by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | sports
British number one Johanna Konta powered through her first match of the new season, beating Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay 6-2 6-0 in the first round of the Shenzhen Open. Konta, the world number 10, conceded just nine points on her first serve in her 56-minute...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | sports
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has said he wanted to leave the club in the summer. Costa joined the Blues for £32m in 2014, and was understood to be close to a return to former club Atletico Madrid after a difficult 2015-16 campaign. The Spain international has since...
by Hope Media | Jan 1, 2017 | sports
World number one Andy Murray insisted Sunday that Novak Djokovic will remain his biggest threat in 2017, as the pair prepare for a potential first clash of the season in Doha this week. Newly-knighted Murray, speaking ahead of the first round of the Qatar Open which...
by Hope Media | Jan 1, 2017 | sports
Olivier Giroud’s incredible scorpion kick set Arsenal on the way to a victory over Crystal Palace which moved them up to third in the Premier League. With a cross from Alexis Sanchez delivered behind him, Frenchman Giroud elastically reached the ball with his...
by Hope Media | Jan 1, 2017 | news, sports
Ailing football soccer legend Joe Kadenge has a major fund-raising set for January 6th at the Nairobi Railway Club. The fund-raising exercise, according to the chief coordinator Sam Sholei is targeting Sh2 million in order to cater for medical bills, Insurance cover...
by Hope Media | Jan 1, 2017 | sports
The 39th Dakar Rally revs into gear on Monday in the Paraguayan capital Asuncion, the start of a punishing route at often giddy altitudes that the competitors admit they are scared by. From Asuncion the gruelling 9,000 km race will cross into Argentina, negotiate the...
