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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) President Sarah Babirye Kityo has returned to office amidst tension. In April, Kityo was asked to step down by the Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, in a meeting attended by National Council of Sports-NCS General Secretary Patrick Ogwel, State …

Wellington, Nw Zealand | Xinhua |  New Zealand’s top sports official on Friday praised the country’s national women’s football team’s opening match at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup as “historic” and “inspirational”. New Zealand opened the tournament on Thursday with their first ever World Cup win, dispatching former champions …

✳ Rwanda 0 Uganda 1 (Uganda win 4-3 aggregate) Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Women’s National Team, the Crested Cranes secured a hard fought win over Rwanda to storm the second round of the 2024 Paris Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers. Supported by many fans including Prime Minister Robinah …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National athletics team has entered residential camp to prepare for the 19th World Athletics Championships scheduled for August 19-27th, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary The contingent of over 20 athletes are camping at Trinity biblical institute in Kapchorwa under the watchful eyes of national coach …

London, UK | Xinhua | A mouth-watering men’s showdown that everyone has been hoping for was set up at Wimbledon after both the top two seeds posted straight-set wins in Friday’s semifinals. World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz showed his clinical skills to end third-seeded Daniil Medvedev’s run 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 while …

London, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal and Ajax have reached an agreement on the transfer of 22-year-old Dutch international defender Jurrien Timber to London, both clubs announced on Friday. The two sides reached an agreement on a 40 million euros transfer fee (45 million U.S. dollars), which can increase to 45 …

Kampala,  Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Cranes have been placed in Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for Africa with with Algeria and Guinea in the draws conducted on Thursday on the sidelines of the 45th CAF Congress in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Uganda was placed in Pot 3 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has declared a total of Shs200 million as proceeds from the inaugural Absa KH3 7 Hills Run held on May 28, 2023. The 21km run spanning the seven iconic hills in Kampala organized in partnership with the Kampala Hash House Harriers, was …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MultiChoice Uganda has hosted media partners and football fans to the New Football Season Tournament at Kati Kati. The tournament, which served as a platform to usher in the return of the football season, drew a lot of excitement from those in attendance. The …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yasin Nasser emerged as the 2023 Eastern Motor Club-EMC rally champion on Sunday evening after two days of competitive racing in Jinja and Mayuge districts. Nasser secured victory over his closest rivals, Ronald Ssebuguzi and Peter Kalule, who finished in the second and third …