NEW YORK | Xinhua | This was a World Cup that looked different from the outset. FIFA had already committed to an expanded 48-team format before it even chose a host, and when the joint bid from Canada, Mexico and the United States won that vote in 2018, the 2026 …
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KCB Bank Uganda Backs Uganda’s Young Chess Talent Through Inaugural Schools Tournament Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | More than 800 learners from across Uganda converged at Kampala Parents School at the weekend for the inaugural KCB Schools Chess Tournament, a first-of-its-kind competition with the largest number of …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Morocco, Spain and Portugal will jointly host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, in what FIFA has described as a landmark celebration of the tournament’s centenary and a major milestone for global football. The decision, ratified by FIFA in 2024, will see Morocco become the first African …
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The Aston Villa deal is Rwanda’s boldest attempt yet to transform football visibility into tourism, investment and international influence NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | When English Premier League side Aston Villa walks onto the pitch next season, Visit Rwanda will occupy the most coveted piece of commercial …
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NEW YORK | Xinhua | Substitute Ferran Torres scored in extra time as Spain beat 10-man Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup final on Sunday. Torres, a 62nd-minute replacement for Mikel Oyarzabal, put Spain ahead in the 106th minute, finishing a swift attacking move with a powerful shot into …
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Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Towering pro golfer Grace “Woods” Kasango won a dramatic playoff with Ronald Rugumayo on Friday to win the Absa Chairman’s Bell at the par 72 Uganda Golf Club. Kasango and Rugumayo returned to the clubhouse with identical scores of 10 under par 278 …
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MIAMI, United States | Xinhua | England beat France 6-4 to claim the World Cup third place on Saturday, its best finish at the tournament since lifting the trophy in 1966 as they combined to score the most goals in a World Cup game since 1982. Kylian Mbappe scored twice …
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NEW YORK | Xinhua | Spain and Argentina clash in Sunday’s World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium, a meeting of the reigning European and South American champions. Here is what to know about the match, the numbers behind it and the storylines to watch. BASICS Kickoff is …
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NEW YORK | Xinhua | England supporters and pundits have been almost unanimous in pointing the finger of blame for Wednesday’s 2-1 World Cup semifinal defeat to Argentina at coach Thomas Tuchel and the decisions he made after Anthony Gordon had given his side the lead early in the second …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has formally asked the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to allow the newly-built Hoima City Stadium to host its matches in the 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, a government official said on Thursday. Peter Ogwang, Uganda’s state minister for sports, told …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
