SPORTS

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A clinical Liverpool guaranteed they will be No 1 at Christmas with a 7-0 victory over Crystal Palace. Takumi Minamino showed good feet before finding the bottom corner after three minutes for his first Premier League goal. Palace responded but could not get the …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |  Fitness and ability to recover will be key factors in the Premier League matches to be played over the next three days as Liverpool defend their leadership with a difficult visit to Crystal Palace, while Tottenham look to bounce back from their defeat at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cubs will face Ethiopia in their last Group A match at the on-going Zonal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) U-17 qualifiers in Rwanda this afternoon at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda. Although the Uganda Cubs have already booked a place in the semi-finals, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Umbro, an English Sportswear and football equipment supplier has signed a partnership to be the official technical sponsor of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) for the next four years. The partnership that extends to all FUFA’s affiliated teams will see Umbro supply both men’s …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |   Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski won the best FIFA men’s player award on Thursday, beating the other two finalists Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony was held as a virtual event at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roberto Firmino headed in a 90th-minute winner as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Anfield and overtook their title rivals at the top of the Premier League table. The Reds had the better of the first half and took a 26th-minute lead when Mohamed Salah’s …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cubs will this afternoon battle Kenya in the on-going Zonal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) U-17 qualifiers in Rubavu, Rwanda. Victory for the Cubs will see them book a place in the semi-final stage.  Uganda Cubs coach Hamzah Lutalo told Uganda Radio Network on …

Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |    Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in Valdebebas on Tuesday, but were made to dig deep by a rival that had to play for 77 minutes with just 10 men. The visitors were down to 10 men after just 13 minutes after Raul Garcia …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |   Chelsea slipped to their second defeat in four days after Pedro Neto’s injury-time goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat away to Wolves on Tuesday night. Olivier Giroud had put Chelsea in front with a well-taken left-foot volley in the 49th minute from Ben …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has announced a long-term partnership with Umbro as the official technical sponsor for the next four years. FUFA president Moses Magogo says Umbro has all it takes to lift Uganda to a top footballing country on the African continent. …