Buenos Aires, Argentina | THE INDEPENDENT | Two of Diego Maradona’s five children used social media on Friday to bid an emotional farewell to their father, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday aged 60. “I was always very afraid of my death, but today I’m not anymore because …
Read More »Al Ahly celebrate CAF Champions League triumph over Zamalek
*CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Al Ahly 2 Zamalek 1 Cairo, EGYPT | THE INDEPENDENT | Al Ahly still remember and celebrate their iconic 6-1 victory over Zamalek in 2002, but thanks to their victory in the CAF Champions League Final that makes it celebration of another 6-1 over Zamalek in …
Read More »Free-for-all Premiership weekend for DStv Access and GOtv viewers
*Saturday 28 November 18:00: Manchester City v Burnley *Sunday 29 November 22:15: Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Football fans on DStv and GOtv can look forward to bonus Round 10 of action from the 2020-21 Premier League season this weekend. Viewers on DStv Access and GOtv …
Read More »Chelsea v Spurs: Lampard eyes third consecutive win against Mourinho
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest edition of a classic Premier League rivalry sees Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on the evening of Sunday 29 November 2020. Chelsea come into the game on the back of a third successive Premier League win, having comfortably defeated Newcastle …
Read More »La Liga: Barca and R. Madrid struggling to find inspiration
Friday 27 November 23:00: Real Valladolid v Levante Saturday 28 November 16:00: Elche v Cadiz 17:15: Valencia v Atletico Madrid 18:30: Huesca v Sevilla 23:00: Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves Sunday 29 November 16:00: Barcelona v Osasuna 18:15: Getafe v Athletic Bilbao 20:30: Celta Vigo v Granada 23:00: Real Sociedad …
Read More »Serie A: Conte under pressure to reaffirm job position as Inter visit Sassuolo
Saturday 28 November 17:00: Sassuolo v Internazionale 20:00: Benevento v Juventus 22:45: Atalanta v Hellas Verona Sunday 29 November 14:30: Lazio v Udinese 17:00: Bologna v Crotone 18:00: Milan v Fiorentina 20:00: Cagliari v Spezia 22:45: Napoli v Roma Monday 30 November 20:30: Torino v Sampdoria 22:45: Genoa v Parma …
Read More »Uganda silverbacks face tough hurdle against Egypt in Afrobasket qualifiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda national basketball team, the Silverbacks will this evening face a tough test against hosts Egypt in their first group E game of the Afrobasketball qualifiers in Alexandria, Egypt. The Ugandan side who have so far participated twice in the event have never registered …
Read More »Diego Maradona: The magic of a flawed genius
Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA | The news should not have come as a shock. Diego Maradona’s death had seemed to be an imminent event for weeks, and arguably much longer. Decades of drug and alcohol abuse had reduced the Argentine football legend to a shadow of the man that …
Read More »Maradona “eternal,” says Messi
Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA | Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi on Wednesday paid tribute to Diego Armando Maradona, saying the late player and coach will never be forgotten. In a message posted on social media, the Barcelona player wrote: “A very sad day for all Argentines and for football. …
Read More »Timeline of Argentine football legend Maradona’s life
Paris, France | XINHUA | Following is the timeline of the life of Diego Maradona, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60: On October 30, 1960, Maradona was born at the Polyclinic Evita Hospital in Lanus, Buenos Aires Province, to a poor family that …
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