Mayweather offers to cover funeral costs for Floyd

By Reuters,

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses for George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man whose death while in po...

Floyd Mayweather , George Floyd

Man Utd’s Pogba says he has grown used to criticism

By Matthews Mutai,

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said he is no longer bothered by criticism from soccer pundits because he has grown used to it. The Fra...

Graeme Souness , Manchester United , Paul pogba

SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...

coronavirus , kenya , sports

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

Olympics bound boxers Okoth, Ongare opt for two weeks break

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The 2015 African Boxing Championships gold medalist Nick Okoth and Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medalist Christine Ongare will take a two weeks...

Christine Ongare , JAPAN , Nick Okoth , Olympics ticket , Tokyo

McTominay set for make Man United return

By Reuters,

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay could make his first appearance of the year in Saturday’s Premier League home game against Watford, man...

Manchester United , Premier League , Scott McTominay , Watford

Factbox: Sport-Events affected by coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events whose timing has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and infe...

coronavirus

Pogba to return for Arsenal trip, agent rules out move

By Reuters,

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is set to return for their Premier League visit to Arsenal on New Year’s Day after sitting out Saturday’s ...

Arsenal , Manchester United , Paul pogba , Premier League

Pogba set to return for United’s trip to Arsenal

By Reuters,

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is set to return for their Premier League visit to Arsenal on New Year’s Day after sitting out Saturday’s ...

Arsenal , Manchester United , Paul pogba , Premier League

Chelsea seal derby fightback to punish Arsenal

By Reuters,

Chelsea produced a stunning late comeback to beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, consigning Mikel Arteta to defeat on his home debut as ...

Arsenal , chelsea , Premier League

Year 2019: Citizen Digital sports writers pick their highlights

By Citizen Team,

The year 2019, like many before it, has has its fair share of sporting drama. Records have been broken in several races across world capitals, while t...

2019 in Review , Citizen Digital , Citizen Digital sports writers , sports writers , Year highlights

Spurs ‘have momentum’ heading into Chelsea clash

By Reuters,

Tottenham Hotspur have built up a head of steam since Jose Mourinho took over but they face a massive challenge on Sunday as they take on Chelsea with...

Chelsea FC , Harry Kane , Premier League , Tottenham Hotspur

Russia’s sports officials cry foul as WADA eyes four-year Olympic ban

By Reuters,

Russian sports officials on Tuesday spoke out against a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) committee’s recommendations that the country be banned from ...

olympics , russia , WADA , World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Javelin sensation Yego can’t wait to flex muscles in Doha

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar Former World Javelin champion Julius Yego cannot wait to flex his muscles as he enters the qualifying round of this yea...

Doha , Javelin , Julius Yego , Qatar , World Championships

2019 All African Games hits and misses

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich in Rabat, Morocco The 12th edition of the African Games came to a close officially on Saturday with Kenya ranking seventh on the co...

All African Games

BFK to whittle down number of male boxers for All Africa Games

By Evans Makokha,

The Boxing Federation of Kenya faces a selection nightmare in settling for the final boxing team to travel to Morocco for All African Games after the ...

All Africa Games , boxers , Boxing Federation of Kenya(BFK) , Morocco

Boxing poster boy Okwiri itching to extend winning run

By Evans Makokha,

Africa Boxing Union (ABU) middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri says he has eyes set on World Boxing Championship (WBC) title next year as well as exten...

middleweight , National Boxing League , Rayton Okwiri , unbeaten record

‘Chafua Chafua’ punch hard to reign supreme in NBL Mombasa leg

By Evans Makokha,

Kenya Police popularly known as team ‘Chafua Chafua’ won in nine bouts bouts to claim the third leg of National Boxing League as the curtains came...

Chafua Chafua , kenya police , National Boxing League , Uwanja wa Mbuzi

Boxing: Provisional squad for Africa Games named

By Evans Makokha,

The National Boxing League finals wrapped up on Sunday with the boxing federation committee naming the provisional squad to represent the country in t...

All Africa Games , Boxing Association of Kenya(BAK) , Morocco , provisional squad

Police, KDF dominate final slots in boxing league

By Evans Makokha,

Kenya Police and Kenya Defence Forces dominated the qualifying rounds, bagging eight and seven slots respectively for Saturday's finals. Super heav...