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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…

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…