Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday that the 2023 Women’s World Cup is the best ever and has transformed the face of women’s football in general. “Today you have a very happy FIFA president in front of you,” Infantino noted at FIFA Women’s Football Convention …
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London, UK | Xinhua | The second round of games in the Premier League kicks off on Friday night with what could be a battle against relegation, and ends on Monday with an interesting London derby, with several other big games sandwiched in between. Nottingham Forest entertain Sheffield United in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Premier League has released the 2023/2024 season fixtures with the opening match slated for Friday, September 15, 2023. According to the fixtures, SC Villa will Kitara FC at the Wankulukuku stadium in one of the opening games, Mbarara City will also host NEC FC …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The debate on the high cost of public infrastructure projects in Uganda compared to the rest of the region and international averages continues pitting the public, civil society, and politicians against the government. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the engineering fraternity …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six athletes for the 2023 World Athletics Championship have been flagged off at the National Council of Sports – NCS Headquarters in Lugogo. The championship starts on Saturday, August 19th and will run to 27th August 2023, with Uganda sending 20 athletes across different …
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Athens, Greece | Xinhua | Manchester City edged Sevilla in a penalty shootout to clinch their first UEFA Super Cup in Athens on Wednesday evening. At the 32,115-seat Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens’ southern coast, Morocco star Youssef En-Nesyri gave the Spanish side the lead in the 25th minute, while Cole Palmer …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona has announced that its former player Anderson Luis de Souza ‘Deco’ will join the club to replace Mateu Alemany as director of sport. Deco, who played for Barca between 2004-2008, has signed a three-year contract to be the man behind Barcelona’s moves in …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conrad Odere and Shaban Ramathan beat the pair of Raymond Ekwamu and Dean Kateeba in the first round of the Singleton Match Play Challenge on Saturday at the par 71 Lakeside Entebbe Club. Odere and Ramathan beat there opponents 1 up. The knockout stage …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Defenders have once again dominated Coach Milutin Micho Sredojević’s provisional roster of players that will take on Niger in their forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers tie in September. According to a statement from FUFA, the squad summoned by the coach is composed of …
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London, UK | Xinhua | Chelsea and Liverpool played to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in an intriguing Premier League opener on Sunday afternoon. With Mauricio Pochettino making his Chelsea managerial debut and new additions to their squad, the Blues started slowly. Liverpool asserted dominance early, with a rejuvenated Luis …
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