Mountain gorilla off ‘critically endangered’ list in rare recovery

By Reuters,

Central African mountain gorilla came off the ‘critically endangered’ species list on Thursday following a rare and dramatic recovery in numbers o...

Bwindi national park , International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) , Virunga Massif

Serena Williams named GQ Woman of the Year – but cover sparks controversy

By CNN,

Tennis great Serena Williams has been named GQ's Woman of the Year -- but the magazine's cover has caused a stir on social media with many questioning...

Henry Golding , Jonah Hill , Michael B Jordan , Q Woman of the Year , Serena Williams

Nike hires former Coca-Cola executive as Jordan Brand president

By Reuters,

Nike on Tuesday named former Coca-Cola executive Craig Williams as president of its sports shoes unit Jordan Brand. Williams, who will take charge ...

coca-cola , Craig Williams , Jordan Brand , Larry Miller , McDonald's , Michael Jordan , Nike

Outstanding Chespol shortlisted for IAAF award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under-20 3,000m Steeplechase champion Cellphine Chespol has been nominated for the 2018 Female Rising Star Award. Chespol not only defended h...

Cellphine Chespol , Female Rising Star Award.

Shoulder injury adds more pain to terrible year for Williams

By Reuters,

Sonny Bill Williams’ wretched year went from bad to worse on Saturday as the two-times Rugby World Cup winner for New Zealand appears likely to have...

All Blacks , coach Steve Hansen , England , New Zealand , Rugby world cup , Sonny Bill Williams , Twickenham

Hamilton on pole in Brazil, Vettel alongside

By Reuters,

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton gave Mercedes their 100th pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel,...

Brazilian Grand Prix , champion Lewis Hamilton , Formula One

Former boyband star Oritsé Williams denies raping fan in 2006

By CNN,

Former JLS singer Oritsé Williams denied raping a fan after a 2016 concert during a court hearing on Thursday. Police charged the 31-year-old with...

Espanyol beat Bilbao, pile pressure on Barcelona

By Reuters,

Espanyol swept into second place in La Liga after a Borja Iglesias first half strike secured them a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao  on Monday. R...

Athletic Bilbao , Barcelona , Borja Iglesias , Espanyol , La Liga

Australian TV host Ross Cameron fired for making racist, anti-Chinese comments

By CNN,

An Australian TV host has been fired after he described Chinese visitors to Shanghai Disneyland as "black-haired, slanty-eyed (and) yellow-skinned" li...

Anti-chinese , chinese , ky News Australia , racist , Ross Cameron , Shanghai Disneyland , Sky News Australia's Outsiders

Food magazine editor quits after ‘killing vegans’ joke

By CNN,

The editor of a British food publication has resigned after joking in an email about "killing vegans" and force-feeding them meat. William Sitwell,...

British food publication , John Brown Media , Waitrose , William Sitwell

American Missionary Killed in Cameroon Amid Armed Conflict

By VOA,

An American missionary died Tuesday after being shot in the head amid fighting between armed separatists and soldiers in northwestern Cameroon, the di...

OPINION: Ruto’s PhD post and why numbers don’t lie

By Citizen Reporter,

Deputy President William Ruto on Thursday posted a picture of himself at the University of Nairobi that said he had defended his PhD thesis successfu...

Ruto PhD

President Kenyatta, Ruto congratulate Raila Odinga on new AU role

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has lauded the appointment of ODM party leader Raila Odinga to the Africa Union. In a statement to newsrooms, President Ke...

African Union commission , Moussa Faki Mahamat , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

Osaka plans to stay ‘weird’ in ever-changing career

By Reuters,

Naomi Osaka has witnessed a huge change in her career after claiming a maiden Grand Slam title in 2018, but the rising star of women’s tennis will n...

Naomi Osaka

Prince George, Princess Charlotte to feature in latest royal wedding

By CNN,

The UK's Prince George will be joined by his sister Princess Charlotte in official roles in the royal wedding of their cousin Princess Eugenie to Jack...

Buckingham Palace , Olivier de Givenchy , Prince George , Princess Charlotte , Royal wedding

Uhuru, DP Ruto, Raila mourn Kericho bus accident victims, call for action

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta, DP William Ruto and opposition chief Raila Odinga have led the nation in mourning the loss of lives after the grisly road ac...

Condolence messages , DP William Ruto , Fort Ternan accident , Musalia Mudavadi , Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko , raila odinga

Uhuru mourns legendary musician Joseph Kamaru

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned legendary musician Joseph Kamaru, saying his death is a blow to the Kenyan music industry. In his condolence m...

joseph kamaru

Criticism of Barca coach Valverde unfair, says former pupil Williams

By Reuters,

Embattled Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is being treated unfairly by the Spanish media during the club’s winless run of three La Liga games, says...

Athletic Bilbao , Barcelona coach , Ernesto Valverde , Inaki Williams , La Liga , treated unfairly

Red-hot Osaka powers past Giorgi into Tokyo final

By Reuters,

U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka stormed past Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the Pan Pacific Open, where she will fac...

Italy’s Camila Giorgi , Karolina Pliskova , Naomi Osaka , Pan Pacific Open , U.S. Open champion

Erratic Perez under fire after crashing into team mate

By Reuters,

Force India team principal Otmar Szafnauer has read the riot act to Sergio Perez, describing his erratic performance at the Singapore Grand Prix as �...

erratic performance , Estaban Ocon , Force India , principal Otmar Szafnauer , Sergio Perez , Singapore Grand Prix