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KAMPALA,  Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda will send five teams to the 2024 International School Sport Federation (ISF) Football World Cup in China. The global tournament will take place from May 17 to 27 in Dalian, northeast China. Justus Mugisha, president of the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA), told …

With 100 days out to the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics, expectations are running high amid challenges. PARIS, France | Xinhua | With the Olympic flame lit on Tuesday in ancient Olympia, the countdown to the Paris Olympic Games hit the 100-day mark, ushering in a period of intense …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed the Minister of Education and Sports to ensure that buses belonging to Pioneer bus company are vacated from Mandela National stadium to pave way for the country to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in September 2024, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, inspected works at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. Among, accompanied by a team from Parliament, was taken on a guided tour by army officials supervised by sports state minister, Peter Ogwang, and was satisfied with the works done by …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has welcomed a move by World Athletics to reward gold medal winners at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Earlier this week, World Athletics announced that each of the 48 athletics events at the Paris Olympics will see its gold medal …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda will field four athletes for the season-opening World Athletics Diamond League in Xiamen, China on April 20. Dominic Otuchet, president of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), told Xinhua on Thursday that the four athletes are Dan Kibet, Oscar Chelimo, Winnie Nanyondo and Peruth Chemutai. …

oole Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has tasked the State Minister for Sports Peter Ogwang to provide accountability for the 97 billion shillings spent on renovations of Mandela National Stadium- Namboole. Among issued the directive during the plenary after the Opposition Chief …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Thousands of Ugandans took part in a mega run on Sunday organized by the Buganda Kingdom and Airtel to raise funds for the fight against HIV and AIDS in the East African country. Dubbed the Kabaka Birthday Run 2024, the annual event was held under the …

Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bidco FC returned to winning ways after a 3-0 defeat of Wakiso Giants in a Uganda Premier League match played on Saturday at the FUFA technical Centre in Njeru. The Eastern based side took the lead through Jerome Kiirya scored their opening goal. Alex Kitata …

LONDON | Xinhua | Arsenal showed both their ability on the break and their defensive capability to win 3-0 away to Brighton on Saturday evening and returned to the top of the Premier League above Liverpool, who play away to Manchester United on Sunday. The deadlock in an absorbing first …