Former world half marathon silver medalist Bedan Karoki will be targeting Tokyo marathon following his exploits at the inaugural Nyahururu 10km road race. Karoki, who finished second behind compatriot in the 2016 world half marathon in Cardiff, clocked 28:22.6 to win the race as part of his preparations for Tokyo marathon in February in the […]
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Stanley Okumbi names 36 squad ahead of CECAFA Under 20 championships
Stanley Okumbi has named 36 players in the Kenya U20 National football team’s provisional squad for the upcoming CECAFA U20 Championships. Okumbi has brought into the squad new blood like Telvin Maina, Arnold Onyango, Tony Odhiambo, Lucas Maina, Alphonse Omija and Nicholas Omondi, who played a part in the National U17 team’s fourth-place finish at […]
Esther Mutinda, Roselinda Asumwa in Soya’s most outstanding girls category
The 2018 Sports Personality of the Year Award (SOYA) has nominated national under 20 volleyball player Esther Mutinda and tennis player Roselinda Asumwa as the most outstanding girls category. The SOYA ceremony, for the first time, will be staged in Mombasa’s Fort Jesus and will face off with Kwale Girls’ striker Elizabeth Katungwa, Faith Wanyonyi […]
Dennis Oliech to sign for Gor Mahia
Former Harambee Stars captain Dennis Oliech is set to sign for Kenya premier league (KPL) champions Gor Mahia as he is set to return in the local football arena. Speaking to Capital Sports, Oliech said he will be fulfilling the will of his late mother Mary Auma and today, he trained for the first time […]
Gor Mahia hosts Kariobangi Sharks as they return to local football
Kenya Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia will be hosting Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Shield Cup champions Kariobangi Sharks tomorrow in the KPL day six. The two teams returns to local football after exiting CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup for Gor Mahia and Kariobangi Sharks respectively. Gor Mahia was eliminated by Nigeria’s Lobi […]
Charles Mukora: top athletics leaders mourn the death of athletic icon
Kenyan athletes are mourning the death of former National Olympics Committee (NOC-K) chairman Charles Mukora. Mukora who served as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) member died on Thursday evening was the pioneer athletics coach who boasts to having coached some of Kenya’s greatest athletes among them Kipchoge Keino. At 83, Mukora stepped down as NOCK […]
Marcel Kaheza, Wai Yeka set to sign at AFC Leopards
Marcel Kaheza and Wai Yeka have signed for the AFC leopards head of close of transfer window at the end of this month in the Kenya Premier league (KPL) 2018/2019 season. According to Daily Nation, Simba SC striker Kaheza and Congolese striker Yeka are in the country ahead of the signing to feature at the […]
Paul Tanui set for Ireland cross country
Olympic Games 10,000m silver medalist Paul Tanui and World half bronze medalist Pauline Kamulu will be competing at this weekend’s IAAF Northern Ireland International Cross country meeting. Tanui took the silver medal in the senior men’s race at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and went on to earn three successive world bronze medals […]
Kenya to host Africa Junior Rugby tourney
Kenya will be hosting the 2019 Rugby Junior Barthes Trophy according to Rugby Africa. Nairobi will be hosting the continental under 20 with teams from Namibia, Kenya’s Chipu, Senegal and Tunisia. Zimbabwe and Madagascar were relegated from Pool A, the top tier, to second division with Senegal and Tunisia replacing them after the 2018 campaign. […]
KCB tops National Chess Championships
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB)’steam was crowned the best team as the 2018 National Chess Championships came to an end on Sunday. KCB’s Gwen Jumba won the national women’s champion while Ben Nguku was feted as the national men’s champion tying on joint first with Victor Ngani. Nguku and Jumba walked home with Sh75,000 and Sh50,000 […]