London, UK | Xinhua | Three derbies and two debuts mark the return of Premier League action in England this weekend following the international break. League leaders Arsenal get things underway when they take on North-London rivals Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium in what promises to be a fascinating and important …
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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Sadio Mane has been through happier days in his career. Several titles with his former side of Liverpool and himself being awarded African Footballer of the Year twice might tell the story. After a goalless September for his club Bayern Munich, a goal scored for Senegal’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has announced a sponsorship of over Shs200 million towards the Uganda Open Golf Championship 2022. The 5-event Uganda Open will take place at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa from 01 – 29 October 2022 and is expected to attract …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Women’s National Netball team, the She Cranes have been flagged off ahead of a tour to England where they will take part in the Vitality Netball International Series. The team that departed yesterday will use the tour to intensify preparations for the 2023 Netball World …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has confirmed the date for the National Mountain Running Championships in Kapchorwa. According to Benjamin Njia, the Uganda Athletics Federation National coach and vice president of technical, the championships will be held on October 1st. He says that the championship …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to claim the 48th Berlin Marathon title on Sunday. The 37-year-old Kenyan staged a dominant performance and bettered his own record from 2018 by 30 seconds …
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The past four World Cup titles were won by France, Germany, Spain and Italy, and one has to go back as far as 2002 to find Brazil taking the trophy Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | To find several top European football teams in trouble at present seems a small consolation for …
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Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has suspended the Masaza Cup quarterfinals matches due to the Ebola outbreak. Uganda has recorded 11 deaths and 11 confirmed cases of Ebola from communities in Mubende district over the last week. The Chairperson of the Masaza Cup organizing committee Suleiman Ssejjengo, …
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Tanzania 174/5 (20 overs) Uganda 175/2 (19.4 overs) Uganda won by 8 wickets Gauteng, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national cricket team brushed aside Tanzania by eight wickets to win the 1st edition of the Africa Cup in Willowmoore Park in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa on Thursday. In the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Crisis-hit Kenyan football witnessed another day of drama on Tuesday when suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa re-opened the offices he has been locked out of since November 2021, only for the country’s sports minister to term the move a “break in”. The East …
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