Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has qualified for the 5000m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics scheduled for next month. The Ugandan star qualified after scooping the 5000m race at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Stadion Allmend in Luzern, Switzerland beating Kenya’s Daniel Simiyu. Kiplimo ran for …
Read More »FUFA declares Express FC Uganda Premier League Champions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Express FC are the champions of this year’s Star Times Uganda Premier League season. The Federation of Uganda Football Association declared the Eagles champions of the 2020/2021 Star Times Uganda Premier League season following their executive committee meeting held on Tuesday afternoon. The decision to …
Read More »England destroys Germany in EURO 2020
England 🏴 2 Germany 🇩🇪 0 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | That’s it! A huge Wembley roar went up as England finally secured a UEFA EURO knockout victory, and at the expense of their major tournament foes Germany. Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored in the final 15 minutes to earn …
Read More »Safari rally re-establishes Kenya’s place in global motorsport high table
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The ultimate test between man and machine roared back to life during the past week with the successful hosting of the 2021 Safari Rally in Kenya. On June 27, Frenchman Sebastien Ogier was crowned the winner of the WRC Safari Rally 2021 for his fourth victory …
Read More »Switzerland shocks France
Croatia 3 Spain 5 (AET) France 3 (4) Switzerland 3 (5) (AET) Bucharest, Hungary | THE INDEPENDENT | What a night – well, what a day of EURO football. And it ends with the world champions, two goals ahead with nine minutes to go, knocked out on penalties by Switzerland. …
Read More »President Kenyatta says Kenya to continue hosting WRC Safari Rally until 2026
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Sunday the East African nation will continue hosting the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally every year until 2026. Kenyatta, who presided over the presentation of prizes to winners of the 2021 WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, the …
Read More »Belgium stops Portugal, Dutch kicked out
Netherlands 0 Czech Republic 2 Belgium 1 Portugal 0 Seville, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Thorgan Hazard’s magnificent goal helped Belgium knock out holders Portugal on Sunday. Courtois made world-class saves against dangerous Portugal, but Belgium – with plenty of character and a little luck – reach the quarter-finals. They …
Read More »How Uganda rugby player vanished in Monaco
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | A rugby player on Uganda’s national team has disappeared from his hotel in Monaco where the team was isolated after some members tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the repechage qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics. Uganda Rugby Union in a statement issued here on Saturday …
Read More »Italy, Danes march into EURO 2020 quarter-finals
▶ Italy 2 Austria 1 (AET) ▶ Denmark 4 Wales 0 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | A bittersweet outing at Wembley, but Austria exit the competition with their heads held high. For 120 minutes, they went toe-to-toe with the stand-out team of the tournament and had their fans dreaming of the impossible. …
Read More »Belgium vs Portugal, England take on Germany
Cristiano Ronaldo equals Ali Daei’s all-time international goalscoring record of 109 goals 🏴 Wales v Denmark 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 Italy v Austria 🇦🇹 🇳🇱 Netherlands v Czech Republic 🇨🇿 🇧🇪 Belgium v Portugal 🇵🇹 🇭🇷 Croatia v Spain 🇪🇸 🇨🇭 Switzerland v France 🇫🇷 🏴 England v Germany 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 Sweden …
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