Rudisha eyeing World Championship after shaking off injury

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 800m record holder David Rudisha has resumed training as he gears up for the 2019 IAAF World Championships after enduring a tough season plagued...

800 record holder , AAF World Championships , David Rudisha , injury

Fit-again Mwangangi sets eyes on Japan 2020

By Stanley Mativo,

The 2014 World Indoor 3,000m champion Caleb Mwangangi is plotting a comeback in next year after shaking off his career-threatening back injury which h...

Caleb Mwangangi

IOC retest more London 2012 Games samples as fight against doping intensify

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is conducting additional doping analyses on the samples of athletes collected from the 2012 London Olympic G...

(ITA , 2012 London Olympic Games , athletes , doping analyses , International Olympic Committee , International Testing Agency , IOC

Cherono training guns on 2019 World Relays

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Sprinter Joan Cherono is eyeing a slot in Team Kenya for the 2019 IAAF World Relays set to be held in Yokohama in May next year. Cherono, who speci...

Joan Cherono , World Relays

Maria Brunhelner bags Sports Personality Award

By Agencies,

Kenyan swimmer Maria Brunhelner has been feted as the sports personality for the month of July 2018. The German-based swimmer won the award, admini...

Kenyan swimmer , Maria Brunhelner , Sports Journalists Association of Kenya(SJAK) , Sports Personality

Kenya out of Japan 2018 after Dominican rout

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya's run at the FIVB Women's World Championship ended in crushing fashion as their 3-0 (25-5, 25-7, 25-15) rout at the hands of Dominican Republic ...

Dominican Republic , FIVB Women's World Championship , kenya , Malkia Strikers

North, South Korea agree to pursue joint 2032 Games bid

By Reuters,

The two Koreas have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following a summit between N...

Kim Jong-un , North Korea , Pyongyang , Pyongyang Sunan International Airport , South Korea

Hiddink appointed coach of Chinese Olympic team

By Reuters,

Guus Hiddink has been tasked with ensuring China qualify for the finals of the 2020 Olympic Games football tournament after the former Real Madrid and...

2020 Olympic Games , china , Guus Hiddink , Real Madrid

Tough battle for World Team Cup slots on the cards in Mauritius

By Agencies,

The already confirmed 22 teams including continent’s powerhouses – Nigeria and Egypt are expected to battle for the 2019 ITTF World Team Cup at th...

2019 ITTF World Team Cup , 22 teams , Khaled El-Salhy , Nigeria and Egypt

Tokyo 2020 to up security with face recognition

By Philip Muchiri,

Inspired by the Fan ID used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has...

face recognition , Tokyo 2020

Kenya gets tennis boost ahead of Tokyo 2020

By Charity Wanja,

The Kenya Table Tennis Association(KTTA) received 50 tables from San Ei Corporation of Japan, an initiative that seeks to have more girls  play tabl...

Kenya Table Tennis Association (KTTA) , Tokyo 2020

Mutua to fly Kenyan flag in Danish tennis league

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya's top table tennis player Brian Mutua has landed a three-month professional training stint in Denmark starting September. Mutua, who represen...

Brian Mutua , Danish , ITTF , Tennis

‘Proud’ Semenya back on track after IAAF rule change

By AFP,

Caster Semenya will bid to move the spotlight from new IAAF rules for female athletes who have high testosterone levels firmly back to the track as th...

back , IAAF , proud , Semenya , track

Semenya offered help to fight ‘wrong’ testosterone ruling

By AFP,

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand said track and field's new rules on women's testosterone levels were "wrong" and offered legal help to Olympic champion Ca...

Caster Semenya , Dutee Chand

Australia lower boom to win Commonwealth hoops gold

By AFP,

Australia's supporting cast stepped up to capture Commonwealth Games basketball gold on Sunday as the "Boomers" battered sorry Canada 87-47 in a lopsi...

Australia , Commonwealth Games basketball gold , stepped up , supporting cast

Japan condom makers hope for 2020 Olympic lift

By AFP,

Japanese condom makers are ramping up preparations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, seeing a golden opportunity to showcase their world-record u...

condom , olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Boxing could face expulsion from Games, IOC warns

By Reuters,

Boxing could be knocked out of the next Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport’s finances and...

AIBA , Boxing , International Olympic Committee , Olympic Games , Pyeongchang

IOC ‘confident’ Tokyo 2020 venues will be ready on time

By AFP,

Tokyo organisers are back on track and will complete their 2020 Olympic venues on schedule, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday at t...

Olympic champion Rudisha eyes ‘main’ season 2019

By John Kyanda,

Two-time Olympic champion and World 800m record holder David Rudisha says he has recovered full fitness and is on course to mark his return to the tra...

David Rudisha

Govt pledges Sh10m to Judo association for talent development

By Charity Wanja,

The Ministry of Sports has pledged Sh 10 million to the Kenya Judo Association (KJA) for development of the sport,  as a result of their outstanding ...

16 silver and 22 bronze , agging 54 medals; 16 gold , Ambassador Kirimi Kaberia , Eastern Africa Cadet and Junior Judo Championships , outstanding performance , pledged Sh 10 million to the Kenya Judo Association , Principal Secretary , The Ministry of Sports