Auckland to host 2023 women’s World Cup opener, final in Sydney

By Reuters,

Sydney’s Stadium Australia will host the 2023 women's World Cup final, with Eden Park in Auckland staging the first match of a tournament organisers...

2023 Women's World Cup , Auckland , Sydney

Germany players protest against Qatar’s human rights record

By Agencies,

Germany players wore T-shirts to show support for Qatar migrant workers before their 2022 World Cup qualifying win over Iceland on Thursday. The ...

human rights , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , World cup

AK postpones World Relays Championships trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has postponed the trials for the World Relays Championships that was slated for Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium. The on...

Athletics Kenya , Trials , World Relay Championships

Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics despite virus surge

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, in the face of growing public o...

JAPAN , olympics , Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga , Tokyo

The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...

Alfred Kirwa Yego , David Rudisha , Dorcas Inzikiru , Pamela Jelimo , Unfinished Race

If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport

By CNN,

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go ...

coronavirus , vaccine passport

BBI report finally handed over to Uhuru and Raila in Kisii

By Citizen Team,

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report has finally been handed over to President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga. The Yusuf Haji-l...

BBI , raila , Uhuru

How African countries fared in FIFA week friendlies

By Agencies,

African countries wound up their final round of friendly match engagements with several matches played this week. As attention returns to interclub...

Algeria , Angola , Cote d’Ivoire , DR Congo , FIFA , Morocco , Mozambique , Nigeria , tunisia

Barcelona appoint Koeman as new coach

By Reuters,

Barcelona have appointed Ronald Koeman as their next coach, the club said in a statement on Wednesday, as the Catalans look to rebuild after their 8-2...

FC Barcelona , Ronald Koeman

David Silva returns to Spain to sign for Real Sociedad

By Reuters,

Real Sociedad have signed former Manchester City midfielder David Silva as a free agent, the La Liga side said in a statement on Monday. The former...

David Silva , Joins Real Sociedad , Real Sociedad

SWILA: Bandari should be self-sustaining and must think of life beyond KPA

By Isaac Swila,

MyCall Sports editor Bandari FC, the supposed pride and football giants of Coast region have, in recent times, been trying hard to punch equal to the...

Bandari FC , Kenyan Premier League , KPA , Swila

New Zealand says coronavirus ‘eliminated’ and life can resume without restrictions

By Reuters,

New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the coronavirus domestically and will lift all containment measures except for border controls, Prime Minis...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , New Zealand , Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Olympics: Organisers must be flexible if coronavirus vaccine not ready in time, experts say

By Agencies,

The Tokyo Olympics next July will be a “uniquely risky” event, demanding flexibility from organisers amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pande...

coronavirus , JAPAN , olympics , Tokyo

Sports have been cancelled around the world. Except here.

By CNN,

Sports of all types have been canceled around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. But not in Taiwan. Taoyuan International Baseball Stadi...

Taiwan , Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium

Tokyo Games delayed to 2021, easing athletes’ angst

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked ...

2020 , IOC , olympics , Tokyo

Liverpool announce Sh5.5b pre-tax profit

By Reuters,

Premier League leaders Liverpool announced on Thursday a pre-tax profit of Sh5.5 billion and increased turnover of Sh69.4 billion for last season’s ...

Liverpool FC , Premier League

Raila Odinga: Forget Moi’s mistakes, remember him by the good things he did

By Ian Omondi,

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Tuesday urged Kenyans to overlook the late president Daniel Moi’s weaknesses and, instead, focus on his achiev...

moidead , nyayo national stadium , President Daniel Moi , raila odinga

OPINION: Anti-graft efforts bear fruit as Moi era secrecy falls in age of transparency

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos In recent months, as President Uhuru Kenyatta’s anti-corruption campaign gains more and more public attention, I have found ...

Tusker pile more misery on Bandari

By Paul Ombati,

Veteran midfielder Humphrey Mieno scored a second half winner to hand Tusker a 1-0 victory over Bandari, whose woeful Kenyan Premier League (KPL) form...

Bandari FC , Humphrey Mieno , KPL , tusker fc.

State of Stadia: The Ruringu shame!

By Philip Muchiri,

When construction work commenced in mid 2017 and about Sh500 million set aside for upgrading the historic Ruringu Stadium in Nyeri County, no one thou...

nyeri , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Ruringu Stadium , State of Stadia