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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Lionel Messi will be free to play in Argentina’s opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ecuador next month after the forward’s suspension was deemed to be no longer valid, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Thursday. Messi received a one-match ban for an …

  Premier League – live matches   Saturday 12 September 14:30: Fulham v Arsenal 17:00: Crystal Palace v Southampton 17:00: West Ham United v Newcastle United – 19:30: Liverpool v Leeds United Sunday 13 September 16:00: West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City 18:30: Tottenham Hotspur v Everton – Monday 14 September …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain opened their Ligue 1 title defence with a shock 1-0 defeat at newly-promoted Lens. The absence of some key players, including Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Mauro Icardi, Andel Di Maria and Keylor Navas who have all tested positive for coronavirus, reduced Thomas …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finally fixed the final dates for the 2021 Total Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).  Ahmad Ahmad, the CAF President announced the development during a zoom press conference, before more details where sent out in a press release. During an …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   One day later than expected and with several big names missing, the first round of games of La Liga kicks off in Spain this weekend. The matches between La Liga champions, Real Madrid and Getafe, Barcelona and newly promoted Elche and Atletico Madrid and Europa …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   It’s a new season but everyone will be looking to the same team to be the favorites to lift the Premier League title. Liverpool waited 30 years before Jurgen Klopp steered them to glory last season and the 18-point margin of victory, (which would probably …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Italian Serie A on Wednesday announced a plan to set up a new company that will seek investors and oversee the sale of the league’s television rights. The league told reporters that the media rights for the league for the last three seasons brought …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien has been named one of the coaching staff for Danish side FC Nordsjaelland. The Ghanaian footballer announced on his official twitter account on Wednesday, “I am delighted to have joined FC Nordsjaelland coaching staff as part of my development …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Paulinho and Fei Nanduo scored as defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande beat Shenzhen Kaisa 2-0 here on Wednesday to secure a place in the second stage in the 2020 Chinese Super League (CSL) season. Jordi Cruyff’s debut as Shenzhen Kaisa was bitter but the Dutch said …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Ugandan star athlete Jacob Kiplimo on Tuesday won the men’s 5,000m race, out-performing Selemon Barega of Ethiopia at the Ostrava Golden Spike in Czech Republic. This win came weeks after another Ugandan star Joshua Cheptegei shattered Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000m world record at …