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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has confirmed that only 12 teams will feature in the 2021/2022 FUFA Big League season. The development was confirmed to Uganda Radio Network (URN) by FUFA competitions director, Aisha Nalule who said the reason for the changes was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wednesday marked six months since Bwaise based boxer, Isaac Ssenyange alias Zebra Mando, was shot dead by soldiers under the Joint Ant-Terrorism Task Force –JATT. Zebra met his death on December 30, 2020, at St Francis Zone, Bwaise III Parish, Kawempe division. His death …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The departure of 2014 world champion coach Joachim Loew triggers a new era for the German national team. After Loew’s 15 years on the German bench, a well thought-over restart is required to initiate the country’s return to football’s top level after two disappointing majors: the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has qualified for the 5000m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics scheduled for next month. The Ugandan star qualified after scooping the 5000m race at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Stadion Allmend in Luzern, Switzerland beating Kenya’s Daniel Simiyu. Kiplimo ran for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Express FC are the champions of this year’s Star Times Uganda Premier League season. The Federation of Uganda Football Association declared the Eagles champions of the 2020/2021 Star Times Uganda Premier League season following their executive committee meeting held on Tuesday afternoon. The decision to …

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2 Germany  🇩🇪 0 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | That’s it! A huge Wembley roar went up as England finally secured a UEFA EURO knockout victory, and at the expense of their major tournament foes Germany. Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored in the final 15 minutes to earn …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The ultimate test between man and machine roared back to life during the past week with the successful hosting of the 2021 Safari Rally in Kenya. On June 27, Frenchman Sebastien Ogier was crowned the winner of the WRC Safari Rally 2021 for his fourth victory …

Croatia 3 Spain 5 (AET) France 3 (4) Switzerland 3 (5) (AET) Bucharest, Hungary | THE INDEPENDENT | What a night – well, what a day of EURO football. And it ends with the world champions, two goals ahead with nine minutes to go, knocked out on penalties by Switzerland. …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Sunday the East African nation will continue hosting the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally every year until 2026. Kenyatta, who presided over the presentation of prizes to winners of the 2021 WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, the …

Netherlands 0 Czech Republic 2 Belgium 1 Portugal 0 Seville, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |  Thorgan Hazard’s magnificent goal helped Belgium knock out holders Portugal on Sunday. Courtois made world-class saves against dangerous Portugal, but Belgium – with plenty of character and a little luck – reach the quarter-finals. They …