Football leaders hail departed Swaleh at final memorial service

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya's football family led by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa on Wednesday converged at the Embu County Stadium, in the final ...

Ethiopian Airlines crash , FKF , Hussein Swaleh , Memorial service , Nick Mwendwa

Vivian Cheruiyot shatters course record at Lisbon Half Marathon

By World Athletics,

Kenya’s Vivian Cheruyiot shattered the course record at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Race, on Sunday. On an almost perfect da...

course record , Lisbon Half Marathon , Vivian Cheruyiot

Arsenal condole with families of Ethiopian Airlines crash victims

By Citizen Team,

English Premier League club Arsenal FC has become the latest organization to pay tributes to victims of the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight that c...

Arsenal FC , Ethiopian Airlines crash

Indiza leads home charge at Magical Kenya Open

By Agencies,

Dismas Indiza rolled back the years as he fired a 69 to delight the home fans on day one of the Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa. The 50 year o...

Dismas Indiza , kenya open , Magical Kenya Open

CAF pays tribute to Swaleh after deadly crash

By Hillary Anekea,

Former CECAFA President Leodegar Tenga said Hussein Swaleh spent his life saving football as he paid a glowing tribute to the administrator who lost h...

Hussein Swaleh

Gor sweat on travel plans to Nigeria

By Milton Ochieng,

Uncertainty surrounds Gor Mahia’s departure to Nigeria for the Caf- Champions League first round return leg clash against Nigerian football giants L...

airlines , Ambrose Rachier , batches , CAF Champions League , GOR MAHIA , Lobi Satrs , Nigeria , travel

Gor, Sharks turn guns on KPL after CAF progress

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia FC and Kariobangi Sharks recalibrate their focus back on their domestic campaigns over the weekend after making progress on the continental ...

CAF Champions League , CAF Confederation Cup , Gor Mahia FC , Kariobangi Sharks , Kenyan Premier League , KPL

Gor hasn’t picked its head coach yet : Rachier

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia has dismissed reports that the club has settled on Cyprus born Hassan Oktay as  their coach on a  three-month probation period. According...

Cyprus , GOR MAHIA , Hassan Oktay , head coach

Malkia undeterred by Japan poor show ahead of Olympics qualifiers

By Stanley Mativo,

After seeing their dream of earning a second round slot in the ongoing FIVB World Championship in Japan nipped on the bud, national women’s volleyba...

David Lung'aho , FIVB World Championship , JAPAN , Malkia Strikers , women

Chepchumba, Chebet out to make mark in Japan

By Citizen Team,

Promising national women’s volleyball team debutants Sharon Chepchumba and Loreen Chebet are aiming to make their mark in their maiden  assignment ...

FIVB World Championship , Loreen Chebet , Make mark , Malkia Strikers , Sharon Chepchumba

Underdog tag will help us triumph in Japan- Munala

By Stanley Mativo,

Malkia Strikers head coach Japheth Munala is targeting at least the knockout stage in the forthcoming World Championship in Japan and believes the und...

JAPAN , Japheth Munala , Malkia Strikers , under-dog , World championship

Ethiopia, Eritrea set to play first match in two decades

By Reuters,

Ethiopia are set to play Eritrea in a friendly soccer match, the state-affiliated Fana news agency reported on Monday, weeks after a dramatic end to a...

Eritrea , Ethiopia

Cheruiyot, Sambu lead Kenyan charge at New York Half-Marathon

By Matthews Mutai,

Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot and defending men's champion Stephen Sambu will lead Kenya's  charge at this year's New York Half Marathon s...

Betsy Saina , Caroline Rotich , New York Half Marathon , Stephen Sambu , Vivian Cheruiyot , Wilson Chebet

Wanja,Wacu top Munala’s championship squad

By Citizen Team,

Experienced setters Janet Wanja and Jane Wacu top the list of the squad which the national women volleyball head coach Japheth Munala released on Tues...

African Nation Championship , Jane Wacu , Janet Wanja , Japheth Munala

Journalists descend on Rio like an avalanche

By Waihiga Mwaura,

Over the next 21 days the eyes, ears, hearts and minds of humanity will be focused on Rio de Janeiro where the 31st edition of the Olympic Games will ...

Ethiopia , Journalists , kenya , olympics , Rio 2016

Red carpet welcome planned for Bydgoszcz heroes

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

A red carpet welcome is planned for the national team from the just concluded IAAF World Under 20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland that is expected ...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , Bydgoszcz 2016 , IAAF World Under-20 Championships , kenya

Sejal Thakkar keeps Rio dream alive in Khartoum

By Citizen Reporter,

Sejal Thakkar recovered from an initial straight sets defeat at the hands of Sarah Hanffou of Cameroon to cruise through to the quarterfinals of the R...

Purity Cherotich bags bronze in women’s steeplechase at African Games

By Bernard Ndong,

A gold medal proved to be elusive for team Kenya in the afternoon session in Day 3 of the athletics program at the African Games in Congo as Kenya bag...

African Games , Congo , Kenyan Athletes , Purity Cherotich