Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Usain Bolt roared into Olympic history here Sunday, capturing an unprecedented third consecutive 100m crown to confirm his place in the pantheon of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen. The 29-year-old Jamaican legend, competing in his final Olympics, powered over the …
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Goma, DR Congo | AFP | At least 36 people have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said Sunday, calling it a massacre in revenge for military operations in the area. Three days of national mourning have been declared following Saturday night’s mass killing, the …
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Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday blasted the national election commission for slow progress in releasing results from this week’s closely-fought presidential vote. Hichilema, the leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND) who has alleged fraud in Thursday’s vote, demanded to …
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Jemima Sumgong made the most of a kick with 6km to run to win Kenya’s first ever Olympic women’s marathon gold on Sunday. Sumgong, winner of this year’s London marathon, timed 2hr 24min 04sec for Kenya’s first-ever women’s marathon gold over the 42km-long …
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Gold: Mo Farah (GBR) Silver: Paul Tanui (KEN) Bronze: Tamirat Tola (ETH) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Sunday Britain’s Mo Farah overcame a dramatic mid-race fall on Saturday to take a second straight Olympic 10,000m title and extend his remarkable record at global championships. The 33-year-old produced a …
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Historic leader Fidel Castro turns 90 in new Cuba Havana, Cuba | AFP | Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro turned 90 on Saturday in an island transformed from the one he led for half a century. Both loved as a hero and hated as a dictator, Castro is one of …
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RESULT Heat 1 Chemutai 7th. Overall 17th out of 52. (15 into final) Tonight Boxing 11.45pm Men’s flyweight Round of 32 Ronald Serugo vs Narek Abgaryan (Armenia) Athletics 10000m men final (3.00am Sunday Uganda time) Timothy Toroitich, Moses Kurong and Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei Peruth Chemutai had an outstanding 3000m steeplechase race that …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Hull 2 Leicester 1 Burnley 0 Swansea 1 Crystal Palace 0 West Brom 1 Everton 1 Tottenham 1 Manchester City 2 Sunderland 1 Middlesbrough 1 Stoke 1 Southampton 1 Watford 1 Playing Sunday Bournemouth v Manchester United Arsenal v Liverpool Playing Monday Chelsea v …
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana brushed off doping suspicions about her astonishing world record-breaking Olympic 10,000m victory here Friday, attributing her performance to hard work and religious devotion. The 24-year-old smashed one of the longest-held records in athletics as she romped to victory in an …
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KCCA Football Club’s Joseph Ochaya was Friday named Azam Uganda Premier League (UPL) Player of the Year 2015/16 in a colorful ceremony at Serena Hotel, Kampala. Chief guest was Special Forces Commander Major Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who handed Ochaya keys to the top award, a Subaru Forester. Ochaya edged out Erisa Ssekisambu of Vipers and URA’s Robert …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
