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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes has qualified for the round of 16 at the ongoing Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Although the Cranes lost 2-0 to hosts Egypt on Sunday night, Zimbabwe’s 4-0 loss top DR Congo in the other Group A game meant …

Madrid, Spain | AFP | La Liga president Javier Tebas has said he would rather Neymar does not return to La Liga if he cannot improve his behaviour. Neymar left Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world record fee of 222 million euros in August 2017, but could make a …

Rome, Italy | AFP | Veteran Uruguayan central defender Diego Godin, who announced his departure from Atletico Madrid in May, signed a three-year deal with Inter Milan on Monday. In a busy day of Serie A transfer activity, Luca Pellegrini became reigning champions Juventus’ first summer signing after moving from Roma …

  Salah scores as Egypt maintain perfect Cup of Nations record FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Egypt 🇪🇬 2 | DRC 🇨🇩  4 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 0 Cairo, Egypt | AFP |  Mohamed Salah scored from a free-kick as host nation Egypt defeated Uganda 2-0 in Cairo Sunday to win Group A at the …

FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Egypt 🇪🇬 2 | DRC 🇨🇩  4 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 0 💠 18 Onyango 💠 3 Awanyi Timothy* 💠 15 Godfrey Walusimbi 💠 14 Niko Wadada* 💠 16 Hassan Wasswa 💠 23 Michael Azira 💠 7 Emma Okwi 💠 8 Khalid Aucho 💠 17 Miya 💠 21 Allan Kyambadde* …

  Uganda 🇺🇬 v Egypt 🇪🇬 10pm 💠 Standings  P Pts Egypt  🇪🇬        2 6 Uganda 🇺🇬     2 4 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 2 1 DR Congo 🇨🇩 2 0 UGANDA XI: 💠 18 Onyango 💠 3 Awanyi Timothy* 💠 15 Godfrey Walusimbi 💠 14 Niko Wadada* 💠 16 Hassan …

Belo Horizonte, Brazil | AFP |  For the last dozen years, Argentina has been waiting for global superstar Lionel Messi to lead their football team to a major international trophy. But when the the country needed the five-time Ballon d’Or winner most, Messi failed to emulate the feats of Diego Maradona …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Ashleigh Barty goes into Wimbledon buoyed, unlike her predecessor Naomi Osaka, by being world number one and with several of her major rivals struggling. The engaging 23-year-old Australian — who emulated compatriot Evonne Goolagong Cawley by becoming number one last weekend — has yet …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Roger Federer admitted Saturday that his epic Grand Slam rivalry with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic has helped propel him to his status as one of the greatest players of all time. Federer is about to embark on his bid to lift a ninth Wimbledon …

Spielberg, Austria | AFP | Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for Ferrari in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix with a track record lap on Saturday as Lewis Hamilton was hit with a three-place grid penalty, demoting the world champion from the first to the third row. Hamilton was due to share the …