Rome, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | Defender Federico Gatti proved his value again as his header helped Juventus beat Napoli 1-0 at Allianz Stadium in an eye-catching Serie A fixture on Friday. Juve were coming off a 2-1 win over Monza last round thanks to a last-gasp winner from Gatti …
Read More »Uganda Wins U-18 CECAFA Championship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National under 18 team are the Champions of Council for Central and East Africa- CECAFA tournament 2023. The team came from behind to beat Kenya 2-1 in the final of the tournament played at Jomo Kenyatta Membo Leo stadium in Kisumu. Two goals …
Read More »Ugandans make a mark in NCBA Bank series in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya| THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Peter Tumusiime carded 76 to win the men’s gross title at the NCBA Golf Series finale December 1, 2023, at the Sigona Golf Club in Kenya. Peace Kabasweka won the Ladies Longest Drive and was one of two Ugandans sponsored by NCBA Bank for …
Read More »Arsenal stay top, Newcastle stun Man Utd in Premier League
London, UK | XINHUA | Two goals in the first 13 minutes gave Arsenal a 2-1 win at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, which keeps them top of the Premier League. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring in the sixth minute and the impressive Martin Odegaard doubled the lead seven minutes …
Read More »Padyere County clinches victory in MTN-Ker Alur inter-county cultural football tournament
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a thrilling showdown at Luo ground in Nebbi Municipality on Thursday, Padyere County emerged triumphant in the MTN-Ker Alur inter-county Cultural football tournament, securing victory against Okoro County in a penalty shootout after a full-time 2:2 draw. The nail-biting finale saw …
Read More »Uganda Cricket Cranes qualify for T20 World Cup for first time
Windhoek, Namibia | URN & THE INDEPENDENT | With five wins from their six games, the Uganda national cricket team have ensured a top-two finish in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier and booked their tickets for the T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA. This …
Read More »UCAA gives Seniors Golf sh15m boost
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Seniors Golf Association (USGA) has been handed a sh15 million boost by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority ahead of the Seniors Open set for December 2-3. “Our partnership with CAA has been on for many years and we are glad that it coincides …
Read More »Rotary Club of Kyadondo wins Rotary golf tournament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Mwami, Tony Kisada and Michael Tumusiime were in outstanding form with a 95 stableford points Friday as Kyadondo Club won the annual Rotary Golf tournament at UGC, Kitante. The team of Sam Muwanga, Anne Abeja, Nila Manzi and Andrew Muguluma spurred Ssese Rotary …
Read More »Excitement builds as Ker Alur football finale nears
Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the 6th edition of the Ker Alur football competition hurtles towards its grand finale on Nov. 30, the counties of Jonam, Padyere, and Okoro find themselves in a heated battle for the coveted prize of Shs 4 million. Ker Alur, in collaboration with its …
Read More »She Cranes out of African Netball championship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda national netball team She Cranes will not participate in the upcoming 2023 African Nations Championship scheduled for November 26, 2023, in Botswana. Moses Mwase, the Chairperson of the recently appointed ad-hoc Normalization Committee for Netball told URN that it has been difficult …
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