✳ 10,000m final 🥇 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 27:51.42 SB 🥈 Daniel Simiu EBENYO 27:52.60 🥉 Selemon BAREGA 27:52.72 Budapest, Hungary | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Defending champion Joshua Cheptegei has won his third consecutive World Athletics Championship 10,000m title. He raced into the lead in the last 400 meters, and brushed …
Read More »Ekwamu wins MTN August Monthly Tee at Entebbe Club
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raymond Ekwamu, claimed his second MTN Monthly Mug on Saturday at Entebbe Club. The Handicap 26 golfer returned a score of 66 nett to win the overall winners prize at the par 71 Lakeside Entebbe Club. Ekwamu had previously won the first quarter …
Read More »TODAY: Can Cheptegei do it without Kiplimo partnership?
✳ 10,000m final – 7.25pm Budapest, Hungary | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the last four years, the combination of Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo has been hard to beat on and off the track. The two stars have always complemented each other’s tactics, with Kiplimo ensureing Uganda often got the top …
Read More »Messi guides Inter Miami to Leagues Cup triumph
Washington, US | Xinhua| Lionel Messi extended his prolific scoring run as Inter Miami beat Nashville 10-9 on penalties to win the Leagues Cup final on Saturday. The Argentine World Cup winner put the hosts ahead in the 23rd minute at Nashville’s Geodis Park when he cut onto his favored left …
Read More »Alvarez gives Man City win, while Liverpool fight back in Premier League
London, UK | Xinhua | Julian Alvarez scored the only goal of the game in the first half as Manchester City made light of any tired legs from Wednesday’s European Supercup final to beat Newcastle United 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday night. The Argentinean hit a powerful shot into …
Read More »Vipers confident of solid start to CAF preliminary round in Botswana
🔴 CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Today, August 20th | 4pm (EAT) ✳Jwaneng Galaxy FC v Vipers SC Lobatse Sports Complex, Bostwana Gabarone, Botswana | VIPERS SC.CO.UG | Vipers SC kickstart their 2023/24 CAF Champions League campaign with a trip to Botswana for a date against natives Jwaneng Galaxy in Gabarone this …
Read More »Football fraternity mourns URA fc coach Sam Timbe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Football fraternity is mourning following the death of Uganda Revenue Authority -URA FC Head Coach Sam Timbe. URA FC announced Timbe’s death on their social media pages yesterday afternoon. He was earlier reported ill and had been admitted to St Catherine Hospital from where …
Read More »Spurs v Man Utd: All you need to know
We look at the key talking points, stats and latest results between the teams ahead of Saturday’s duel Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The meeting of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United is a fascinating one, where both teams are in transition under new head coaches. While Man Utd are 12 …
Read More »FIFA president hails “best ever” Women’s World Cup
Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday that the 2023 Women’s World Cup is the best ever and has transformed the face of women’s football in general. “Today you have a very happy FIFA president in front of you,” Infantino noted at FIFA Women’s Football Convention …
Read More »Tough match for tired Man City in Premier League’s second round of games
London, UK | Xinhua | The second round of games in the Premier League kicks off on Friday night with what could be a battle against relegation, and ends on Monday with an interesting London derby, with several other big games sandwiched in between. Nottingham Forest entertain Sheffield United in the …
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