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Kenyan rugby player Tony Onyango Opondo has passed away. The 28-year-old KCB RFC star reportedly collapsed and died at his home in Ngong on Tuesday night, just a few hours after he participated in a club training session in Ruaraka ahead of the Kenya Cup playoffs this weekend. “We join the entire…

The US leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 kicked off on Saturday in Los Angeles, California. The Kenyan team lost its opening Pool B match against South Africa, falling 5-31 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. Kenya is grouped with South Africa, Ireland, and Canada in Pool B.…

1,500m Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop has ditched athletics to pursue a new career in motorsports after he was banned for four years over doping. Kiprop, a three-time 1,500m World champion, announced the new move through Twitter on Monday. He has joined a Nairobi-based motor-rallying academy to…

Former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna "Gigi" Maria-Onore also died in the Sunday morning helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and four other people on board, TMZ reports. TMZ reports that Kobe, Gianna and three other people who have not yet been identified were on their…

Former NBA superstar Kobe Brant has died. Bryant died in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California, 30 minuets from downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning. TMZ and ABC News report that all people onboard died in the crash. No word yet on the identifies of the other four passengers, but it being…

Celebrated Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge has played down claims that  the Nike Zoom Vapor racing shoe he wears gives an unfair advantage over other long-distance runners. This comes after media reports on Wednesday suggested that athletics governing body IAAF was considering banning…

Kenya's national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games, ending their 16-year absence in the competition. Malkia Strikers clinched the only ticket reserved for Africa in the Summer Games after whipping Nigeria 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-12) in their…

Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge has been voted BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year. Kipchoge, 34, topped an online public vote to win the prestigious award ahead of his rivals American gymnast Simone Biles, South Africa's Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi, Australian…

Celebrated Kenyan marathoner, Eliud Kipchoge is on Friday, December 13th set to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from the United Kingdom’s University of Exeter. Kipchoge, who is the world marathon record holder, will be conferred with the degree in recognition of his achievements in the…

A section of Kenyans on social media has protested the inability to vote for marathoner Eliud Kipchoge, who has been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of The Year 2019. Kipchoge, who is the world marathon record holder, was nominated for the prestigious award alongside Simone Biles (American…