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London, UK | Xinhua | A fascinating round of matches awaits this weekend in the Premier League on the back of the closure of the January transfer window. Chelsea were the big spenders last month, with over 300 million pounds invested to try and revive the club’s flagging fortunes. Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo …

London, UK | Xinhua | Manchester United’s 21-year-old striker Mason Greenwood has had all criminal charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior and assault against him dropped. Thursday’s decision comes just over a year after he was arrested in January 2022, and had been due to stand trial in November …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) responded to the remarks of Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Stanislav Pozdnyakov on Tuesday, reaffirming its stance on sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian state and governments. “The sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian state and governments are not negotiable,” an …

David Matoma: Uganda 16-year-old pitcher signs for MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates Gilgil, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan teams have qualified for the WBSC U-18 and U-12 Baseball World Cups. The first ever WBSC U-12 Baseball and Africa U-18 World Cup Qualifier was held in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya from 24th to …

London, UK | Xinhua | Britain’s top cops admitted Tuesday that police failures were the main cause of the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 when 97 Liverpool FC fans were killed. In a landmark joint statement, leaders of the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) issued an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports associations have asked Parliament to intervene in the disbursement of funds by the National Council of Sports (NCS) which they accuse of impartiality. While meeting the Committee of Education and Sports on Tuesday, 31 January 2023, the representatives of the sports associations said that …

Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algeria and Senegal cruised their way through to the final of the 7th African Nations Championship on Tuesday after beating Niger and Madagascar respectively in the semifinals. In front of their fans, the Desert Foxes did not find any problem securing their ticket to the final, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Education and Sports has proposed that the National Council of Sports (NCS), be granted right of ownership of all sports facilities in the country. While considering the National Sports Bill, 2021, legislators were dismayed that the majority of the sports facilities are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The MTN Odilo Ker Football tournament in the Acholi sub-region is heading to the semi-finals. Having had eight teams from eight districts that fall in the Acholi chiefdom since the start of the tournament two weeks ago, three teams have qualified for the semi- finals …

Brighton 2 Liverpool 1 London, UK | LIVERPOOLfc.COM | Liverpool’s defence of the Emirates FA Cup ended on Sunday afternoon when they were beaten 2-1 away at Brighton & Hove Albion. The Reds went ahead in the fourth-round tie courtesy of Harvey Elliott’s finish after half an hour of play, though …