Top Five Stories From Thursday You Must Read Today
2nd August 2019
Kenya slash ticket prices ahead of Harambee Stars clash with Tanzania, Diego Costa continues with good run in Atletico Madrid pre-season tour
- Having not tasted domestic league glory since 1998, AFC Leopards SC are eager to remind the country of their successful era as they prepare for the 2019/20 SportPesa Premier League campaign
- Verstappen's powerful performance in winning last weekend's tumultuous rain-hit German Grand Prix lifted him within 63 points of the defending five-time champion Lewis Hamilton with 10 of this year's 21 races to go
- Kenya have slashed ticket prices up to 80 percent in the hope that a huge crowd will turn up and cheer them to victory over Tanzania this weekend in an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier
NAIROBI, Kenya- Having not tasted domestic league glory since 1998, AFC Leopards SC stated on Thursday they are eager to remind the country of their successful era as they prepare for the 2019/20 SportPesa Premier League campaign.
Kenya slashed ticket prices up to 80 percent on the day in the hope that a huge crowd will turn up and cheer them to victory over Tanzania this weekend in an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier.
Here are the top five stories from Thursday compiled by SportPesa News that you must read today:
Revamped AFC Leopards Out To Turn Fortunes Around In New SPL Season
NAIROBI, Kenya- Having not tasted domestic league glory since 1998, AFC Leopards SC are eager to remind the country of their successful era as they prepare for the 2019/20 SportPesa Premier League campaign. The 12-time league winners had a tough start to last season but managed to turn their fortunes around to achieve an 11th-place finish after Congolese Andre Casa Mbungo took charge at the den. READ MORE
Kenya Slash Ticket Prices To Garner Support For Tanzania CHAN Second Leg
NAIROBI, Kenya- Kenya have slashed ticket prices up to 80 percent in the hope that a huge crowd will turn up and cheer them to victory over Tanzania this weekend in an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier. Admittance to all sections of the 60,000-capacity Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi for the much anticipated east African derby has been reduced to 100 Kenyan shillings ($0.96, 0.86 euros). READ MORE
Family Affair: Murray Brothers Shine To Reach ATP Washington Open Quarters
WASHINGTON, United States- Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray moved closer to a singles comeback six months after hip surgery, joining brother Jamie for a doubles victory Wednesday at the ATP Washington Open. The Murrays, partnered for the first time since the 2016 Rio Olympics, downed Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 10-5 to reach the last eight at the US Open tune-up event. READ MORE
Hungarian GP: Verstappen Gunning For Another Victory, Hamilton Optimistic
BUDAPEST, Hungary- After two stunning wins in three races, the force in Formula One is with Max Verstappen who will this weekend bid for another victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Red Bull driver, whose father Jos reached the podium in Hungary in 1994, is hoping to sign off before the mid-season break with another flourish. READ MORE
Diego Costa Continues Good Run As Atletico Madrid Bury MLS All-Stars
CORLANDO, United States- Portuguese teen sensation Joao Felix came off the bench to score a superb goal Wednesday as Atletico Madrid blanked the Major League Soccer All-Stars 3-0 at rain-soaked Exploria Stadium. Marcos Llorente, signed from city rivals Real this summer for $42 million, had put the Spanish side ahead in the first half before 19 year-old, $134 million striker Felix scored a brilliant second to decide a match that failed to spark into action, a swathe of changes on both teams contributing to a decidedly low-tempo affair. READ MORE