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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

A Tribute to all Barclays Premiere League Fans WorldWide

Football is the most popular sport in the world and it is such a unifying sport that it transcends cultures, nationalities and breaks all berries geographical, language and even economic.

The Barclays Premier League which showcases English Premier league football is by far the most popular in the world with most of the teams in the league commanding millions of faithful fans across the globe.

It is in recognition of these fans outside of England and the UK that this video was made. To add to it Kenya is among the countries representing the African continent in the video and it is Arsenal fans featured.

The only problem is the ridiculous stereotype where the African wakes up at the crack of dawn and travels many kilometres via bus to go watch the match in an overcrowded pub!And they arrive there at night! Damn European Stereotypes bet they don't think we can afford let alone have cable and satellite TV.

Checkout the video below starring our very own Olwenya Maina of the Nairobi Half Life fame.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Ohio Marching band Hollywood Themed Halftime show

This is simply amazing the state marching band did a fantastic half time show where they portrayed some of
Hollywood blockbuster movies using the band's formations on the pitch.

The movies they showcased are the likes of Superman, Jurassic park, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Check it out below...insane creativity

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Human Bungee Catapult/Slingshot

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We love extreme sports and activities and this is taking it to another level.
It seems to be quite the experience and a great way to scream your lungs out.

Only the brave can pull this one of check it out below:

Inside The Mind of a Champion

turkeytribune.com

We all know him as the fastest man in the world... Usain Bolt! His exploits on the track are destined to make him a modern day Legend as he continues to deliver astonishing results in Athletics.

Check out this video as he takes us meter by meter through his thought process during a race

Thursday, May 10, 2012

EUROPA LEAGUE 2012 FINAL

After a pulsating 90 minutes of clinical football, Atlético Madrid emerged victors over Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League final at Bucharest which was an all Spanish affair. Football finals are sometimes notorious for their lack of competitive football but this was a match like no other. The first goal came in the 7th minute and it set up the momentum of the game with Athleic Madrid controlling the game.

The Radamel Falcao goal was a superb beauty as he curled it it from the edge of the Bilbao box. The Bilbao players seemed shell shocked henceforth and they were completely overrun by their more illustrious counterparts for most of the first half. Athletic Bilbao begun to fight back towards the end of the first half but were again dealt a blow by the brilliant Falcao who sent two defenders the wrong way after collecting a cross in the 6 yard box slotted his second of the game in the 34th minute after a brilliant display of trickery and composure.
If not to make things worse for Athletic Bilbao,they had several close chances that were excellently saved by the inform Athletic Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois.

The second half saw Athletic Bilbao start off fiery with Muniain missing out on an early chance to pull one back soon after the game had started. In a very entertaining 2nd half both teams came close to scoring but it was Athletic Madrid's tactical drilling that shone through as they managed to disorganize their opponents play several times and ward off their ever increasing attacks. After several failed attempts by Bilbao, a counter attack allowed Diego to score a well placed shot in the 85th minute that settled the game. Athletic Bilbao fought a bit but final score was 3-0 and Athletico Madrid were crowned Europa League champions .

Radamel Falcao stood out in the game with a marvelous display and he won the competitions golden boot with 12 goals and also made history by having won the cup twice in two consecutive seasons with different clubs.
This was a brilliant final that will go down as one of the favorites in the history of the competition.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Learn More on Euro 2012 – Poland & Ukraine

Euro 2012 is the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship played by European teams sanctioned by UEFA, the Union of European Football Association. UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe as well as runs national and club competitions. One of these national competitions is the Euro 2012 whose final will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between June 8^th and July 1^st 2012. This will be the 14^thedition of the tournament of which is held once every four years, since 1960, in the even numbered year between the World Cup tournaments. The final of the tournament will feature 16 nations all gunning to be crowned champions of European National football. The qualifications were contested by fifty one nations between the months of August 2010 and November 2011.The two host nations were automatically drafted into the finals of the tournament. The winner of the tournament also gains automatic entry for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup which will be hosted by Brazil.

The host cities for the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine will be Wroclaw, Poznan, Kiev, Gdansk, Warsaw, Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv. Since its inception, the competition has been won by 9 different national teams with Germany being the most successful team. They have won it thrice and have appeared in the final six times.

The draw for the UEFA Euro 2012 took place on 7^th February 2010 in Warsaw where 51 national teams were entered to compete for the 14 remaining places in the finals with Poland and Ukraine being drafted in automatically since they were co-hosts. Of the 51 teams selected, the fourteen who qualified for Euro 2012 are Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Spain and Sweden. The 16 finalist for the tournament were seeded into four pots using UEFA’s national team coefficient ranking which were used in selecting the group members of the Euro 2012 tournament.

In pot 1, there was Ukraine (co-hosts), Poland (co-hosts), Netherlands and former 2008 champions Spain. In the 2^nd pot there was Germany, Italy, England and Russia. Pot 3 comprised of Croatia, Greece, Portugal and Sweden while pot four had Denmark, France, Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland. The final groups A-D each consisting of four teams were as follows: Group A has Poland, Greece, Russia and the Czech Republic. Group B comprises of Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Portugal. Group C members are Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia while Group D has Ukraine, Sweden, France and England.

The competition is divided into the group knockout phase, the quarter finals, semi-finals and lastly the finals. The slogan for Euro 2012 is “creating history together.” It represents the fact that the two host countries were once united as a single country in the past and now they strive to make the best Euro tournament in the history of the championship as two independent countries. The logo is made out of a flower design. The two mascots for the competition are Slavek (Polish) and Slavko (Ukrainian) twins.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw

Round of 16 draw

2011-2012 SEASON

Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) vs APOEL FC (CYP)

SSC Napoli (ITA) vs Chelsea FC (ENG)

AC Milan (ITA) vs Arsenal FC (ENG)

FC Basel 1893 (SUI) vs FC Bayern München (GER)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) vs FC Barcelona (ESP, holders)

PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) vs Real Madrid CF (ESP

FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS) vs SL Benfica (POR)

Olympique de Marseille (FRA) vs FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Return of The English Premier League

Having taken a break for 2 or so months the greatest drama series on earth is back. The English Premier League started off last weekend with some pomp as newcomers were shown a baptism of fire, West Brom being beaten 2-1 by Man U, QPR thrashed 4-0 by Bolton (lucky devils) and so was Swansea by Man City. They definitely received a warm welcome from being promoted from the championship.

Debutants making headlines were the likes of Gervinho (Arsenal) being red carded, Sergio Aguero ( Man City) scoring a brace and giving an assist and Chelsea Manager Villas Boas starting off with a nil - nil draw against an impressive Stoke City. Being a Man U fan I cant help but be biased and complement new signing Ashley Young, academy products Tom Cleverly and Danny Welbeck for making impressive starts in this years campaign and we hope to see more of them, as for Degea, he just needs EPL experience to build his confidence. Man U man to watch out for this season, Anderson#8 and Ashley Young#18 As he weeks progress we are bound to see more exciting matches and emphatic score-lines.

The weekend also saw the end of the longest,grueling and ultimately cat and mouse transfer sagas in football history. Cesc Fabregas joined his boy hood club,FC Barcelona, for 30 million Euros plus some other clauses in a 5 year deal. Phew!! Really glad it's all over as it was becoming a big bore every season since it was a matter of when and not if.

Back home in the Kenya premier League, Gor Mahia FC recorded an unfair draw with robbed team Sher Karuturi who have every right to be aggrieved as the added time was extended from 6 minutes to 9. Gor's equalizer was however a true beauty of a goal in a game which they were headed for a direct loss. It will be interesting to see how K'ogalo handle their next games and if the referees assistance will be in force.

Monday, May 16, 2011

2008 Beijing Olympic Medalist Samuel Wanjiru Dies Aged 24

Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru has died after apparently falling from the top floor of his home in Nyahururu, central Kenya.
The police said champion died from injuries sustained after jumping from top floor of his home in Nyahururu town at about 1am local time.

News of the death spread like bushfire in the town and by the morning many people among them athletes had thronged the Nyahururu district hospital mortuary where the body was lying.

The athletics champion was said to have jumped from his house at the Muthaiga estate in Nyahururu. Police said there was a quarrel between the runner and his wife Triza Njeri moments before he leaped to his death.

Nyandarua police chief Jasper Ombati said Wanjiru had come home at 11pm with a female friend after a social evening before the wife unexpectedly showed up moments later.

Mr Ombati said the runner was pronounced dead on arrival at the Nyahururu district hospital where he had been rushed by relatives.

Relatives found him lying on the concrete floor bleeding through the mouth and ears.
The Doctors at the district hospital tried to resuscitate him in vain. His female friend was being held at Nyahururu police station where she is helping police with investigations. The wife and a guard also recorded statements.