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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has made it clear that it will cater for the COVID-19 testing fees for the four teams that will play in the FUFA Big League playoffs. The Playoffs will determine which one team that will qualify to play …

Gelsenkirchen, German | XINHUA |   FC Schalke 04 have appointed Manuel Baum as their new head coach, the Royal Blues confirmed via the club’s official homepage on Wednesday. Former Augsburg head coach Baum has signed a two-year deal with Schalke, which will keep him in Gelsenkirchen until June 2022. Former …

  Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal completed another overwhelming show at the French Open as the Spaniard romped to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 win over world No. 236 Mackenzie McDonald. The 12-time champion also improved his record at Roland Garros to 95-2 with this …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Inter Milan completed a commanding 5-2 win over Benevento in Serie A on Wednesday, while Lazio suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Atalanta. The Nerazzurri made a dream start just 28 seconds into the game, as Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock from Achraf Hakimi’s assist. …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |   A 65th minute goal from Vinicius Jr gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at home to Real Valladolid in the fourth round of matches in La Liga on Wednesday night. The Brazilian, who had entered the game as a substitute, took advantage of a loose …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard has suffered another muscle injury and is unlikely to play for the club before the middle of October. Real Madrid confirmed with a communique on their official website on Wednesday that the Belgian international has suffered “a muscle injury in …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Liverpool confirmed on Tuesday that Spain international midfielder Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for the coronavirus. Thiago joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich earlier in September and although he made his debut against Chelsea eight days ago, he missed Monday night’s 3-1 win at home to …

Carabao Cup fixtures  Tuesday 29 September 20:45: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Wednesday 30 September 18:30: NewportCounty v Newcastle United 20:00: Burnley v Manchester City 20:45: Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United 20:45: Everton v West Ham United Thursday 1 October 18:30: Brentford v Fulham 20:00: Aston Villa v Stoke …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane loses one player to injury, but recovers two more for his side’s home game against Valladolid on Wednesday night. Midfielder Tony Kroos was confirmed to have torn his left gluteus maximum muscle on Monday and will miss Wednesday’s game and …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Northern Regional Football Association is seeking 75 Million Shillings for their activities for the new season. The funds are meant for organizing women football tournaments, paying salaries for the regional staffs and office rent in all the districts in both Lango and Acholi sub-regions.  …