Houston to retire Harden’s No. 13 jersey

By Reuters,

The Houston Rockets will retire the No. 13 jersey of former guard James Harden in honor of his eight successful seasons with the franchise, owner Tilm...

Houston Rockets , James Harden

U.S. conducts air strikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-b...

Iran

Medvedev marches into Australian Open final

By Reuters,

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev lived up to Novak Djokovic’s praise as the “man to beat” at the Australian Open as he charged into his first Melbourn...

Daniil Medvedev , Novak Djokovic , Stefanos Tsitsipas

Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person again

By CNN,

Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world's richest person, ending Elon Musk's roughly six-week reign atop the list. Musk lost about $4.5 billi...

Amazon , Bloomberg Billionaires Index , Elon Musk , Jeff Bezos , Tesla

2021: Another massive year for Bitcoin prices

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Bitcoin was invented in 2008 and launched in 2009. When the world was combating the global financial crisis, a slew of digital assets followed. Since ...

Stephen Curry scores 57 points in loss to Mavs

By Reuters,

Stephen Curry won his individual duel with Luka Doncic but the host Dallas Mavericks captured the team competition over the Golden State Warriors in a...

Dallas Mavericks , Golden State Warriors , NBA , Stephen Curry

Pistons silence Lakers late, pull off upset

By Reuters,

Blake Griffin scored 23 points and the host Detroit Pistons held the Los Angeles Lakers scoreless for nearly seven minutes in the fourth quarter while...

Detroit Pistons , LeBron James , Los Angeles Lakers , NBA

Why the world’s two richest men are fighting

By CNN,

SpaceX and Amazon (AMZN) — companies run by the two richest men in the world — are sparring over their competing satellite-based internet business...

Amazon , space x

Ghana president warns of health system overload as COVID cases soar

By Reuters,

Ghana’s COVID-19 infection rates are skyrocketing and include new strains of the virus not before seen in the country, filling treatment centres and...

coronavirus , Ghana

Durant hails Harden for triple-double on Nets debut

By Reuters,

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant described new team mate James Harden as “incredible” after the guard recorded a triple-double on his debut for ...

Brooklyn Nets , James Harden , Kevin Durant , Orlando Magic , Triple double

Houston Rockets trade frustrated Harden to Brooklyn Nets

By Reuters,

The Houston Rockets have traded guard James Harden to Brooklyn, the Nets anounced on Thursday, after the eight-time All-Star’s relationship with the...

Brooklyn Nets , Houston Rockets , James Harden

Nets beat Knicks amid claims of Harden signing

By Agencies,

The Brooklyn Nets fought back to beat the New York Knicks 116-109 on a night they reportedly signed James Harden. US reports say Harden, NBA top...

Brooklyn Nets , James Harden , New York Knicks

James keen to avoid returning to bubble life

By Reuters,

LeBron James guided the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Championship inside a bio-secure environment in Orlando last year but says just the thought of b...

LeBron James

NBA roundup: Sixers slip past Heat in OT

By Reuters,

Joel Embiid scored 35 of his 45 points in the second half and overtime to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Miami Heat 137-134 on Tuesday. Em...

NBA roundup: Antetokounmpo nets 43 for Bucks in win

By Reuters,

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 43 points -- including a career-high 30-point first half -- as the Milwaukee Bucks downed the visiting Detroit Pistons...

Detroit Pistons , Giannis Antetokounmpo , Milwaukee Bucks , NBA

2020 review: On public debt, it’s from the frying pan towards fire

By Kepha Muiruri,

In a nutshell, Kenya’s stock of public debt stood at Ksh.1.3 trillion a decade ago, today, this stock has climbed to Ksh.7.1 trillion as of Septembe...

2020 Year in Review , CS Ukur Yatani , National Treasury , Public debt

NBA-League postpones Thunder-Rockets game, Harden fined

By Reuters,

The National Basketball Association postponed Wednesday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. This is after three Rockets p...

COVID-19 , Houston Rockets , James Harden , National Basketball Association , NBA , Oklahoma City Thunder

Antetokounmpo signs richest deal in NBA history

By Agencies,

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has signed a contract extension worth a reported Sh25.45 billion - the richest in NBA history. The two...

Giannis Antetokounmpo

US reports 3,100 coronavirus deaths in one day

By CNN,

There were 3,157 Covid-19 deaths reported Wednesday -- an all-time high for the pandemic -- and health care systems are struggling to support the weig...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Everyone you know uses Zoom but that wasn’t the plan

By CNN,

The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet...

Zoom