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Cristiano Ronaldo gesture causes ‘$4 billion’ loss for Coca-Cola.

16Jun

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Cristiano Ronaldo gesture causes ‘$4 billion’ loss for Coca-Cola.

Cristiano Ronaldo caused a stir on Monday with a gesture involving two bottles of Coca-Cola which soon went viral on social media. Ronaldo, speaking ahead of Portugal’s Euro 2020 group-stage clash against Hungary, spotted the two bottles of carbonated drinks and immediately moved them away. The legendary forward then proceeded to take out a bottle of water and said to the cameras: “Agua! (Water!)”. Ronaldo has previously spoken out about his dislike of sugary soft drinks. The 36-year-old, who famously treats his body like a temple and is in remarkable physical condition for his age as a direct result, doesn’t like his eldest son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr consuming such products. "I'm hard with him sometimes because he drinks Coca-Cola and Fanta sometimes and I'm p***** with ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO UPSET AT COKE BOTTLES AT PODIUM

15Jun

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CRISTIANO RONALDO UPSET AT COKE BOTTLES AT PODIUM

Christano Ronaldo hates processed drinks so much, he removed Coke bottles from his podium Monday ... all while imploring people to drink water instead. Ronaldo's rejection of the sweet stuff went down just before a meeting with the media ahead of Portugal's UEFA Euro 2020 game with Hungary ... and the whole thing was caught on video. You can see in the footage, just before reporters fired questions at the soccer star, he noticed Cokes placed in front of him (Coke is a sponsor of Euro 2020) and immediately gave them a look of disdain. But, rather than just keeping the products there like tournament officials no doubt wanted -- Ronaldo straight-up grabbed the bottles and moved them out of his sight. He then held up a bottle of water, screamed, "agua!" ... and then appeared t...

European clubs are set to lose over Sh1 trillion.

21May

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European clubs are set to lose over Sh1 trillion.

European football clubs are forecast to miss out on 8.7 billion euros ($10.6 billion, Sh1.1 trillion) in revenue as they struggle to cope with the devastating financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a Uefa report said Thursday. The annual European Club Footballing Landscape study says the current projection of lost revenues in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years is 7.2 billion euros for top-tier clubs and 1.5 billion for lower-tier outfits. In the foreword, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said: "In last year’s report, I said that European football was strong, united, resilient and ready for new challenges. "But no one could have predicted that we would have to face the biggest challenge to football, sport and society in modern times." National leagues an...

Ex-rugby player Olaba arrested over attempted murder.

23Apr

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Ex-rugby player Olaba arrested over attempted murder.

Former rugby player Alex Olaba Mahaga was on Thursday night arrested over claims of attempting to murder a witness in a rape case he is facing. Olaba and fellow former player Frank Wanyama are facing gang rape charges before a Milimani court and are both out on a Sh300,000 cash bail. Police said Olaba was planning to kill a key witness in the case in efforts to defeat justice. He was arrested in Nairobi West where he was meeting an undercover detective planning the said murder of the witness in the case. Police said they recovered two mobile phones from Olaba which are undergoing forensic analysis to establish if there were more players in the crime. Olaba had apparently approached another party seeking ways of eliminating the witness in the case before police were info...

Premier League’s ‘big six’ agree to join new league

19Apr

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Premier League’s ‘big six’ agree to join new league

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are among 12 clubs who have agreed to join a new European Super League (ESL). In a seismic move for European football, the Premier League clubs will join AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid. The ESL said the founding clubs had agreed to establish a "new midweek competition" with teams continuing to "compete in their respective national leagues". It said the inaugural season was "intended to commence as soon as practicable" and "anticipated that a further three clubs" would join the breakaway. The ESL said it also planned to launch a women's competition as soon as possible after the men's tournament starts. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Uefa and the Pr...

Dennis Oliech reveals he spent sh. 124 Million on his mother and brother cancer treatments.

15Apr

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Dennis Oliech reveals he spent sh. 124 Million on his mother and brother cancer treatments.

Former Harambee Stars Striker Dennis Oliech has for the first time revealed how costly the treatment of his late mother Mary Auma and brother Kevin Opiyo. In an Interview with Mozzart Sports, Oliech disclosed that he used up to Sh124 million on their treatment (mother and brother), after they were diagnosed with Cancer that they later succumbed to. The footballer made the revelation why responding to a question on why he sold a number of his properties and the regrets he has in life. Kevin Oliech succumbed to cancer back in August 2020, while undergoing treatment in Germany. During his career, Kevin played for various clubs as a striker including Mathare United, Tusker FC, Ushuru FC, Thika United, Gor Mahia and Nairobi City Stars. On the other hand, Oliech lost his mother ...

National government to take over construction of Dandora stadium

13Apr

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National government to take over construction of Dandora stadium

City Hall is considering handing over stalled Dandora Stadium to the national government for its completion. This follows delays by the stadium’s contractor to return on site to complete the construction of the Sh350 million facility. Nairobi County Education and Sports Executive Janet Ouko said they are mulling engaging the State Department for Public Works, in a government-to-government agreement, to take over the remaining bit of work at the stadium. This as efforts to have the contractor, M/S Scanjet Construction Limited, back on site to finalise the remaining construction works has proven futile. In February, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed City Hall to ensure the stadium is completed to benefit 32 teams that depend on the ground. “At the end of the day, th...

North Korea to skip games due to global pandemic Covid-19 fears

6Apr

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North Korea to skip games due to global pandemic Covid-19 fears

North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country’s sports ministry said on Tuesday. It will be the first time North Korea has missed a Summer Olympics since it boycotted Seoul in 1988 amid the Cold War. South Korean President Moon Jae-in had hoped the two countries, still technically at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, could field a combined team in Tokyo and rebuild momentum for improved relations. The North’s withdrawal from Tokyo is also a setback for plans, agreed at a 2018 summit between Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, to pursue a joint Korean bid to host the 2032 Games. When South Korea hosted the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018, Kim sent his sister to head the coun...

11Mar

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China offers vaccine for Tokyo Games.

The Chinese Olympic committee offers vaccine doses for this year’s Tokyo Olympic and the Beijing 2022 winter games. The Olympics games which has been postponed due to the Corona virus pandemic has been rescheduled to July 23 – August 8. This according to the OIC president Thomas Bach through a virtual session with the Olympic body. He did not provide any details on the number of doses even though more than 10,000 athletes and people are involved in the games.

SIMBA TO KICK OFF TRAINING AHEAD OF JULY AFRICA CUP.

10Mar

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SIMBA TO KICK OFF TRAINING AHEAD OF JULY AFRICA CUP.

Kenya Simbas to kick off training next month ahead of the Africa Cup fixtures in July. Kenya Rugby Union Chairman Odour Gangla said players will have found some rhythm to their game following the start of the Kenya Cup two weeks ago. Gangla said by the time preparations begin the players will have played at least which will be key following last year Covid-19 pandemic. According to Gangla Plans are in place for the team to start training camp in April at the bare minimum and the players will have at least five matches under their belts which will be good for the team. The proposed training camp in Stellenbosch South Africa in April will cost Sh. 20 million. Gangla also said the fundraising for the course is ongoing as they are speaking to the ministry and partners to gain thei...