SPORTS NEWS

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…

Details about the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) submission in a case filed by South African runner Caster Semenya at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) have emerged. The details were revealed in a 163-page detailed verdict delivered by the Switzerland-based court…

Kenyan-born Bahrain runner Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa has been handed a four-year ban for doping. Eunice's suspension was announced on Monday by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after she was found guilty of using a proscribed substance. The decision was announced a month after the 2016 Rio Olympics…

Dirk Nowitzki and his wife Jessica Olsson have started the immigration process that will eventually have home become United States citizen, the just-retire NBA star recently said. Speaking to Dallas Morning News, Nowitzki, a German citizen who played his entire 21-year NBA career for the Dallas…

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya will be able to compete in her preferred 800m race without taking testosterone-reducing medication. This comes after the double Olympic Champion moved to the Swiss Federal Tribunal to appeal April's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (…

A Kenyan athlete has been rewarded for his rare gesture towards a collapsing competitor during the 2019 edition of the IAAF Silver Label Okpekpe International 10-kilometer race in Nigeria. Simon Cheprot was fighting to finish first in the race but he stopped to help his compatriot Kenneth Kipkemoi…

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya appears to have ditched the 800m race to avoid being forced to reduce her testosterone levels. The double 800m Olympic Champion will compete in the 3,000 meters race at the Diamond League’s Prefontaine Classic in Stanford, California on June 30th…

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has won the 800m race at the Diamond League meeting in Doha. The Olympic Champion won the race on Friday in 1 minute, 54.98 seconds two days after she lost a landmark case against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over…

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has lost a landmark case where she was challenging International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules seeking to force female athletes to reduce their testosterone levels. In a ruling on Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (…