Top Five Stories From Sunday You Must Read Today
7th January 2019
Mathare, Gor play out to a 1-1 draw in Kasarani, Man City thrash Rotherham in the FA Cup
- SportPesa Premier League (SPL) leaders Mathare United FC played out to a 1-1 draw against champions Gor Mahia FC at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday afternoon
- Premier League champions Manchester City began their FA Cup campaign with a 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham on Sunday
- Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam scored 30 points each as the Toronto Raptors used a balanced attack to outduel the Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 in a battle of the top two NBA teams
NAIROBI, Kenya- SportPesa Premier League (SPL) leaders Mathare United FC played out to a 1-1 draw against champions Gor Mahia FC at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday afternoon.
In the other SPL matches, Western Stima FC remained hot on league leaders Mathare United’s heels with an important 1-0 away victory against Chemelil Sugar FC on Sunday afternoon.
In the Emirates FA Cup, Premier League champions Manchester City began their FA Cup campaign with a 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham on Sunday but Fulham, battling to avoid relegation from the Premier League, were beaten 2-1 by fourth-tier Oldham.
Roberto Bautista Agut followed up his shock victory over world number one Novak Djokovic by lifting the Qatar Open title on Saturday.
Here are the top five stories from Sunday compiled by SportPesa News that you must read today:
All Square: Mathare Earn Point On Oliech's Gor Mahia
Debut
NAIROBI,
Kenya- SportPesa
Premier League (SPL) leaders Mathare United FC played out to a 1-1 draw against
champions Gor Mahia FC at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday
afternoon. Both sides scored from the penalty spot as Jacques Tuyisenge and Kevin
Kimani traded spot kicks in either half, as Mathare held on to top spot in the
SPL. READ
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Western Stima Maintain Pressure On SPL leaders, Sharks
Frustrated
NAIROBI, Kenya- Western Stima FC remained hot on
league leaders Mathare United’s heels with an important 1-0 away victory
against Chemelil Sugar FC on Sunday afternoon. Stima, who are returning to the
SportPesa Premier League (SPL) after a one-year hiatus, remain unbeaten and are
only behind the Slum Boys on goal difference. READ
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Bautista Agut Follows Up Djokovic Upset With Qatar Open
Final Win
DOHA, Qatar- Roberto Bautista Agut followed up his
shock victory over world number one Novak Djokovic by lifting the Qatar Open
title on Saturday. The Spaniard ground out a hard-fought victory in three sets
against the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych, winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the final.
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Manchester City Hit Rotherham For Seven, Oldham Stun
Fulham
LONDON, United Kingdom- Premier League champions
Manchester City began their FA Cup campaign with a 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham
on Sunday but Fulham, battling to avoid relegation from the Premier League,
were beaten 2-1 by fourth-tier Oldham. Barnet ensured there would be a
non-league presence in the fourth round with a 1-0 win away to second-tier
Championship club Sheffield United. READ
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Leonard Hits 30 As Raptors End Bucks Streak, Warriors
Bounce Back
LOS ANGELES, United States- Kawhi Leonard and Pascal
Siakam scored 30 points each as the Toronto Raptors used a balanced attack to
outduel the Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 in a battle of the top two NBA teams. Leonard
was back to his old self on Saturday night following an emotional return to San
Antonio on Thursday to face his former team, who bottled him up and routed the
Raptors 125-107. READ
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