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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  NCBA Bank has successfully concluded the first season of the NCBA Junior Golf Series, culminating in an electrifying finale at the Uganda Golf Club on March 2. The series, which drew over 100 junior golfers from Uganda and beyond, highlighted NCBA’s commitment to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has secured qualification for the 2025 World Athletics Championship in Tokyo, Japan. Cheptegei, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, qualified after beating the qualification time when he finished ninth in Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon. Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele won the race. The Ugandan clocked 2:05:59 …

  ✳ Tokyo Marathon 2025 Men’s Top 10 1. T. Takele – 2:03:23 2. D. Geleta – 2:03:51 3. V. Ngetich – 2:04:00 4. T. Kipruto – 2:05:34 5. M. Uma – 2:05:46 6. B. Kipruto – 2:05:46 7. G. Toroitich – 2:05:46 8. S. Hassan – 2:05:57 9. J. …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei will compete in the Tokyo Marathon on March 2. Cheptegei told Xinhua that he is well-prepared after months of intensive training. “I made my debut in the Valencia Marathon last year and finished 37th. Now I am …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | The Premier League takes a break this weekend as attention focuses on the fifth round of the FA Cup, which several sides will be viewing as their only chance of silverware this season. Manchester City is out of the Premier League title race and out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 12th edition of the Kabaka Birthday Run will champion the fight against HIV/AIDS.  The annual run, which attracts over 100,000 participants, serves as a key fundraising platform for health-related causes, with thematic shifts every three years, though the urgency of combating HIV/AIDS has …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Stella Chesang has been confirmed to take part in the TCS London Marathon 2025 slated for April 27. Dominic Otuchet, President of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), told Xinhua on Monday, “We have now confirmed both Jacob Kiplimo for the men’s and Chesang for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have clarified that Nigerian forward Abubakar Lawal, who plies his trade with Uganda Premier League side Vipers Sports Club, died after falling from a building, and not in a traffic accident  as earlier reported. The 29-year-old Lawal, who played a pivotal part for SC Vipers, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Nigerian forward Abubakar Lawal, who plies his trade with Uganda Premier League side Vipers Sports Club, died in a traffic accident in Uganda on Monday. The 29-year-old Lawal was reportedly heading to the club’s training ground at St. Mary’s Stadium in Entebbe, Central Region of …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback following a 1-0 home loss to West Ham United on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen’s diving header in the 44th minute from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross gave Graham Potter just his second league win as West Ham coach. Potter …