All posts tagged "Sports"
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777SportsVipers sack head coach Beto Bianchi after just two months
The Kitende-based club in a Thursday statement confirmed that the Brazilian coach had been relinquished of his role with immediate effect.
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746FootballAFCON U20: Hippos seek Nigeria win to book place at FIFA World Cup
Head Coach Jackson Mayanja reaffirmed the target of the team that is qualifying for the World Cup during the pre-match press briefing.
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982FootballFULL LIST: 24 Ugandan referees to hold FIFA badges in 2023
Uganda now has 24 FIFA certified referees, an increase by one on the current list and three new FIFA badge holders
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822FootballUganda Cranes pulls out of CHAN over lack of funds
The tournament is due to be held in Algeria next month but the Ugandan team will not be participating because of the...
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841SportsUganda’s Solomon Mutai breaks Venice Marathon record
A prominent member of Uganda’s athletics team and 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, Mutai was not included in the 2022 Oregon World...
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804SportsNBL FINALS: City Oilers Beat Nam Blazers 66-64 to secure 8th title in a row
Nam Blazers like UCU Lady Dolphins shared a similar scenario having fallen 3-1 after four games and had to win game 5...
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887FootballBrighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire at 24 over heart condition
A statement from Brighton on Monday morning revealed that Mwepu would have an extremely high risk of suffering a cardiac arrest should...
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1.8KPremier LeaguePremier League: A Review of Manchester City’s huge Etihad Stadium
The Premier League has some of the most impressive football venues in the entire world. One of the facilities in question is...
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1.0KSportsJoshua Cheptegei pulls out of 2022 Commonwealth Games
Cheptegei, who is the defending champion of both the 10,000m and 5,000m at the Commonwealth games was scheduled to compete in the...
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1.0KSportsOREGON 2022: Halimah Nakaayi bows out with dismal performance in 800m Semis
Nakaayi finished 8th in Heat 3 with a time of 2:01.05, in a race that was won by Olympic Champion Athing Mu...
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927SportsUganda’s Peruth Chemutai finishes 11th in 3000m Steeplechase final at Oregon
Chemutai finished in distant 11th place, coming in at 9:21.93, in a race featuring 2019 silver and bronze medallists Emma Coburn of...
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1.0KSportsOregon 2022: Ugandan sprinter Orogot finishes third to qualify for 200m semis
Orogot became only the second male sprinter to represent Uganda at the World Athletics Championships and the first in 200m. The first...
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1.1KSportsJoshua Cheptegei wins 5000m race in Eugene
Cheptegei finished the race in 12:57:99 at the Prefontaine Classic as he fell short of breaking his own world record of 12:35:36...
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857FootballMan Utd posts revenue increase despite ‘disappointing’ season
United finished 13 points adrift of the fourth place and 35 behind champions Manchester City as their wait for a first major...
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852NewsGov’t commits Sh7bn to fund athletes for 2022 Commonwealth Games
So far, 58 out of 72 Commonwealth Games Associations have confirmed that they will send athletes to the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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539NewsShida Leni Triumphs in Kenya National Championships with 400m season-best
Leni won the Women's 400m heats, semi-finals & final posting a season’s best time of 52.42 secs but unfortunately was unable to...
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1.2KNewsDominic Otuchet re-elected President of Uganda Athletics Federation
Otuchet who assumed the office unopposed second time will start his fourth term as the federation’s president. He replaced Dan Tamwesigire as...
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713Big StoryTycoon Rajiv Ruparelia to build mega stadium to promote sports talent in Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA: City Businessman and Mortposport Ace, Rajiv Ruparelia has announced plans to construct a multi-purpose stadium and other recreational establishments in...
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795FeaturedCourt throws out petition against FMU President Dipu Ruparelia
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal filed by a one Jared Kalera seeking an injunction of the Federation of...
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1.5KFeaturedRajiv Ruparelia wins NCR5 Kabalega Rally in Hoima
HOIMA, UGANDA: Rally ace driver Rajiv Ruparelia on Saturday trounced motorsport bigwigs to emerge the champion of this year’s Kabalega Rally championship...
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933SportsDavid Emong wins Bronze for Uganda in Tokyo Paralympic games
TOKYO, JAPAN: Uganda’s most decorated Para-athlete David Emong has once again lifted Uganda’s flag high by winning a bronze medal in men’s...
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597FeaturedCheptegei launches shs1.7bn fundraising drive to complete Kapchorwa athletes centre
Uganda’s 2020 Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei has launched a shs. 1.7 billion fundraising drive towards completion an athlete training centre he is...
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1.5KSportsTokyo Olympics: Winnie Nanyondo through to 1500m Women’s Semis
Uganda’s middle-distance runner Winnie Nanyondo has qualified for the Women’s 1500m semifinal at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympic games in Japan. Nanyondo...
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1.1KOP-EDOpinion: Govt should treat our athletes better
On July 21 a chartered plane airlifted Julius Ssekitoleko to Uganda. Ssekitoleko, an amateur weightlifting athlete, was part of the Ugandan entourage...
