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  Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    FC Barcelona sacked coach Quique Setien on Monday following an emergency directors’ meeting called in the wake of Friday’s 8-2 UEFA Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. The club confirmed the decision in a communique issued after a meeting that lasted for over four …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Each of the four clubs to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals enjoyed a break in the lead up to the finals in Lisbon. Did the early culmination of the French league in the latter stages of April and the late finish of the German …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Chinese international forward Wu Lei has signed a contract extension with Espanyol, the Barcelona based outfit confirmed on Monday. Wu Lei’s previous deal was due to expire on December 31 of this year. The striker has agreed new terms which will keep him at the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    FINA, world swimming governing body, announced the FINA swimming world 2021 calendar, which will include six legs from September to October 2021 across Asia, the Middle-East and Europe. According to a FINA news release on Monday, the first cluster of the 2021 season will be …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The scene on the training ground in the Swiss mountain town of Bad Ragaz appears to be the starting point for Jude Bellingham’s new life. His tough tackling seems to have taken his teammates aback. Not many at Borussia Dortmund seemed to have been prepared …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Japanese tennis player and former U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori said Sunday he has contracted COVID-19 and has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open that starts next week. “I have some unfortunate news,” Nishikori said through social media. “This morning while still in Florida, …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou said he hopes to finish his career with Botafogo after arriving in Rio de Janeiro with his Brazilian wife on Saturday. Kalou agreed to an 18-month contract last month but his move was delayed as he waited for his Brazilian …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola regretted after a scorching defeat by Olympique Lyon, the English side’s fourth straight UEFA Champions League elimination on Saturday. Since the Spanish coach took charge of City, the Manchester team has failed to reach the semifinals of Europe’s most important …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton easily won Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix for his fourth win in six races in the 2020 Formula 1 season. In a processional affair, Hamilton started from pole position and led every lap at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and was never truly …

Cologne, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Luuk de Jong struck 12 minutes from time as Sevilla advanced to their fourth UEFA Europa League final in seven years on Sunday. The Red Devils started aggressively, snapping into challenges, committing men forward and causing terror with their direct running. It soon brought …