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South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has decided to become a professional footballer. The two-time Olympic 800m champion signed for South African women's football team JVW, which is owned by Banyana Captain, Janine van Wyk Semenya, 28, is unable to compete in the 800m race without…

Arsenal and online money transfer service, WorldRemit, are offering one male and one female football coach from Africa or the Americas the chance to attend an exclusive training program with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London. Now in its second edition, the “Future Stars” programme…

Former Kenyan short-distance runner and Olympic champion Robert Ouko is dead. Ouko, who was a member of Kenya’s famous 4×400 meters relay team that won gold at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, passed away at his Ngong home on Sunday night aged 70. While confirming his death, former track athlete Rose…

Kenya Rugby 7s players Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama have each been sentenced to 15 years in prison after they were found guilty of gang-rape. The two were convicted by a Nairobi court on Thursday last week in a case where they had been charged with gang-raping an upcoming Kenyan musician. The…

Kenyan footballer Victor Wanyama has filed a lawsuit against manufacturing company, Menengai Oil Refineries for using his image without his consent. In a case filed at the High Court in Nairobi, the 28-year-old Harambee Stars skipper accuses Menengai of making a tweet using his photo against his…

Kenya's 800m double Olympic champion David Rudisha's marriage appears to be on the rocks if the latest social media post by his wife is anything to go by. In a recent Facebook post, Rudisha's spouse Lizzy Naanyu accused the 30-year-old two-time world champion of frustrating her and their children…

Nairobi’s City Stadium is set to be renamed after the late Kenyan football legend Joe Kadenge, opposition leader Raila Odinga has said. Speaking on Tuesday, Odinga said President Kenyatta had accepted his request to rename the Stadium after Kadenge, who passed away while undergoing treatment at…

Kenyan star footballer Victor Wanyama is reportedly set to get a British passport in the coming weeks. This comes after Wanyama, who plays for English club Tottenham Hotspurs, resided in the United Kingdom for more than six years, hence meeting the threshold for acquiring a British passport.…

A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against Kenya 7s rugby star Alex Olaba. The warrant of arrest was issued after the player failed to appear in court for the second time for judgment in a rape case. Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Mutuku was scheduled to deliver the…

Senators have called for the renaming of Nairobi's Nyayo National Stadium to Joe Kadenge Stadium in honor of the legendary footballer who died on Sunday. While eulogizing him during a parliamentary session, Senators said Kadenge was a true national hero who deserves to be immortalized. Led by…