Cyclist plots Nairobi-Mombasa charity ride

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi has planned a three-day charity trip from which he expects to raise one million shillings for Project of Hope Childre...

Suleiman Kangangi

Ochieng, Fernandes crowned duathlon champions

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kennedy Ochieng and Stephanie Fernandes produced great feats of endurance to win the men’s and women’s elite races respectively as the national du...

Duathlon , Keneddy Ochieng , Mama Ngina Waterfront , Mombasa , Stephanie Fernandes

Cities reboot: Will adapting to COVID-19 change urban life for good?

By Reuters,

Downtowns are deserted and happy hour is history as a second coronavirus wave hits cities from London to Kuala Lumpur. This is leaving futurologist...

coronavirus , urban dwellers

Sport to continue in France despite lockdown – minister

By Reuters,

Elite sport will continue in France despite a nationwide lockdown announced by President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, sports minister Roxana Maracine...

COVID-19 , France , lockdown , Roxana Maracineanu

SWILA: Government continued ban on contact-sports a slap on the face

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA The much touted sports return guidelines are eventually here with us after Sports Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Amina Mohamed announced...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Amina Mohamed

2021 Tour de France moved forward to avoid Tokyo Olympics clash

By Reuters,

The start of next year’s Tour de France has been brought forward by a week to avoid clashing with the men’s road race at the rescheduled Tokyo Oly...

International Cycling Union , Tokyo Olympics , Tour de France

Bike Tribe Kenya cycle from Nairobi to Makueni, covering 135km in adventure race

By Enock Muswii,

Riders from Bike Tribe Kenya based in Nairobi Eastlands on Sunday took up the challenge of riding in under 5 hours in a distance of 135km. The ridi...

Adventure Race , Cycling , Makueni , Nairobi

Recovering Kamworor resumes light training

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Three-time world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor is stepping up his recovery after suffering a minor injury setback last month. The half m...

Geoffrey Kamworor

Pique embraces Barcelona city campaign, cycles to derby match with Espanyol

By Reuters,

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique embraced the city’s campaign to get people cycling again for the good of the environment in the coronavirus era by r...

Barcelona defender , Cycling campiagn , Espanyol , Gerard Pique

Nairobi CBD gets friendly for pedestrians, cyclists as facelift takes shape

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) is set for a new look as the newly-created Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) moves to institute altering...

Nairobi CBD

Tanzanian recycling plant starts making face shields from plastic bottles

By Reuters,

A recycling plant in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam has traded paper for plastic bottles and started making anti-coronavirus face shields tha...

coronavirus , magufuli , Tanzania

Kenyan born Froome returns to outdoor training amid Ineos exit rumous

By Agencies,

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has returned to outdoor training following reports he could leave his Ineos team this season. The 34-y...

Chris Froome , coronavirus lockdown , INEOS

Kipchoge: The humble home life in rural Kenya behind remarkable athletic success

By Agencies,

In the lush green gardens of Eliud Kipchoge's training retreat in the Kenyan highlands, the greatest distance runner of all time is describing the dus...

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenya confirms 15 more coronavirus cases, tally at 296

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya has confirmed 15 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the tally of positive cases to 296. The new cases are from 545 samples tested i...

coronavirus

Kenyans found outside during curfew hours to be quarantined

By Ian Omondi,

Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Mercy Mwangangi on Sunday announced that the government had introduced a new measure to ensure compliance wi...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Mercy Mwangang , ministry of health

Spanish athletes fight coronavirus cabin fever

By Reuters,

With the Olympic Games four months away, Spanish race walker Laura Garcia Caro should be clocking up hundreds of kilometres in the Guadarrama Mountain...

coronavirus , Laura Garcia Caro , olympics , Spanish athletes

Maj-Gen Mohamed Abdala takes charge of Nairobi County functions

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The National Government has officially taken charge of the key functions of the Nairobi County Government that were handed over by embattled Governor ...

Maj-Gen Mohamed Abdala , Sonko

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

Rember us when planning, cyclists and pedestrians tell government

By Citizen Reporter,

Cyclists in red took to the streets of Nairobi on Valentine’s day to call on the government to include pedestrian and cycling lanes when planning an...

Sonko gifts new motorbike,posho mill to man who cycled 223KM to Moi’s funeral

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has bought a new motorcycle and a new ready-to-go Posho mill for self-styled peace ambassador Nathan Ambuti. Ambuti is ...