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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, who has been hailed as the greatest marathoner of all-time, on Sunday won the London Marathon title. Kipchoge, who shattered the world record by more than a minute when winning the Berlin Marathon last year, has clocked 2 hours, 2 minutes, 37 seconds, making history as…

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop a four-year ban. The three-time World 1500m champion has been handed the penalty after testing positive for the banned substance EPO. In a statement, AIU says the Kenyan runner was found culpable of using the prohibited…

Lawrence Cherono is the 2019 winner of the men’s race of the Boston Marathon. Cherono finished the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:07:59, beating Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Kenneth Kipkemoi of Kenya in a sprint towards the tape. Desisa, a two-time winner of the…

Kenyan Olympian Daniel Rudisha has passed away. Rudisha passed away at War Memorial Hospital in Nakuru on Wednesday night at the age of 73. Daniel, who is father to 800m Olympic champion and world record holder, was himself an olympian, having won silver in the 4x400m relay at the 1968 Olympics…

Kenyan Rugby Sevens team, Shujaa had a rough start at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas on Friday. The Kenyan side fell 26-10 to Mike Friday's USA in their first match before receiving another 31-7 beating in the hands of France. The Kenyan team mainly comprises of new and upcoming players with a bright…

Team Kenya kicks off its first match of the 2019 USA Sevens in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday at 4:50pm PT against the United States before playing its second match of the day against France at 7:29pm. Kenya is in Pool B at the tournament alongside the United States, France, and Argentina. Kenya will…

The owner of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, is being criminally charged with soliciting prostitution at a spa in Florida, where surveillance video showed him receiving sexual services, police said Friday. The 77-year-old billionaire Kraft is one of more than two dozen…

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the launch of an African Basketball League. CNN reports that the African League will initially comprise of 12 teams drawn from across the continent. Countries that will be participating for the 2020 tournament include Kenya, Angola, Egypt,…

South Africa middle-distance runner Caster Semenya on Monday arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland for a hearing of a case she has filed against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The 800 meters Olympic champion is challenging the…

South Africa middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has declared that she's is "unquestionably a woman."  The two-time 800m Olympic Champion's declaration comes ahead of hearing of a case challenging the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) proposal to restrict testosterone…