✳Arsenal 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Smith Rowe (12) Aubameyang (27) Saka (34) **** Heung-min (78) London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Arsenal won the north London derby with a dazzling display of first-half football at a sun-drenched Emirates Stadium to blow Tottenham away on Sunday. Arsenal came into this game …
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✳ Uganda Cup final Vipers 8 Bul 1 Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC has been crowned winners of the Stanbic Uganda Cup after defeating BUL FC 8-1, with Yunus Ssentamu grabbing four in the final on Sunday. Vipers defender Livingstone Mulondo scored their first goal in the …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo on Saturday won the National Mountain Running Championships that were held in Kapchorwa. The 2020 Olympic Tokyo bronze medallist Kiplimo comfortably won the 12.5km race in 41:30.3. He was followed by Mathew Chepkwurui who crossed the finishing line in 42:5.79 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports administrators have said the continued closure of schools is affecting sports development. Schools were closed following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their closure affected several sporting activities and competitions that were often conducted in schools. These included the post-primary games, Airtel rising …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Anthony Joshua on points to become Unified World Heavyweight Champion! SCORECARDS: 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 Cruiserweight ✅ Heavyweight ✅@usykaa two weight World Champ 🇺🇦#JoshuaUsyk pic.twitter.com/SRFGDCQjlO — Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) September 25, 2021 What a finale! 💥#JoshuaUsyk pic.twitter.com/ZMFNunGO7B — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) …
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Kenya 🇰🇪 2 Uganda 🇺🇬 7 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Two goals each from lead striker Juliet Nalukenge and Sumaya Komuntale gave Uganda’s Under 20 women’s team a resounding 7-2 victory over hosts Kenya at Nyayo stadium, Nairobi on Saturday afternoon. Other goals came from Margaret Kunihira, captain Fauzia Najjemba …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gabriel Jesus ended Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season as Manchester City won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. The champions started brightly and went close in the third minute when Aymeric Laporte’s header dropped wide. Chelsea were forced into a change before the half-hour mark as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kortney Hause scored a late winner before Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty as Aston Villa recorded a rare Premier League victory over Manchester United, winning 1-0 at Old Trafford. Man Utd were on top early on, but Villa missed two great chances to …
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✳ Kenya vs Uganda 3pm Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda U-20 Women team will today play Kenya in the first leg of the World Cup Qualifiers at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi. The team under the stewardship of Coach Ayubu Khalifa left Uganda on Thursday morning. Before leaving …
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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Robert Lewandowski is determined to continue his current highly-flying form. Being awarded Europe’s most prolific goal-scorer (41 league goals) of the 2020-21 season, the 33-year-old European Golden Shoe winner announced to set new goals for the last years of his career. “To stay at the top …
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