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Several motorists in Fort Portal city, Kabarole District, have vowed to stage a peaceful demonstration on October, 15, 2020, to express their discontent about local authorities who are extorting millions of shillings from them under the guise of managing traffic in the city. Led by Thomas Kakuru and David Musinguzi, the motorists have since written…
Within the space of two months, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has broken two long-standing world records – the 5,000m one on August 14 in Monaco and now the 10,000m one this night in Valencia. It means he has erased both races’ records previously set by Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele after each remaining intact for more than…
Like in many other countries, Uganda is madly in love with football and follow it religiously. Many love to go to stadiums to watch their favorite players in action. And for Uganda, you can’t talk about watching local football and you don’t mention Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium. The iconic stadium is in the thick of…
Ugandan teenage athletics sensation Jacob Kiplimo proved unstoppable once again as he smashed the Wanda Diamond League 3000m meet record in Rome on Thursday night, also setting a new Ugandan record with that performance. Kiplimo clocked 7:26.64 over the seven-and-a-half-lap distance to not only smash Australia’s Ryan Gregson’s meet record of 7:42.19 by 1.55 seconds,…
The Guinea-Bissauan has become the youngest footballer to play for Barcelona and the youngest goalscorer in the history of UEFA’s Champions League. At the age of 17, he scored the winning goal against Inter Milan during a group stage game. Lionel Messi has allegedly stopped being friends with Barcelona’s rising star Ansu Fati, Diario Gol reported.…
By Agencies The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold presidential and general assembly elections on March 12 next year in the Moroccan capital Rabat, the continental football body announced late Thursday after an executive committee meeting. According to CAF, the names of prospective candidates will be communicated to the various national associations on Jan.…
Cristiano Ronaldo made history in Portugal’s 2-0 win over Sweden, as the legendary footballer became the first European to reach 100 international goals with the first of his two goals in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday. The reigning champions visited Sweden with their captain Ronaldo back in the squad after the 35-year-old Juventus forward…
What Joshua Cheptegei can do, Jacob Kiplimo will strive to emulate. Ugandan 19-year-old former junior world champion Kiplimo on Tuesday showed he will be the man World record holder Cheptegei keeps and eye on, after he pulled off a stunning come-from behind 5000m win at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava. As Ethiopian World Championship silver…
The Central Motor Club, a member of the 15 motorsports clubs that form up FMU (Federation of Motorsports Clubs of Uganda) have elected the new leadership during its annual general meeting held today at Kabira country club in Kampala. Mr. Shaym Kotecha has been appointed as the new club chairperson deputized by Mr. Kaketto sayid.…
Central Motor Club (CMC) tomorrow Saturday will be holding its Annual General meeting for all its members where the new leadership will also be elected. Central Motor Club is a member of the 15 motorsports clubs that form up FMU (Federation of Motorsports Clubs of Uganda). According to the tentative program, the Annual General Meeting…
