Europe’s top sides handed easy route to Qatar 2022

By Reuters,

England were pitted against old rivals Poland in their World Cup qualifying group on Monday after a draw which left Europe’s top sides with apparent...

europe , Nations League , Qatar 2022 , World cup

Djokovic, Thiem prevail in Vienna

By Reuters,

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic recorded eight aces while defeating fellow Serbian Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the opening round of the Erste Bank Open...

Austria , Erste Bank Open , Novak Djokovic , Serbian Filip Krajinovic , Vienna

Shapovalov falls in first round at Vienna

By Reuters,

Jurij Rodionov, a 21-year-old Austrian ranked 153rd in the world, upset eighth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 7-5 on Monday in the first round...

Austria , Denis Shapovalov , Erste Bank Open , Jurij Rodionov , Vienna

‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps

By CNN,

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...

braids , hair , synthetic hair , weaves

Osaka beats Rogers to reach U.S. Open semis

By Reuters,

Naomi Osaka's sharp serving and superior return game helped her past American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-4 and into the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday...

Jennifer Brady , Naomi Osaka , Shelby Rogers , US Open

Djokovic cruises into US Open last 16

By Agencies,

World number one Novak Djokovic moved comfortably into the US Open fourth round, beating Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets. The 33-year-old Serb ...

Jan-Lennard Struff , Novak Djokovic , US Open fourth round , World Number One

Top women’s seeds fall at Western and Southern

By Reuters,

The Western and Southern Open lost its top two women’s seeds on Sunday with number one Karolina Pliskova and number two Sofia Kenin crashing out of ...

Karolina Pliskova , Sofia Kenin , Top women seeds , U.S Open , Western and Southern Open

Serena sets up Venus clash on return after COVID-19 hiatus

By Reuters,

Serena Williams made a winning return to competitive tennis on Tuesday as she rallied from a set down to beat Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 at the Top See...

Bernarda Pera , Kentucky , Lexington , Serena Williams , Top Seed Open , Venus Williams

Boxing fraternity mourns death of administrator Kaaria ‘Njuri Ncheke’

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The Kenyan boxing fraternity paid glowing tribute to long serving boxing administrator Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ as he was laid to rest on Fr...

Boxing Federation of Kenya(BFK) , Burried , Died , Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ , meru county

Tough task beckons for Lionesses

By Agencies,

The Kenya Women’s Sevens team, Lionesses, face a Herculean task in their bid for the inaugural  HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series women’s...

HSBC World Rugby Sevens , Lionesses , south africa , Stellenbosch , Women's

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

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

Earth Hour 2020: The time for global action

By Citizen,

By Guenter Mitlacher On 28 March, as I take my place amongst millions of people around the globe to celebrate Earth Hour, I am reminded again of wh...

12 dead, several injured after 100-passenger plane crashes

By Imani Mitchelle,

At least twelve people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a plane carrying 100 passengers crashed on a two-storey building shor...

Almaty International Airport , Kazakhstan , plane crash , President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

No guarantees for Murray at Davis Cup – Smith

By Reuters,

Andy Murray is a welcome addition to Britain’s Davis Cup team but there is no guarantee the former world number one will play in the singles, team c...

Andy Murray , Britain’s Davis Cup , Leon Smith

Beijing to hold 2020 Winter Olympics first test event in February

By Reuters,

China’s capital Beijing will hold its first test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics in February, when it hosts an Alpine Skiing World Cup event, sta...

Beijing , china , Winter Olympics

Inside the private jet that flew President Kenyatta to Japan, Russia

By Joseph Bonyo,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his entourage to Tokyo, Japan and Sochi, Russia flew in style using a luxury private jet for the back-to-back official tr...

Emperor Naruhito , Mashujaa day , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Private jet

Ruthless Belgium romp into Euro 2020 finals

By Reuters,

Belgium became the first side through to the Euro 2020 finals after thrashing San Marino 9-0 on Thursday with Romelu Lukaku scoring his 50th and 51st ...

Belgium , Euro 2020 , San Marino

Arsenal draw Eintracht Frankfurt in Europa League

By Reuters,

Europa League runners-up Arsenal and semi-finalists Eintracht Frankfurt were grouped together in the draw for this season’s competition, which was h...

Arsenal FC , Eintracht Frankfurt , Manchester United , UEFA Europa League

Kenyan wrestlers ready to conquer Africa

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan wrestlers are ready to bag medals at the 12th edition of the All African Games that will kick off in Rabat, Morocco from August 19-31. The t...

All African Games , Wrestling