World 100m champion Coleman suspended after missed drugs test

By Agencies,

World 100m champion Christian Coleman has been provisionally suspended after missing a third doping test. The American, 24, has disputed the third ...

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) , Christian Coleman , World 100m champion

F1 cancels Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan races

By Reuters,

Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan joined the list of Formula One grands prix cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday but organisers said they w...

Azerbaijan GP , COVID-19 , Formula One

AK rolls out stimulus package to cushion upcoming athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich Chief Athletics Writer Athletics Kenya (AK) has started rolling out a stimulus package to support junior athletes  in the wake of ...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , Barnaba Korir , Junior athletes , Stimulus package

F1 set for a series of firsts with revised race calendar

By Reuters,

Formula One is set for a series of firsts after publishing a revised eight-race schedule on Tuesday that will see Austria’s Red Bull Ring and Britai...

Formula One

ADAK chief Rugut issues stern warning to drug cheats

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has warned athletes against breaking anti-doping regulations even during this period of coronavirus pandemic. ...

ADAK , ANT-DOPING , CEO Japther Rugut

Coronavirus rapidly shutting down World sport

By Reuters,

England’s Premier League became the latest high-profile competition to announce a suspension as the coronavirus pandemic continued its unprecedented...

coronavirus , Premier League

Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak: ITALY * All sports events have been cancelled until April 3. OLYMPIC...

coronavirus

Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus

By Reuters,

The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead on March 22 without fans due to the coronavirus crisis, a blow to the Gulf Arab state’s important t...

Bahrain Formula One , coronavirus crisis , Grand Prix

No reprieve for Kenya in latest doping rankings

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Despite the sustained efforts to contain the doping menace, Kenya remains a hot bed of drug cheats in the latest categorisation of nations by the Worl...

Olympic champion Jebet banned for four years

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Athletics has banned Kenyan-born Bahraini Ruth Jebet for four years after failing an out-of-competition doping test conducted in Kapsabet in Dec...

doping , Ruth Jebet

Iran to temporarily free 54,000 prisoners as coronavirus spreads

By CNN,

Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons and deploy hundreds of thousands of health workers as officials announced a slew of measures ...

Iran

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

U.S. warned to prepare for coronavirus pandemic as Europe lockdowns spread

By CNN,

A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although a senior U...

coronavirus

US pledges Ksh.200B for coronavirus vaccine

By Reuters,

The United States has pledged Ksh.200B to fight coronavirus with more than Ksh.100B going toward developing a vaccine, with other funds earmarked for ...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

Worku, Obiri favourites at Italica Cross

By World Athletics,

Ethiopia’s Tadese Worku and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri will be the marquee athletes at the ‘Cross Internacional de Itálica’ in Santiponce on the ou...

Hellen Obiri , Italica Cross Country , Tadese Worku

Obiri and Kifle favourites in Elgoibar

By World Athletics,

At a press conference on Wednesday, elite race manager Zigor Díez announced the names of the athletes in contention at the 77th Cross Internacional J...

Hellen Obiri

Chepkoech leads Houston Half Marathon field

By World Athletics,

Organisers of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon have revealed the elite fields for the World Athletics road races on Janua...

Houston Marathon

Saudi Arabia to meet Bahrain in Gulf Cup final

By Matthews Mutai,

Saudi Arabia will meet Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf Cup final after Abdullah Al-Hamdan scored a first-half goal as they beat hosts Qatar 1-0 in the sem...

Arabian Gulf Cup , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia

Kenyans break records in Istanbul, Beijing

By World Athletics,

Kenyans posted record-breaking performances on Sunday in Istanbul and Beijing with Daniel Kibet and Matthew Kipkoech Kisorio the men's course records ...

Beijing Marathon , Istanbul Marathon , Matthew Kipkoech Kisorio

Kosgei, Chepkoech and Obiri nominated for IAAF award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Newly crowned world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei, world 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech and world 5,000m champion Hellen ...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Brigid Kosgei , Hellen Obiri , IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year