Kenya junior tennis champion Angella Okutoyi defeated Amelie Van Impe at the opening round of the ongoing French Open Junior championships at the Stade Roland Carros in France.. Dubbed the JA Roland Garros the Kenyan beat Belgian Impe in straight sets in the main draw. Rated at position 66 by the International Tennis Junior (ITF) […]
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Karani Patel recovers from a puncture to win Eldoret Safari rally title
Navigated by Tauseef Khan, karan Patel emerged victorious at the Eldoret Saafari rally Champions, the 5th round of Kenya National Rally championships series. Patel, who has dominated the championships, won his 5th title in the series ahead of World Safari Rally championships set for next month in Naivasha. Despite suffering a puncture Patel won the […]
Kenya basketball hit the camp ahead of Commonwealth Games
The national Kenyan 3×3 basketball teams have today begun their training at the Kasarani Indoor arena, in preparation for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The two Kenyan sides which consist of seven men and seven ladies will be in camp for seven weeks having been handed direct qualification tickets as […]
Fina bans Kenya swimming federation
International Swimming Federation (FINA) has banned Kenya indefinite from all swimming activities. After serving two years of suspension, after failing to conduct elections within three years, the executive ratified the ban. In a letter signed by FINA’S head of legal Loic Loutan and written to John Ohaga the head of the Sports Dispute Tribunal(SDT) the […]
Sports family mourning the death of scribe Gibo Zachary
Sports family in the country is mourning the sudden death of sports journalist Zachary Bori Gisiri popularly called Gibo Zachary. The Kisii based journalist has been seen as one of the most hard-working sports journalist, reporting for the People Daily Newspaper, the MediaMax outlet. The 40-year-old journalist, who is also a trained lawyer, had passion […]
Kagimu beat Kipkemboi to win Eldoret Cycle 100 title
Ugandan Charles Kagimu and Joyce Nyaruri were crowned the champions of the inaugural Eldoret Cycle 100 championships held today in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. Kagimu, with over four years of professional cycling won the men’s 100km title, beating Kenyan Salim Kipkemboi ahead of Commonwealth Games that will be held in Birmingham, England between 28th July […]
Wanyoike and Ngotho shine at Kenya Badminton Commonwealth Games qualifiers
John Wanyoike and Marion Ngotho registered victories in today’s Kenya badminton champions cum Commonwealth Games qualifiers held today at the Aga Khan Sports Centre Parklands. The duo was among the 97 players, 39 women and 57 men on day one ahead of national trials to be held on the 11th and 12th June 2022. In the women […]
Commonwealth Games Marathon team ready for action
Make no mistake! Kenya is not sending a second-string marathon team to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July, Athletics Kenya (AK) has assured. AK Senior Vice-President Paul Mutwii says the selected team features big city marathon winners who, in their own right, are world-class and have earned qualification to the Birmingham Games that will […]
Deaflympics: Basketball teams return
The Kenya Deaf men and women’s basketball teams are the last to arrive in the country from the recently concluded 24th Summer Deaflympics 2021 games in Brazil. Both teams were on Friday May 20, 2022 hosted to a celebratory breakfast at Pride Inn Azure Hotel in Westlands Nairobi. Men’s team captain Calvin Musalia, said of […]
Successful Deaflympics team returns
The national golf team to the 24th Summer Deaflympics 2021 games held in Caxias Do Sul Brazil arrived back home on Wednesday 18th May 2022. Isaac Ogolla Makokha made history by becoming the first Kenyan to win a medal in the sport at the quadrennial event. Makokha clinched bronze after beating German Guldan Niko. Kenya […]