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Paris, France | AFP | England missed an opportunity to qualify for Euro 2020 on Friday as they slid to a 2-1 loss in the Czech Republic, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 699th goal in a routine Portugal win over Luxembourg. Harry Kane converted a fifth-minute penalty in Prague after Raheem …

WASHINGTON, United States | AFP | The Nike Oregon Project was set up to end the distance-running dominance of the east Africans but has become a huge headache for the US sportswear giant, which said Friday it was shutting it down. Alberto Salazar, the coach who founded the prestigious Portland-based …

Madrid, Spain | AFP |  Sergio Ramos is set to overtake Iker Casillas and become his country’s most capped player with his 168th international appearance on Saturday as Spain take on Denmark hoping to secure a place at Euro 2020. The 33-year-old first took the field for Spain as a callow teen against …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | As he prepares for more assaults on the peaks of marathon running, Eliud Kipchoge stays true to an austere lifestyle despite his fame and fortune. The Kenyan superstar, who holds the marathon world record and is reigning Olympic champion, hopes to become the first man …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The world football governing body FIFA has today confirmed that the FUFA President, Moses Hassim Magogo is suspended for two months for involvement in 2014 FIFA World Cup tickets resale. FIFA revealed that Magogo had entered into a plea bargain over the issue. …

Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 Ronald Musagala 🇺🇬 Abdallah Mande 🇺🇬 Thomas Ayeko 🇺🇬 Mande Bushendich 🇺🇬 Timothy Toroitich 🇺🇬 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Eliud Kipchoge believes he is ready to make history and create his “moon-landing” moment in his quest to run an historic first sub-two-hour marathon at the INEOS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Namwongo Blazers Basketball Club (NBC) defeated Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Tomahawks 64-57 in a thrilling Division 1 basketball league finals game. The two teams have been elevated to top-flight National Basketball League after qualifying for the finals, but have to battle for the number one …

Ethiopia vs Uganda International Friendly, Sunday, Oct 13 Bahrdar Town Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly appointed Uganda Cranes head coach Johnathan McKinstry will handle his first game this weekend, when his team travel to Ethiopia for an international friendly. The 34-year-old former coach of Rwanda was appointed head …

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Lionel Messi has admitted he wanted to leave Barcelona when he was under investigation from the Spanish tax authorities but insists now he intends to finish his career at the club. In an interview with Catalan radio station RAC1, Messi also said he had expected Neymar …

UK athletics chief stands down amid Salazar ban fallout London, United Kingdom | AFP |  UK Athletics performance director Neil Black is to stand down, the governing body said Tuesday, after he said he would review his position following the doping ban handed down to Olympic champion Mo Farah’s former coach …