Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala’s combat sports landscape is set for a massive shakeup tonight as Club Obligato hosts the highly anticipated “Battle for Glory ONE” fight night. Organized by Union Boxing Promotions, the sports promotion wing operating under the umbrella of Union (Union Transport Alliance), the …
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Hammamet, TUNISIA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Johnson Omollo has been re-elected President of the Africa Golf Confederation (AGC), securing an unopposed victory during the General Assembly held in Hammamet, Tunisia on Wednesday. Omollo, who first took the continental helm in 2022 in El Gouna, Egypt, was endorsed by …
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DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are developing a joint visa arrangement to facilitate cross-border travel for football fans during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), an official said on Tuesday. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers, announced …
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Record field lines up as South Africa prepares to defend continental golf crown in Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | South Africa will defend their continental supremacy as a record-breaking field of 17 nations gathers at the La Forêt Golf Course in La Soukra for the 2026 …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Tooro Kingdom has announced the resumption of the fifth edition of the Amasaza football and netball tournament, which was suspended following the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV in August. The tournament, which kicked off on July 12, 2026, had reached …
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Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Namilyango College and Gayaza High School won the Hima Cement sponsored Clash of Titans at Entebbe Club. The Ngonians won the first leg at Kitante with 358 points and followed up their scores with the icing on the cake on Saturday by claiming the …
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Namulongo, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Mary Louise Simpkins Memorial Golf Club received an overwhelming field at the third edition of the Cfao Mobility and Afrisafe Insurance Brokers-sponsored tournament on Friday in Namulonge. Many of the golfers returned to the compact 9-hole, par 70 course to …
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What happens now? COMMENT | JOSH BLAND | The Premier League has published the core findings of the independent commission investigating Manchester City Football Club. It finds the club guilty of all charges relating to serious financial breaches across nine seasons, from 2009-10 to 2017-18. Among its findings were …
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Kampala, Uganda | FEATURE | Oscar Ntambi’s 2026 rally season started with a major test in Kenya and ended with him being crowned Africa Rally Championship (ARC) 2 champion. Driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, Ntambi finished the ARC2 championship with 69 points, seven ahead of Rwanda’s Christian …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s star distance runner Jacob Kiplimo said he is in good form and confident of defending his Chicago Marathon title to be held on Oct. 11. Speaking to Xinhua before departing for the United States, Kiplimo said he was ready for the challenge as he …
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