Top Five Stories From Wednesday You Must Read Today

18th April 2019

Man United, Man City fans share SportPesa Midweek Jackpot, night of drama in the UEFA Champions League

Tottenham Hotspur's Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama (R) fouls Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (R) to get a yellow card during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England on April 17, 2019. PHOTO/AFP
Tottenham Hotspur's Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama (R) fouls Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (R) to get a yellow card during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England on April 17, 2019. PHOTO/AFP
SUMMARY
  • Muendo, a Citizen by blood must have been devastated on Wednesday night when the English Premier League champions spectacularly clashed out of the UEFA Champions League on the away goal rule to Tottenham Hotspur FC despite winning a thriller 4-3 at the Etihad
  • To understand why Edna Kiplagat has beaten insurmountable odds and remains at the top of the global female marathon running at the ripe old age of almost 40, one needs to look no further than her second name- the not so easy to pronounce Ngeringwony, read more below
  • And to round off the top five stories on SportPesa News from Wednesday you must read today, here is how the on going NBA play-offs panned out for Denver Nuggets

NAIROBI, Kenya- It is not often fans of Manchester United FC and Manchester City FC share joy and the SportPesa Midweek Jackpot united Boniface Muendo and Bernard Ochieng' who declare allegiance to the neighbouring English Premier League giants when they each received over KSh4m for correctly predicting 13 games on offer.

Muendo, a Citizen by blood must have been devastated on Wednesday night when the English Premier League champions spectacularly clashed out of the UEFA Champions League on the away goal rule to Tottenham Hotspur FC despite winning a thriller 4-3 at the Etihad.

Liverpool on the other hand had no problems disposing FC Porto with a 4-1 victory at the Dragao to seal their semi final ticket.

The SportPesa Premier League had a new leader on Wednesday when Bandari FC sunk visiting KCB FC 2-1 to take over at the summit where Yemi Mwana emerged the hero with a brace for the winners.

To understand why Edna Kiplagat has beaten insurmountable odds and remains at the top of the global female marathon running at the ripe old age of almost 40, one needs to look no further than her second name- the not so easy to pronounce Ngeringwony, read more below.

And to round off the top five stories on SportPesa News from Wednesday you must read today, here is how the on going NBA play-offs panned out for Denver Nuggets.

Rival Man City, Man United Fans Share SportPesa Midweek Jackpot Joy

NAIROBI, Kenya- Boniface Muendo and Bernard Ochieng’ did not imagine they would be sitting in the millionaires’ club the next time they watched their favourite teams play each other in the Manchester derby on April 24, 2019.

On Tuesday, thanks to their devotion to the technology and entertainment business SportPesa gaming platform, the rival Manchester City FC and Manchester United FC fans converged in Nairobi to receive their share of last week’s Midweek Jackpot. READ MORE

Epic Madness! Tottenham, VAR End Man City Quadruple Dream

MANCHESTER, England-  Manchester City's bid for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies ended in dramatic fashion as Tottenham progressed to the Champions League semi-finals on away goals as a pulsating 4-3 win for City on Wednesday was not enough to overturn their 1-0 first leg deficit.

Four goals were scored in a crazy opening 11 minutes as Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva cancelled out two Son Heung-min away goals for Tottenham. READ MORE

Mwana Brace Fires Bandari To SPL Summit, Mathare Edge Nzoia

NAIROBI, Kenya- Bandari FC beat visiting Kenya Commercial Bank FC 2-1 at Mbaraki Stadium in Mombasa to return to the summit of the SportPesa Premier League (SPL) standings on Wednesday afternoon.

Yemi Mwana scored a brace in the 33rd and 74th minutes to give the dockers the victory as Ezekiel Omullo converted a penalty for the bankers in the 90th. READ MORE

This Is Why Ageless Edna Kiplagat Continues To Defy Odds

BOSTON, United States- To understand why Edna Kiplagat has beaten insurmountable odds and remains at the top of the global female marathon running at the ripe old age of almost 40, one needs to look no further than her second name- the not so easy to pronounce Ngeringwony.

It was the chosen name her parents of humble means gave her to signify in her local Kalenjin dialect that she was born when there was an absence of midwives to make the process seamless. READ MORE

Late Murray Show Fuels Nuggets, Raptors, Blazers win

LOS ANGELES, United States- Jamal Murray led a dramatic late fightback as the Denver Nuggets scored a series-levelling 114-105 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday in their Western Conference playoff duel.

Murray, who had missed a potentially game-winning jump shot in Denver's defeat in game one on Saturday, erupted for 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Nuggets grabbed a vital win in Denver. READ MORE