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

Youngster Usagi headlines nominees list for Hockey Kenya awards

By Harold Odoro,

Wazalendo United forward Sutcliff ‘Suc’ Usagi is among the nominees for the Best Male Player award category in the maiden Hockey Kenya awards set ...

awards , Hockey Kenya , Sutcliff ‘Suc’ Usagi , Wazalendo

KHU rolls out veterans’ league to ignite interest

By Joan Cheruiyot,

The Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has introduced a first ever Masters league competition for players aged 40 and above. Sikh Union won the inaugural fou...

Hockey , KHU

Wazalendo’s Kimanzi hails charges, aims on continentals

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After sealing a berth to next year’s Africa Cup for Club Championships, Wazalendo Hockey Club are already plotting for the continental tournament. ...

Africa Cup for Club Championships , City Park , Hockey , Wazalendo

Butali, Blazers complete invincible seasons

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Butali Sugar Warriors and Blazers were finally crowned champions as the Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) titans completed unbeaten campaigns in respective men...

Blazers , Butali Sugar Warriors , KHU

Wazalendo seal Africa Cup slot with Police win

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Wazalendo edged Kenya Police 3-2 in a lively City Park clash as they sealed second spot in the Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) men’s Premier League on Sund...

KHU , Wazalendo

Butali, Blazers set for KHU crowning moment

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Champions Butali Sugar Warriors and Blazers will have their title coronation ceremony this weekend at the City Park as curtains fall on hockey’s top...

Blazers , Butali Sugar Warriors , KHU

Shame as Kenya’s hockey clubs withdraw from continental tourney for lack of cash

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Desperate times call for desperate measures.  No one knows the weight and probably the meaning of this statement more than Kenya's  sports fraternit...

Africa Cup for Club Championships , Blazers , Egypt , Hockey , Ismailia , Jos Openda , withdraw

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)

Parklands give up on KHU survival fight

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Parklands Hockey Club head coach Victor Bogonko has given up on their Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) survival chances, admitting that relegation is no longe...

Butali Sugar Warriors , KHU , Parklands Hockey Club

Blazers eye unprecedented Hockey title despite cash crunch

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) women’s Premier League re-branded champions, Blazers, have put aside their cash crunch woes to focus on clinching unprecede...

Blazers , Hockey Premier League , Telkom