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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Juventus continued their dominance in the Serie A as they claimed their ninth consecutive Scudetto, an unprecedented record in the top five European football leagues as they enjoyed a 2-0 home triumph over Sampdoria on Sunday. It’s Maurizio Sarri’s first Scudetto in his coaching career, …

Kampala, Uganda | PREMIER LEAGUE | Chelsea and Manchester United secured their places in the UEFA Champions League next season after both earned victories that kept them in the top four on the final day of the 2019/20 campaign. First-half goals from Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud gave Chelsea the …

Kampala, Uganda | PREMIER LEAGUE | The battle for safety will be decided on the final day as Aston Villa, Watford and AFC Bournemouth fight for one place in the Premier League and it could all come down to goal difference, or even goals scored. Villa are outside the relegation zone …

Kampala, Uganda | PREMIER LEAGUE | A win for Liverpool will make them just the second team to reach 99 points after Manchester City in 2017/18. Newcastle United will hope to end a run of five matches without a win and beat the champions for the first time since December 2015. …

Kampala, Uganda | PL | All eyes will be on King Power Stadium as Man Utd and Leicester go head-to-head, while Chelsea seek one more point The race for a top-four finish is going down to the final day, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester City vying for the two …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Manchester United head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sent a letter to Chinese grassroots football coach Jing Yongxing. The letter crossed seas and arrived at Beijing on Friday, but couldn’t be opened by its recipient. Jing, a long-time follower of the Red Devils who had been …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Major League Soccer (MLS) team Atlanta United announced on Friday that the club and head coach Frank de Boer have mutually agreed to part ways. The club will announce an interim coach shortly while beginning a search for the permanent replacement for de Boer. “On …

London, UK | XINHUA | The 2020-21 season Premier League will start on September 12, announced the English football top flight on Friday. “Premier League Shareholders today agreed to start the 2020-21 Premier League season on 12 September 2020,” the Premier League said in a statement. “The final match round of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) has cancelled the National Basketball League (NBL) season due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The 2020 Basketball league season for both National Basketball League (NBL), Division one and Development league was supposed to start in March but was halted …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | Spanish La Liga club Villarreal on Thursday announced the signing of former Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Sevilla and Valencia coach Unai Emery on a three-year contract. Emery replaces Javier Calleja, who was sacked by the club earlier in the week despite guiding them to an impressive fifth …