MURIUKI: CS Amina faces simple astute test on FIFA engagement

By Citizen Reporter,

FIFA’s response to the recent ruling by Kenya’s Sports Dispute Tribunal ruling was not unexpected. Sports stakeholders who are versed in sports la...

CS Amina Mohammed , FIFA , FKF , SDT

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...

coronavirus

NOCK to intensify preps for Youth Olympics Games

By Philip Muchiri,

The National Olympic Committee Kenya (NOCK) is looking to start early preparations for the 2022 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar where Senegal will become...

Youth Olympic Games

Fraser-Pryce smashes 40-year-old Pan Am Games record

By Reuters,

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce broke the 40-year-old Pan Am Games 200 metres record when the twice Olympic 100 metres champion clocked 22.43 seconds...

Pan Am Games , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Fraser-Pryce blazes world lead in Kingston

By Reuters,

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's steady return to her best form continued at the Racers Grand Prix on Saturday when the twice Olympic champion blazed to a wo...

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Obiri sparkles, Manangoi holds off Cheruiyot in Doha

By Matthews Mutai,

Hellen Obiri continued her strong racing momentum with a sensational 3000m performance to highlight track action at the Doha 2019 IAAF Diamond League...

Doha Diamond League , Elijah Manangoi , Hellen Obiri

Fifa slaps ex-Stars defender Owino with 10-year ban over match-fixing

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Harambee Stars player George Owino has been banned from all football-related activities for 10 years and fined Ksh.1.5 million by FIFA over mat...

10-year ban , FIFA , George 'Wise' Owino , Match-fixing

Wales trio out of Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia

By Reuters,

Wales will be without Ethan Ampadu, Sam Vokes and Tom Lawrence for their first Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia on Sunday but Arsenal midfielder A...

Ethan Ampadu , Euro 2020 qualifiers , Sam Vokes , Tom Lawrence , Wales

Year in Review: Kenya’s podium sweep in 3,000m steeplechase highlights C’W

By Philip Muchiri,

  Philip Muchiri After a horrendous outing at the Rio Olympics Games in 2016, Kenya went to the Commonwealth Games in 2018 not only bullish...

Australia , Commonwealth Games , Consenslus Kipruto , Gold Coast , kenya , Steeplechase

Sprint showdowns scuttled at Prefontaine meet

By AFP,

Christian Coleman will not have a 100m world championship rematch with Justin Gatlin at Saturday's 44th Prefontaine Classic nor will he face Noah Lyle...

Christian Coleman , Diamond League , Justin Gatlin , Noah Lyles , Prefontaine Classic

‘Proud’ Semenya back on track after IAAF rule change

By AFP,

Caster Semenya will bid to move the spotlight from new IAAF rules for female athletes who have high testosterone levels firmly back to the track as th...

back , IAAF , proud , Semenya , track

Life after Bolt: new-look Jamaica fail Commonwealth test

By AFP,

As sprint legend Usain Bolt partied into the early hours and hung out with movie stars at the Commonwealth Games, it wasn't so much fun for the Jamaic...

Commonwealth , Jamaica , Life after Bolt , Yohan Blake

Simbine stuns Blake to win Commonwealth 100m title

By AFP,

Akani Simbine of South Africa stunned Jamaican favourite Yohan Blake to win the men's 100 metres in 10.03sec at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. S...

Akani Simbine , Commonwealth Games , south africa , stunned Jamaican favourite Yohan Blake , to win the men's 100 metres

Okoth crashes out of CGames in Australia

By Philip Muchiri,

Nicholas Okoth lost his opening bout in the men's 60kg Round of 32 against Alexander Michael of Trinidad and Tobago, dealing a first blow to Kenya’s...

Boxing , Commonwealth Games , Nicholas Okoth

KCB dominate Simbas squad for Africa Gold Cup

By Benson Mbare,

The national rugby 15s side Simbas has named a 35 man squad ahead of the Rugby Africa Gold Cup which will double up as the African qualifying round fo...

Africa Gold Cup , KCB RFC , Kenya Cup , Rugby Africa Gold Cup , Simbas

KRU appoints New Zealander Ian Snook as new rugby 15s headcoach

By Benson Mbare,

The Kenya Rugby Union has appointed New Zealander  Ian Snook as the head coach of the Kenya fifteens national team, the Simbas. The New Zealand na...

appoint New Zealander , as new Kenya rugby 15s , head coach , Ian Snook , Kenya Rugby Union , Richard Omwela

Shujaa in Pool C with New Zealand for Commonwealth Games

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya national men’s rugby team has been pooled together with 2014 finalists New Zealand in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold coast, Austra...

Malkia Strikers land pool of death in FIVB Championship draws

By AFP,

Nine-time African champions, Kenyan volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, have been  drawn in a tough looking pool ‘D’  for the 2018 FIVB Women's Wo...

2018 FIVB Women's World Championship to be hosted in Japan , Brazil , Dominican Republic , Group D , Japheth Munala coached side , Kazakhstan , kenya , Mlakia Strikers , Puerto Rico , Serbia , Tough looking pool

EU divided over tax haven blacklist

By AFP,

European Union ministers will haggle on Tuesday to draw up a blacklist of non-EU tax havens, with about 20 countries in danger of being publicly expos...

26 European Union Member States , European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici , panama papers

Ex-FIFA boss Warner rejoices in US World Cup flop

By AFP,

Disgraced former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, the Trinidad businessman banned for life from football after charges in a US corruption investigati...

2018 world cup , CONCACAF , corruption , FIFA , Jack Warner , Trinidad , Trinidad and Tobago , USA