Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool will be without top scorer Mohamed Salah for Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final, second leg against Barcelona after manager Jurgen Klopp revealed he was concussed in a 3-2 win at Newcastle. The Egyptian was stretchered off at St James’ Park on Saturday due to a …
Read More »Fresh dairy Secondary school games kick off in Mbale
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total 185 secondary schools are competing in the first Edition of the Fresh Dairy Secondary School sports games. Mbale Secondary school and Nkoma Secondary School are hosting the games that kicked off on Sunday. Some of the schools that have been credited to participate …
Read More »Chelsea qualify for Champions League as Arsenal, Man Utd flop
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea secured a place in next season’s Champions League on Sunday as Manchester United and Arsenal badly fluffed their lines in the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four. Maurizio Sarri’s side beat Watford 3-0 to lift them into third spot behind …
Read More »Man City overtake Man Utd as most valuable Premier League club
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City have overtaken Manchester United as the Premier League’s most valuable club, with higher wages and lower profits hurting the Old Trafford powerhouse, according to a football finance survey published Friday. Premier League champions City are valued at £2.364 billion ($3.07 billion) in 2017/18, up £385 million, according …
Read More »Nine-man Spurs stunned, Cardiff relegated
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mauricio Pochettino insisted on Saturday that nine-man Tottenham won’t let a “cruel” 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth ruin their bid to finish in the top four and reach the Champions League final, while Cardiff were relegated after their 3-2 defeat against Crystal Palace. Tottenham’s South Korea …
Read More »‘I won’t take medication’: Semenya defiant after winning first race since ruling defeat
Doha, Qatar | AFP | Caster Semenya won the 800 metres at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday in her first race since losing her appeal over a controversial gender ruling, claiming “actions speak louder than words”. The South African, a two-time Olympic champion, timed 1min 54.98sec to defeat Burundi’s …
Read More »Onduparaka FC signs football for peace partnership with AVSI
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua based Onduparaka football club has signed a three-year partnership deal with Association of Volunteers in International Service – AVSI to nurture and promote talent among refugees and host communities. The partnership will target young refugees and communities leaving in Omugo and Palabek Ogili refugee …
Read More »UBA, Mastercard to reward Ugandan customers with trip to Champions League Semis
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading Pan-African Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC in partnership with leading global payments and technology company, MasterCard, are giving away all- expenses paid trips to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League to 12 lucky UBA Mastercard holders. The participating countries are …
Read More »Liverpool aim to spoil Messi’s Champions League dream
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Jurgen Klopp has insisted Liverpool are ready to end Lionel Messi’s Champions League mission by beating Barcelona in the semi-finals. Messi has been rested for Barca’s last two league games and appears more motivated than ever in Europe, after pledging to “bring that beautiful cup back …
Read More »Semenya loses court challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the application of the “discriminatory” regulations. Semenya, a double Olympic champion, was fighting measures imposed by the International Association …
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