Waithaka eyes Tokyo Olympics success

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Stanley Waithaka is confident his stay in Japan will play a major role in his quest to shine at the Olympic Games set for this summer. The delayed ...

JAPAN , Olympic Games , Stanley Waithaka

Tergat urges marathoners to stay focused ahead of Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) President Paul Tergat has challenged the marathon team to remain steadfast as the clock ticks down tow...

olympics , Paul Tergat , Tokyo 2020

Why all-conquering Jepchirchir has her work cut out

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief writer, athletics While 2020 was a year many would want to erase from their memories, for Peres Jepchirchir it was a bitter-...

Peres Jepchirchir

Kim Kardashian West files for divorce from Kanye West

By CNN,

Kim Kardashian West has filed for divorce from Kanye West, a court clerk for Los Angeles Superior Court confirmed to CNN on Friday. Also Read: Kany...

kanye west , Kim Kardashian West

Malkia Strikers to hit camp in March ahead of Olympics

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, will hit the camp next month for the preparations of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. T...

Malkia Strikers , olympics

Man City deny Lionel Messi approach

By Reuters,

Manchester City are distancing themselves from links with a move for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. The Argentina forward is out of contract in ...

Lionel Messi , manchester city , Transfers

Kipchoge to return to Hamburg

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be making a return to Hamburg, the place where he made his marathon debut for the NN Mission Marathon...

Eliud Kipchoge

Obiri eyeing double events at Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri is keen to compete in both 5,000m and 10,000m events at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The 31-year-ol...

Hellen Obiri , JAPAN , Olympic Games , Tokyo

Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams

By Reuters,

As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule. They now live divided...

libya , Muammar Gaddafi , Revolution

Olympics: Tokyo organisers could choose new president this week

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympic organisers could choose their new president as early as this week, a report said on Monday, after former chief Yoshiro Mori resigned ove...

New president , Tokyo Olympics , Yoshiro Mori

Tokyo Olympics chief Mori quits over sexist remarks

By Reuters,

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and again apologised for his sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubl...

olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Yoshiro Mori

Tokyo 2020’s Mori to quit as he vows to end controversy

By Reuters,

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said...

olympics , sexism , Tokyo 2020 , Yoshiro Mori

Shujaa ready to cause upsets in Spain, says captain Oyoo

By John Kyanda,

Shujaa co-captain Nelson Oyoo is confident the team has the potential to cause an upset in the two tournaments that they have been invited to compete ...

Shujaa

Western countries have ‘hoarded’ Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge

By CNN,

African nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations -- de...

COVID-19

Shujaa, Lionesses squads for Spain tourney named

By Alex Kinyua,

The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has named Shujaa and Lionesses squads that will travel to Spain ahead of the invitational Madrid Sevens tournament. Shu...

Lionesses , Madrid Sevens , Shujaa

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

Tokyo Olympics chief retracts sexist comments, refuses to resign

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori on Thursday apologised for sexist comments about women talking too much, but said he would not resign, even as his r...

olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Yoshiro Mori

Tokyo Olympics face another looming headache – no medical staff

By Reuters,

Japanese doctors and nurses fighting the novel coronavirus will not have the time to volunteer to help at the Olympics, a medical association has said...

COVID-19 , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO

By Reuters,

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO and become executive chairman, naming the head of its lucrative cloud computing division as su...

Amazon , Andy Jassy , COVID-19 , Jeff Bezos

Tuchel backs Werner to shine again

By Agencies,

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says out-of-form forward Timo Werner's goal drought is "nothing special" and "happens to every striker in the world". ...