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How FUFA Banned Football Officials, Journalist Over Match Fixing Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations (FUFA) has banned three officials from taking part in any kind of football activities at the national and international level over match-fixing. These are former Police FC Marketing and Sales …

🔴 RESULT 800 m final Ajee Wilson 🇺🇲 1:59.09 🥇 Freweyni Hailu 🇪🇹 2:00.54 🥈 Halimah Nakaayi 🇺🇬 2:00.66 🥉 ➡1500m W final 1⃣ Gudaf #Tsegay 🇪🇹 3:57.19 2⃣ Axumawit Embaye 🇪🇹 4:02.29 3⃣ Hirut Meshesha 🇪🇹 4:03:39 4⃣ Winnie Nanyondo 🇺🇬 4:04.60 5⃣ Josette Norris 🇺🇸 4:04.71 Belgrade, Serbia | …

🔴 TODAY 8.05pm  | 800m final – Nakaayi 🇺🇬 **** Saturday Results summary ➡800m finalists Habitam Alemu 🇪🇹 2:01.12Q Catriona Bisset 🇦🇺 2:01.24Q Halimah Nakaayi 🇺🇬 2:01.47q Natoya Goule 🇯🇲 2:01.65Q Freweyni Hailu 🇪🇹 2:01.70Q Lindsey Butterworth 🇨🇦 2:01.99q Ajee’ Wilson 🇺🇸 2:03.42Q Lorena Martin 🇪🇸 2:03.85Q ➡1500m W final 1⃣ Gudaf …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua |  Real Madrid and FC Barcelona face each other in the ‘Clasico’ for the third time this season with each club having different aims. Real Madrid go into the game with a 10-point lead at the top of La Liga and 15 points more than their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Cranes has started preparation ahead of their Uzbekistan Invitational tournament slated for March 25th-29th in Namangan city. A squad of both local and foreign-based players entered a residential camp on Friday at the Cranes Paradise Hotel in Kisaasi. The team will first …

Belgrade, Serbia | THE INDEPENDENT | Middle distance ace Winnie Nanyondo has finished second in heat one of the 1,500m race to qualify for the World Indoor Championship final race in Belgrade, Serbia. Nanyondo, 28 who was the first Ugandan to race at the event after over ten years, failed to …

Beijing, China | F1 correspondent Michael Butterworth-Xinhua | The cars have been unveiled, pre-season testing is over, and the 2022 Formula 1 season gets underway this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix. With a brand new set of technical regulations aimed at producing closer racing, the cars look and behave …

UEFA Champions League season has been mapped out following the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw has been made, with holders Chelsea set to meet 13-time winners Real Madrid. Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws Quarter-finals Chelsea vs Real …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s middle distance runners Halima Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo have arrived in Belgrade, Serbia to take part in the World Athletics Indoor Championships. The global indoor action slated for March 18-20th will be returning for the first time in four years. Uganda’s only two representatives …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool closed the gap on Manchester City to just a point at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night. After an even first half, Diogo Jota hammered the Reds into a 54th minute lead …