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 …
Read More »Newcastle v Liverpool: Champions can reach points milestone
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. …
Read More »Top-four race heading for thrilling finale
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 …
Read More »A letter from Man United coach Solskjaer that can’t be received
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 …
Read More »Atlanta United part ways with coach De Boer
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 …
Read More »2020-21 season English Premier League to start on September 12
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 …
Read More »FUBA cancels basketball league
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 …
Read More »Villarreal name Unai Emery as new coach
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 …
Read More »Gabigol open to European return ‘when the time is right’
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Flamengo and Brazil international striker Gabriel Barbosa has vowed to be better prepared to play abroad should he choose to leave his homeland for a second time. Barbosa, better known in Brazil as Gabigol, signed a five-year contract with Flamengo in January after Inter Milan reportedly …
Read More »Inter held by Fiorentina in Serie A
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Inter were utterly dominant at the San Siro on Wednesday but were unable to break down a stubborn Fiorentina defense, and the resulting 0-0 draw meant Juventus moved a step closer to their ninth consecutive Scudetto. With Romelu Lukaku back from injury, Inter coach Antonio Conte …
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