Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | XINHUA | Juventus defender Danilo said Wednesday that he feels ready to finally assume the role of Brazil’s first choice right-back, more than nine years after making his international debut. The 29-year-old is expected to start for the five-time world champions when they meet Bolivia …
Read More »Uruguayan captain Godin wary of ‘strong’ Chile team in WC qualifier
Montevideo, Uruguay | XINHUA | Uruguayan national soccer team captain, Diego Godin, said on Wednesday, ahead of their match against Chile in the FIFA World Cup qualification for Qatar 2022, that the Chilean national team is “strong” and is in a process of renovation. “Chile is a team that in …
Read More »CHEPTEGEI SMASHES 10,000M WORLD RECORD!
*⃣ 25 laps *⃣ Former world record 26:17.53 – Kenenisa Bekele *⃣ New World record by Cheptegei 26:11.00 📌CHEPTEGEI records ✅ 5000m 12:35.36 WR ✅ 5k (route) 12:51 WR ✅ 10000m 26:11.00 WR ✅ 15k (route) 41:05 WR Valencia, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei confirmed he is the new king …
Read More »Uganda Cranes secure clearance to camp in Dubai
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has said the national football team, Cranes will finally travel to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates this evening after they got clearance. Head coach Jonathan Mckinstry together with the players were meant to travel on Sunday but …
Read More »CHEPTEGEI: Time to set another world record
LIVE *⃣ 5,000m race (women) – 10.33pm Today *⃣ 10,000m race – 10.55pm Today *⃣ 25 laps *⃣ Current world record 26:17.53 – Kenenisa Bekele *⃣ Cheptegei best time 26:48.36 Cheptegei set to break 15-year-old world record Valencia, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei aims to become the greatest distance runner of …
Read More »FUFA sets Oct 10th for big league playoffs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has set Saturday October 10th, as the date for the FUFA Big League playoffs at its technical center in Njeru. This was resolved at a consultative meeting with men’s teams that were set to feature in various league playoffs …
Read More »Transfer Deadline Day: All the confirmed deals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Monday 5 October was Transfer Deadline Day for the summer 2020 window. Premier League clubs had until 23:00 BST, or 01:00 on 6 October if they submitted a deal sheet in time, to recruit and register new players. The key deals on Deadline Day: Fulham …
Read More »Spurs 6 United 1, followed by Aston Villa 7 Liverpool 2
*⃣ Man United 1 Spurs 6 *⃣ Aston Villa 7 Liverpool 2 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Villa Park and Old Trafford produced 16 goals in two matches, as Liverpool and Manchester United suffered humiliating defeats on Sunday in the Premier League. Ollie Watkins bagged a first-half hat-trick as …
Read More »LIVE: The Son and Kane show on as Spurs take 4-1 halftime lead
*⃣ Man United 1 Spurs 4 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Bruno Fernandes scored from the penalty in the first two minutes, but visitors Spurs responded immediately, and raced on to a 4-1 first half time lead at Old Trafford. Tanguy Ndombele had leveled for the visitors, and soon …
Read More »Arsenal pips Sheffield United
*⃣ Arsenal 2 Sheffield United 1 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Two second-half goals in three minutes proved decisive for Arsenal, despite an excellent strike from David McGoldrick giving United real hope of a comeback and a first point of the season late on. Although it was Arsenal …
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