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  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Team Uganda will be seeking to reclaim the Region IV Golf tournament that is set to tee off from 5-10, June at the Addis Ababa Golf Club, Ethiopia. The team was flagged off by the Uganda Golf Union, President Moses Matsiko, today at …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos bid farewell to Parc des Princes as Paris Saint-Germain wasted a two-goal lead to suffer a 3-2 defeat to Clermont in the final Ligue 1 match of the season on Saturday. “After two seasons in the capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, the club confirmed on Sunday. The 35-year-old becomes the fourth player to leave the club at the end of the campaign, after it was confirmed on Saturday that Marco Asensio, Mariano Diaz and Eden …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club clinched the Stanbic Uganda Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Police FC at Akii-Bua Stadium in Lira City on Saturday. This triumph marked Vipers’ second trophy in less than two weeks, as they were recently crowned champions of the Star Times …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez continues to insist that he wants Leo Messi to play for the club next season. Speaking to the El Mundo Deportivo newspaper, Xavi spoke about the Argentinean’s possible return to Barcelona, despite strong rumors that Messi will play in Saudi Arabia …

Florence, Italy | Xinhua | Kenyan Faith Kipyegon broke the women’s 1,500 meters world record at the Wanda Diamond League’s Golden Gala meeting in Florence, Italy on Friday. The 29-year-old world and Olympic champion refreshed Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba’s record of three minutes and 50.07 seconds set in Monaco in 2015 by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance runner, Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei will tonight kick off his 2023 outdoor track season when he enters the 5,000 meters race at the Rome Diamond League. It has been nearly a year since Cheptegei last competed on the track, where he finished ninth in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations (FUFA) has officially appointed an ad-hoc committee to oversee Uganda’s joint bid for co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). According to a statement from the local soccer governing body, the committee was endorsed by the FUFA Executive …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Lionel Messi is to play his last match for Paris Saint-Germain against Clermont on Saturday, as the club’s head coach Christophe Galtier confirmed his departure at the pre-match press conference on Thursday. “I had privilege of coaching the best player in the history of football,” said …

  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Tennis legend John Odur Oduke, is ready to live his dream of giving back to his tennis legends and the tennis fraternity. The 65 year Oduke, will be hosting his inaugural Legends tournament on June 3-4 at Lugogo tennis club, a venue where …