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Kenya needs $4.5 mn for CWG team

Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenya will need about $4.5 million to send a team of about 300 athletes and officials to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4 to 15, 2018….




Kenyan athletes dominate Casablanca marathon

Rabat, Oct 30 (IANS) Kenyan athletes dominated Morocco’s Casablanca International marathon, sweeping the three medals in the men’s race. Evans Kipkoech won the gold medal after crossing the finish line with a time of 2:09:39,…








Olympic high jump champ Ruth Beitia retires

Madrid, Oct 18 (IANS) Olympic 2016 women’s high jump champion Ruth Beitia of Spain brought the curtain down on her long and successful career on Wednesday. The 38-year-old three-time European champion first arrived on the…




Jeptoo’s coach cleared of doping charge

Nairobi, Oct 13 (IANS) An Italian coach charged with administering banned blood booster Erythropoietin (EPO) to disgraced Kenyan female marathon star Rita Jeptoo has been cleared of the charges by a Nairobi court. The ruling,…