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Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | Thirty-one athletes from 12 countries failed doping tests after new analysis of samples taken from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and could be banned from the Rio Games, the IOC said Tuesday. The 31, who took part in six different sports, were among 454 samples retested …

Kingston, Jamaica | AFP | Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt is undergoing treatment in Germany for what his coach described as an “aggravated hamstring injury” following his first race of the season, local radio reported Monday. Glen Mills, Bolt’s coach, said the two-time Olympic 100m and 200m champion had tweaked …

By UPL co ug Onduparaka and Kirinya Jinja SS have earned direct tickets to the Azam Uganda Premier League (AUPL) thanks to victories on the final day of the FUFA Big League. The Caterpillars, as Onduparaka is famously known, beat second placed Sporting United 3-0 at Green Light Stadium, Arua …

 ‘Training device’ led to ManUtd-Bournemouth abandonment Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | The security alert that caused Manchester United’s Premier League game against Bournemouth to be abandoned at Old Trafford on Sunday and triggered a controlled explosion was caused by a “training device”, Greater Manchester Police said. The device was …

  Peruth Chemutai clocked a personal best time of 9:31.34 in the 3000 Metres Steeplechase at the Shanghai IAAF Diamond League race today to qualify for the Rio Olympics. Chemutai finished 10th in the sixth fastest women’s steeplechase race of all time, becoming  just the third Ugandan woman to qualify …

Vipers SC 0  Simba 0 KCCA will be crowned Azam Uganda Premier League (UPL) champions if they beat Express, one of their remaining two matches, on May 24. This comes after closest challengers, Vipers, were held to a goalless draw by relegation favourites, Simba, at Buikwe on Friday. The result …

Mexico City, Mexico | AFP | FIFA on Friday named Senegalese UN diplomat Fatma Samoura as the first female secretary general in the history of the male-dominated world football organization. Samoura, 54, comes from outside the football world, having worked with the United Nations for 21 years. She is currently …

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Kenya’s participation at the Olympic games was thrown into question on Thursday after the World Anti-Doping Agency declared the country’s drug-testing regime to be in breach of strict international standards. In a ruling announced during a WADA meeting in Montreal, officials said recent efforts by …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Newcastle United and Norwich City were relegated from the Premier League on Wednesday as Sunderland secured their survival with a one-sided 3-0 victory over Everton. Sunderland centre-back Lamine Kone’s first two goals for the club and a Patrick van Aanholt free-kick took Sam Allardyce’s …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | West Ham 3 Man United 2 Winston Reid’s 80th-minute header harpooned Manchester United’s Champions League qualification hopes as West Ham United crowned their final Boleyn Ground match with a thrilling 3-2 triumph on Tuesday. FULL-TIME West Ham 3-2 Man Utd. The Hammers fight back …