London, United Kingdom | AFP | Premier League leaders Manchester City maintained their perfect start under Pep Guardiola as Manchester United returned to winning ways against champions Leicester City. Here are five things we learnt this weekend. No Rooney, no problem for Man United The Manchester United team sheet …
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Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | Denis Onyango’s South African club Mamelodi Sundowns reached the CAF Champions League final on Saturday — five months after being eliminated from the competition. The Pretoria side popularly known as the ‘Brazilians’ defeated ZESCO United of Zambia 2-0 at home to qualify 3-2 on …
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The Uganda Rugby Cranes defied the odds on Saturday when they pipped Namibia 38-19 to win the Rugby Afrique 7s tournament in Kenya. So miraculous is the feat owing to the fact that coach Tolbert Onyango is the muscle behind the success after he invested personal finances to ensure the …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger memorably announced his arrival as a revolutionary force in England by banning his players from eating sweets, but the Arsenal manager’s reign has turned increasingly sour as he marks the 20th anniversary of his appointment. Arguably the most significant agent of change …
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KCCA in conjunction with the Motor sport federation FMU have unveiled plans to hold a two day motor rally event to spice this year’s Kampala City Festival. KCCA executive director Jennifer Musisi told journalists at city hall that Ugandans need to get an opportunity to enjoy high speed road racing that had …
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The board of trustees of Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium has asked government for a bailout to pay tax arrears they owe Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). State minister of sports Charles Bakabulindi told parliament on Tuesday that the stadium cannot raise sh484 million in unpaid taxes. Nakivubo Stadium was closed on July 19 2016 over …
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VIDEO: Tanzania 2 Kenya 1. The outcome of the CECAFA women’s tournament final, was not one many expected with Tanzania on top. The Kilimanjaro Queens shocked Kenya’s Harambee Starlets in the final to become kings of the region. Mwanahamisisomari inspired the victory in front of a packed gallery . Uganda however, failed …
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Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Yaya Toure will not play again for Manchester City until the player’s camp apologises for comments made by his agent, manager Pep Guardiola vowed on Tuesday. Dimitri Seluk accused the City manager of “humiliating” Toure, 33, by leaving him out of the club’s Champions …
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Parliament on Tuesday moved a motion to formally recognize Uganda Cranes for their recent triumph against Comoros that saw them qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time since 1978. There was a proposal each member of parliament contributes sh500,000 to support the Cranes. A Farouk Miya goal …
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Uganda Premier League: KCCA 1 Saints 0 Villa 3 Proline 0 URA 2 Lweza 2 BStars 1 Sadolin 0 JMC 1 Vipers 1 JSS 0 Onduparaka 0 Express 0 BUL 1 Police 0 Soana 3 Paul Mucureezi’s first goal of the season gave KCCA a narrow 1-0 win over Saints Tuesday that was enough …
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