Top Five Stories From Thursday You Must Read Today
14th June 2019
Continental champion Manvir confirms participation in the 2019 KCB Safari Rally, Man United to clash with rivals Chelsea in the new EPL season opening weekend
- Going by SportPesa’s rallying call it is time for Sharks players to take every opportunity to make it count at the Kasarani Stadium on July 7
- Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann will soon become FC Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann that is what Angel Gil Marin, the big kahuna at Wanda Metropolitano says, bringing an end to the hopes of Manchester United FC who tabled a late bid for the Frenchman of snapping his signature
- The 2018 champion and Africa Rally Championship (ARC) runaway leader will be seeking his third successive continental rally victory following triumphs in the South Africa and Zambian rounds of the event with David Sturrock of Britain navigating the Kenyan star
NAIROBI, Kenya- African champion, Manvir Baryan on Thursday confirmed his participation in the 2018 KCB Safari Rally that has attracted 36 drivers a week before entries for the country's premier motor sport event closes.
The 2019/20 English Premier League fixtures were released on the day with Manchester United kicking their campaign off against top-six rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford on August 11.
Here are the top five stories from Thursday compiled by SportPesa News that you must read today:
Special Feature: Throwback On How Everton Stole Hearts In Tanzania
NAIROBI, Kenya- East African football will never forget July 13, 2017, the day when one of the region’s biggest teams, Gor Mahia FC tested their talent against nine-time English League winners, Everton FC at a packed National Main Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. In the heat and humidity of the coastal commercial city, Gor eventually surrendered to a 1-2 defeat to side stacked with international stars led by former England captain and Manchester United FC legend, Wayne Rooney. READ MORE
African Champion Manvir Baryan Confirms 2019 Safari Rally Entry
NAIROBI, Kenya- African champion, Manvir Baryan on Thursday confirmed his participation in the 2019 KCB Safari Rally that has attracted 36 drivers a week before entries for the country's premier motor sport event closes. The 2018 champion and Africa Rally Championship (ARC) runaway leader will be seeking his third successive continental rally victory following triumphs in the South Africa and Zambian rounds of the event with David Sturrock of Britain navigating the Kenyan star. READ MORE
SportPesa News Transfer Juice: Man United Say No To Bale, Liverpool Back For Fekir
NAIROBI, Kenya- Thursday juicy transfer rumours are brought to you from Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester with other reported moves not worth of a mention, so sorry Aston Villa FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and some team from Italy we cannot pronounce. And we are off. Liverpool have long admired and posted love emojis in the direction of Lyon for their midfielder Nabir Fekir and they are back this summer only that they will not pay the 53m quid they agreed last year. READ MORE
EPL Fixture List Out: Man United v Chelsea Opening Weekend, Winter Break Introduced
LONDON, England- Manchester United kick their 2019/20 English Premier League campaign off against top-six rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford on August 11 in the highlight fixture of the opening weekend. The season will start with Champions League winners Liverpool FC hosting promoted Norwich City FC on Friday, August 9. READ MORE
Focus On Woods, Koepka As US Open Tees Off At Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, United States- Brooks Koepka launches his bid for an historic US Open treble on Thursday at Pebble Beach, where Tiger Woods once separated himself from all rivals and now returns chasing a 16th major. Pebble Beach, where Woods won the first of his three US Opens in 2000 with a breathtaking 12-under par total and a crushing 15-stroke margin, is a vastly different player now at 43 and with spinal fusion surgery behind him. READ MORE