Taekwondo team upbeat as D-Day for Olympic ticket chase nears

By Philip Muchiri,

The stage is all but set for Kenya’s quintet of Taekwondo players as they launch their hunt for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics tickets in Rabat, Morocco th...

John Kamotho , kenya , Morocco , olympics , Taekwondo

Victims thought they were paying millions to free hostages. But the ‘minister’ who asked them was a fraudster in a mask

By CNN,

There was a sense of urgency in the voice of the man claiming to be France's defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian. "We're talking about the lives...

France , Gilbert Chikli , hostages , Jean-Yves Le Drian

Hazard to make long-awaited return for Madrid

By Reuters,

Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard is set to return from a serious ankle injury in Sunday’s La Liga match at home to Celta Vigo, coach Zinedine Zidane ...

Eden Hazard , Real Madrid

Tokyo 2020 holds torch relay rehearsal

By Reuters,

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara performed the first ‘torch kiss’ handover of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay on Saturday during a rehe...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

Lampard backs new signing Ziyech to shine in EPL

By Reuters,

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes winger Hakim Ziyech will add the creative spark that has gone missing from their midfield this season after the...

Ajax Amsterdam , chelsea , EPL , Frank Lampard , Hakim Ziyech , Morocco

Pele dismisses talk of depression, tells fans he is well

By Reuters,

Former Brazil striker Pele dismissed talk he is depressed and reclusive on Thursday and assured fans he is doing well and maintaining a busy schedule....

Pele

NOCK seals deal with Kurume City officials

By Citizen Team,

Kenyan athletes will hold a three-week training camp in the Japanese City of Kurume prior to the Olympic Games slated for Tokyo in July 24-August 9. ...

CS Amb. Amina Mohammed , JAPAN , kenya , Kurume City , Paul Tergat , PS Joe Okudo , Tokyo

Malkia Strikers to face Japan in Olympics opener

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National women volleyball team Malkia Strikers will take on hosts Japan in their opening match of this year’s Olympic Games to be staged in Tokyo fr...

JAPAN , Malkia Strikers , olympics , Tokyo

KFC to unveil crocs covered in fried chicken and smelling like it too

By CNN,

The Kentucky Fried Chicken and Crocs collaboration will arrive this spring. It was only a matter of time. Crocs, the footwear company and freque...

KFC crocs

Woman jailed for trying to open plane door mid-flight while drunk

By CNN,

A British woman who tried to open plane door mid-flight was sentenced to two years in jail Wednesday. Chloe Haines, 26, was on a flight from Londo...

Pele is depressed due to health issues, says son

By Reuters,

Brazilian soccer great Pele is depressed over his poor health and reluctant to leave the house because he cannot walk unaided, his son Edinho has said...

Brazil , Edinho , Pele

Coronavirus death toll tops 1,000

By VOA,

The coronavirus death toll in China has hit an unhappy milestone, topping 1,000 after the center of the outbreak, Hubei province, reported another 103...

coronavirus , wuhan

Brazil qualify for 2020 Olympic men’s tournament

By Reuters,

Reigning Olympic men’s football champions Brazil qualified for this summer’s tournament in Japan with a 3-0 win over Argentina on Sunday. Brazi...

Brazil , olympics , Tokyo 2020

New Kenyan Nike kit gets cold shoulder

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan athletes will be wearing a new look kit at this year’s Olympic Games after multinational sportswear firm Nike unveiled bringing to an end the...

Nike

Nike launches controversial Kipchoge shoe for retail

By Agencies,

Nike has launched a mass market version of its controversial Alphafly prototype shoe that it says complies with new World Athletics rules. On Friday,...

Eliud Kipchoge , Nike

Farah withdraws from Big Half race in London

By Reuters,

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has withdrawn from next month’s Big Half race in London after sustaining a minor Achilles injury in training, or...

Mo Farah

MWANGI: With technology, Kenya is not left behind in fight against doping

By Citizen Reporter,

Sam Mwangi Despite the dampening news of few Kenyan high-profile athletes being recently sanctioned for anti-doping transgressions, the country is pr...

ADAK , anti-doping , Athlete Blood Passport (ABP) , WADA

Bitok unveils roadmap to Summer Games

By Philip Muchiri,

After helping the national women volleyball team, Malkia Strikers  qualify for this year’s Olympic Games for the first time in 16 years, head coach...

JAPAN , Malkia Strikers , olympics , Paul Bitok , Summer Games

‘Pocket Rocket’ Cheruiyot can’t wait to make her Olympics marathon bow

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The 2018 London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot is hoping to stretch her dominance to the Olympic Games when she makes her marathon debut at the Ga...

JAPAN , Marathon , Olympic Games , Vivian Cheruiyot

Why this Ksh.3K gin made with elephant poop is all the rage in SA

By CNN,

A vacation is often an inspiring experience -- but that inspiration can take many forms. Following a holiday to a game reserve a couple of years ag...

gin , indlovu , poop