Kenya begins athlete vaccinations before Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports has kicked off a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination program that will see 3500 sportspersons and industry stakeholders inoculated ...

COVID-19 , Tokyo Olympics , vaccines

Sonko: Why I refused to sign the 2020/2021 Appropriation Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has defended his refusal to sign the 2020/2021 Appropriation Bill, saying he only followed the law. Sonko dismissed cla...

It’s Partey time at Arsenal

By Agencies,

Arsenal have completed the signing of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on a long-term deal after paying his 50m euros (£45.3m) release clause. ...

Arssenal , Atletico Madrid , Deadline day , Thomas Partey

Olympics: Japan to require Covid-19 tests for athletes

By Reuters,

Organisers of next year’s delayed Tokyo Olympics will require coronavirus tests of foreign athletes upon their arrival in Japan, but may not mandate...

athletes , Covid-19 tests , JAPAN , olympics

CS Amina set to receive report on sports resumption plan

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Advisory Committee that was set up by the Ministry of Sports to draw up protocols required for the resumption of sporting activities in the countr...

Covid-19 pandemic , CS Amina Mohamed , sports

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

Okwemba: How I founded my growing empire

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia A keen follower of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) is no stranger to Charles Okwemba, a gifted midfielder, who shone with different club...

Charles Okwemba

Uhuru, Treasury line up Ksh.54 billion economic rescue package

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has given Treasury the green light to resubmit its ministerial budget appropriations to include a Ksh.53.7 billion economic r...

Covid-19 pandemic , National Treasury , Post Covid-19 Economic Stimulus Package (PC-ESP)

How do players cope with life under lockdown? A Kenyan in Italy responds

By Bernard Ndong,

@BernardNdong Lameck Saveya Dunde is conducting his final set of press ups in his shared apartment in Cassina De Pecchi, a town 15km North East of th...

coronavirus , Lameck Saveya Dunde

In Tokyo, a growing sense of angst over virus-hit Games

By Reuters,

For weeks, Olympic organisers have relentlessly pushed a consistent message: The Summer Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled or postponed. As recen...

coronovirus , olympics , Tokyo 2020

‘Racism has won,’ says Chelsea defender Rudiger

By Reuters,

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger says “racism has won” and that he had been made a “scapegoat” after Tottenham Hotspur and London police said ...

Antonio Rudiger , Chelsea defender , racism has won , Tottenham Hotspur

Man admits trying to rob Ozil and Kolasinac

By Agencies,

A second man has pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery of Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac. Jordan Northover, 26, appeared at Harrow Crown...

Jordan Northover , Mesut Ozil , Sead Kolasinac

Lands Ministry eases Tatu City, Kiambu County Gov’t row

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Lands and Physical Planning Ministry has declared the geographical area under Tatu City as a special planning area putting brakes on the recent ro...

Governor Ferdinand Waititu , Kiambu County , Rendeavour Africa , Tatu City

Mauricio Pochettino’s joke backfires as Real Madrid hit back

By Agencies,

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino's apparent joke about where his team would stay in Madrid for the Champions League final appears to have backfired ...

Champions League final , joke , Mauricio Pochettino , Real Madrid , Tottenham

Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Kenya Power Company has announced interruption in electricity supply across the country beginning tomorrow. In a statement to newsrooms, the co...

kenya power company

Semenya releases list of experts for battle with IAAF at CAS

By Reuters,

Caster Semenya has released a list of experts she will call in her appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) this week in her fight a...

Caster Semenya , IAAF , Sebastian Coe

Ronaldo denies Las Vegas rape accusations

By Reuters,

Football player Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday denied rape allegations levelled against him, saying his conscience was clear and that he would calmly aw...

Cristiano Ronaldo , rape

French fans give hero welcome to ‘Les Bleus’ World Cup champions

By Reuters,

Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic French fans celebrated the return of their World Cup winning football team on Monday, jumping and chanting “We Are...

fans , France , heroics welcome , WIN , World cup

Pique keeps Barca unbeaten, Atletico cut gap

By AFP,

Gerard Pique salvaged a 1-1 draw for La Liga leaders Barcelona at city rivals Espanyol on Sunday, keeping their bid for an unbeaten campaign on track,...

at city rivals Espanyol , Barcelona , Ernesto Valverde , Gerard Pique , salvaged a1-1 draw for La Liga leaders

Griezmann ‘blacked-up’ photo sparks controversy

By AFP,

Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann was forced to remove a photograph from Twitter showing him blacked up and mimicking a Harlem Glob...

Antoine Griezman , Atletico Madrid , blacked up , forced to remove a photograph from Twitter , mimicking a Harlem Globetrotter basketball player , photo