Limp Stars crash out of Cosafa
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 11- Harambee Stars crashed out of the Cosafa Castle Cup on Thursday after a last-gasp 2-1 loss to Botswana at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe, Zambia. Poor marking allowed substitute Jerome...
View ArticleWanyama elated to be a Saint
LONDON, England, July 12- Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama expressed his delight at joining Southampton FC as he made history as the first Kenyan to be signed by an English Premier League side two...
View Article49 get Moscow nod after killer Trials
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 13- The remaining pieces to the Kenyan Moscow World Championships jigsaw puzzle were filled on Saturday when the East African athletics giant held their selection event for the...
View ArticleKenya 15s rise to CAR Cup glory
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 14- Kenya are the Confederation of African Rugby Division 1A champions after stopping hard fighting Zimbabwe 29-17 in Madagascar on Sunday to reclaim the crown they last held in...
View ArticleSprint stars Gay, Powell fail drug tests
LOS ANGELES, July 15 – USA Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, two of the four fastest men in history, sent shockwaves through the blue riband 100m when both men failed drug tests. Gay, the 30-year-old...
View ArticleHeroic return for Kenya Lions, RWC next
Monday 15 July 2013 – A triumphant National rugby 15’s team the Kenya Lions arrived on Monday a day after their stunning win of the Confederation of African Rugby’s Division 1A championships title at...
View ArticleIt’s official, ‘King David’ out of Moscow
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 16- World 800m Champion David Rudisha will not recover in time to defend his title at the World Championships, in Moscow next month. The Olympic champion wrote to Athletics Kenya...
View ArticleMonaco test for Kenyan Moscow hopefuls
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 18- With the country still reeling from the withdrawal of the ‘Pride of Africa’ David Rudisha from the Moscow World Championships, Friday’s Monaco leg of the IAAF Diamond League...
View ArticleScribes feeling the heat of FKF wars
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 19- So, who is fooling who? Is Kenyan football headed back to the mid 2000s when the country was suspended by FIFA twice over corruption, mismanagement and government interference?...
View ArticleAsbel! 3:27.72! How’s that for a PB!
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 20- He promised it at the Kenyan National Championships last month and boy, didn’t he deliver! On a magical night of athletics at the Herculis Diamond League meet in Monaco, world...
View ArticleFroome – from Nairobi to Tour glory
PARIS, France, July 22 – When Chris Froome stepped down from top of the the Tour de France podium on Sunday, there was no plan for a lavish ceremony befitting of the most recent winner of the race’s...
View ArticleWhy Kenya lost star rider Froome
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22- When he speaks about Chris Froome, it is evident this is not a man out to gatecrash on the glory of the Kenyan born British rider who now stands on top of the world’s cycling...
View ArticleKaroki plots ‘a Kamathi’ on Mo Farah
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 24- After underlining his credentials by finishing fifth at the London Olympics last year, Bedan Karoki is itching to deploy a ‘Charles Kamathi’ at the Moscow Worlds and gift Kenya...
View ArticleThika penalty pain leaves Tusker in Top 8 bliss
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 24- In the end, the cruel lottery of penalties was called upon to separate seasoned domestic league champions, Tusker FC and spirited challengers, Thika United who were seeking...
View ArticleNyamweya threatens to sue ‘Nation’
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 25- Football Kenya Federation (FKF) boss, Sam Nyamweya, has filed an intention to sue local daily, Nation, for defamation over a story the mass circulation publication printed over...
View ArticleLangat eyeing Moscow redemption
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 27- A career threatening knee injury almost forced early retirement for the Beijing 2008 gold medallist, Nancy Jebet Langat two years ago. But after several visits to specialists...
View ArticleFarah, Gebrselassie, Bekele enter Great North Run
LONDON, England 30 July – Mo Farah, Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie are to race in this year’s Great North Run in northeast England, organisers said on Tuesday, calling the line-up the “greatest...
View ArticleTop names for 10th Ndakaini Half Marathon
Nairobi, Kenya 31 July – The tenth edition of the annual UAP Ndakaini Marathon is expected to be a star studded event as renowned athletes take the track to mark its special anniversary. Among the...
View ArticleFriday and Brown resign, whats next for Kenya 7s?
NAIROBI, Kenya 1st August – After the exit of Kenya’s most successful 7’s rugby coach Mike Friday, Kenya Rugby Union is reported to be in talks with 3 foreign coaches to take over the role. The new...
View ArticleSports facilities expansion, top agenda – Uhuru
NAIROBI, Kenya 2 August – Expansion of sports facilities to increase the country’s capacity to accommodate more disciplines is one of the major plans the government has in store to improve sports in...
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