/sports/TalkUp/-/441392/441392/-/9krjv/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Amrouche-Logarusic-spice-season/-/441392/1863110/-/pd6cq7/-/index.html What would be the first thing that came to your mind when Croatia is mentioned in a football conversation? 2013-05-25T19:59:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Leopards-reveal-their-true-spots/-/441392/1857578/-/hkmjb0z/-/index.html At last, coach Luc Eymael has broken the jinx by securing his first win since he joined the den and all indications are that things will only get better 2013-05-19T19:53:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Is-crowd-trouble-now-the-norm/-/441392/1857576/-/9eqylbz/-/index.html Records of Kenyan football are scanty and no one seems to care 2013-05-19T19:53:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Stadium-security-had-no-business-watching-tie/-/441392/1857572/-/5csclh/-/index.html Last Thursday on a working trip to Kampala I took a ride in one of the many motor cycle boda boda operating in that city from Rubaga to Nakasero 2013-05-19T19:52:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Companies-ready-to-fund-local-cricket/-/441392/1857570/-/o40sucz/-/index.html For two successive weekends, Simba Union has been a beehive of activity 2013-05-19T19:50:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Sevens-World-Cup-within-Kenyas-reach/-/441392/1856728/-/10w0mn5z/-/index.html At the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai nobody gave Kenya a chance perhaps apart from the horde of travelling fans from eastern Africa who turned parts of this famous city into a Nairobi ndogo 2013-05-18T20:47:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/KRU-intrigues-bad-prelude-to-World-Cup/-/441392/1853104/-/bp5otjz/-/index.html Kenyan sports bodies never cease to amaze 2013-05-14T20:10:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/For-how-long-shall-Kiplagat-dominate-AK/-/441392/1853100/-/8oxcqe/-/index.html The contentious Athletics Kenya national elections were finally held in Nairobi on Tuesday, but the outcome of the polls made most wonder why the exercise was held in the first place 2013-05-14T20:08:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Officials-were-a-disgrace-to-the-good-game/-/441392/1850440/-/c6ytr4/-/index.html On Friday, Kenyans were treated to a spectacle that not only epitomised one-upmanship in local sports federations but also exemplified the idiocy that has continued to consign national teams to never-ending losing streaks 2013-05-12T18:30:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Cricket-crying-out-loud-for-sponsorship/-/441392/1843146/-/j7d3qz/-/index.html On Wednesday last week, something unprecedented happened in European football, or to be precise in world football when the Germany’s Bayern Munich beat Spain’s Barcelona football club by three goals to nil after earlier beating them by four goals 2013-05-05T19:50:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Green-Army-is-comparable-to-none/-/441392/1754812/-/rvxaho/-/index.html When I penned this column last week and heaped praise on Gor Mahia and referred to our noisy neighbours AFC Leopards in not-so-glowing terms, one Mabolo Kituyi took great offense and fired off an email to me in response 2013-04-21T19:51:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/New-dawn-arising-for-AFCs-starlets/-/441392/1754810/-/7hiibrz/-/index.html From a pessimist’s point of view, things do not seem to be going for Ingwe 2013-04-21T19:49:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Victories-signal-good-things-for-local-cricket/-/441392/1754790/-/kshqb0/-/index.html The national team is taking wickets and winning matches in Namibia and should be applauded 2013-04-21T19:19:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Time-running-out-for-AFCs-established-XI/-/441392/1748462/-/ddsv59z/-/index.html So Ingwe was forced to yet another goalless draw by a Bandari side which appeared content with squeezing a point from their more fancied opponents 2013-04-14T16:51:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/If-you-rule-out-KOgalo/-/441392/1748458/-/trx9x9/-/index.html Gor Mahia. Where on earth can I ever find a team like this? 2013-04-14T16:49:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/National-team-getting-better-by-the-day/-/441392/1748440/-/gp7wcvz/-/index.html There is no gainsaying that the men’s national team is giving a good account of itself and needs all the support it can garner from all stakeholders and even corporate companies who are keen on promoting local talent 2013-04-14T16:36:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Work-is-cut-out-for-you-President-Kenyatta/-/441392/1742860/-/vtfsj5/-/index.html Your Excellency, kindly accept my sincere congratulations on your election and subsequent swearing-in as our beloved country’s fourth Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces 2013-04-08T15:52:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/The-stand-off-among-officials-bad-for-cricket-/-/441392/1735652/-/ulnx1k/-/index.html Irredeemable is the word that most times can be used to describe Kenya’s sports bodies if you consider that they are always embroiled in some internecine war even when their relations can be described as peaceful. 2013-03-31T17:37:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Cricketers-also-deserve-share-of-limelight/-/441392/1729404/-/2kkgrkz/-/index.html There was an outpouring of emotion at the weekend which was proof that winners are loved and good performances inspire and invigorate fans who rally behind teams and inspire them to post better results 2013-03-24T16:59:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Cricketers-should-build-on-gains-made-in-Uganda-and-Dubai--/-/441392/1723054/-/wdjlip/-/index.html There is no denying that the past three weeks have been good for Kenyan cricket and by extension Cricket Kenya, considering that the men’s national team topped the tables in Uganda before going to Dubai where its performance against Canada has been stellar. 2013-03-17T18:53:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/We-must-do-more-to-spread-develop-cricket/-/441392/1677070/-/ufye8bz/-/index.html After winning only one out of four One Day Internationals against Pakistan and England with their arch rivals taking a series 2-1 and their colonial masters winning the first of the five-match series, India has not only been fighting fit but also fighting back. 2013-01-27T20:36:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Gors-Samba-boy-basks-in-comical-trip/-/441392/1670118/-/cjvqn0/-/index.html Is Kenyan football that attractive that we have become a powerful magnet for aspiring talent? 2013-01-19T18:44:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Elite-cricket-thriving/-/441392/1664704/-/88ptbsz/-/index.html There is so much cricket being played around the world 2013-01-13T16:39:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/The-more-cricket-tournaments-the-merrier/-/441392/1658986/-/nbghjmz/-/index.html Fans of Pakistan must be over the moon, considering that their tour of arch-rivals India turned out well 2013-01-06T16:23:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/No-Lady-Luck-for-Kenya/-/441392/1650640/-/5fqwbkz/-/index.html Kenya’s ladies’ cricket team, that went to Tanzania for the International Cricket Council Africa T20 Regional Qualifiers, was upbeat just before departure 2012-12-23T16:26:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Daisy-gives-a-dash-of-hope-to-cricket/-/441392/1645412/-/4t7h9wz/-/index.html Sweet Sixteen. That is the description that befits the highly-talented Daisy Wairimu 2012-12-16T17:45:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenya-can-also-enter-the-history-books/-/441392/1644874/-/j91x53/-/index.html A few weeks ago, the rugby world was all excited about New Zealand as they chased for the record of most consecutive Test matches won at the highest level of international rugby. 2012-12-15T20:50:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Tough-task-ahead-for-new-administration/-/441392/1640244/-/j5lve0z/-/index.html It has been one week since the new Cricket Kenya administration took office and you can as well say that they were met with a loss early last week 2012-12-09T16:48:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenyas-best-in-sports-and-the-not-so-nice/-/441392/1639852/-/q30nh8/-/index.html The Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony on Thursday was spectacular and grand in its presentation and attendance list. 2012-12-08T21:15:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/New-CK-boss-has-her-work-cut-out/-/441392/1635074/-/12qg8svz/-/index.html As was expected, history was made at the Ruaraka Sports club on Sunday when Jackie Janmohamed was elected the first female chair of Cricket Kenya 2012-12-02T17:23:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Dont-condemn-Were-and-Omondi/-/441392/1634686/-/13y8ltv/-/index.html As a former sportsman who played at the very highest level nationally, I will tell you as a fact that elite sport is a lifestyle. 2012-12-01T20:30:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/CK-officials-should-build-on-gains-made/-/441392/1628968/-/usggvwz/-/index.html I spent Saturday morning at the Ruaraka Sports Ground where the national women’s cricket team was playing Uganda in their third and fourth Twenty20 matches. 2012-11-25T17:36:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Mike-Fridays-Kenya-flirts-with-glory/-/441392/1628530/-/13lwkeq/-/index.html Mike Friday’s Kenya will be one of the teams to watch at the Dubai leg of the IRB Sevens World Series this week. 2012-11-24T18:30:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Athletes-should-just-pay-up/-/441392/1623648/-/dbaaa6/-/index.html I don’t understand why we have been having this debate on our elite athletes paying (or not paying) taxes on their huge earnings. 2012-11-18T20:01:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Proper-communication-channels-key/-/441392/1623640/-/sc6w0u/-/index.html Mid last week, I received text messages from local cricketers who were wondering when Cricket Kenya’s current office will pay them their monies. 2012-11-18T19:42:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Cricket-can-also-attract-fans/-/441392/1617756/-/15m5ochz/-/index.html Even though chaos erupted after the football match between Gor Mahia and Thika United at Nairobi’s City Stadium, there is no denying the fact that there was much excitement across the country on Saturday. 2012-11-11T20:04:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Blame-it-on-football/-/441392/1617180/-/98wn3uz/-/index.html Men and women. We are the same and yet so different. 2012-11-10T19:13:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/We-need-a-credible-body/-/441392/1611612/-/36324xz/-/index.html If there is a country with a vibrant cricket scene, then it is South Africa 2012-11-04T18:50:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Sofapaka-now-a-graveyard-for-coaches/-/441392/1611016/-/ifm0yf/-/index.html Move aside AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia, there is another club that can also hog the headlines: Sofapaka. 2012-11-03T17:40:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenya-needs-a-vibrant-league/-/441392/1605652/-/jfi941z/-/index.html The Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament received very little coverage in the local press 2012-10-28T19:49:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Govt-should-walk-the-talk/-/441392/1605188/-/cotulz/-/index.html Laughing out loudly. Here we go again. 2012-10-27T20:32:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/CK-should-consider-candidates-vision/-/441392/1538724/-/w3tjhq/-/index.html Ever since the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) called its full council meeting and made history by electing a woman to contest as the Cricket Kenya chair, I have been receiving numerous messages from readers. 2012-10-21T17:51:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Lets-unearth-the-Kenyan-cheats/-/441392/1538262/-/vli19tz/-/index.html I don’t generally believe in coincidences. 2012-10-20T16:55:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Sponsors-can-do-better/-/441392/1533298/-/11lc4kfz/-/index.html Before the Kenyan cricket team made waves in 2003 Cricket World Cup, a majority of Kenyans knew little about local cricket. 2012-10-14T18:16:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Nations-Cup-fever-grips-Africa/-/441392/1532708/-/12cmfy9z/-/index.html The tension on the international football scene for Africa this weekend has been palpable. 2012-10-13T16:50:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenya-can-rise-from-doldrums/-/441392/1527546/-/8key4nz/-/index.html With a title like Fire in Babylon, one would expect it to be a reggae song or even a film about Rastafarians. 2012-10-07T19:20:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenya-sevens-magic-poised-to-return/-/441392/1526846/-/ognfsnz/-/index.html Morans, one of Kenya’s two teams at the recent Safari Sevens rugby tournament, narrowly lost 21-17 to South Africa Sevens Elite Programme Development side in a pulsating final watched by a near sell-out crowd at Nyayo Stadium. 2012-10-06T17:03:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/-Kenya-can-learn-lessons/-/441392/1521704/-/g3j3yaz/-/index.html At the beginning of the on-going International Cricket Council World Twenty 20 championships in Sri Lanka, a friend asked me which countries I thought had better chances. 2012-09-30T18:30:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Well-done-Gor-fans/-/441392/1521176/-/uv1m15z/-/index.html One thing that all professional journalists strive to achieve in their work is objectivity – gathering and disseminating news without bias. 2012-09-29T16:20:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/CK-should-take-tournaments/-/441392/1515442/-/d2x8a5z/-/index.html Kenya’s national cricket team flies out on Monday for Windhoek, Namibia, to participate the twice-postponed InterContinental Cup. 2012-09-23T17:57:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Ex-stars-will-help-cricket/-/441392/1509200/-/7qf0vkz/-/index.html The curtains will come down on the East Africa Cricket Champions this weekend with Uganda’s Warriors meeting Kenya’s Kongonis in the Twenty20 format of the game 2012-09-16T19:22:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Which-Kenya-team-will-turn-up/-/441392/1508514/-/4jcj74/-/index.html Can Kenya’s new coach Mike Friday do to the country’s sevens what Gordon Tietjens has done to New Zealand sevens? 2012-09-15T17:59:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Players-should-put-aside-past-problems/-/441392/1501064/-/v41jer/-/index.html While Kenya is hoping that the country’s rankings will improve under an interim coach, Australia’s T20 team is not happy after it slipped below Ireland 2012-09-09T20:32:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Indifference-among-fans-cost-Kenya/-/441392/1500470/-/uwce1lz/-/index.html Is it surprising that Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) switched the Senior Challenge Cup from Kenya to Uganda? 2012-09-08T16:23:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenyasl-Cup-match-moved-to-SA/-/441392/1493762/-/7cxlxt/-/index.html It’s good news for Maurice Odumbe and bad news for sports in Kenya as insecurity claims its first sports casualty after a cricket match that was to be held in Mombasa was moved to South Africa. 2012-09-03T03:04:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Red-Devils-cant-afford-another-gaffe/-/441392/1486754/-/jd1kdy/-/index.html With jolts and shocks galore. That’s how the Premier League started last weekend and extended to Monday night with more variety. 2012-08-24T20:47:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Mandarins-have-outlived-their-usefulness/-/441392/1483188/-/101em89/-/index.html It has been described as the worst performance ever by Team Kenya at the Olympics, and there is consensus that the only way things can be made right is by instituting a commission to inquire into what went wrong. 2012-08-19T18:25:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Nock-must-appoint-career-administrators/-/441392/1482682/-/6nxusu/-/index.html If petty politics and poor performance by Team Kenya at the London Olympics is not to be repeated in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, officials must learn to respect the wishes of athletes 2012-08-18T17:46:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Will-RVP-be-a-hit-or-a-flop/-/441392/1482202/-/l0abn3z/-/index.html With the Charity Shield tucked away in some Manchester City vault, the season proper begins this weekend. 2012-08-17T20:21:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Tikolo-must-re-think-strategy/-/441392/1478586/-/s4h44h/-/index.html Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) has eventually got its ducks in a row and held its long overdue elections, ending up with veteran administrator, Tom Tikolo, at the helm. 2012-08-13T18:08:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/NOCK-officials-must-take-the--cane-for-the-mess-in-London/-/441392/1473844/-/kyhg7o/-/index.html Kenya came into the London Olympics with high hopes, everyone confident that we would surpass the performance of Beijing four years ago where Team Kenya scooped six gold, four silver and four bronze medals. 2012-08-07T19:16:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenya-lacks-the-infrastructure-to-host-Olympic-Games/-/441392/1471992/-/pcm0lp/-/index.html Some years ago, the then Sports Minister Ochillo Ayacko, said Kenya can host the Olympics but never said when that can happen. 2012-08-05T18:16:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Itll-be-exciting-to-see-young-stars-/-/441392/1471608/-/62ab4h/-/index.html The mood in camp is very positive and we have done a lot. 2012-08-04T20:45:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kipchoge-let-down-by-errant-officials-in-London-campaign/-/441392/1471606/-/10s0l2u/-/index.html London has been spellbound by the Olympic trance for the last 10 days with rekindled interest peaking with the start of the athletics programme on Friday. 2012-08-04T20:43:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Federations-should-raise-funds/-/441392/1467244/-/12prpbfz/-/index.html It is that time when the country focuses on one place, the Olympic Games, and people start counting medals even before the beginning of events in which Kenya is considered strong. 2012-07-30T16:58:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenyas-great-Olympians-ought-to-be-here/-/441392/1466370/-/u3n9yj/-/index.html Hicham el Guerrouj, Morocco’s “king of the mile” and Kenya’s 2000 Olympic gold medallist Noah Ngeny come a long way together and share quite a bit. 2012-07-29T23:12:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Forget-insecurity-Hesson-had-his-sights-set-on-New-Zealand/-/441392/1460916/-/bip9h5/-/index.html All those who had their doubts over the insecurity Kenya’s former cricket coach Mike Hesson cited when he resigned have been proved right. 2012-07-22T18:07:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Im-feeling-great-after-fast-heavy-track-speedwork/-/441392/1460406/-/t3ospz/-/index.html It’s been a good week and my training has gone on quite well. 2012-07-21T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Otuomas-remarks-on-role-of-associations-were-out-of-place/-/441392/1460396/-/q3xkasz/-/index.html Remarks by Sports Minister Paul Otuoma that associations should keep off the affairs of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) are, to say the least, unfortunate and disturbing. 2012-07-21T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/FKF-should-give-referees-a-break/-/441392/1460394/-/qq6tsn/-/index.html This is typical of Kenyan football leadership and it is laughable. 2012-07-21T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/CK-ought-to-stop-this-flight-of-talent/-/441392/1454798/-/o88az/-/index.html There is good news and bad news. 2012-07-15T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Ethiopias-resurgence-in-Barcelona-a-wake-up-call-for-Kenya/-/441392/1454984/-/l9gimkz/-/index.html The action at the just-concluded IAAF World Junior Championship in Barcelona has sent a sober warning to our teams. 2012-07-15T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Pre-Olympics-circus-will-dent-Team-Kenyas-medal-hopes/-/441392/1454210/-/cwph3f/-/index.html There’s no doubt that we have assembled our strongest ever squad for the Olympic Games. 2012-07-14T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Running-wild-at-Lewa-Downs-Conservancy/-/441392/1454216/-/bc9u9sz/-/index.html I still can’t understand the chill. 2012-07-14T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/I-have-the-endurance-my-Belgian-trip-was-for-speedwork/-/441392/1453344/-/f44ydx/-/index.html I travelled to Belgium last weekend for a couple of races, my final major competitions before the Olympics. 2012-07-13T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/100-not-out-but-runs-slow-in-coming-/-/441392/1448970/-/xvx0yc/-/index.html This column has reached a cricketing milestone, a century, as today it marks its 100th week. 2012-07-08T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Pressure-beginning-to-mount-on-stars-as-Games-get-closer/-/441392/1448968/-/o6urqfz/-/index.html As we enter the home stretch of the road to the London Olympic Games, organisers, managers and nations are rooting for their athletes 2012-07-08T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/London-Olympics-set-to-stage-greatest-100-metres-race/-/441392/1441148/-/hmyq6i/-/index.html The London Olympics Games are just over three weeks away and, I, like a kid with a sweet tooth standing next to a candy shop, cannot wait for the delights they promise. 2012-06-30T17:33:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Professional-athletes-must-focus-on-sport-now-sideshows/-/441392/1441138/-/8dfok9z/-/index.html By now most of you have heard of the very unfortunate legal and domestic tribulations of the world top steeplechase athlete on the forefront of national news coverage. 2012-06-30T17:27:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Final-thoughts-on-an-incredible-English-season-/-/441392/1409992/-/7ooe5hz/-/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