FIFA Referees Committee chairman Pierluigi Collina [FIFA] FIFA Referees Committee chairman Pierluigi Collina has hailed the trio of refereeing innovations debuted at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, declaring that body-worn cameras, an eight-second goalkeeper rule and an upgraded semi-automated offside system “went beyond our expectations.” Speaking to FIFA, the celebrated…
Femke Bol expressed surprise at her 51.95-second win in the Monaco Diamond League 400m hurdles. Dutch sensation Femke Bol has admitted she was surprised by her dominant win at the Monaco Diamond League. Bol clocked an impressive 51.95 seconds in the 400m hurdles, a strong statement ahead of next week’s showdown in London. Despite a…
Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga. PHOTO//https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1318385283625628&set=pb.100063625064069.-2207520000&type=3Kabuchai Member of Parliament Majimbo Kalasinga has accused Kenya Kwanza MPs of diverting funds raised through national empowerment programmes for personal gain. These programmes, currently being championed by pro-government lawmakers across the country, involve fundraisers targeting women and youth groups. Speaking in his constituency on Sunday, July 13, 2025, during a…
Cosmas Bett on his way to victory in a past Maasai Mara Ultra Marathon. [Courtesy] Cosmas Bett will be out for a sixth consecutive victory at the 2025 Maasai Mara Ultra Marathon set for November 15 in the northern region of the various scenic Maasai Mara conservancies. Dubbed the ‘UltraMaraThon’, the enduring 50km showpiece, whose…
The race for the 2025 Diamond League final is on and with four series meetings to go before the season finale in Zurich, who are the Kenyans who have booked their tickets? As the Diamond League season gets to the homestretch, four Kenyan athletes have already secured their tickets to the final set to take…
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Kibwesi West MP Mwengi Mutuse during a past parliamentary event. PHOTO/@HonMwengiMutuse/XKibwezi West Member of Parliament Mwengi Mutuse has likened the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to the late South African towering figure Nelson Mandela, calling him “Africa’s modern-day Mandela” and praising his decades-long contribution to democracy and peace in Kenya and across the continent. Speaking…
Paralympics marathon runner Henry Wanyoike in action with his guide during a recreational run dubbed Ignite 2023 new year run in Karen, Nairobi on January 1, 2023. ( File, Standard) Celebrated Paralympian Henry Wanyoike cruised to the tape to win the 10km category of the 2025 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon warm-up race held in the…
Discover how Polish star Iga Swiatek dominated Wimbledon and why her mother’s absence revealed a strained family relationship. Polish world No. 4 Iga Swiatek clinched the Wimbledon title with a dominant 6-0 6-0 victory over American Amanda Anisimova, ranked 12th. Swiatek’s father Tomasz and older sister Agata were present in her box while her mother,…
A new report has sounded the alarm over Kenya’s packaged food market, revealing that over 90 percent of products sold contain dangerously high levels of sugar, salt, or fat. The Global Access to Nutrition Index (ATNi), which evaluates the healthiness of food products, reviewed items from more than 25 major food and beverage companies operating…
Mugirango South MP Silvanus Osoro speaking in Kangundo on June 7, 2025. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/photo?fbid=24196538193276696&set=pcb.24196541853276330National Assembly Majority Whip and South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro has thrown his weight behind former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s recent call for a national conclave. Speaking in Migori during a women’s empowerment programme on Sunday, July 13, 2025, Osoro said Raila’s call…
Juliana Namutara (C) of KCB strike against Trizah Atuka and Faith Imodia of Kenya Pipeline volleyball club during their Kenya Volleyball Federation playoffs for men and women at Kasarani Gymnasium in Nairobi on October 04, 2023. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Reigning Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) Women’s National League champions Kenya Pipeline will today battle it out…
Sylvester Owino believes CHAN 2024 is a golden opportunity for Kenyan-based players to attract overseas interest, with scouts expected to closely follow talents like Austin Odhiambo and Mohammed Bajaber. Gor Mahia’s defensive anchor Sylvester Owino believes the upcoming 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), set to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania in August, could…
Drone testing underway at Konza Technopolis, conducted by Jays Pyrotechnics under the supervision of KCAA and Konza Technopolis authorities. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has officially declared Konza Technopolis to be the National Drone Corridor of Kenya, a giant step forward towards advanced drone technology in Kenya. This makes Konza the first regulated airfield…
Comedian Eric Omondi. PHOTO/@ericomondi/InstagramComedian and activist Eric Omondi has called on Kenya’s Gen Z to remain firm in their pursuit of justice and reform, assuring them that the lives lost during recent protests will not be in vain. In a heartfelt Instagram post shared on Sunday, 13 July 2025, Omondi reflected on the burial of…