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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries Limited-NBL, has donated sh100 million towards the construction of the Joshua Cheptegei high altitude athletes training center in Kapchorwa district. Cheptegei who commissioned construction works in 2018 says that his training facility will help young talented individuals to professionalize their athletics careers …

Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The 2022 Qatar World Cup marked one year to go to the big kick-off of the soccer extravaganza as it unveiled the official Countdown Clock at Doha’s Corniche Fishing spot on Sunday. The curves of the Countdown Clock were inspired by the unbroken loop of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record to win the Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday, 21 November 2021. Uganda’s Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist clocked 57:31, breaking Kibiwott Kandie’s mark from Valencia last December by just one second. Kiplimo is the reigning half marathon world champion …

Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester United has ended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s three-year reign as manager at Old Trafford  following a run of one win in seven Premier League games FULL STATAMENT Manchester United announces that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his role as manager. Ole will always be a …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region is investigating circumstances under which an unidentified man, suspected to be in his 30’s, died in one of the video halls located along Masese landing site, in southern division, in Jinja city. One of the employees at the video hall …

✳ Liverpool 4 Arsenal 0 Liverpool, UK | ARSENAL.COM | Arsenal’s unbeaten run came to an abrupt end as they suffered a heavy defeat at Anfield today. The game unravelled for Arsenal in the second half, after a promising opening half hour or so, in which they played with the …

✳ Watford 4 Man United 1 London, UK | WATFORDFC.COM | Goals from Joshua King, Ismaïla Sarr, João Pedro and Emmanuel Dennis powered Watford to a famous 4-1 win over 20-time English champions Manchester United at Vicarage Road. Sarr made up for an earlier penalty miss with a powerful strike …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All is set for the 17th edition of the Masaza Cup set to kick off tomorrow, 20th November 2021. Just like the previous edition of the tournament, the organizers confirmed that all games will be played at FUFA Technical center in Njeru, in a bid to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Netball team, the She Cranes have scoped a silver medal at the African Netball Championship in Windhoek, Namibia. The She Cranes completed second after pulling off a draw against Malawi in their last game of the competition. Uganda came from behind to draw …

🔴 Mali 🇲🇱 vs Uganda 🇺🇬 7pm Casablanca, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes will this evening faceoff with Mali in the last group game of the FIFA Qatar World Cup qualifiers campaign at Stade Adrar in Morocco. The Cranes will be playing to accomplish the tournament since Mali has …