Covid-19: Ailing economy forces Uhuru’s hand in re-opening country

By Kepha Muiruri,

Caught between a rock and a hard place in reviewing existing COVID-19 mitigation measures, President Uhuru Kenya inclined on easing the pressure place...

COVID-19 , Kenya's economy , President Uhuru Kenyatta

AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

President Kenyatta orders probe on Gender-Based Violence, teenage pregnancies

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed concern and sounded the alarm on rising cases of Gender-Based Violence and instances of teenage pregnancy. T...

gender based violence , President Uhuru Kenyatta , teenage pregnancy

Uhuru reopens churches, limits worship to only 100 people; bars remain closed

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced the phased reopening of places of worship in the country but extended the closure of bars for another 30 ...

churches , Harambee house , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Hamilton regrets being ‘silenced’ on taking a knee in the past

By Reuters,

Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he was “silenced” earlier in his Formula One career over his plans to protest racism by taking a ...

Formula One , Lewis Hamilton , Mercedes driver , Taking a knee

Guardiola at a loss to explain Man City defeats

By Reuters,

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is struggling to understand why his team score so many goals and limit the opposition to so few chances ...

about saluting Pep Guardiola , manchester city , Southampton

Messi will finish career at Barca says club president

By Reuters,

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said that captain Lionel Messi will end his career at the Catalan club, dismissing a report saying the Ar...

Josep Maria Bartomeu , Lionel Messi

Down Memory Lane Part III: Unpacking the great Harambee Stars squad of yore

By Allen Mwazani,

Sports is like theatre; a production. Having played the role of the villain perfectly in the two previous editions, the Harambee Stars team now had it...

Abbbas Mahmoud , CECAFA , Harambee Stars , John 'Bobby' Ogolla

Guardiola confident City’s UEFA ban will be overturned

By Reuters,

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is confident the club will win their appeal against a two-year UEFA ban from European football. City’s appe...

Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) , manchester city , Pep Guardiola , UEFA ban

Man Utd’s Solskjaer hails ‘specialist finisher’ Greenwood

By Reuters,

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described teenager Mason Greenwood as a “specialist finisher” after the striker scored a brace in t...

Bournemouth , Manchester United , Mason Greenwood , Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

F1 drivers united against racism, if not taking a knee

By Reuters,

Formula One drivers expressed unity in the fight against racism on Saturday but said taking a knee before Sunday’s season-opening Austrian Grand Pri...

Austrian Grand Prix , Formula One , Kevin Magnussen , Romain Grosjean

Rodgers hails Vardy after clocking a century of goals

By Reuters,

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers hailed Jamie Vardy’s “phenomenal achievement” after the striker scored his 100th Premier League goal in t...

100 goals , Brendan Rodgers , Crystal Palace , Jamie Vardy , Premier League

Greenwood shines as five-star Man United crush Bournemouth

By Reuters,

Manchester United’s three-pronged attack combined to devastating effect as they crushed Bournemouth 5-2 in the Premier League on Saturday to move in...

Bournemouth , Bruno Fernandes , Manchester United , Mason Greenwood , Premier League

Solskjaer says Man Utd can still improve

By Reuters,

Manchester United’s 15-game unbeaten run across all competitions does not mean they have cracked the code as there is still room for improvement, ma...

Manchester United , Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Gabola church where people praise God while downing whisky struggles with COVID lockdown rules

By Reuters,

When South Africa began easing its coronavirus lockdown in May, it allowed religious worshippers to gather in groups of up to 50, but maintained a ban...

coronavirus , gabola church

WHO urges African countries resuming air travel to take safety measures

By VOA,

The World Health Organization called on African countries Thursday to take comprehensive safety measures to “mitigate a surge” in COVID-19 cases, ...

coronavirus

Red Bull seeking clarification on Mercedes steering system

By Reuters,

Red Bull are seeking clarification from Formula One’s governing body about a controversial new Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system being used by champio...

Formula One , Red Bull

Indonesia to produce COVID-19 vaccine for its own exclusive use

By VOA,

Indonesia will be producing a coronavirus vaccine for itself due to concerns about global distribution of foreign-produced vaccines, the head of Indon...

Arteta optimistic Aubameyang will stay at Arsenal

By Reuters,

Arsenal should not be a club that sells their best player in order to fund improvements to the squad, manager Mikel Arteta has said amid continuing sp...

Arsenal FC , Mikel Arteta , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Premier League , Transfers

U.S. reports 55,000 COVID-19 cases in single day, hits new global record

By CNN,

The United States reported more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a new daily global record for the coronavirus pandemic, as infections rose...

coronavirus