Top Five Stories From Sunday You Must Read Today

NAIROBI, Kenya- Bandari FC completed the dethroning of Kariobangi Sharks FC from the 2019 SportPesa Shield Cup throne when Benjamin Mosha scored a third goal to complete a 3-1 victory for the Dockers on Sunday in the final played over two days.

Having avoided relegation in the final round of the 2018/19 HSBC World Sevens Series on Saturday, brave Shujaa ended their Paris 7s charge with sudden death defeat to France in the fifth-place semi final to crown what has been their most encouraging performance of the season.

Seasoned striker Allan Wanga's heartache was sealed on Sunday when Ulinzi Stars FC striker, Enosh Ochieng' sunk a hat-trick in the rearranged fixture against relegated Mt. Kenya United FC to pinch the SportPesa Premier League Golden Boot from the Kakamega Homeboyz FC captain who was dropped from the Harambee Stars squad earlier last week.

To round off the top five stories from SportPesa News from Sunday you must read today, our latest offering of transfer juice and Neymar's rape denies made headlines on a day the boxing world was stunned by the shock knockout of four-belt heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua.

Mosha Strikes As Bandari Depose Sharks From SportPesa Shield Throne

NAIROBI, Kenya- Bandari FC completed the dethroning of KariobangI Sharks FC from the SportPesa Shield Cup throne on Sunday morning after sealing a 3-1 victory at the MISC Kasarani in Nairobi to qualify for the 2019/20 CAF Confederations Cup.

Benjamin Mosha chested-in the third goal for the Dockers to clinch their second ever domestic cup success and a first since 2015 after they came in for the second half leading 2-1 from Saturday when the game was called off following a huge downpour and ordered to continue the following morning. READ MORE

Brave Shujaa Downed By Late France Fightback In Paris 7s

PARIS, France- Kenya Shujaa fell 26-21 to hosts France in the fifth-place semifinals of the Paris 7s on Sunday afternoon to cap an encouraging outing where they beat off the threat of relegation from the HSBC World Sevens Series on the final round of the season.

A brave fight by the Kenyans who came in to the last leg of the 2018/19 season battling to retain their Core Status saw them take a deserved 14-7 halftime lead before France completed the turnaround in sudden death. READ MORE

Ochieng' Wins SPL Golden Boot After Brilliant Mt. Kenya Hat-Trick

NAKURU, Kenya- Ulinzi Stars FC striker Enosh Ochieng’ is the SportPesa Premier League (SPL) Golden Boot winner after his hat trick helped the soldiers crush Mt. Kenya United FC 4-0 on Sunday.

Ochieng’ finishes the season with 20 goals, two more than seasoned Kakamega Homeboyz FC forward Allan Wanga, becoming the first striker to amass that many since the latter over a decade ago. READ MORE

SportPesa News Transfer Juice: Chelsea Eye Coutinho To Replace Hazard, Ozil On Sale

NAIROBI, Kenya- Chelsea take centre stage in Sunday's transfer juice with the Europa League champions said to be preparing to sign FC Barcelona attacker Philippe Coutinho to replace Eden Hazard as Juventus put up a compensation package to lure want away manager Maurizio Sarri to Turin.

Manchester United FC misfit forward, Romelu Lukaku, is the subject of interest from Ligue 1 champions, PSG who are seeking to fill the Edinson Cavani hole in their forward line as a fall back plan should they fail to land Portugal hotshot Pepe. READ MORE

Neymar: I Did Not Rape That Woman In Paris, It's A Trap

RIO-DE-JANEIRO- Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar on Sunday denied raping a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her at a Paris hotel, with his father claiming he is the victim of blackmail.

According to a complaint filed with Sao Paolo police and reported by the UOL and GloboEsporte websites, the world's most expensive footballer is accused of "using violence to have sex with the victim without her consent." READ MORE