Tuanzebe suffers more online racist abuse

By Reuters,

Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe was subjected to racist abuse on social media once again following Saturday's 3-3 draw with Everton in the Pr...

Axel Tuanzebe , Everton , Manchester United , racism

Union survey shows players wish to continue taking a knee

By Reuters,

English soccer players are “overwhelmingly in support” of continuing to take a knee as an act of solidarity against racial inequality, the Profess...

Georginio Wijnaldum , racism

BWIRE: After public lynching of KEMSA, what next?

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire The usual mob injustice, transactional nature and emotional approach to dealing with fraud and corruption in public institutions in...

KEMSA

Early identification of prehypertension as a preventive measure can avert associated morbidity and death

By Citizen Reporter,

As Kenya joined the world in marking World Hypertension Day on Saturday, a new study has revealed an overall burden of 54.5% and 20.8% for prehyperten...

health

Four Liverpool players on PFA award list

By Agencies,

Four Liverpool players are on the six-man shortlist for the Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year award. The Premier Le...

Sadio Mane , six-man shortlist , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Virgil van Dijk

Premier League, EFL, PFA bid to boost BAME coaching opportunities

By Reuters,

An initiative aimed at increasing the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches in English football has been launched by the Premier L...

BAME , EFL , PFA , Premier League

Premier League clubs agree to resume contact training

By Agencies,

Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed to resume contact training as plans to restart the season move to the next phase. The decision to retu...

Contact training , Premier League clubs , Professional Football Association

Players’ mental health at risk during coronavirus shutdown

By Reuters,

With soccer suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players are worried about their careers and some have become depressed and are considering self-ha...

Covid-19 pandemic , Mental Health , Premier League

Premier League: Under 45-minute halves an option, says PFA chief Taylor

By Reuters,

Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor says halves of less than 45 minutes are being considered when football resumes. ...

Gordon Taylor , PFA , Under45-minute halves

Clubs told neutral venues only for any Premier League return

By Reuters,

Premier League clubs have been told they cannot use their own stadiums for any resumption of games this season with only “approved neutral venues”...

COVID-19 , Premier League

Southampton players, coaches agree to defer salaries

By Reuters,

Southampton have become the first Premier League club to announce that their players and coaching staff will defer part of their salaries as the shutd...

Premier League , Southampton

It’s unfair to target players during coronavirus crisis – Solskjaer

By Reuters,

Footballers on high wages have unfairly had a target painted on their back during the coronavirus crisis even though many of them are actively helping...

coronavirus crisis , Gunnar Solskjaer , pay cut , Players

Man City says will not ask government to pay staff

By Reuters,

Manchester City will not seek to use the government job retention scheme and furlough staff during the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, th...

manchester city

Premier League pay row adds to pressure on game amid pandemic

By Matthews Mutai,

The players union representing Premier League footballers has questioned the league’s call for a 30% player wage reduction amid the coronavirus cris...

coronavirus , Premier League

Manchester United players to give 30% of pay to NHS

By Reuters,

Manchester United players will donate 30% of their wages to local hospitals and health services in the first major coronavirus gesture from a full Pre...

coronavirus , Manchester United , Premier League

No deal yet over wage cuts for Premier League players

By Reuters,

Talks between the Premier League and the PFA players union over potential wage cuts or deferrals, due to the coronavirus stoppage, failed to reach an ...

coronavirus , English Premier League , PFA players union , wage cuts

DCI probing how blood donated by Kenyans is illegally sold in Somalia

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations is investigating officers of the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) believed to be part of a ...

Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service , somalia

Twitter labels edited clip of Biden retweeted by Trump as manipulated media

By Reuters,

Twitter Inc on Sunday used its new “manipulated media” label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bide...

Dan Scavino , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , Twitter

Rudiger wants swift action against alleged racist abusers

By Reuters,

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has urged Tottenham Hotspur to find and punish the individuals who allegedly directed racist abuse at him during Sund...

Antonio Rudiger , Chelsea defender , Premier League , Tottenham Hotspur

Blood shortage hits the country as ‘cartels’ hold hospitals hostage

By Raquel Muigai,

There is a blood shortage in the country and it appears that the situation may have been contributed to by the actions of certain individuals who are ...