KHU publishes league resumption dates

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenya hockey premier league will kick off on April 3, Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has announced. KHU suspended all its leagues in March last year fo...

KHU

KHU train eyes on 2021 after ‘lost’ season

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenya Hockey Union is turning its attention to 2021 in the wake of a lost season ravaged by Covid-19. KHU was forced to halt all its leagues th...

Kenya Hockey Union(KHU) , Nahashon Randiek

Wazalendo get cash boost ahead of Africa Club Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Wazalendo Hockey Club received a major shot in the arm in their preparations for the Africa Cup for Club Championships with a Sh 100,000 boost from te...

Africa Club Championships , Cash boost , Kocela Company , Wazalendo Hockey Club

President Kenyatta commissions the construction of Ulinzi Sports Complex

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday commissioned the construction of the proposed Ulinzi Sports Complex which sits on 35 hectares of land in Lang’...

Lang’ata Barracks , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Ulinzi Sports Complex

Lack of financial investment hurting hockey: Owoka

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Godfrey Ashiali Former Butali Sugar Warriors head coach Dennis Owoka has bemoaned lack of sponsorship as the main challenge to the growth of hockey i...

Dennis Owoka , Financial investment , Former Butali Warriors coach , Kenyan hockey

KHU lays out plans on league resumption

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has laid out plans on league resumption when the government gives the green light for sporting action to resume in the co...

Amina Mohammed , Kenya Hockey Union , KHU , Wycliffe Ongori

Wazalendo in bid to raise funds for Club Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Wazalendo have launched a M-Changa platform in a bid to raise a Sh7 million budget in preparation for this year’s Africa Cup for Club Championships ...

Wazalendo roll out plans to raise Sh7 million for Club Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Wazalendo are seeking to raise a Sh7 million budget in preparation for this year’s Africa Cup for Club Championships slated for Blantyre, Malawi. ...

Africa Cup for Club Championship , Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) , Malawi , Wazalendo

Flurry of positive coronavirus tests in athletes hurts U.S. restart plans

By Reuters,

Hopes that sport in the United States might soon return to business as usual suffered a blow on Friday as athletes from golf to hockey tested positive...

coronavirus pandemic , COVID-19

FIFA adds voice to protests over Floyd’s death

By Reuters,

The National Football League, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association have put out statements about the racial injustice that spark...

FIFA , George Floyd , Gianni Infantino , racism

U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from coronavirus-related entry bans

By Reuters,

The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because o...

athletes , Covid-19 pandemic , Donald Trump

Hockey Union rolls out plan to cushion vulnerable players as Covid-19 bites

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has begun the process of cushioning needy hockey players in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an event held T...

COVID-19 , Kenya Hockey Union , Vulnerbale players

Belarussian President Lukashenko says hockey, vodka and sauna can cure coronavirus

By CNN,

As countries close their borders and hospitals struggle with a surge in coronavirus cases, some of the most repressive societies in the former Soviet ...

Fans turn to Belarus to fill void as virus puts sport on hold

By Reuters,

With professional soccer at a virtual standstill around the globe, fans in need of their weekly fix are turning to the Belarusian Premier League to fi...

Belarus , coronavirus

Coronavirus rocks Kenyan sport

By Matthews Mutai,

Three major national sport organisations have suspended their seasons in the wake of the Kenyan Government's decision to ban public gatherings on Frid...

coronavirus

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie tests positive for coronavirus

By Reuters,

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in isolation for two weeks after his wife, Sophie, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, and the...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , coronavirus

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

Parklands out to bounce back against Parkroad Tigers

By Herman Kamariki,

Parklands Hockey Club will be seeking to bounce back from their 4-2 weekend loss to Sikh Union when they take on Parkroad Tigers in a Super League mat...

KHU

2020 Season: Champs Butali, Blazers land fair-looking opening fixtures

By Harold Odoro,

Hockey Premier League champions Butali Sugar will launch their title defence on April 4 with a clash against Park Road Badgers while Blazers ladies, f...

Blazers , Butali warriors , Hockey league , new seaosn

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