-/kn83rgz/-/index.html In temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius with high humidity, David Rudisha and Pamela Jelimo led a strong Kenyan contingent to a series of top-notch middle-distance performances that even deprived Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele of a winning start to the season at the opening leg of the 14-meet Diamond League here on Friday. 2012-05-12T17:21:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Red+hot+Cherotich+breaks+own+record+/-/1100/1404316/-/mlfhkx/-/index.html Africa pole vault bronze medallist, Caroline Cherotich, was on fire on Friday, shattering her own national record to retain the Kenya Defence Forces Athletics Championships title at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. 2012-05-11T20:30:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Champs+Prisons+arrest+Jeshi+Stars+for+second+win+/-/1090/1404310/-/h66h8yz/-/index.html Defending champions Kenya Prisons remained on course to retain their title with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-15 and 24-11) win over Tanzania’s Jeshi Stars on the second day of the Africa Women’s Volleyball Club Championships at the Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi. 2012-05-11T20:23:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Wrangles+threaten+AFCs+march+/-/1102/1404304/-/q487fv/-/index.html Deeply-rooted politics at Kenyan Premier League side AFC Leopards have returned to haunt the club and are threatening to rob Ingwe of what was possibly going to be their best season in a decade. 2012-05-11T20:14:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/New+book+raises+more+questions+on+the+death+of+Olympics+star+/-/1100/1404164/-/b35fvc/-/index.html A Dutch writer who has been documenting the circumstances surrounding the death of Olympic champion Samuel Wanjiru for months describes his tragic fall as “strongly suspicious”. 2012-05-11T16:08:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/golf/Second+round+of+NIC+series+heads+to+Limuru+Country+Club/-/1104/1403382/-/1258gpxz/-/index.html Fresh from the Lakeside Nyanza Golf Club course Kisumu last weekend, the 2012 NIC Bank golf series 2012-05-10T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Pipeline+hit+Manga+in+Cup+opener/-/1090/1403396/-/q1pybw/-/index.html Attacker Ruth Chepng’etich staged an outstanding performance, guiding former champions Kenya Pipeline 2012-05-10T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Jamaicas+Blake+captures+Cayman+100m/-/1100/1403376/-/74nilsz/-/index.html World 100 metre champions Yohan Blake, of Jamaica, and Carmelita Jeter, of the USA, won their 2012-05-10T16:02:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Bekele+back+from+injury+to+eye+Olympic+double/-/1100/1403374/-/dftnuqz/-/index.html Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele sent out a warning shot to potential Olympic rivals 2012-05-10T16:00:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Prisons+tackle+DRCs+Canon+in+opening+tie+/-/1090/1402976/-/o6cemf/-/index.html The race to Doha’s World Women’s Volleyball Clubs Championships starts with the African Women’s Clubs Championships in Nairobi from Thursday with 16 participating teams. 2012-05-09T19:27:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Tragedy+behind+Wanjirus+smile+/-/1100/1402968/-/2buiah/-/index.html Next Tuesday, the sports world will mark the first anniversary of Olympic marathon champion Samuel Kamau Wanjiru’s death. 2012-05-09T19:15:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Second+chance+for+track+stars++/-/1100/1402966/-/15c3y8f/-/index.html Athletes failing to make the men’s and women’s 10,000 metres teams for the London Olympic Games will have an opportunity to try their luck in the 5,000m races. 2012-05-09T19:13:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-/1100/1402964/-/de4hgy/-/index.html Kenyan 800 metres star David Rudisha on Wednesday chuckled at the fantastic thought of running the final leg of the men’s 4x400m relay at the London Games against double Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt. 2012-05-09T19:08:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Stars+to+host+Malawi+at+Kasarani+/-/1102/1402180/-/gp9h5lz/-/index.html World football governing body, Fifa, has approved freshly-renovated Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, as a venue to host international matches. 2012-05-08T18:28:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Fowl+play+as+Blackburn+Rovers+chickens+come+home+to+roost++/-/1102/1402178/-/vkty6nz/-/index.html The Indian owners of relegated Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, chicken farm operators Venky’s, ducked the media 2012-05-08T18:25:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/golf/KLGU+needs+Sh1m+for+Bostwanas+Challenge+Trophy+++/-/1104/1402176/-/tv1xhez/-/index.html The Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU) needs at least one million shillings to send a team of five to next month’s All Africa Challenge Trophy Golf Championship in Gaborone, Botswana. 2012-05-08T18:23:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Tergat+to+lead+torch+bearers+/-/1100/1402170/-/hsg69rz/-/index.html Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat has been named as the course guide for the 2012 Olympic Games Torch Relay. 2012-05-08T18:18:54Z