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Warsaw, Poland | Xinhua | “We were close to beating Manchester United and that’s why the defeat in the Europa League is so painful,” FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski claimed on Friday. On Thursday evening, Lewandowski converted a penalty to put FC Barcelona ahead, but in the second half, United scored twice …

London, UK | Xinhua | The Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley means those clubs’ respective Premier League matches against Brighton and Brentford have been postponed. Nevertheless, there is still plenty to look forward to in England’s top flight this weekend. The round of matches kicks off …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Paris Saint-Germain’s former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos announced on Thursday that he is retiring from international football after a record 180 appearances for his country. The 36-year-old, who will be 37 in March, published a letter in which he confirmed he would no longer be …

Barcelona, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona travel to Old Trafford on Thursday aiming to keep their European ambitions alive when they take on Manchester United in the second leg of their Europa League tie. Barca still have options in the tournament after a 2-2 draw at Camp Nou last week, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bernard Bainamani, the Chief Executive Officer-CEO of the Uganda Premier League has welcomed the decision by KCCA Football club to suspend two of its fans found guilty of using vulgar language. Recently, KCCA FC decided to suspend Jalia Namuswe and Amina Kikomeko for using vulgar …

Liverpool, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool owner John Henry insisted that the club is not for sale, but said it is looking to attract possible investors. Speaking in the U.S. publication, the Boston Sports Journal, the man who is the founder of the Fenway Group, which also owns baseball’s Boston Red …

Liverpool, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said on Monday that he believes his side’s form could have come good just in time for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash against Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday. The repeat of last season’s final comes on …

Auckland, New Zealand | Xinhua | Cameroon beat Thailand 2-0 and Haiti defeated Senegal 4-0 on Saturday in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 play-off openers in Auckland and Hamilton, New Zealand. The play-offs feature 10 teams divided into three groups, and only the group winners will get the last three …

✳  Aston Villa 2 Arsenal 4 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Two goals in injury-time gave Arsenal a superb comeback victory in an all-action encounter at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon. Ollie Watkins had put the hosts ahead early on before Bukayo Saka pulled Arsenal level with a screamer. …

Uganda wins 4 medals, third in the world rankings  🔵 Uganda results summary 🇺🇬 🏃  ✳ Senior Mens Result (TEAM bronze medal 🥉) 1. Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 🥇 29:17 2. Aregawi 🇪🇹 🥈 29:26 3. Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 🥉 29:37 R KIBET 🇺🇬 15th 30:40 M KIPROTICH 🇺🇬 18th 30:56 I KIBET 🇺🇬 24th 31:12 S KIBET 🇺🇬 …