Top Five Stories From Monday You Must Read Today

NAIROBI, Kenya- Bandari FC players were on Monday treated like royalty when they paraded their 2018/19 SportPesa Shield Cup trophy in the coastal city of Mombasa before the players were feted by title-partners Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) after a storming season.

The Egypt CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Friday with excitement reaching fever-pitch in the final countdown of the competition.

Harambee Stars creative midfielder Francis Kahata is confident that Kenya will put on a great show and surprise their opponents during the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

The changing scene of global athletics is slowly but surely turning Kenyan distance running stars from headline to support acts as the latest stop of the IAAF Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday showed.

Lastly, Gary Woodland won the 119th US Open on Sunday, capturing his first major title with a 13-under par total to deny two-time defending champion Brook Koepka's bid for history at Pebble Beach. 

Bandari Turn Mombasa Blue In Triumphant SportPesa Shield Trophy Parade

MOMBASA, Kenya- Bandari FC players were on Monday treated like royalty when they paraded their 2018/19 SportPesa Shield Cup trophy in the coastal city of Mombasa before the players were feted by title-partners Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) after a storming season. Having finished second in the 2018/19 SportPesa Premier League (SPL) in a repeat performance from last season, the Dockers who painted Mombasa blue then dethroned Kariobangi Sharks FC from the Shield throne when they outclassed them 3-1 over two days on June 1 and 2 at the MISC, Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi to lift only a second trophy in their history. READ MORE

Olunga, Mahrez, Samatta, Mane: AFCON Group C Hitmen On The Prowl

NAIROBI, Kenya- The Egypt CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Friday with excitement reaching fever-pitch in the final countdown of the competition. Having watched the continental showpiece as spectators for the last 15 years, Kenyan football fans will be rooting for their team Harambee Stars that qualified among the 24 teams in the expanded biannual competition  having been drawn in Group C alongside Senegal, Algeria and neighbors Tanzania. READ MORE

Harambee Stars Ace Francis Kahata Confident Of Sterling AFCON Show

NAIROBI, Kenya- Harambee Stars creative midfielder Francis Kahata is confident that Kenya will put on a great show and surprise their opponents during the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Kenya, under the tutelage of Sebastien Migne, will take part in the continental showpiece set to take place from June 21 to July 19 for the first time in 15 years. READ MORE

Is The New IAAF DL Format Wiping Kenyan Runners Out Of The Spotlight?

NAIROBI, Kenya- The changing scene of global athletics is slowly but surely turning Kenyan distance running stars from headline to support acts as the latest stop of the IAAF Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday showed. Under the leadership of Sebastian Coe, the body that will soon be renamed World Athletics is burning the midnight oil to market the sport in the face of dwindling revenues following the explosive doping scandal that brought athletics to its knees in 2015. READ MORE

Gary Woodland Denies Koepka History With Impressive US Open Victory

PEBBLE BEACH, United States- Gary Woodland won the 119th US Open on Sunday, capturing his first major title with a 13-under par total to deny two-time defending champion Brook Koepka's bid for history at Pebble Beach. Woodland punctuated the victory with a birdie bomb at 18, a final flourish in a display of back-nine fortitude that saw him convert a 54-hole lead for the first time in eight career attempts. READ MORE