Starlets coach Ouma hails Awuor’s European move

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma has praised the attitude and work ethic of Lilly Awuor, the Kenyan international who signed a two-year deal wi...

David Ouma , Harambee Starlets , Lilly Awuor

Turkey to host Champions League final in August

By Reuters,

Turkey plans to host the Champions League final in late August, the head of its football federation said on Wednesday, and will resume domestic soccer...

champions league , Turkey , UEFA

Trump cuts WHO funding over coronavirus as global death toll mounts

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemna...

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Judo qualifiers scrapped over coronavirus fears

By Reuters,

The International Judo Federation has cancelled all Olympic qualification events through to the end of April because of the global coronavirus epidemi...

"can't be happy , April , coronavirus , International Judo Federation , Olympic qualification

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...

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Malkia Strikers to face Japan in Olympics opener

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National women volleyball team Malkia Strikers will take on hosts Japan in their opening match of this year’s Olympic Games to be staged in Tokyo fr...

JAPAN , Malkia Strikers , olympics , Tokyo

Kenya drawn with Japan, Brazil at Tokyo Olympics

By Stanley Mativo,

The national women’s volleyball team has been pooled to play against hosts Japan, Brazil, Serbia, Korea and Dominican Republic in Pool A of the 2020...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

Factbox: Euro 2020 draw reaction

By Reuters,

Reaction to the draw for the Euro 2020 tournament made in Bucharest on Saturday: - - -  Belgium coach Roberto Martinez after his team were draw...

Euro 2020

Mbappe ruled out of France’s Euro qualifiers

By Reuters,

France striker Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of their Euro 2020 qualifiers against Iceland and Turkey through injury, the French football federatio...

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UEFA names final hosts, new ‘Europa Conference League’

By Reuters,

St Petersburg, Munich and Wembley Stadium in London will host the three Champions League finals from 2021, European football’s governing body UEFA s...

Europa Conference League , UEFA

Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin

By Reuters,

Syrian government forces on Wednesday closed in on a rebel-held town in Idlib that was bombed with sarin in 2017, sources on both sides said, building...

Idrib region , Khan Sheikhoun , President Trump , Sarin gas attack , Syrian government , U.N

Aston Villa sign Egypt winger ‘Trezeguet’

By Reuters,

Aston Villa have signed Egypt international Mahmoud Hassan, better known by his nickname ‘Trezeguet’, from Turkish side Kasimpasa, the newly promo...

Aston Villa , Mahmoud Hassan , Transfers , Trezeguet

China,United States face off in Djibouti as world powers fight for influence in Africa

By CNN,

A dirt track at Djibouti's Doraleh Port leads to a series of unassuming single-story buildings that, earlier this year, hosted the world's two superpo...

china , Djibouti , Red Sea , US

Alleged Russian agents convicted for masterminding coup plot in Europe

By CNN,

Two alleged Russian intelligence agents have been convicted on terrorism charges for their role in an attempted 2016 coup in the small European nation...

China, India seen as Europe’s last hope to save Iran deal

By VOA,

The European Union will defend the Iran nuclear accord despite Tehran's decision to backtrack on its commitments in response to U.S. sanctions, diplom...

Russia, Iran maneuver for influence in Syria

By VOA,

Once-hidden Russian-Iranian disagreements over Syria are starting to surface. Moscow and Tehran are jostling to wield the main influence over the gove...

US Names New Commander in Europe Amid NATO Tensions

By VOA,

The United States is installing new military leadership in Europe at a moment of heightened worries about Russian aggression, doubts about the future ...

Jihadists kill at least 17 Syrian troops in Aleppo province

By VOA,

Attacks by two jihadist groups killed at least 17 Syrian government troops and militiamen in the northern province of Aleppo early Saturday, a war mon...

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Bashir’s legacy in Sudan: Isolation, Iron Fist, Darfur deaths

By VOA,

 Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir did little to hide his contempt for the young men and women protesting to demand an end to his three-decade rule. ...

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Survey shows less than half of Americans support NATO

By VOA,

A new survey shows that less than half of Americans support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance originally designed to provide collect...

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