Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Athletics legend Usain Bolt insists he is serious about realising his dream of becoming a top-class footballer after training with Borussia Dortmund. “I really want to try and make it professionally, to play at a high level,” the sprint superstar told reporters on Friday at …
Read More »Uganda U-20 summoned for Total 2019 Cup of Nations qualifiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Uganda National U-20 Junior team (Hippos) have been summoned to start preparations for the Total 2019 U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Sudan on 31st March 2018 in Kampala and the return leg set for the weekend of 20-22nd April in Juba. Head …
Read More »Plascon eliminate Mbarara to advance to Uganda Cup quarter finals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the second set of Stanbic Uganda Cup round of 16 matches played on Thursday afternoon, FFA Big league side Kansai Plascon eliminated Premier League team Mbarara city at Kakyeka Stadium. Mbarara City who are also struggling in the Azam Uganda Premier league will …
Read More »40-year-old Buffon happy to be part of new Italy generation
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon insisted Thursday that he still has a role to play in Italy’s future despite already having passed his 40th birthday. The Juventus star quit international football after Italy stunningly failed to qualify for the World Cup finals. However, he has …
Read More »Museveni flags off Team Uganda to Commonwealth Games
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that it is vital for sportsmen and women to maintain discipline and cooperation while competing. The President made the call at State House, Entebbe when he flagged off Team Uganda for the 21st Commonwealth Games slated to start on 4th …
Read More »Bale nets hat-trick as Wales smash sorry China 6-0
Nanning, China | AFP | Ryan Giggs’ first game as Wales coach got off to a flying start Thursday with a 6-0 demolition of China as Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick. The Real Madrid forward scored his 29th international goal for his country to become the highest scoring Welsh player …
Read More »Bolt’s coming! Star to train with Dortmund on Friday
Berlin, Germany | AFP | Athletics legend Usain Bolt, who has ambitions to start a football career at 31, will train with Borussia Dortmund on Friday, the Bundesliga club confirmed. “Bolt is coming!” tweeted the German club on Thursday, while the Jamaican sprint star wrote “BVB, get ready for Friday …
Read More »Sanchez admits to ‘rough’ start at United
Santiago, Chile | AFP | Alexis Sanchez confessed on Wednesday to having had a “rough” start at Manchester United where he’s scored only once in 10 matches since his lucrative move from Arsenal in January. The diminutive Chilean forward has been in the eye of the storm with a string of …
Read More »Commonwealth Games abandons data mining after Facebook scandal
Sydney, Australia | AFP | A plan to mine data from Commonwealth Games visitors who use free and fast wifi in Australia was abandoned Thursday as a privacy scandal swirls around social media giant Facebook. The local Gold Coast council is offering a service up to 10 times normal speed …
Read More »In Somalia, women defy strict rules to play football
Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Shortly after sunrise, a group of young women arrives at a football pitch in Mogadishu, where they shrug off their hijabs — some changing underneath the billowing veil — to reveal their team kit. Young Somali men stand nearby, some disapproving but all watching closely, as …
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