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The donation of a new football kit from English Premier League side, Liverpool FC, has been received enthusiastically by the players and officials of the Gambia first division giants Steve Biko Football Club.
AMAVUBI midfield king pins Jean Baptist Mugiraneza 'Migi' and Haruna Niyonzima have vowed to 'fight till the last breath' just to make sure Rwanda qualifies for the 2010 Africa Nations Cup in Angola.
The Amavubi Stars may not be one of the continent's football powerhouses, but over time they have proven more than capable against some of the continent's top teams like Nigeria and Ghana when they play in front of their fans at Amahoro Stadium.
RWANDA'S national rugby team, the Silverbacks is set to tour Hong Kong in March next year to participate in the major International World 10s competitions.
RWANDA Rugby Federation (RRF) has challenged the Sports Ministry to come to their rescue in future regional tournaments.
There is too much football in the air. This past week has been filled with loads of drama, tension, excitement, expectation and all sorts of emotions. From the CAF Champions League finals involving Heartland FC of Owerri last weekend, to the Super Eagles' final push for South Africa 2010, and the somewhat fairytale run of the Golden Eaglets; it has been a week where football lovers experienced the ...
Top riders Simba beat Mtibwa 3-1 to command their eleventh straight win in the Vodacom Premier League match held yesterday at the Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam
In a very candid assessment of themselves, some members of the Super Eagles have admitted that they are not yet South Africa 2010 material even though they have booked their place at the World Cup finals. Speaking Saturday evening after their laboured qualification finally bore fruit with a hard fought 3-2 win over the Harambee Stars, the players frankly confessed that they had not yet reached the ...
Afribank Nigeria Plc, the Official Banker of Nigerian national teams, has congratulated the Super Eagles for doing Nigeria proud, qualifying for the final of the World Cup coming up in South Africa next year.
Nakuru Rugby Football Club on Sunday staged a flawless display, crushing Kenya Harlequin 22-0 to lift Dala Sevens title at the Kisumu Polytechnic grounds.
Togo got its ticket for the Africa Cup of Nations Angola 2010 Saturday in Lome after beating Gabon 1-0. Floyd Ayite scored the only goal at the 72nd minute. Togo will play the CAN for the 7th time since 1972.
Kampala City Council (KCC) Leopards had an easy ride in the semi-finals, rolling over Kampala International University (KIU) Rangers 3-0 in the best-of-five MTN-Fuba League semi-final series. But going into the final, Leopards know they won't have another smooth sailing especially against the experienced A-1 Challenge.
Frank Zziwa and Fredrick Kamara will represent Uganda in next month's World Draughts Championship in Berlin, Germany. Zziwa, 24, Uganda's most rated player and together with Kamara, the vice-president of the Uganda Draughts Federation, have been invited to the event by World Draughts body, Federation Mondiale Du Jeu De Dames.
With Tornado having already bagged the Castle Lager National Premier League (Super 7) crown last weekend, focus shifts to the Plate League today with four clubs eyeing the available promotion slots.
Last year, competitors in the MTN Kampala marathon 10km subsidiary race got lost along the way and ended up running a shorter distance. To avoid a repeat of last year's scenario, organisers have devised several means to hold a mishap-free event. One of the measures is staging one of the subsidiary races today - a week to the main event. The 10km wheelchair race gets underway this morning, starting ...
A tight athletic fielding display and half century knock of 52 runs by stalwart Benjamin Musoke helped a Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) select side defeat the touring English side Ealing CC by 12 runs at Kyambogo oval on Friday. Ealing CC, who are the five-time Middlesex champions, defeated the Universities Select XI by 88 runs on Wednesday but found a sterner test in the UCA side that comprised ...
LITTLE Kiglon sent shock waves around the domestic football scene yesterday when they powered their way from behind to stun Dynamos and derail the Harare giants' CBZ Premiership title hopes at Rufaro.
TWO fantastic second half goals by Danny Phiri and substitute Mkhululi Moyo propelled Bantu Rovers to victory over CAPS United in a CBZ Premiership match at Barbourfields yesterday.
IN-FORM striker David Rediyoni fired a second-half brace to inspire Gunners to victory over outgoing champions Monomotapa and help Moses Chunga's men shoot to the top of the CBZ Premiership standings.
Hwange completed their CBZ Premier League home campaign with a draw after being held by stubborn debutants Eagles in an entertaining match before an appreciative crowd at the Colliery yesterday.
It will be another two years before Kenyans can dare dream of featuring in the Africa Cup of Nations. The country's campaign for the World Cup and Africa Nations Cup in 2010 was nipped in the bud largely because of poor management and wrangles off the pitch.
Ugandans, whose national football team, the Cranes, failed to qualify for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, are consoling themselves with the prestigious Fifa World Cup trophy as it arrives in Kampala enroute to South Africa.
World Cross Country Championships sensation Chemtai Rionotukei made a successful start in the cross country season as she won the seventh edition of Tecla Lorupe Kapenguria Peace Run women's elites on Saturday.
Seven countries, including Kenya, have so far confirmed participation in the Central Gauteng's International Teams Championship in South Africa, according to information obtained from the Central Gauteng Golf Union's website.
Nate Silver, renowned for his dead-on forecasting of the 2008 US elections, released a new football ranking formula with broadcaster ESPN.
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