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Milan, Italy | AFP | Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women’s prize to cap a historic year for the United States’ World Cup icon. Barcelona striker Messi’s victory in Milan was a surprise as he edged out Virgil …

IAAF chief Coe confirms knowledge of German media’s Kenya doping claims Doha, Qatar | AFP | IAAF president Sebastian Coe confirmed on Monday reports in German media which said the governing body’s integrity unity had received claims of doping against Kenyan athletes ahead of the World Championships. Television channel ZDF …

Group A 🇩🇯 Djibouti 1-5 Uganda Hippos 🇺🇬 🇪🇷 Eritrea 3-3 Sudan 🇸🇩 Group C: 🇧🇮 Somalia 1-2 Burundi 🇸🇴 Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a goal galore at the Pece War Memorial Stadium in Gulu as the Uganda U-20 national team (Uganda Hippos) humiliated Djibouti 5-1 during a group A contest at …

Some players have endured extraordinary conditions in far-flung outposts of the rugby world — Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda. “They played on a pitch one day with electric cables running straight down the middle. The ref said if it hits the cable, we’ll put down a scrum.” Tokyo, Japan | AFP | …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster says it is only a matter of time before Manchester City smash 10 goals in a match after being on the end of an 8-0 hammering. The Hornets felt the full force of the champions’ attacking power on Saturday as they …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Manchester United’s demoralising defeat against West Ham was a stark reminder of how far they have fallen as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wrestles with how to turn around his side’s fortunes. Mistakes at the back, a desperate lack of midfield creativity and a worrying shortage …

Arsenal 🔴 3-2 🔵 Aston Villa London, United Kingdom | AFP | Unai Emery hailed the character of his ten-man Arsenal to twice come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and move back into the Premier League top four on Sunday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 84th minute free-kick completed the comeback for a …

  Sept 22 Uganda 🔴 11 -0 Mauritius 🔵 0 Port Luis, Mauritius | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda U17 Women’s national football team put up a dominant at the ongoing COSAFA U17 Women’s Championship to dispatch hosts Mauritius 11-0 on Sunday. Right from the onset at the St. Francois Xavier …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool moved back five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Chelsea on another miserable day for Manchester United as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men lost to West Ham on Sunday. United are already 10 points behind the …

  West Ham 2⃣ ManUtd 0⃣ London, United Kingdom | AFP |  West Ham inflicted more away-day pain on a poor Manchester United side on Sunday, lifting themselves to fourth in the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win at the London Stadium. Andriy Yarmolenko’s goal shortly before half-time and …