Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Former Argentina striker Sergio Aguero said Friday that he is set to accept an offer to join the Albiceleste in an off-field role at this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The 33-year-old was forced to retire in December after suffering from a heart arrhythmia while playing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Second-half goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal overcome Brentford to boost their bid for a top-four finish. The Gunners started quickly at Emirates Stadium with Saka testing David Raya shortly before Alexandre Lacazette tapped in a Granit Xhaka cross, only for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brilliant goals by Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz overturned a deficit and gave Liverpool a 3-1 Premier League win over Norwich City. Milot Rashica’s heavily deflected strike three minutes into the second half saw the Canaries edge ahead in Saturday’s clash at Anfield. …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | China is expected to bag its first Summer Olympic sprinter medal after Britain’s men’s 4x100m relay team was stripped of its silver medal at Tokyo 2020 after team member Chijindu Ujah was confirmed to have violated anti-doping regulations. Ujah underwent an in-competition doping test after the …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted on Friday that he got his side’s tactics wrong for their 1-0 Champions League defeat away to Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night. Although it wasn’t until the 94th minute that Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock, only a series of …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez admitted that he would miss hearing the Champions League theme when his side hosts Napoli in the Europa League knockout round play-off on Thursday evening. Barca play the Europa League for the first time in their history after finishing third …
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Washington, USA | Xinhua | More than 100 million Americans have watched the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where many U.S. athletes continue to show their talents, skills and sportsmanship, and share memorable experiences inside and outside competition venues. With a boom in streaming services and a habitual use of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Federation Basketball Associations-FUBA President Ambrose Tashobya has been appointed the new chairman of the National Council of Sports-NCS. Tashobya together with 10 other members were appointed by the State Minister of Education and Sports Hamson Obua. “In exercise of the powers vested upon …
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🥇Halimah NAKAAYI 🇺🇬 1:59.55 🥈Tigist GIRMA 🇪🇹 2:01.68 🥉Winnie NANYONDO 🇺🇬 2:02.14 Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s middle distance star Halima Nakaayi showed Monday night that she is steadily returning to her top form with victory in a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver event – in France. She becomes the first woman …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese has offered land to Agago District Local Government for the construction of a stadium in memory of Gen. Paul Lokech. The stadium will be constructed at Ajali Anyena Primary School, a Catholic founded school in Agago Town Council, Agago district. Lokech …
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