Woods’ season on hold after back surgery for fifth time

By Agencies,

Tiger Woods has put his season on hold after having back surgery for the fifth time in his career. The 15-time major winner last played at the PNC ...

back surgery , tiger woods

Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics

NOC-K grants scholarships to athletes in preparation for Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Monday issued Olympic scholarships worth Sh2.4 million to six Kenyan athletes in a bid to bolster t...

athletes , Conseslus Kipruto , games , Noc-k , Olympic scholarships , Timothy Cheruiyot , Tokyo

Less celebrated African stars who played for Barcelona and Real Madrid

By Agencies,

The first LaLiga fixture between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid took place way back in 1929, sparking an intense sporting rivalry that has lasted almost...

Achraf Hakimi , African stars , Barcelona , El Classico , Javier Balboa , La Liga , Moussa Wague , Real Madrid , Samuel Okunowo , Wilfried Kaptoum

AK issues running shoes to junior athletes ahead of World U20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Junior athletes at Tiloa Athletics Training Camp in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County got a massive shot in the arm in their preparations for the World Und...

Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , shoes , World Under-20 Championship

Meet Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi, the force behind Bobi Wine

By Waihiga Mwaura,

I first saw Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi in person one day before the 2021 Ugandan General election. She stepped out of their Magere home alongside he...

Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi , Bobi Wine , uganda

Former Laikipia East MP charged with stealing title deed worth Ksh.18.5M

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Laikipia East MP Anthony Mutahi Kimaru was on Thursday charged with stealing a title deed of a parcel of land valued at Ksh.18.5 million. Ki...

Anthony Mutahi Kimaru , Laikipia East MP

Kirinyaga pastor sentenced to 140 years in jail for defiling his two daughters

By Boniface Thuku,

A pastor in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County who pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating his two teenage daughters aged 14 and 16 years has bee...

Court shuts FIFA out of case investigating Infantino

By Reuters,

Global soccer body FIFA has failed to win access to case files compiled by the special prosecutor named last year to handle an investigation into its ...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino

COVID-19 ravages tourism industry in Kenya, South Africa

By Agencies,

Several countries are going back into lockdown due to fears of the second wave of the COVID -19 pandemic as visitors to Kenya remain on the decline. ...

coronavirus , south africa , Sun City , tourism

Pastor who pleaded guilty to defiling, impregnating his two teenage daughters to be sentenced next week

By Johnson Muriithi,

A pastor in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County who pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating his two teenage daughters has been convicted and is se...

defilement , Kirinyaga County. , Pastor

Olympics-bound Kenyan team to train at COVID-19 bubble

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With only 197 days remaining to the start of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) has disclosed plans to laun...

COVID-19 , olympics

U.S. Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

By CNN,

The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump brea...

Mike Pence , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S. Capitol , U.S. Congress

Kirinyaga: Pastor pleads guilty to defiling, impregnating his two daughters aged 14 and 16

By Boniface Thuku,

A pastor in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County has pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating his two teenage daughters aged 14 and 16 years. The...

Kirinyaga

NBA roundup: Antetokounmpo nets 43 for Bucks in win

By Reuters,

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 43 points -- including a career-high 30-point first half -- as the Milwaukee Bucks downed the visiting Detroit Pistons...

Detroit Pistons , Giannis Antetokounmpo , Milwaukee Bucks , NBA

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

Leicester beat Newcastle to go third

By Agencies,

Fine first-time finishes from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans helped Leicester beat Newcastle 2-1 and move to within a point of the top of the Prem...

James Maddison , Leicester City , Newcastle United , St James Park , Youri Tielemans

Legendary talk show host Larry King hospitalized with Covid-19

By CNN,

Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19, according to a source close to the family. King, 87, has been hospital...

coronavirus , larry king

Eze on target as Palace condemn Sheffield to another defeat

By Agencies,

Crystal Palace substitute Eberechi Eze punished bottom club Sheffield United with a superb solo goal as the Blades set another unwanted record, fallin...

Crystal Palace , Eberechi Eze , Jeffrey Schlupp , Sheffield United

Nigerian kids The Critics use phones to create sci-fi films

By CNN,

Across a rocky landscape, two young girls find themselves running for cover as spaceships fire laser guns into the field. To survive, both girls, d...

sci-fi