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

By Sponsored,

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

Postponed World School Games now set for Oct. 16, 2021 in Jianjiang, China

By Stanley Mativo,

The postponed 2020 World School Games will be held from October 16 to 23 next year in Jianjiang, China, the International School Sports Federation (IS...

china , International School Sport Federation (ISF) , Jianjiang , New Dates , World School Games

SWILA: Continued doping test failures a stain on Kenya’s athletic prowess

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swilain Nairobi A dark cloud hangs over the future of Kenyan athletics if the fragrant and continued violation of anti-doping rules by the athl...

ADAK , doping , Elijah Manangoi , WADA , Wilson Kipsang

We Can’t Breathe: Plight of Syokimau residents in face of air pollution

By Enock Sikolia,

The world is facing a pandemic that has thrown economies into a spin and the number of mortalities is rising. Many companies and factories have bee...

Bustani Villas , Endmor Steel Millers , Nazir Hakada , Sawada Villas , Syokimau

Excitement building for Nairobi’s Kip Keino Classic

By World Athletics,

Excitement is fast building up in Africa as Nairobi prepares to host a round of the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series on 26 Sep...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

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