Neymar signs five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain Paris, France | AFP | Neymar completed his world record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday when he signed a five-year contract, the French club announced. The 25-year-old Brazilian earlier broke his contract with Barcelona by paying a 222 million-euro ($264 million, £201 …
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Berlin, Germany | AFP | Ukraine’s former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday to scupper any hopes of a November rematch against Britain’s Anthony Joshua. Hamburg-based Klitschko, 41, hangs up his gloves as one of the all-time greats of the ring after a nine-and-a-half …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mujib Kasule is seeking an interim order restraining soccer governing body FUFA and president Moses Magogo from conducting elections on Saturday, pending the disposal of his application contesting why he was ruled out of the polls. High Court, Civil Division before the Lady Justice …
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.@Orlando_Pirates fans, your coach has arrived. @KickOffMagazine pic.twitter.com/prClIi1FnX — Chad Klate (@CKlatey) August 3, 2017 Soweto, South Africa | AFP | South African club Orlando Pirates have announced that former Uganda Cranes coach, Serb Milutin Sredojevic, will succeed Swede Kjell Jonevret as head coach. Dr Irvin Khoza, chairman of …
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Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Spain’s football league refused to accept a 222 million euro ($260 million) cheque on Friday in a new twist to Neymar’s ‘transfer of the century’ from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. Representatives of the 25-year-old Brazilian were turned away from the Madrid headquarters of La Liga …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Sudan-born Australian forward Mangok Mathiang and American guard Marcus Paige signed NBA contracts Wednesday with the Charlotte Hornets. Mathiang lived in Melbourne for several years before moving to the United States, where he played four seasons for the University of Louisville and serving as team …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CAF and FIFA officials will attend this Saturday’s Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) elections. Former President of Tanzania Football Federation Leodegar Tenga and Djibouti FA head Suleiman Hassan Waberi will represent the continental soccer governing body CAF and world body FIFA at the polls …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wayde van Niekerk has been hailed as the next poster boy for global track and field, and the softly-spoken South African admits he’s taking on board as much as he can from the outgoing Usain Bolt. Although lacking the showman’s pizzaz of Bolt, who has …
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Messi to Neymar: I wish you lots of luck in this new stage in your life Paris, France | AFP | Neymar is expected to arrive in Paris on Thursday to finalise his world record 222 million euro ($260 million) move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, which will earn him around …
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Dublin, Ireland | AFP | A goal in either half from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and his replacement Juan Mata helped Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Sampdoria at Dublin’s Lansdowne Road in the Reds’ final pre-season game on Wednesday. The pair’s goals came either side of Dennis Praet’s strike to ensure …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
