Gov’t imposes 6pm to 6am curfew in Kapedo as hunt for bandits continues

By Elphas Lagat,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Monday announced that a 6pm-6am curfew will be imposed in Kapedo and surrounding areas to quell recurrent...

Baringo-Turkana border , CS Fred Matiang’i , Kapedo , Kenya Red Cross

Mumbo ready to work with Otula after loss in KBF poll

By Dennis Kamariki,

Cynthia Mumbo has said she feels proud despite her failed quest to become the new Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) chairperson following Saturday's N...

Everybody determined to get Tokyo Games going – Bach

By Reuters,

The entire Olympic movement is united in its determination to ensure the Tokyo Games happen in July and August, International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

Olympic Games , olympics , Thomas Bach , Tokyo 2020

In Senate deal, Trump impeachment trial put off until early February

By Reuters,

The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more...

World Athletics chief Coe confident Olympics will go ahead

By Reuters,

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said there is “an absolute, cast iron determination” to deliver the Tokyo Olympics and the arrival of COVI...

JAPAN , Seb Coe , Tokyo 2020 , Tokyo Olympics

Japan stands firm on Olympic Games schedule, denies report of cancellation

By Reuters,

Japan stood firm on Friday on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied reports of a possible cancellation but the pledge looks u...

Olympic Games , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 chief expects vaccine rollout to aid Games

By Reuters,

Six months from the start of the rearranged Olympics, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto is cautiously hopeful that successful rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines ...

COVID-19 , Oympics , Tokyo 2020

Bach says ‘no Plan B’ for Tokyo Games

By Reuters,

There is “no Plan B” for the Tokyo Games, says International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who reaffirmed his commitment to holding the...

olympics , Thomas Bach , Tokyo 2020

Nock lands sponsorship from charity as Olympics nears

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) has signed a five-year partnership deal with lottery firm Kenya Charity Sweepstake (KCS) in what is a m...

NOCK , olympics

FIFA issues ban threat to players over European Super League

By Agencies,

Players who compete in a European Super League will be barred from Fifa competitions, world football's governing body said on Thursday. Fifa and ...

European super league , FIFA

Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics

Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics despite virus surge

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, in the face of growing public o...

JAPAN , olympics , Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga , Tokyo

Aston Villa v Everton postponed over Covid-19 outbreak

By Agencies,

Aston Villa's Premier League game at home to Everton on Sunday has been postponed because of the ongoing Covid-19 issues at the club. The Villa t...

Aston Villa , COVID-19 , Everton , Premier League

Relocation of PSVs from Nairobi CBD postponed to end of January

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Relocation of public service vehicles from the Nairobi Central Business District continues to drag. Sources indicated that the delay of the ambitio...

Nairobi CBD , PSVs

James keen to avoid returning to bubble life

By Reuters,

LeBron James guided the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Championship inside a bio-secure environment in Orlando last year but says just the thought of b...

LeBron James

Japan presses on with Olympics preparations despite Covid surge

By Reuters,

Japan’s government is continuing with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer as planned, following a postponement because of the corona...

JAPAN , olympics

Review: The week that was in La Liga

By Agencies,

With many LaLiga Santander matches played over the past week, in addition to a round of Copa del Rey action, the clubs of Spain’s top division are b...

Antoine Griezmann , Barcelona , Copa Del Rey , Iago Aspa , LaLiga Santander , Lionel Messi , Week that was

KBF postpones league restart date to give room for elections

By Dennis Kamariki,

The Kenya Basketball Federation has postponed its leagues restart date to February 6. The decision to postpone the leagues which were primed tip of...

KBF , KBF Elections , Leagues , Nyayo Gymnasium , Postponed

80% want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey

By Reuters,

About 80% of people in Japan say this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed as worries mount about a record surge in coronavirus case...

COVID-19 , olympics , Tokyo 2020

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine