Uganda’s Sports Personality of the year 2018 Joshua Cheptegei Past Sports Personality Recipients 1974- Polly Ouma (Football) 1983-Ruth Kyalisima (Athletics) 1987-Justin Arop (Javelin) 1988-She Cranes (Netball) 1989-Uganda Cranes (Football) 1990-Uganda Cranes (Football) 1991-Fred Muteweta (Boxing) 1992-Francis Ogola (Athletics) 1993-Rosette Musoke (Table Tennis) 1994-Julius Acon (Athletics) 1995-Railways Handball Team (Handball) 1996-Davis …
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Southampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool needed more late goals to move top of the Premier League once more as Mohamed Salah and Jordan Henderson struck in the final 10 minutes to earn a 3-1 victory at Southampton on Friday. Jurgen Klopp’s men had to come from behind at St. Mary’s after Shane Long’s …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wolves broke their club transfer record on Thursday to ensure top scorer Raul Jimenez remains at Molineux on a permanent deal worth a reported £30 million ($39 million) from Benfica. The Mexican has scored 15 goals in his debut season in England as the Midlands club have enjoyed a …
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KCCA FC v Vipers SC – 4:00pm Star Times Stadium, Lugogo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC and Vipers SC face off in game day 25 of the Star Times Uganda Premier League at Startimes Stadium, Lugogo today. “To many, it’s seen as the title decider while to the …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City brushed aside struggling Cardiff to leapfrog Liverpool at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday as Tottenham opened their glittering stadium in style. City’s 2-0 victory over Cardiff took Pep Guardiola’s quadruple-chasers to 80 points — one clear of Jurgen …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Yaya Toure responded with fury and Raheem Sterling with mockery after manager Massimiliano Allegri and teammates said Juventus youngster Moise Kean shared the blame for racist abuse by Cagliari fans. Toure, who was speaking at UEFA’s Equal Game conference at Wembley, said he hoped the …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Four-time African footballer of the year Yaya Toure says football authorities should be more proactive when it comes to racism. The 35-year-old former Ivory Coast great — who also starred for Barcelona and Manchester City — said football’s governing bodies only reacted once incidents had already occurred, as in …
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Paris, France | AFP | Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain all moved closer to retaining their domestic titles this weekend, but there were plenty of other talking points in Europe. AFP Sport takes a look back at the action as Borussia Dortmund and Ajax claimed big victories, and a famous old …
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Collated English Premier League results Cardiff 1 Chelsea 2 Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1 Played Saturday Brighton 0 Southampton 1 Burnley 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Crystal Palace 2 Huddersfield 0 Fulham 0 Man City 2 Leicester 2 Bournemouth 0 Manchester United 2 Watford 1 West Ham 0 Everton 2 Playing Monday …
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Zidane praise for Man Utd’s Pogba opens door to Real bid Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane opened the door to a possible bid for Paul Pogba on Saturday when he hailed the Manchester United star as “a player who knows how to do everything”. The …
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