State of Stadia: The Ruringu shame!

By Philip Muchiri,

When construction work commenced in mid 2017 and about Sh500 million set aside for upgrading the historic Ruringu Stadium in Nyeri County, no one thou...

nyeri , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Ruringu Stadium , State of Stadia

Bandari braced for Horoya CAF Confed Cup challenge

By Robbie Chome,

Bandari FC head coach Bernard Mwalala believes his charges have what it takes to overcome Guinean giants Horoya AC after the two were paired to clash ...

Bandari FC , CAF Confederation Cup , Horoya AC

Relentless and determined, Chepkoech now eyes Olympic gold

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar Beatrice Chepkoech, the newly crowned 3,000m steeplechase World champion says her victory was inspired by the heartache...

3000m steeplechase , Beatrice Chepkoech , Olympic gold , World champion

Road to Doha: In Manangoi’s absence, who will reign supreme in 1,500m?

By IAAF,

It seems wrong to describe Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen as a wunderkind, because even though he only turned 19 on 19 September, he has the attitude �...

1 , 500M , Cheruiyot , Doha , Jakob , Manangoi , Supreme

Raw deal for sports in Kenya

By Dan Ogega,

  Last season with nine seconds left on the timer, Toronto Raptors small forward Kahwi Leonard, The Klaw, stepped to the free-throw line and k...

kenya , Sport

Ndingiti: Walk Racing has changed everything for me

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

For any child raised in a humble beginning, it is their dream to change the situation for the good and that is no exception for Africa Under-20 10000m...

Dominic Ndingiti. , Dominic Samson Ndingiti

For national champion Abunda, time is ripe to conquer the world

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

For national hammer-throwing champion Dominic Abunda, dominating the national scene is not enough. In fact Abunda has set his eyes on conquering th...

All Africa Games , Dominic Abunda , hammer thrower , National champion , World Championships

The wildcat gold miners who get rich sick in Ghana

By Reuters,

A few years after coming as a teenager to this town in Ghana to prospect for gold, Yaw Ngoha had made enough cash to marry his sweetheart and build a ...

Ghana , Gold Mining

Exclusive: Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

By Reuters,

Billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – a gateway to m...

How Kenya shone at Youth Athletics Championship in Abidjan

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan athletes dominated the proceedings at the just concluded Africa Youth Athletics Championships which came to a close Saturday in Abidjan, Ivory ...

45 medals , Abidjan , Africa Youth Athletics Championships , Ivory Coast , Kenyan Athletes

Owino returns as Lionesses head to Hong Kong

By Agencies,

Janet Owino makes a comeback to the Lionesses squad one year after suffering an ankle injury. The injury saw her sit out the 2018 Commonwealth games i...

Kenya Lionesses

Sawe underlines season target as he braces for World Championship

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

African High Jump champion Mathew Sawe has set sights on improving on his personal best (PB) as he braces for a busy season ahead that will culminate ...

African High Jump , Doha , Mathew Sawe , Personal Best , Qatar , World championship

China just quietly wrote off a chunk of Cameroon’s debt. Why the secrecy?

By CNN,

When top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met Cameroon President Paul Biya in the capital Yaounde last month and wrote off a chunk of the African country'...

Why this year’s National X-Country Championship is different

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the clock ticking towards the eagerly awaited National Cross Country Championships slated for Eldoret Sports Club on February 23, we take a look ...

Abraham Mutai , Atheletics , Eldoret Sports Club , National Cross Country Championship

Champs Kiprotich, Herpha face tough Lagos City fields

By IAAF,

Abraham Kiprotich and Almenesh Herpha, the 2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon winners, will line up against formidable opposition when they defend t...

Abraham Kiprotich , Access Bank Lagos City Marathon , Almenesh Herpha , Lagos City Marathon

Spain’s most pivotal ‘Game of Thrones’ filming locations

By CNN,

The striking scenery of HBO's "Game of Thrones" has inspired scores of travelers to retrace their favorite characters' journeys across The Seven Kingd...

game of thrones

Promising Zakayo highlights 2019 targets, aims at improved performance

By Philip Muchiri,

The 2018 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year most promising athlete Edward Zakayo believes he will build on the successes he realized last year t...

Edward Zakayo , Promisingathlete , Safaricom Sports Personality , SOYA

Fine lines set to determine best sportswoman at SOYA

By Jacob Icia,

The year 2018 can be summed up as 12 months of consistency in the Kenyan sporting arena, for most of the athletes if the SOYA gala nominees for Friday...

Eliud Kipchoge , SOYA

Its Kipchoge against four for the SOYA male gong

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge highlights the five-man shortlist for the 2018 Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) Sportsman of t...

2018 Sports Personality of the Year Awards , Conseslus Kipruto , Elijah Manangoi , Eliud Kipchoge , Patrick Matasi

Balancing between books and track: prodigy Zakayo speaks on challenges

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

For World U-20 5,000m champion Edward Pingua Zakayo, 2018 was definitely a good year; bedecked by bountiful harvest. Firstly; the Kenyan prodigy sh...

5000m , Edward Pingua Zakayo , IAAF World U-18 Championships , School , World championship