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Rebecca Cheptegei, Boy Friend Hospitalized After Petrol Attack Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei is battling for her life at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital  following a domestic dispute that escalated into a petrol attack by her boyfriend Nickson Marangach. Marangach also got burnt in the attack and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Team Uganda for the 2024 World Junior Athletics Championships has secured three medals for the country. The team that was staged in Lima, Peru from 27th to 31st August 2024, triumphantly came home, with one silver medal from the newly recognized talent in 3000meter steeplechase …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugabula Saza’s team continued their strong start in this year’s MTN Busoga Masaza Cup, securing a 2-1 win over a determined Bunhole Bunhanhumba in Sunday’s Mawembe Hill group match held at Kamuli Park Playground. The home side, led by the prolific Majid Kazindula, took the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Senior Secondary School have been crowned as the Sky View Boys’ Cricket Week champions. They defeated Busoga College Mwiri on Saturday at the Jinja cricket oval. Jinja SSS excelled with a difference of 50 runs after beating Mwiri with 130/8 against 80/10. This marked …

🔴 Uganda Golf ⛳ Open after 72 holes ✳ JR Akena 🇺🇬 73 73 71 70 | 287| +3 ✳ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 72 73 73  70 | 288 | +4 ✳ T. Okwong 🇺🇬 73 77 68 73  | 291| +7 ✳ Semakula 🇺🇬 78 71 75 73  | 297 | +13 ✳ Tumusiime …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Erling Haaland scored his second hat-trick in a week as Manchester City won 3-1 away to West Ham on Saturday. The Norwegian opened the scoring with a 10th minute header, while Julen Lopetegui’s side leveled after 19 minutes when Ruben Dias slid the ball into …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Raheem Sterling’s loan move from Chelsea to Arsenal was one of the standout deals completed late on the final day of the Premier League transfer window. The 29-year-old sought a transfer after new Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca made it clear that Sterling would not be …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FUFA Super 8 cup defending champions, BUL FC, are optimistic of retaining the trophy against SC Vipers on Sunday. BUL first bagged the Super 8 trophy in August last year, after beating then-close contenders, URA FC.  BUL sailed through this year’s final, following a 63rd-minute …

DEBRECEN, Hungary | Xinhua | China’s U18 women’s 3×3 basketball team achieved a historic milestone by winning the bronze medal at the 2024 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup here on Friday. The Chinese squad of Chen Yanping, Li Yuxian, Liu Xiaohan and Wang Jiaxin defeated Germany 21-17 in the bronze …

🟡 TONIGHT ✳ 3000m SC M final – Hosea Chemutai 1.15am ✳ 1,500m M final – Jacob Sande 2.00am Lima, Peru | THE INDEPENDENT & IAAF | Hosea Chemutai and Jacob Sande have a chance in Lima today to build on what is already Uganda’s best performance ever at the …