Day 2 #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ?? 198/9 vs USA ?? 252/6 USA wins by 54 runs ➡ Oman ?? 186/6 Singapore ?? 185/9 Oman wins by 4 wickets Next Game Tuesday – Oman v Denmark, Uganda v Kenya Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Arnold Otwani again starred for Uganda with the bat, but it was not …
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Day 1 #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ?? 167/5 36.2 Denmark ??165 Uganda wins by 5 wickets ➡ Oman ?? 166/5 42.5 Kenya ?? 164 Oman wins by 5 wickets SATURDAY Uganda vs USA Oman vs Singapore Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Eighty-eight runs from Arnold Otwani spurred Uganda to a much sought after winning start to …
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Malaysia and Jersey remain in ICC World Cricket League Division 4, Vanuatu and Bermuda are relegated to Division 5 Kuala, Lumpar, | THE INDEPENDENT | On another exciting final day’s play at an ICC World Cricket League tournament, this time Division 4 in Malaysia, both Uganda and Denmark secured qualification to …
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Uganda ?? 215/8 (50 ov) | Denmark ??129 (29 ov, target: 131) Uganda won by 1 run (D/L) method Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia | THE INDEPENDENT | All was going well for Uganda, having set Denmark 215 and with them crawling towards it at 74/3 off 23.4 overs, when rain interrupted play. …
Read More »Roger Mukasa’s 97 puts Uganda back on track at ICC cricket qualifier
Uganda ?? 249/5 Bermuda ?? 60 all out (Uganda wins by 189 runs) Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia | THE INDEPENDENT | Captain Roger Mukasa scored an impressive 97 runs from 135 balls including six fours as Uganda put her ICC World Cricket League Division 4 hopes back on track on Monday. The …
Read More »Commonwealth Games to restore Australia’s reputation, say organisers
Gold Coast, Australia | AFP | Bullish hosts Australia said the Commonwealth Games will restore the country’s battered sporting reputation on Saturday after a cricket ball-tampering scandal which drew criticism from around the world. Sport-mad Australia’s image took a bruising after a plot to alter the ball was revealed in …
Read More »ICC plan for legends to devise tough cheating penalties
New Delhi, India | AFP | The International Cricket Council said Thursday a panel of the sport’s greats would help devise stricter punishments for players caught cheating as the game reels from the Australian ball-tampering scandal. ICC chairman Shashank Manohar said tougher penalties were needed to avoid a repeat of the …
Read More »Behind Rwanda’s new Cricket Stadium design
How architects adopted ancient African forms and cutting-edge building techniques to create an extraordinary structure from sustainably sourced materials Kampala, Uganda | GARETH VAN NIEKERT | Rwanda’s brand-new cricket stadium is inspired by the role sport can play in reconciliation. It was conceived as a promotor of peace and social interaction …
Read More »Indian cricketer Kohli, Bollywood’s Sharma marry in Italy
Mumbai, India | AFP | Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma got married in Italy Monday, they said in a statement, ending weeks of frenzied speculation that they were getting hitched. “Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed …
Read More »Rwanda gets first cricket stadium
Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | Rwanda’s first cricket stadium was inaugurated Saturday by President Paul Kagame as a permanent home for developing the sport in the country. Gahanga Cricket Stadium in the capital Kigali is built on a 4.5 hectare (11 acre) ground and cost $1.3 million (1.1 million euros), …
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