‘I broke down in tears after hitting my rock bottom’ – Keane

By Agencies,

Michael Keane has admitted he broke down in tears in front of his family after hitting "rock bottom" during his struggle with injuries and poor form. ...

Everton , Michael Keane , Poor form

We’re all glued to our screens right now. Here’s how you can protect your eyes

By CNN,

With much of the globe now under coronavirus-related restrictions, we have never been so tethered to our screens -- for work, to connect with friends,...

digital learning , Eyes , laptops , Zoom

Spurs’ Son set for chemical warfare training in South Korea

By Reuters,

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min will be exposed to tear gas, undertake live-fire drills and go on a 30km loaded march during three weeks of in...

military training , striker Son Heung-min , Tottenham Hotspur

Kilifi County official breaks into tears as he blasts deputy governor over coronavirus

By Ian Omondi,

A video of an emotional Kilifi County official blasting Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi, who is suspected to have contracted the coronavirus and has dec...

coronavirus , Gideon Saburi , Kilifi County

Tears flow at requiem mass of rugby star Tony Opondo

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Ken Njeru at Citam Church Tears flowed. Loved ones walked shoulder to shoulder as friends and the rugby fraternity gathered on Wednesday at the Chris...

CITAM , requiem mass , Rugby ace , Tears , Tony Onyango Opondo , Valley Road

Story of Jared and Mercy who were killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash, leaving behind a baby daughter

By Reuters,

Frustrated by incompetence and corruption in his native Kenya, Jared Babu, a 28-year-old activist and entrepreneur, set up a program to train high sch...

Ethiopian Airlines

Family parades coffin on donkey back to raise Ksh.1.3M funeral fee for kin who died in January

By Martin Munene,

A family in Nyeri has resorted to parading an empty coffin on donkey back in the streets of Nyeri town hoping to raise enough money to bury their kin....

coffin on donkey back , Nyeri coffin on donkey back

Wendy’s boss in Lebanon found her preparing dinner. Moments later, she was told to never touch food with her bare, black hands again

By CNN,

Wendy’s boss glared at her as she chopped coriander. Stone-faced and angry, he charged out of the kitchen to speak with his wife. Moments later, ...

domestic workers , Lebanon , migrant workers

Gnabry on tears, tough times & realising his dream

By Agencies,

Serge Gnabry cried when he wasn't allowed to make his dream move to Bayern Munich as a child. He was 10 years old and his father Jean-Hermann didn't ...

FC Bayern Munich , Serge Gnabry

NBA’s Kobe Bryant mourned at emotional Los Angeles tribute

By Reuters,

A gallery of basketball legends joined thousands of Kobe Bryant fans in Los Angeles on Monday to pay tribute to the transcendent NBA star, his daughte...

Kobe Bryant , Los Angeles , NBA star

‘My son has become a chokora, can no longer speak German,’ Ngirita cries in court over frozen funds

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The agony that the Ngirita family -- the main suspects in the NYS scandal -- are undergoing came in full view on Monday, as one of them painfully lame...

Ngirita , NYS scandal

Jeptoo urges athletes to take responsibility after serving doping ban

By Reuters,

Disgraced marathon champion Rita Jeptoo has resumed training after serving a four-year doping ban and urged fellow Kenyan athletes to be more vigilant...

doping , Rita Jeptoo

Ighalo took pay cut to secure United move

By Reuters,

Nigerian striker and boyhood Manchester United fan Odion Ighalo has said he agreed to take a pay cut to ensure his move to the Premier League club wen...

Manchester United , Odion Ighalo , Transfers

LeBron celebrates Kobe Bryant in emotional speech

By Reuters,

Tens of thousands of Kobe Bryant fans flooded the grounds around Staples Center on Friday ahead of his former team’s first game since his death in a...

Kobe Bryant , LeBron James , Los Angeles Lakers , NBA

NBA legend Kobe Bryant and daughter among nine killed in helicopter crash

By Reuters,

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players and an athlete of global renown, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near L...

Gianna Bryant , Kobe Bryant , NBA

Sorry we made you cry, Napoli captain tells young fan

By Reuters,

Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne has apologised to a nine-year-old fan after the team’s dismal performance in a 2-0 home defeat by Fiorentina on Satur...

apologised , Lorenzo Insigne , Napoli

Embu MCAs push for introduction of two ‘alcohol free’ days

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A section of Embu Members of County Assembly (MCAs) now want at least two alcohol free days set aside weekly to encourage sobriety and reduce the wide...

alcohol , Embu County. , MCAs , Muturi Mwombo

Meet Nadia and Zach: Kenya’s youngest CASs

By Tonny Ndungu,

Zack Kinuthia, an outspoken former SONU Chairman was on Tuesday appointed the Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of Education. The post...

At least 40 killed, over 200 injured at Iranian commander Soleimani’s funeral

By Reuters,

Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday...

Meet Homeboyz superfan, ‘commander’ Lumbumba

By Bernard Ndong,

Bernard Ndong Kakamega Homeboyz' self-proclaimed No. 1 fan Collins Lumumba believes the club could be the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) dark horse th...