Articles by Matthews Mutai

More layoffs for Australian sport amid coronavirus shutdown

1317, March 27, 2020 (EAT)

Australia’s soccer federation laid off most of its staff on Friday as domestic sports battled to stay afloat during the national lockdown to contain...

Nairobi World U20 Championships postponed

2223, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

The 2020 World Athletics Championships has been postponed, the global governing body announced Tuesday as major sports events continued to tumble unde...

Italian FA to ask for Euro 2020 postponement

2002, March 15, 2020 (EAT)

Italy’s football federation will ask for the Euro 2020 tournament to be postponed over the coronavirus outbreak in the hope of being able to complet...

Coronavirus rocks Kenyan sport

1435, March 13, 2020 (EAT)

Three major national sport organisations have suspended their seasons in the wake of the Kenyan Government's decision to ban public gatherings on Frid...

Uhuru, Raila among spectators at Kasarani as Gor skin Leopards

2053, March 8, 2020 (EAT)

Matthews Mutai at Kasarani Boniface Onyango fumbled home the winner as the latest Mashemeji Derby opened yet another chapter of defeat for AFC Leopar...

Kipchumba, Njeri win Beyond Zero Half Marathon titles

1239, March 8, 2020 (EAT)

Amsterdam Marathon champion Vincent Kipchumba warmed up for the upcoming London Marathon with a dominant victory at the 2020 Beyond Zero Marathon, clo...

Kenyan official lands WADA role

1336, February 27, 2020 (EAT)

The Anti-doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) Director of Education and Research Agnes Wanjiku Mandu has been selected to join the World Anti-Doping Agency E...

Kabras march on with Nondies demolition

2131, February 22, 2020 (EAT)

Kabras Sugar tightened their grip on the Kenya Cup top spot as they hammered Nondiescripts 45-6 at the Bull Ring in Kakamega on Saturday. Champions...

Gor crush Nzoia Sugar to go four points clear as Leopards disarm Ulinzi

1820, February 2, 2020 (EAT)

Juma Balinya notched a double in his first start for Gor Mahia as the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions thrashed Nzoia Sugar 3-0 at the Kenyatta S...

Ameyaw strikes late as Sofapaka, Mathare share the spoils

1611, February 2, 2020 (EAT)

Jedinak Ameyaw struck late for Sofapaka as they salvaged a point from their 1-1 draw with Mathare United during Sunday’s Kenyan Premier League (KPL)...

Muguna fires Gor top of KPL

1841, January 29, 2020 (EAT)

Skipper Kenneth Muguna hit a second half winner as Gor Mahia FC defeated Sofapaka FC 2-1 Wednesday afternoon as the champions unseated Kakamega Homebo...

Factbox – Nike’s Vaporfly shoes and tumbling records

1528, January 24, 2020 (EAT)

World Athletics is set to announce the findings of a review of technology in road and track shoes by the end of January, and it is expected to change ...

Sealed with a kiss, Nadal eases into third round in Melbourne

1840, January 23, 2020 (EAT)

Rafa Nadal passed up a good few chances for an earlier finish to his night before muscling his way into the third round of the Australian Open with a ...

Homeboyz RFC players tackle Curtis Lilako (with ball) of KCB RFC during their Kenya Cup ...

Captain Lilako says KCB’s best yet to come

1405, January 17, 2020 (EAT)

KCB RFC captain Curtis Lilako says his side has yet to hit their best form despite yet another solid league phase campaign in the Kenya Cup where the ...

Rhonex Kipruto clocks 27:08 in New York (NYRR/IAAF/organisers)

Kipruto, Chepkirui aim to conquer Valencia 10K

1659, January 11, 2020 (EAT)

The 10km Valencia Ibercaja on Sunday will bring together an impressive line-up of athletes who are targeting the course records of 27:23 and 30:15. ...

Gor down Wazito, Tusker bury Chemelil

1920, January 4, 2020 (EAT)

Charles Momanyi scored a second half winner as Gor Mahia FC downed Wazito FC 1-0 at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Saturday in the pair’s first Ken...

Ulinzi, Homeboyz end all-square as KCB dump Wazito

1741, December 15, 2019 (EAT)

Kakamega Homeboyz struck a stoppage time equalizer to force a 2-2 draw with Ulinzi Stars in a pulsating Kenyan Premier League (KPL) clash at the Afrah...

Saudi Arabia to meet Bahrain in Gulf Cup final

1048, December 6, 2019 (EAT)

Saudi Arabia will meet Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf Cup final after Abdullah Al-Hamdan scored a first-half goal as they beat hosts Qatar 1-0 in the sem...

Ulinzi stars FC players line-up against Chemelil sugar FC during their SportPesa Premier League match ...

Ulinzi Stars hold Gor Mahia in Kisumu

1728, November 30, 2019 (EAT)

Gor Mahia dropped points only for the second time this season as Ulinzi Stars forced the champions to settle for their first Kenyan Premier League (KP...

Eliud Kipchoge up for another top award

1634, November 29, 2019 (EAT)

Marathon running king Eliud Kipchoge has been shortlisted for the BBC's World Sports Star of the Year following a supreme year highlighted by his INEO...