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Kenyan long-distance runner Kibiwott Kandie has shuttered the men’s half marathon world record. The 24-year-old set a new world record at the Valencia Half Marathon held on Sunday after clocking 57 minutes and 32 seconds. He shed 29 seconds from the previous record of 58:01 set by Kenya’s Geoffrey…

(AP) Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and led his country to that year’s World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60. Maradona’s spokesman, Sebastián Sanchi, said he died Wednesday of a heart attack,…

Kenyan long-distance runner, Peres Jepchirchir has smashed her own women’s half marathon world record. The 27-year-old completed the race in 1 hour, 5 minutes, 16 seconds at the World Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland on Saturday afternoon, eclipsing the previous world record of 1:05:34…

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge failed to defend his London Marathon title after suffering an unexpected defeat on Sunday. Kipchoge, who is the world marathon record holder and four-time London Marathon champion, finished eighth in 2:06:49 after appearing to struggle during the race. This was the 35-year-…

Celebrated Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge has been flown to the UK in one of the world’s most luxurious jets ahead of London Marathon. The Boeing 737-500 executive travels plane operated by Oryx Jet was chartered by London Marathon organizers to fly Kenyan and Ethiopian elite athletes…

President Kenyatta on Saturday reopened the Nyayo National Stadium following its renovation. The 45,000-seat capacity sporting facility located in the city center has been under repair for the past three years at a cost of Sh650 million. It was closed for renovations in 2017 in preparation for the…

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir has set a new world record for a women-only half marathon. Jepchirchir, 26, shattered the previous world record in the Prague half marathon on Saturday. She clocked one hour, five minutes, 34 seconds in the 21.1-kilometer race, eclipsing the previous record of 1:06:11 set…

Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto has tested positive for Covid-19. Kipruto, 25, broke the news through a Twitter post on Saturday, saying he was diagnosed after undergoing a mandatory test ahead of his trip to Monaco for the upcoming Monaco Diamond League scheduled to start on August 14th. The…

17-year-old Kenyan-British football star Tyler Onyango has signed his first professional contract with the English Premier League side, Everton. Onyango, a son of a Kenyan father and an English mother, penned a three-year contract that will keep him at Everton until 2023. “Midfielder Tyler…

Kenyan athletics legend Ben Jipcho has passed away. The 1972 Olympics 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist died on Friday morning at Fountain Hospital in Eldoret, where he was receiving treatment for the past three days. Jipcho’s death was confirmed by his daughter Ruth Jipcho, who divulged that he…