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WADA to conduct further investigations into bullying claims

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will conduct further inquiries into accusations of bullying by executive committee members after an initial probe was unable to prove any improper behaviour, it said yesterday.Athletes’ committee chair Beckie...

Kenya run riot:Emerging Stars fire five past visiting Mauritius in first leg of preliminary round of 2020 Olympic qualifier

Rampant national Under-23 football team, Emerging Stars launched their quest for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with an impressive 5-0 win over Mauritius in the first leg of the preliminary opening round yesterday at Moi Stadium, Kasarani.& The match, which...

KDF set to miss Maiyo’s services during the KVF league play-offs

Kenya Defence Forces’ right attacker Phillip Maiyo will skip Kenya Volleyball Federation (KDF) play-offs set for November 30 to December 2 at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.Team’s coach Pius Birech said although the right a...

Mejja joins Tusker:Brewers on spending spree as they sign up their fifth catch from Thika United

Eleven-time Kenya Premier League champions Tusker have acquired the services of left-back Sammy Mejja from Thika United.The free spending brewers, who have signed five players so far, embarked on beefing up their squad this week before the new season...

Action returns on the local scene after Botswana tourney

Following the conclusion of the Africa Nations Cup in Botswana, attention now switches to the International Tennis Federation Junior circuit that serves off on Saturday at the Nairobi Club.& Kenya will be represented by the likes of Sneha Kotecha , A...

Kenyans revive hope:National team finally registers win against neighbours Uganda after a poor start

Kenya team revived their chances of claiming a spot in the World Cricket League Division Two after beating their neighbours Uganda on Tuesday. This was Kenya’s first win at the Division 3 tournament in Oman after two consecutive losses to hosts...

Gor Mahia back in training ahead of new season next month

After a one week tour of United Kingdom where they played one high profile friendly against Everton, Gor Mahia resumed training yesterday to prepare for the new season.& Club CEO Lordvick Aduda said they need to hit the ground running in readiness fo...

Simbas hatch plot:Kenya 15s to make key changes ahead of Hong Kong duel

Kenya Simbas will make four changes to the side that will play Hong Kong in their second match of the repechage on Saturday in Marseille.The changes are slated to come in the forwards, where former skipper Wilson K’Opondo and Oliver Mangeni are...

Emerging Stars host Mauritius in crucial Afcon qualifying duel

National U-23 football team Emerging Stars will be buoyed by the presence of four internationals when they tackle Mauritius in the first leg of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying match against Mauritius at Moi Stadium, Kasarani today. & The t...

Murunga ambitious:Kenya Sevens tactician targets 10 points for each of the opening two legs in Dubai and Cape Town

Kenya coach Paul Murunga has set a target of 10 points for each of the opening two legs of the World Sevens Series in Dubai and Cape Town next month.Murunga said he was satisfied with the team’s performance in the just concluded Safari Sevens,...

Trouble brews:Section of AK Western region leaders want two officials suspended

Trouble is brewing within the leadership of Athletics Kenya (AK) Western region as a section of the leaders demand for the suspension of the long-serving chairman Francis Afundi and assistant treasurer Fridah Okwomi over alleged misappropriation of f...

Rhonex nominated:World 10,000m Under-20 champion shortlisted for IAAF rising star award

Kenya’s World 10,000m Under-20 champion, Rhonex Kipruto and World U20 3, 000m steeplechase champion Celliphine Chepteek are among 10 youngsters shortlisted for the 2018 IAAF Rising Star Award.& The 19-year-old Kipruto, who is also the African j...

Jassi is back:Former ARC champion returns to KNRC this weekend after one year absence

Former African Rally Champion Jaspreet Singh Chatthe aka Jassi will return to the Kenya National Rally Championship during the season-closing 39th Guru Nanak Rally after one year absence. Jassi, who racked up an unprecedented ARC and KNRC double in...

Debate over VAR after Saint’s Austin is denied

After this latest calamity, there was not so much a debate about VAR but instead a roaring consensus. Southampton’s grievances took centre stage after Charlie Austin’s emotional television interview in which he branded the decision by Sim...

Oduor picked to coach National Super League side, Kisumu All Stars.

Former international Francis Oduor has been named coach to the National Super League side, Kisumu All Stars.Oduor, who also played for AFC Leopards, takes over from another former international Nick Aketch, who resigned last month after failing to gu...