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18-year-old Kenyan athlete Rhonex Kipruto has smashed the record for a 10-kilometre race in the United States. The teenager clocked the fastest time ever on US soil for a 10km race at the UAE Healthy Kidney run held in New York City's Central Park on Sunday. He finished the race on a record 27…

Kenya has sailed to the Singapore Sevens Cup quarter-finals after defeating USA 33-14 in their final Pool B match played at National Stadium on Saturday. After falling 28-19 to England in their opening fixture, Kenya staged a come-back by beating France 34-0 to revive their hopes of reaching to the…

Two Kenyan rugby players were on Monday arraigned before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Francis Wandayi to face charges of gang-raping a female musician two months ago. Lawrence Frank Wanyama and Alex Mahaga Olaba who appear for Kenya Harlequin Rugby Club were brought before the court after…

Kenyan Olympic 5000 meters champion Vivian Cheruiyot and her male Olympic champion counterpart Eliud Kipchoge have won the 2018 London Marathon in the women and men categories respectively. Vivian clocked a Personal Best (PB) of 2:18:31 to win the London Marathon honors, becoming the fourth fastest…

Yuki Kawauchi of Japan upset Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui to win the men's race of the 2018 Boston Marathon. Kawauchi overtook Kirui in the final stretch of the race to win at a time of 2:15:58. Kirui, the defending champion in the race, crossed the finish line in 2:18:21. American (Kenyan-born) Shadrack…

Kenyan boxer Brian Agina, who participated in the just concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, has gone missing. Agina reportedly went missing from the Athletes Village on Sunday night, hours after the event concluded. The President of the Boxing Association of…

A Kenyan marathoner, Michael Kunyuga left many shocked on Sunday after he collapsed near the finish line during a marathon, but that did not stop him from completing the race. Kunyuga was just a few meters away from the finish line during Hanover Marathon in Germany when he collapsed to the ground…

Two mistakes by the veteran players Willy Ambaka and Collins Injera in the first half were enough to deny Kenya Sevens their first ever Hong Kong title after they succumbed 24-12 to Fiji on Sunday afternoon. Kenya faced Fiji in the final, the same opponent who trounced them in the Vancouver Sevens…

Kenya Rugby Sevens star Daniel Sikuta was on Monday morning involved in a road crash along Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. The forward, who was part of the Kenyan side that sailed all the way to the Cup final at the Vancouver Sevens in Canada eight days ago, however, escaped unhurt. Sikuta, who represents…

Shujaa, the Kenyan Rugby Sevens team finished second after losing to Fiji in the final of the main cup at the 2018 Canada Sevens Rugby tournament on Sunday afternoon in Vancouver, Canada. Kenya lost 12-31 to Fiji to grab 19 points in the Vancouver leg of the 2018 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.…