A Kenyan woman who gave birth to triplets this week has named her children after Arsenal’s Brazilian stars. After putting to bed at the Kakuma Mission Hospital in Turkana, the mother named her children Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Magalhaes. The mother of the babies, Epakan Ekaale is a resident of Loreng'esinyen village of Letea Ward in Turkana West, northern Kenya. Ekaale was not expecting...
Kenya government, World Athletics excectives, athletes, friends and family paid their final respect to late marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum in Kenya on Friday. Kiptum who died alongside his Rwandan coach, Gervais Hakizimana in a car accident on February 11, was buried in his hometown, Chepkorio in Western Kenya. Dignitaries who attended Friday’s funeral include Kenya President, William Ruto and World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe...
Former world record slayer Henry Rono passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday, barely three days after he celebrated his birthday. Rono was renowned for setting four world records in 3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase within 81 days in year 1978. Rono won two gold medals for Kenya in 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase events at 1978 African Games in Algeris and he followed...
Men's marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya has been confirmed dead in a road accident that happened in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum bettered Eliud Kipchoge's record to set a new world lead time of 2 hours and 35 seconds in Chicago Marathon last October. Kiptum's car was the only one involved in the crash after it veered off the road around 11pm (Kenyan...
Mohamed Salah was the star of the show as he found the he back of the net four times in Egypt's 6-0 bashing of Djibouti in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday. The Liverpool star got things off at the Cairo International Stadium in the 17th minute before doubling from the penalty spot five minutes later. He added another two goals...
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