Sports ban won’t slow down preps for World U20 – Korir

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) is stepping up preparations for Team Kenya ahead of the World Under-20 Championships slated for August 17-22 in Nairobi. Despi...

Barnaba Korir , Sports ban , World Under-20 Championships

World U20 preps intensify with 2,000 athletes expected in Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya is targeting to host at least 160 countries at the World under 20 Championships slated for August 17-22 at the Moi International Sports Centre, ...

‘Engineer’ Olunga begins Qatar sojourn, but is the move good for his career?

By Jacob Icia,

Analysis Jacob Icia Harambee Stars ace Michael Olunga’s move to Qatari giants Al Duhail SC has attracted mixed reactions from his fans in Kenya, so...

Al- Duhail SC , George Bwana , Harambee Stars , JAPAN , Kashiwa Reysol , Qatar , Twahir Muhiddin

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

Year in review: Western Stima keeps producing

By John Kyanda,

Douglas Costa, Alex Teixeira, Willian, Luiz Adriano, Fernandinho are some of the star players ruling the world of football for their respective clubs....

Western Stima

Juniors fired up for WU20 Trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Fireworks are expected when the Athletics Kenya (AK) preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicks off on Friday at the Nyayo National...

Leap of faith: Why 400m champ Moraa is opting for 800m

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

World U-18 400m silver medalist and Africa Under-20 champion Mary Moraa has decided to transition to the 800m from her usual 400m race category saying...

Africa Under-20 champion , Mary Moraa , Transition to 800m

SWILA: Continued doping test failures a stain on Kenya’s athletic prowess

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swilain Nairobi A dark cloud hangs over the future of Kenyan athletics if the fragrant and continued violation of anti-doping rules by the athl...

ADAK , doping , Elijah Manangoi , WADA , Wilson Kipsang

Excitement building for Nairobi’s Kip Keino Classic

By World Athletics,

Excitement is fast building up in Africa as Nairobi prepares to host a round of the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series on 26 Sep...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Ndigiti: Walking champion making a living out of making jikos

By John Kyanda,

@johnkyanda Thomas Alva Edison, described as America's greatest inventor, once said “We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and...

Dominic Ndigiti

New dates for World U20 Championships to be released next month

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

New dates for the postponed World Under-20 Championships will be known next month. The global event was earlier scheduled to be held on July 7-12 a...

Jackson Tuwei , Kasarani , Moi International Sports Centre , World Under-20 Championships

Boxer Bakari won’t give up Olympic dream

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

For Shaffi Hassan Bakari, boxing started as a passive activity and later a beloved sport. Now, his punches are aimed at a much more bigger dream – r...

olympics , Shaffi Bakari , Tokyo 2020

Unmasking KPL: Where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

Nairobi Under-20 Championships preps to continue

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The preparations for the World Under-20 Championships as well as the World Athletics Continental Tour will proceed despite the postponement of the eve...

coronavirus , Nairobi World Under-20 Championships

Safety first, KPL players told

By John Kyanda,

As the world continues to come to reality with the COVID-19 pandemic , sports activities are among the worst hit owing to their nature of bringing lar...

AFC Leopards , Anthony Kimani , Banjamin Nyangweso , COVID-19 , George Maelo , Kakamega Homeboyz , KPL , sofapaka , Ulinzi Stars , Zoo Kericho

Keen to host U20 Games, Kenya steps up security measures

By Agencies,

In the wake of coronavirus threat, security machinery in Kenya have vowed to go an extra mile to ensure all is well at all the entry points ahead of t...

coronavirus , World Under-20 Championships

Tears flow at requiem mass of rugby star Tony Opondo

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Ken Njeru at Citam Church Tears flowed. Loved ones walked shoulder to shoulder as friends and the rugby fraternity gathered on Wednesday at the Chris...

CITAM , requiem mass , Rugby ace , Tears , Tony Onyango Opondo , Valley Road

Amina calm ahead of Worlds despite coronavirus scare

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Sports Cabinet Secretary ambassador Amina Mohammed has reiterated that the spread of coronavirus won’t deter the preparations of the upcoming World ...

Amina Mohamed , coronavirus , World Under-20 Championships

Africa Under-20 champ Moraa eager to lower her time at AK meet

By Dan Ogega,

World U-18 400m silver medalist and Africa Under-20 champion Mary Moraa has said she intends to use this weekend’s Athletics Kenya Track and Field m...

Africa Under-20 champion , AK meet , lower record , Mary Moraa , nyayo stadium

Ndigiti out to seal Olympics berth

By Dan Ogega,

Africa Under-20 10,000m race walking champion Dominic Ndigiti is keen to build on his Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and Field competition triumph over th...

Africa Under , Dominic Ndigiti , olympics , Race walking