World ally Championship 2025: Finsco Africa powers women’s participation in Kenya’s edition of WRC
At just 20 years old, Tinashe Gatimu participated in her third consecutive WRC Safari Rally, driving a Subaru Imprezza GC8 with her mother as her navigator. Their presence in this high-adrenaline sport represents resilience, courage and the breaking of gender barriers.
Some 100,000 motorsport fans descend on Kenya’s ‘Sin City’ for the fourth edition of World Rally Championship
The competition, which kicked off in Naivasha on Friday after President Ruto flagged it off at Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium, is expected to push up local tourism inflows as small and large businesses open their doors for buyers.
Inspired by the achievements of their children and grandchildren on the track, Iten Queens Mother Run jostle for a piece of the pie
The team, which originates from Kessup in Elgeyo Marakwet County, has been participating in local races including Chepsaita, Tinderet Naiberi and the recent Iten Trail Run.
Trump deports Venezuelan soccer player without criminal record ‘under investigation for suspicious tattoos’
According to his attorney, Reyes Barrios marched in two demonstrations, one in February and one in March 2024, and was abducted off the street and taken to government security forces to an undisclosed location, where he was tortured, facing electrocution and suffocation.
Betika partners with Sports Journalists Association of Kenya to honour coaches
Speaking during the event, Betika President James Waindi underlined the importance of celebrating coaches, noting that, while players often receive accolades for their performances, the hard work and dedication of their mentors behind the scenes, remain largely unseen.
Was Maradona’s death case of homicide? Doctors who treated the soccer legend go on trial for negligence
Luque oversaw Maradona’s hospital-to-home transition after the surgery. The swift discharge raised questions at the time, with some experts suggesting that Maradona should have stayed longer in the hospital after his operation.
High-altitude Kenyan town Iten adapts as Olympic champions and amateurs flock to rarefied air
Iten is home to some 42,000 people, mostly subsistence farmers and it has also been a temporary home to plenty of world champions, including two-time Olympic gold medallists Eliud Kipchoge (marathon) and David Rudisha (800 metres), both of Kenya. British four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah would train in Iten for months at a time.
South Africa’s World Cup striker Benni McCarthy appointed Kenya’s national team manager
McCarthy, unveiled at a press conference in Nairobi, was last on the staff at Manchester United for two seasons under manager Erik ten Hag, working as a coach for the strikers.
Bukhungu Stadium: ‘Football Cathedral’ on course to regaining pilgrimage status as sports minister assures it’ll be ready for 2027 AFCON
The successful 2023 school ball games brought back memories of 1936 match that saw Western Kenya team that included the likes of Peter Muchuma (captain), Elijah Masinde wa Namene, Musisi, Nate and Elijah Lidonde, among others outsmart Remington FC 3-0 to become the first African team to beat a European team.
Nairobi gear up for National Basket Association Africa elite camp with big wins in Safaricom tournament
In the final, Olympic Junior Secondary won gold in the girls’ competition after thrashing St John Junior Secondary team 25-03 in a one-sided affair. However, the tables turned in the boys’ final as St. John Junior Secondary team edged out Olympic Junior Secondary team 17-14 in the tightly contested match.
