SPORTS

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title and shattered Venus Williams’ history bid with a majestic 7-5, 6-0 victory in Saturday’s final. Muguruza overwhelmed Williams with a supreme display of power hitting in 77 minutes on Centre Court to become only the second …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Five of the oldest champions in sport as Venus Williams attempts to become the oldest Grand Slam women’s champion on Saturday and Roger Federer seeks to be the most senior Wimbledon men’s champion of the Open era on Sunday: SERENA WILLIAMS — Serena won …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP |  Uganda had a goal disallowed and a penalty saved when drawing 0-0 with South Sudan Friday in an African Nations Championship (CHAN) second round, first-leg qualifier in Juba. Derrick Nsibambi had the ball in the net during the first half only to be ruled …

Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Cranes goalkeeper Denis Onyango is Uganda’s Sports Personality Of The Year 2016. Onyango was named the country’s best at a glitz and glamour event Friday night by the Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA). The South African based goalkeeper becomes the first individual footballer to be crowned …

  Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Africa’s best home-based football player of 2016 Denis Onyango is favourite to be named Uganda’s Sportsman Of The Year 2016 on Friday night. Onyango, named best African Player of the Year Based in Africa early this year, is one of three nominate for the Uganda Sports …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Roger Federer stands just two wins away from a record eighth Wimbledon title but faces a perilous trip through the land of the giants if he is to become the tournament’s oldest champion. The 35-year-old Swiss has defied time and logic to reach a 12th …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | World football body FIFA said Thursday it had lifted a ban imposed on Sudan last week for government interference in the sport. The move follows the reinstatement of Mutasim Gaafar Sir Elkhatim as president of the Sudan Football Association. He had been forcibly removed from …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP | Wayne Rooney marked his first game back in an Everton jersey with a goal in a friendly against Kenya’s Gor Mahia in Tanzania on Thursday. England’s record goalscorer was making his first appearance since he rejoined his boyhood club from Manchester United last week …

Friday (playing for 5th-8th positions) Uganda vs South Africa 1pm Jamaica vs Scotland 11am Semi-finals New Zealand vs Fiji 5pm Australia vs England 7pm Quarterfinal results  FT: Uganda ??  37  –  Fiji ??  39 (see video and tweet feed bottom) FT: New Zealand 69 South Africa 32 Gaborone, Botswana | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Uganda’s …

Accra, Ghana | AFP |  The British manager of Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko and one of his players were hospitalised after a bus crash that killed a member of their back-room staff, the club said on Thursday. The crash happened when the team bus rammed into a stationary …