2020 in Review: Kenya’s women footballers thrive in year of uncertainty

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

@bekimwamburi The year 2020 has been a forgettable year for the sports industry and indeed the world following the COVID-19 pandemic that halted virt...

How Neanderthal DNA affects human health — including the risk of getting Covid-19

By CNN,

Early modern humans originated in Africa and started spreading around the world about 80,000 years ago. As they traveled, they came across other an...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , neanderthal

Diamond League release 2021 calendar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Rabat, Morocco will host the first leg of the 2021 Diamond League series according to the provisional calendar released on Tuesday. According to the ...

2021 Calendar , Diamond League , Morocco , Rabat

Medvedev beats Thiem to claim ATP title

By Reuters,

Daniil Medvedev barged to the head of the queue of young pretenders as the Russian captured the biggest title of his career by beating Dominic Thiem 4...

ATP Finals , Daniil Medvedev , Dominic Thiem

Kinuthia praises team mate Katungwa for Dalhem impact

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Geoffrey Mwamburi Chief writer, women football Harambee Starlets midfielder Mary Kinuthia who plies her trade with IF Dalhem in the Swedish top ti...

Elizabeth Katungwa , IF Dalhem , Mary Kinuthia , sweden , women league

Less razzmatazz, but Nobel Prizes go ahead amid pandemic

By Reuters,

The winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes will miss out on a swanky gala in Stockholm surrounded by royalty and Sweden’s glitterati, but 2020 will a...

COVID-19 , Lars Heikensten , Nobel Foundation , Nobel Prize

Kosgei, Kipyegon plot world records at Brussels DL

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei and Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon will be attempting to break world records at the Brussels Diamond...

Brigid Kosgei , Faith Kipyegon

Cheruiyot stars as Obiri struggles in Stockholm DL

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot made it two wins a row as he stormed to victory at the second leg of the Diamond League series held in Stockhol...

Hellen Obiri , Stockholm Diamond League , Timothy Cheruiyot

Obiri, Cheruiyot headline Stockholm meet provisional list

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After recording resounding victories in the first leg of the 2020 Diamond League in Monaco last Friday, Kenyan athletes will be aiming for another maj...

Diamond League , Hellen Obiri , Stockholm meet , Timothy Cheruiyot

Kwale Starlets FC forward Katungwa in Sweden to seal Dalhem deal

By Mark Mutuku,

Kwale Starlets FC  attacking midfielder Elizabeth Katungwa is in Sweden to seal a deal with Dalhem IF. According to her Kwale Starlets coach Mukas...

Elizabeth Katungwa , IF Dalhem , Kwale Starlets FC

With one year to go, experts warn of high-risk Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic

By Reuters,

With just over a year to go until the Tokyo Olympics, medical experts say the event could pose a grave health risk to the Japanese public, predicting ...

COVID-19 , Olympic Games , olympics , Tokyo 2020

SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...

athletics , Diamond League

Why Kenyan athletes could miss out on Diamond League meetings

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich With the new athletics season set to kick off in August, Kenyan athletes hope of competing in the events to be held in European Union ...

Diamond League

Nairobi to host Continental Tour on September 26

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Nairobi meeting of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold will be held in September 26, over four months later than it was originally planned a...

Continental Tour , COVID-19

Diamond League issues new calendar

By Reuters,

The Diamond League announced a revamped calendar of athletics meetings after the London event on July 4-5 was cancelled on Tuesday due to the coronavi...

calendar , coronavirus , Diamond League

London Diamond League meeting cancelled

By Reuters,

The Diamond League athletics meeting due to be held at the London Stadium in July has become the latest event to be called off because of the coronavi...

Covid-19 pandemic , Diamond League , London Diamond League

Diamond League postpones June events due to COVID-19 pandemic

By Reuters,

Diamond League events in Eugene and Paris have been postponed while the event in Oslo will be staged as an “alternative competition” due to the CO...

Covid-19 pandemic , Diamond League

Zlatan shrugs off coughing fit, trains with Swedish side Hammarby

By Reuters,

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic trained with Swedish club Hammarby as the global soccer shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues, and...

AC Milan , Hammarby , Swedish , Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Coe hopes for ‘belated season’ starting in August

By Reuters,

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is still hoping that a belated outdoor athletics season can be staged from August to October this year, he sai...

athletics , coronavirus , season , Seb Coe

Sweden refuses to lock down, bars, parks and gatherings permitted

By CNN,

Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. But not Sweden. Resta...

Sweden refuses to lockdown