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Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | Barcelona star Lionel Messi was suspended for four Argentina matches by FIFA on Tuesday for swearing at an assistant referee, a ban that will see the striker miss out on decisive qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. Messi was found guilty of “having directed insulting …

2019 NATIONS CUP qualifiers:  Group L – Cape Verde, Uganda, Tanzania, Lesotho Group C – Mali, Gabon, Burundi, South Sudan Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Sudan thrashed Djibouti 6-0 in Juba on Tuesday to reach the group stage of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Trailing 2-0 from the …

The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has said the country earned as much as $4 million by hosting the World Cross Country Athletics Championships at the weekend. UTB’s Chief Executive Officer Stephen Asiimwe told the press that Uganda hosted over 2,500 people and their expenditure is projected to have reached $4 million …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | By Michael O’HAGAN Kenya dominated the World Cross-Country Championships on Sunday, Geoffrey Kamworor defending his men’s title, Irene Cheptai leading a historic cleansweep in the women’s race and Asbel Kiprop helping to secure a third gold in the mixed relay. Kamworor had to rely on …

African football federations are banking on newly elected President of Confederation of African Football Ahmad Ahmad to develop the continent’s football infrastructure after he ended Issa Hayatou’s 29 year reign with a humiliating victory. Ahmad plans to introduce more ex footballers in the Technical committee of the Confederation as well …

Kenya’s Kamworor successfully defended his senior men’s World Cross Country Championship title on Sunday, a first back-to-back senior men’s winner since 2006. Joshua Cheptegei set a blistering pace after two laps to destroy the field, but in the final lap suddenly slowed down, and walked to the finish line in 30th …

RESULT: Jacob Kiplimo takes the U20 men’s title, winning Uganda’s first ever gold medal in World Cross history. #iaafkampala2017 — IAAF (@iaaforg) March 26, 2017 Jacob Kiplimo took the lead in the 2nd of four laps, and held on to win Uganda a first ever gold at the World Championships …

4.55PM: Uganda will not get a better chance than on home ground to end the reign of Kenya and Ethiopia in the senior men’s individual 10km race. “Going by what I saw in training, I believe our time for gold has finally come,” Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich said, adding that “the …

3.50pm: Long distance ace Stella Chesang, 11th at the last World Cross Country championships, will lead Uganda’ quest for a second medal in the team event. Uganda will be hoping to better the bronze they won at the last championships in 2015.   ORDER / LANE ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 …

RESULT: Jacob Kiplimo takes the U20 men’s title, winning Uganda’s first ever gold medal in World Cross history. #iaafkampala2017 — IAAF (@iaaforg) March 26, 2017 Uganda has a very strong record in the junior events of the World Cross Country championships, having bagged a stunning 14 medals in the last …