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5 days ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
The referee Nelson Otieno announces Let's get ready to rumble battle between Kibra’s Abubakar Hakeem (left) and Douglas Muya from Thailand boxing club in their heavy weight fight during the Nairobi County Boxing Second Leg held at the Truth Club, Nairobi. August 5, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]Three top Kenyan referees cum judges have been invited by Confederation of African Boxing (AFBC) for the International Boxing Association (IBA) Star Three training in Conakry, Guinea from May 16-26.
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5 days ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
Bodybuilders parade during a past event.[David Gichuru, Standard]Top bodybuilders and fitness experts are ready for the fifth edition of Mr Calfitness Championships to be staged at Fussball Nax Arena in Nakuru starting this morning. Over 150 participants are ready to showcase their talents and win different awards. They are drawn from Nakuru, Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret and Narok.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
National champion Peter Wachiuri in action during a past tournament. [File, Standard]For the first time, Kenya has sent two players for the Modus Super Series International Pairs tournament in United Kingdom in the first international event of that class. They are top seed Peter Wachiuri and Manpreet Kalsi. It started with preliminary matches three days ago with the knockout stages starting today.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
Fit Kenya Girl founder Jane Mukami. January 26 2015. [File]With many federations fighting hard to be included in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calendar of events, the fifth edition of Mr Calfitness Championships will be held at Fussball Nax Arena in Nakuru on May 10. These are some of the competitions that are being practiced at the grassroots but have never caught the recognition of IOC.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
Silvester Mandela Amimo (in blue jersey) of Dreams Soccer Academy during Rausha Kipaji football bonanza action in Nakuru. 19 April 2025. [File Courtesy]When football was football in Kenya, clubs and the national team always reached the finals of different regional and continental championships.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
They hired buses, which carried their fans to ASK Nakuru Showground knowing well the arduous task that was ahead of them. Their fans arrived in style exuding the confidence required of an indomitable lion that was ready to do all in its means to wrestle and achieve their intended ambition. Kabras Sugar RFC needed the support of these fans to dismantle the barriers that could stop them from retaining the Enterprise Cup and put them on a record of winning it for a fifth time.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
Luwere, Luwere, Nyasaye akhulinde (It's over, it's over, may God protect you) engulfed the pitch as Kenya Cup champions Kabras Sugar weathered the storm to retain their Enterprise Cup title in Nakuru yesterday. They fought hammer and tongs and never gave their opponents, Menengai Oilers, time to breathe throughout the match. Kabras Sugar did so after stopping the stubborn Oilers 33-12 in a tension-packed but entertaining match at ASK Nakuru Showground.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
With the postponement of World Men Boxing Championships to November, the national technical bench has been forced re-plan their training programmes for national teams in international assignments this year. The event, which was set to box-off in June has been pushed back with five months, a development national coach Musa Benjamin welcomed with both hands.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
A titanic battle looms as rugby rivals Kabras Sugar and Menengai Oilers meet in the finals of the Enterprise Cup at ASK Nakuru Showground on Saturday. This follows victories of both teams against each other in the last two crucial matches and in big tournaments for the last two weeks. Kabras Sugar are the Kenya Cup champions while Oilers are the new Great Rift 10-aside champions and Kabras will be seeking revenge after the loss on Sunday.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ben Ahenda
Former league champions Kenya Police are the Kenya Open Championships champions. They won the four-day competition with a total of 21 points ahead of the league champions Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) who posted 16 points. Kenya Prisons finished third with 11 points ahead of Nairobi on seven, Siaya and Kibra tied at three points and Kisumu, Kongowea and Nakuru tied at two points each.
