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New champion after tense Uganda Golf Open final day Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ronald Rugumayo was the toast of Ugandan golf on Saturday after his come-from-behind victory in the country’s top tournament. Ronald Otile played like the defending champion most of all four days of the Tusker Malt Uganda …

VIDEO: Uganda to Host Lacrosse 7s Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Uganda is welcoming to foreign individuals as she is exotic sport. Teams from 5 Countries to participate in Jinja. In 2009 the country welcomed Lacrosse a game that hit her though was not heard of. Eight years later Uganda …

New York, United States | AFP | Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it is launching two new streaming television services including one for its ESPN-branded sports channel, while ending its deal with Netflix as it shifts towards direct content distribution. The media-entertainment giant called the move “a strategic shift in the …

VIDEO: Parents shouldn’t pressure children on exams Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The First lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has berated teachers and parents for exerting unnecessary pressure on their children to pass examinations. She made the remarks while launching the 35th Association for Educational Assessment …

  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 …

Kampala, Uganda | USPA| Boxer Muzamir Kakande was unanimously voted as the USPA Nile Special Sports Personality of June at the scribes’ monthly assembly held Monday at Imperial Royale Hotel. Kakande (welterweight) won a gold medal at the Africa Boxing Championships in Congo Brazaville last month when he knocked out …

New East African competition starts  today Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | A new football competition for East African teams kicks off in Dar es Salaam on Monday featuring top league clubs from Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar. The inaugural SportPesa Super Cup is backed by the Kenyan and Tanzania football federations after …

Uganda’s top football official Eng. Moses Magogo has been appointed to the powerful Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Magogo becomes the first Ugandan onto the executive committee. In wide ranging changes, Zambian legend Kalusha Bwalya was named Chairman of the CAF Technical and Development committee, while the …

Bum-pinching Tunisian football boss slapped with life ban Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | The head of a Tunisian football club who pinched an assistant referee on the backside during a match has been banned from the sport for life. The Tunisian football Federation (FTF) suspended CS Sfaxien President Moncef Khemakhem …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Commonwealth Games chiefs said Monday they were looking for a new venue for the 2022 edition after announcing scheduled hosts Durban had failed to meet “key obligations”. Last month, South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula indicated the government might withdraw its financial support because …