World Athletics makes new equality pledges to mark International Women’s Day

By Reuters,

World Athletics has marked International Women’s Day with a series of pledges to “further advance the role of girls and women” in the sport unde...

World Athletics

Discovery Kenya XC: Boost to athletes as prize money increased

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Organisers of the Discovery Kenya Cross Country have increased the prize money for this year’s event slated for January 31 at the Eldoret Sports Clu...

Discovery Kenya Cross Country , Eldoret Sports Club , Prize money increased

Renee Ngamau leads fight to save Nairobi’s playgrounds and public spaces

By Reuters,

It's hard to keep up with Renee Ngamau. From mentoring women entrepreneurs to campaigning against police brutality, the Kenyan lawyer, businesswome...

Amnesty International Kenya , jamhuri estate , renee ngamau

Brimin Kipkorir, Changwony win 2019 StanChart Marathon titles

By Stanley Mativo,

Brimin Kipkorir put up a spirited fight on Sunday morning to win the 2019 StanChart Nairobi Marathon clocking 2:10:42 to reclaim the title he last won...

Brimin Kipkorir , Stancahrt Marathon 2019 , StanChart Nairobi Marathon , wins

All set for 17th edition of Nairobi Marathon

By Citizen Reporter,

Athletics Kenya will deploy more than 200 technical officials to oversee this year’s Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon set for this Sunday. Bar...

Athletics Kenya , Nairobi Marathon , Standard Chartered

Snow freezes opponents to triumph in Nyali

By Agencies,

Muthaiga Golf Club’s pro golfer, Greg Snow, played a decent round of 73 on the final day of the Nyali Golf and Country Club leg of the Safari Tour G...

Greg Snow , Muthaiga Golf Club , nyali , Safari Tour

Safari Tour golf series in massive boost as prize money triple

By Agencies,

The Safari Tour golf series has received a major shot in the arm after its prize money was increased to Ksh. 3 million following a sponsorship boost f...

Barclays Bank of Kenya , golf series , Johnnie Walker , Kenya Open Golf Limited , Safari Tour , sponsorship triples

The beef with beef: We’re eating more than ever but at what cost?

By CNN,

Beef isn't good for the planet. But you probably knew that already. You might know beef is responsible for 41% of livestock greenhouse gas emission...

beef , china , OECD-FAO , U.N

Magana, Nyaruai to face stern test in Chess Championship title defence

By Citizen Reporter,

The 40th edition of the Kenya National Chess Championship is penciled to run from December 12- 16 at Parklands Sports Club. Reigning national champ...

Benjamin Magana , Joyce Nyaruai , Kenya National Chess Championship , Parklands Sports Club.

FIFA doubles prize money for 2019 Women’s World Cup

By Reuters,

FIFA will raise the prize money for the Women’s World Cup from $15 million to $30 million starting with next year’s edition in France, president G...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino , Women's World Cup

Koech leads Mombasa Marathon line-up

By Agencies,

Defending champion and 2016 Honolulu Marathon winner, Cosmas Koech will headline this year’s annual Mombasa International Marathon scheduled to take...

Cosmas Koech , Mombasa International Marathon

More cash, more teams in the AMACO International Volleyball tourney

By Citizen Team,

Over 50 teams drawn from the East African region are expected to battle it out for honors in the 12th edition of the AMACO International Volleyball T...

62-gun salute marks Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday , AMACO International Volleyball , cash , elizabeth , GSU , MORE , TEAMS

Former Kenya Open winners to grace this year’s championship

By Citizen Reporter,

The 2009 Kenya Open winner, Gary Boyd, 2010 winner Robert Dinwiddle and 2016 champion, Sebastian Soderberg, lead the contingent of foreign players exp...

arclays Kenya Open Golf Championship , expected , Foreign players , Former Kenya Open , Muthaiga Gold Club , winners

Battle galore as elite athletes train eyes on Ndakaini race

By Citizen Team,

Over 4,000 professional and amateur athletes have registered to participate in the 14th edition of the UAP Old Mutula Ndakaini Half-Marathon which tak...

James Wambugu , Lucy Kabuu , muranga , Nairobi , Ndakaini half marathon , UAP Old Mutual

Kenya’s Zesco trio continue CAF Cup journey

By Matthews Mutai,

Zesco United emerged as an African club force last season and believe they can become the first Zambian winners of the CAF Confederation Cup this year...

Anthony Akumu , CAF Confederation Cup , David 'Calabar' Owino , Jesse Were , John Ching'andu , Zesco United

Trump to Roll Back Obama Era Environmental Rules

By VOA,

White House officials say President Donald Trump will sign executive orders Tuesday that would effectively dismantle Obama era environmental regulatio...

Donald Trump , Obama envirinment laws , obama healthcare

Rita Jeptoo handed extra two-year doping ban by CAS

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Marathon runner Rita Jeptoo of Kenya has handed extra two-year ban for doping in a judgement taken at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wedn...

ban , Court for Arbitration in Sports , doping , EPO , Rita Jeptoo

Trump wins Michigan in repudiation of Republican establishment

By Agencies,

Republican front-runner Donald Trump rolled to primary wins in the big prize of Michigan and in Mississippi on Tuesday, brushing off a week of blister...

Don’t feel like doing your laundry? In Kampala, there’s an app for that

By Joy Chelagat,

Piles of dirty laundry don't clean themselves -- but in Kampala, an app is trying to make the chore as painless as possible. Yoza connects people ...

africa , apps , Kampala , laundry , TECHNOLOGY , uganda