IOC board to mull Tokyo matters – but not cancellation

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympics will top the agenda when the International Olympic Committee’s executive board meets on Wednesday - but with the board firmly bac...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

LeBron James pours in 46 as Lakers top Cavs

By Reuters,

LeBron James scored a season-high 46 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, to lift the visiting Los Angeles Lakers to a 115-108 win against the ...

Cleveland Cavaliers , LA Lakers , LeBron James , NBA

Nurses, clinical officers to continue with strike after CS Chelugui meeting flops

By Hassan Mugambi,

A meeting called by Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui that brought striking clinical officers, nurses union officials and the Ministry of Health...

Council of Governors , CS Simon Chelugui , Healthcare workers , KUCO , SRC

Chelsea sack manager Frank Lampard

By Reuters,

Chelsea have sacked manager Frank Lampard after a run of five defeats in eight league games left the London side ninth in the Premier League standings...

Chiefs’ Mahomes and Buccaneers’ Brady set for Super Bowl clash

By Reuters,

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have something going for them no other team has had in 54 previous Super Bowls, home field advantage when they take on d...

Kansas City Chiefs , Patrick Mahomes , Super Bowl , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Tom Brady

McGregor KO leaves UFC lightweight division in limbo

By Reuters,

Conor McGregor's bout with Dustin Poirier was supposed to bring clarity to the UFC’s lightweight division and the prospect of a rematch with Khabib ...

Conor McGregor

Man City to use Cheltenham Town bar as changing room

By Reuters,

Manchester City players will be getting changed in the bar at Cheltenham Town’s stadium when they visit for an FA Cup clash on Saturday but their fo...

Cheltenham Town , manchester city

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

Murray ‘gutted’ to miss Australian Open

By Reuters,

Former world number one Andy Murray said he was ‘gutted’ after deciding to withdraw from next month’s Australian Open following a positive test ...

Andy Murray , Australian Open

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

FIFA ex-president Blatter was in coma after heart surgery, daughter says

By Reuters,

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter spent a week in an artificially induced coma after heart surgery last month, his daughter has told Swiss media. �...

FIFA , Sepp Blatter

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

Govt says it is in control of desert locust swarms

By Dennis Otieno,

Since the beginning of September last year, the East African region was facing an acute food security following a second wave of desert locust invasio...

Newcomers upbeat as KCB Autocross returns to Waterfront Mall

By Agencies,

Sikh Union Club will have the privilege of organizing the opening round of the 2021 KCB Kenya National Autocross Championship at The Waterfront Mall K...

Sport hails new Biden-Harris administration

By Reuters,

Sports trailblazers Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe and Lewis Hamilton were among those hailing the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice ...

Joe Biden , kamala harris

Olympics may be too big a gamble, disease expert says

By Reuters,

As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the...

Slum dwellers battle COVID-19 downturn with virtual currency

By Reuters,

Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered. As...

coronavirus , sarafu

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ public schedule on Inauguration Day

By CNN,

Below is the public schedule released by the Biden transition team for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day: On Wednesday, January 20, P...

Biden , Inauguration , kamala harris

Thai woman sentenced to 43 years in jail for insulting monarchy

By Reuters,

A Thai woman has been sentenced to over 43 years in jail for sharing online posts criticising the royal family, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The sen...

Anchan Preelert , Thailand