Articles by Matthews Mutai

New date for Nairobi World Under-20 Championships announced

1059, July 30, 2020 (EAT)

The Nairobi World U20 Championships will be held from August 17 to 22 next year, one week after the Olympic Games are scheduled to finish in Tokyo. ...

FKF disclose details of record sponsorship deal

1600, July 22, 2020 (EAT)

Kenyan Premier League (KPL) clubs' chairmen have chosen five among themselves to represent them in a transitional Committee that will draft proposals ...

Treasury to propose reintroduction of betting tax

1815, July 2, 2020 (EAT)

Treasury CS Ukur Yatani will propose reintroduction of the 20% betting tax within six months after claiming that the excise tax was removed through th...

RMS mourns Allan Makaka after he was killed in road accident

1729, May 23, 2020 (EAT)

Allan Makaka, an employee at Royal Media Services, died in a road accident on Mombasa Road on Friday. RMS Human Resources Director Rose Wanjohi con...

Defiant KPL vow to finish season by July amid FKF row

1446, May 1, 2020 (EAT)

The Kenyan Premier League Ltd has said it is determined to finish the season in a conclusive manner by playing all the remaining games in the top flig...

Man Utd’s Pogba says he has grown used to criticism

1400, April 15, 2020 (EAT)

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said he is no longer bothered by criticism from soccer pundits because he has grown used to it. The Fra...

Fear of the unknown: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge

1139, April 8, 2020 (EAT)

When Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers completed what he knew would be his final training session before the coronavirus shutdown, his overwhelm...

Premier League pay row adds to pressure on game amid pandemic

1255, April 5, 2020 (EAT)

The players union representing Premier League footballers has questioned the league’s call for a 30% player wage reduction amid the coronavirus cris...

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 ...