By UPL Tuesday UPL FIXTURES SC Villa vs Proline Namboole (4 pm) live on Azam TV 4.30pm KCCA vs The Saints, Lugogo Bright Stars vs Sadolin, Matugga Express vs Bul, Wankulukuku JMC Hippos vs Vipers, Bugembe Kirinya–Jinja SS vs Onduparaka, Kakindu Police vs Soana, Kavumba URA vs Lweza, Lugazi Mike …
Read More »Nadal, Farah defend medical records after new hack
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Rafael Nadal and British Olympic great Mo Farah said they have nothing to hide after their medical records were the latest to be leaked by a cyber-hacking group on Monday. They are among more than 60 international athletes, including 17 from the British team …
Read More »Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Queens too good for Crested Cranes in CECAFA
CECAFA women’s tournament semifinal Tanzania 4 Uganda 1 Kenya 3 Ethiopia 2 Two early goals by Omari Mwanahamisi and Daniel Donisia gave Tanzania a flying start as they humbled Uganda’s Crested Cranes in the second semifinal of the inaugural CECAFA women’s tournament on Sunday. Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Queens marched on to a 4-1 win …
Read More »Mourinho: United struggling with lack of confidence
Watford, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho admits Manchester United’s lack of confidence has contributed to their dismal three-match losing streak. Mourinho’s side slumped to an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at Watford on Sunday to cap a miserable week that also included losses against Manchester City and Feyenoord. After winning …
Read More »Kayihura hails Crested Cranes ahead of CECAFA clash with Tanzania
CECAFA WOMEN semifinals: Sunday Kenya v Ethiopia 1:30 p.m Uganda v Tanzania 3.30pm Friday Tanzania 0 Ethiopia 0 Thursday Uganda 1 Burundi 0 Kenya 11 Zanzibar 0 Wednesday Ethiopia 3 Rwanda 2 Tuesday Uganda 9 Zanzibar 0 Kenya 4 Burundi 0 Earlier Zanzibar 1 Burundi 10 Uganda 0 Kenya 4 Rwanda 2 …
Read More »Brazil’s big party is over – now the hangover?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Brazil’s been partying hard for five years, hosting a string of international mega-events that end this Sunday with the Paralympics. So is it time for the hangover? There was the 2014 football World Cup, the Confederations Cup, the Rio+20 United Nations environmental summit, …
Read More »Mourinho tells Pogba to forget price tag
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has urged midfielder Paul Pogba to forget his world-record price tag and concentrate on producing the goods for the team. United broke the world transfer record to bring Pogba, 23, back to the club from Juventus last month in …
Read More »Paralympians, poor Rio kids teach each other about overcoming limits
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | French Paralympians got a taste of Rio’s tough realities in a visit to a favela Friday but the impoverished children greeting the disabled athletes got an eye opener of their own. Foreign celebrities and sports stars often follow a well-beaten track from Rio’s …
Read More »Emong gives Uganda first ever Paralympic Games medal
Athlete David Emong gave Uganda her first ever Paralympics medal, winning silver in Friday’s 1500m – T46 final in Rio. (see video bottom) Emong, 26, who was Uganda’s only athlete at the competition, clocked 4:00.62 to come second behind Samir Nouioua of Algeria who won in 3:59.46. Australia’s Michael Roeger was third …
Read More »Football fans seek sh15m compensation for missing Comoros match
Three football fans have dragged football governing body FUFA to High Court seeking compensation of sh15 million for denying them access to watch the Uganda Cranes versus Comoros match live on September 4, 2016. The fans led by Geofrey Turyamusiima claim that in August 2016, they bought tickets worth sh6,6000 to watch the …
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