London, United Kingdom | AFP | Louis van Gaal’s sacking as Manchester United manager was finally confirmed on Monday, as the Premier League club announced the Dutchman had left with immediate effect. BREAKING: It’s done. https://t.co/SudHIf341z — SportsJOE․co․uk (@SportsJOE_co_uk) May 23, 2016 Van Gaal had appeared certain to lose his …
Read More »They think it’s Gaal over – Mourinho waits in wings
As close to a guarantee of trophies as it gets? The task Jose Mourinho could face at #mufc: https://t.co/5cKjjFE0Nw pic.twitter.com/OIsm0avQMU — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 23, 2016 London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho was widely reported to be close to joining Manchester United on Monday as The Times …
Read More »Big League: Proline promoted; Kirinya-Jinja S.S are champions
By FUFA co ug FUFA BIG LEAGUE 2015/16: Promotional Play-Off: Proline 4-1 Sporting United Main Final: Kirinya-Jinja S,S 2-0 Onduparaka Proline Soccer Club became the third club to join the Azam Uganda Premier league after winning the promotional play-off 4-1 against Lira’s Sporting United at Nakivubo Stadium on Sunday, 22nd …
Read More »Van Gaal on his way out of United – reports
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Louis Van Gaal’s time as manager of Manchester United appeared to be nearing its end on Monday, amid reports that agreement on a severance package was all that stood in the way of his exit from Old Trafford. Both Van Gaal and leading employment …
Read More »More final misery for Klopp
FULL-TIME: Heartbreak for #LFC as they suffer a 3-1 defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League final pic.twitter.com/KvC8QvJ4pG — Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 18, 2016 Basel, Switzerland | AFP | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he will give it “everything I have” to reach another final after collecting his fifth …
Read More »CRANES: Micho calls Werder Bremen’s Lorenzen for AFCON
SV Werder Bremen striker Melvyn Lorenzen has been called to the Uganda national soccer team Cranes for their penultimate African Cup of Nations qualifying match June 4 away against Botswana. Lorenzen’s father is Ugandan while mother German. Werder Bremen posted on twitter and their facebook page the news of the …
Read More »IOC: 31 new doping cases from Beijing Games risk ban
Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | Thirty-one athletes from 12 countries failed doping tests after new analysis of samples taken from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and could be banned from the Rio Games, the IOC said Tuesday. The 31, who took part in six different sports, were among 454 samples retested …
Read More »Athletics: Bolt undergoing treatment for hamstring tweak
Kingston, Jamaica | AFP | Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt is undergoing treatment in Germany for what his coach described as an “aggravated hamstring injury” following his first race of the season, local radio reported Monday. Glen Mills, Bolt’s coach, said the two-time Olympic 100m and 200m champion had tweaked …
Read More »Onduparaka, Kirinya promoted to Uganda Premier League
By UPL co ug Onduparaka and Kirinya Jinja SS have earned direct tickets to the Azam Uganda Premier League (AUPL) thanks to victories on the final day of the FUFA Big League. The Caterpillars, as Onduparaka is famously known, beat second placed Sporting United 3-0 at Green Light Stadium, Arua …
Read More »‘Controlled explosion’ after abandoned Man Utd game at Old Trafford
‘Training device’ led to ManUtd-Bournemouth abandonment Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | The security alert that caused Manchester United’s Premier League game against Bournemouth to be abandoned at Old Trafford on Sunday and triggered a controlled explosion was caused by a “training device”, Greater Manchester Police said. The device was …
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