Monday , February 24 2025

SPORTS

Liverpool coach Klopp glad for timing of Real Madrid clash

Liverpool, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said on Monday that he believes his side’s form could have come good just in time for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash against Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday. The repeat of last season’s final comes on …

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Arsenal come from behind to stun Villa 4-2

✳  Aston Villa 2 Arsenal 4 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Two goals in injury-time gave Arsenal a superb comeback victory in an all-action encounter at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon. Ollie Watkins had put the hosts ahead early on before Bukayo Saka pulled Arsenal level with a screamer. …

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Kiplimo weathers Bathurst storm to claim WXC title

Uganda wins 4 medals, third in the world rankings  🔵 Uganda results summary 🇺🇬 🏃  ✳ Senior Mens Result (TEAM bronze medal 🥉) 1. Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 🥇 29:17 2. Aregawi 🇪🇹 🥈 29:26 3. Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 🥉 29:37 R KIBET 🇺🇬 15th 30:40 M KIPROTICH 🇺🇬 18th 30:56 I KIBET 🇺🇬 24th 31:12 S KIBET 🇺🇬 …

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FIFA announces over 2-bln USD budget for football development

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | FIFA announced Wednesday an increased budget of over two billion U.S. dollars in the 2023-2026 cycle for its FIFA Forward program. The FIFA Forward 3.0 Program, laid out by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in January, will provide 2.25 billion U.S. dollars to develop the sport worldwide, the …

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Speaker Among flags off Uganda’s U15 CAF football team

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among has flagged off the football players from Amus College in Bukedea for the Under 15 (U15) Confederation of African Football (CAF) championships in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania. Among and Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa flagged off the girls’ team at Parliament on Wednesday, 15 February …

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Man City take over top spot from Arsenal

London, UK | ARSENAL.COM | Arsenal succumbed top spot in the Premier League for the first time since August after Manchester City claimed a 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium to leapfrog us in the table. The reigning champions took an unwarranted lead on 24 minutes when Kevin De Bruyne pounced …

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