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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  World Half Marathon champion Jacob Kiplimo has entered the Golden Spike event slated for May 19th in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. Kiplimo joins another Uganda star runner and world 5,000 and 10,000m record holder Joshua Cheptegei who will run in the 3,000m race. Kiplimo …

Madrid, Spain |  XINHUA |  FC Barcelona’s German international goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen will miss the European Championships this summer because of a knee injury. The FC Barcelona website on Monday confirmed Ter Stegen will “undergo a therapeutic procedure on the patellar tendon in his right knee on Thursday …

Liverpool keep their top-four hopes alive as goalkeeper nets extraordinary winner Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson headed a sensational stoppage-time winner against West Bromwich Albion to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive. West Brom had taken the lead on 15 minutes when Hal Robson-Kanu coolly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leicester City have won the Emirates FA Cup for the very first time in the Football Club’s history. The Foxes defeated Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the final on Saturday. Youri Tielemans’ magnificent second-half strike from distance was the difference as City became the …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On May 15, Uganda Tourism Board flagged off athlete Joshua Cheptegei to the 60th Ostrava Golden Spike in Czech Republic happening on Wednesday May,19. Cheptegei is a tourism ambassador for destination Uganda. He refers to himself as the ‘Silverback’ of the Pearl of Africa. A silverback is …

✳ Man United 2 Liverpool 4 London, UK  | THE INDEPENDENT | Roberto Firmino’s double helped Liverpool to victory in a thrilling win over Manchester United that boosts their top-four hopes. Bruno Fernandes had put Man Utd ahead on 10 minutes with a shot that deflected in off Nathaniel Phillips. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 is what …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has cleared Uganda Premier League (UPL) teams to use their Junior League players for the rest of the remaining League games. The development comes after requests from different clubs asking FUFA for permission to use some of their …

Madrid, Spain |  XINHUA |  FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman admitted for the first time that his future at the club could be in doubt after watching his players all but throw away their chances of winning this season’s La Liga title. Barca drew 3-3 away to Levante late on …

The Hague, Netherlands |  XINHUA |  Virgil van Dijk will miss this summer’s European Championships, as the Netherlands captain will not be fit in time for the start of the tournament. The Liverpool defender is working hard on his recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee …

Berlin, Germany |  XINHUA |  While fans are eagerly waiting for Joachim Loew to announce his Euro 2020 squad by next Wednesday, spectacular returns and major have engulfed German football. Reports speak of the German coach having called Thomas Mueller to discuss the return of the Bayern star to the …