49 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 ArticleThrills, spills mark rush for Russia
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 13- Thrills and spills marked the Kenyan Trials for the Moscow World Championships held on Saturday in Nairobi as the country’s best in track and field gathered to contest places in...
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 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 ArticleLocal 7s goes Safcom in Sh140m deal
NAIROBI Kenya, July 17- The local rugby sevens series including the annual Safari 7s showpiece are now under the armpit of integrated communications service provider, Safaricom in a three-year deal...
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 ArticleHow Injera Samsung deal came to being
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 19- Having become the face of the new Samsung Galaxy Mega Experience smart phone, local rugby sevens star Collins Injera, scored a major marketing try that could open new frontiers...
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 ArticleOrange annihilate Mt Kenya by record 22-0
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 20- Champions Orange Ladies annihilated Mount Kenya University by a record 22-0 in their Kenya Hockey Union League tie played at Nairobi’s City Park on Saturday. Terry Juma opened...
View ArticleFroome virtually secures Tour win
ANNECY-SEMNOZ, France, July 20 – Kenyan born Britain rider, Chris Froome virtually secured overall victory in the 100th Tour de France Saturday after a 20th and penultimate stage won by Colombian...
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 ArticleUgly FKF wars: Terry alleges death threats
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22- The murky world of Kenyan football administration took another dark turn on Monday when an official at loggerheads with federation boss, Sam Nyamweya, claimed his life was in...
View ArticleTickets for Moscow Worlds sold out
MONACO, July 23- Kenyan stars preparing to face the world at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow from August 10-18 can look forward to performing in front of a capacity-packed arena. The world...
View ArticleAK bans Moscow athletes from London DL meet
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 – With the World Championships set for Moscow in just over a fortnight, Athletics Kenya (AK) has pulled out runners selected in the country’s team for Moscow from competing in...
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 ArticleLocal Barclays Golf Circuit continental bound
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 24- Plans are underway to make the local Barclays Golf Circuit a continental affair in future, the event sponsors disclosed on Wednesday during the launch of the second edition....
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...
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