Youngster Rono hopes to emulate Eliud Kipchoge

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National junior cross country champion Gideon Rono wants to follow in the footsteps of world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge. Rono, a 5,000m ...

Eliud Kipchoge , Gideon Rono

Methods that make it look easy to earn money with Bitcoin

By Citizen Reporter,

Bitcoin was introduced back in 2009 and was the first cryptocurrency. There are now many other cryptocurrencies and altcoins but Bitcoin is still the ...

bitcoin

PROFILE: Lorna Irungu – Macharia, the epitome of redefining the impossible

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu This week’s series is dedicated to Lorna Irungu- Macharia, who passed away earlier this week. We join the me...

coronavirus , lorna irungu , lupus

Tokyo Olympic torch relay stirs mixed emotions ahead of its Fukushima start

By Reuters,

When Shusaku Sagi was 19, he watched his soccer training centre at J-Village in Fukushima morph into a base for workers decommissioning the nuclear po...

Tokyo Olympics , torch relay

Rono, Cherotich shine at AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Junior 3000m bronze medallist Gideon Rono stunned Commonwealth Games 10000m bronze medallist Rodgers Kwemoi to win the men's 5000m race as the ...

AK meet

FKF elevates St. Anthony Kitale to a centre of excellence

By Agencies,

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with national secondary school games defending champions St. Anthony...

Centre of excellence , FKF , St. Anthonys Kitale

Olympic cancellation would be a ‘tragedy’ – AK chief Tuwei

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

The Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei has said cancellation of the Olympics would cast a huge mental burden upon athletes as he backed the ...

Jackson Tuwei , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Brigid Kosgei signs partnership deal with Stanbic Bank

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Stanbic Bank Kenya has unveiled world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei as its brand ambassador in a two-year partnership deal. Kosgei will prom...

Brigid Kosgei

Kiprop, Cherotich stun favourites to win Discovery Kenya Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

African Games 5000m champion Robert Kiprop destroyed a strong field to win the men's 10km race at the Discovery Kenya Cross Country held Sunday at the...

Daisy Cherotich , Discovery Kenya Cross Country , Robert Kiprop

ISF boss Petrynka optimistic over World School Games

By Stanley Mativo,

International School Sport Federation (ISF) president Laurent Petrynka has expressed optimism about China’s preparations towards hosting the World S...

School Games

School Games: KSSHA boss Indimuli calls for consensus

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KSSHA) chairman Indimuli Kahi has called for a collective involvement of all education stakeholders on how ...

Indimuli Kahi , KSSSHA , School Games

Year in review: Western Stima keeps producing

By John Kyanda,

Douglas Costa, Alex Teixeira, Willian, Luiz Adriano, Fernandinho are some of the star players ruling the world of football for their respective clubs....

Western Stima

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...

Emotional reunion as AK honours Kenya’s pioneer athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief athletics writer, at Nyayo Stadium Emotions ran high as old friendships were rekindled at the Athletics Kenya (AK) 70th anniversary celebration...

70th Anniversary , Athletics Kenya , Emotional reunion , nyayo national stadium

OPINION: Speak out your agony

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By Angelina Cikanda "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last," excerpts from William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming." This ...

ACTED , Concern Worldwide , COVID-19 , Impact Initiatives , Oxfam in Kenya , The Kenya Red cross society , WanguKanja Foundation

Golden Obiri ponders plans for Olympics and beyond

By World Athletics,

Hellen Obiri came close to walking away from the sport eight years ago. Aged 22 at the time, was so disappointed with her performance at the 2012 O...

Hellen Obiri , olympics , Personal Best

SWILA: Olunga is Kenya’s football jewel, let’s show him some love

By Isaac Swila,

Sports editor By demeanor he comes across as an ordinary folk; no show-off; no bling bling, no razzmatazz…but make no mistake, on the pitch, he sti...

afcon , FC Girona , GOR MAHIA , Harambee Stars , IF Djurgarden , Kashiwa Reysol , kenya , Michael Olunga

Mmbone: Kenyan star chasing pro-basketball dream in USA

By Dennis Kamariki,

Court Stuff by Dennis Kamariki When Michelle Mmbone Luhunga got the chance to study at Tigoi Girls in 2018, she knew she thought she had landed exact...

Irene Were , Michelle Mmbone Luhunga

Farah to run as top-class pacemaker at London Marathon

By Reuters,

If you need a pacemaker to help you pursue an Olympic qualifying time in the marathon, they couldn’t come much better-qualified than Britain’s mos...

Eliud Kipchoge , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon , Mo Farah

KHU, NOC-K partner to grow grassroots hockey

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) will this week start a program to develop the national hockey sport system funded by Olympic Solidarity through the Natio...

Hockey , KHU