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Kabasweka completes a hat-trick of Tooro Ladies Open titles

Kabasweka recorded three birdies over three rounds, earning her sixth championship title this season.

Rugumayo finishes 7th at the SDT-EAS Lakowe Lakes Classic in Nigeria

Rugumayo posted a 1-over 217 across 54 holes, tying for seventh with Nigerians Odoh Alechenu and Mustapha Abubakar, as well as Ghanaian Augustine Manasseh.

Arteta signs new Arsenal deal until 2030

The Spaniard's deal had been due to expire at the end of the current season.

Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium lined up for AFCON 2027

State Sports Minister Peter Ogwang announced this after a meeting with the Parliament Committee on Education and Sports, following their inspection of the proposed host facilities at Hoima City Stadium last Wednesday.

Night football returns to Lugogo as UPL resumes

KCCA FC and NEC FC fans have reason to look forward to the return of domestic action after the FUFA Club Licensing Committee cleared the stadium to host night matches following the successful upgrade of its floodlights.

WADA seeks tough anti-doping stance from Kenya

 Despite a long-running doping crisis, Kenya were last month awarded the 2029 World Athletics Championships, the first time the event will be held in Africa.

England needed to 'move on' from World Cup pain, says Tuchel

 After a 3-2 defeat to world champions Spain, the Three Lions have bounced back with two comfortable wins over the Czech Republic, either side of a 7-0 thrashing of Croatia, to close in on the quarter-finals.

Ronaldo says Portugal coach broke promises, apologises for walkout

 In a statement of nearly 2,000 words, the 41-year-old superstar apologised for walking out on the national team and said he would serve a suspension if necessary.

Court to rule in October on Hoima AFCON roads compensation case

Rev. Denis Murungi, Danuel Denis Mutatina, Dan David Businge, Robert Ntegeka, Musa Amanya, Ester Irumba and Florance Asaba filed the case at the Hoima High Court on behalf of 30 project-affected-persons (PAPs) on July 16.

17 arrested as probe into SC Villa captain's murder intensifies

“During interrogation, the key suspects disclosed that the group had been conducting attacks on members of the community, allegedly using paving blocks (pavers), and identified several of their accomplices. The suspects further revealed that on the fateful day, they moved as a gang and attacked unsuspecting members of the public in areas around Nsambya, Nabisaalu, Kirombe and Makindye in Kampala,” Kawala said.

SC Villa captain Owori dies from injuries sustained in attack by thugs

SC Villa Football Club is deeply saddened to inform its supporters, the football community, and the general public that the club's captain Owori is suspected to have been attacked and assaulted by unknown individuals on Tuesday night.

Chess federation targets prisons, refugee camps for wider enrolment

Allan Benjamin Mande, the deputy president of UCF, said they needed to bring the proposal to the attention of Uganda Prisons and the Office of the Prime Minister, which handles refugee affairs, to ensure the sport is introduced in the two entities.

Iran says Spain World Cup win brought joy to critics of US, Israel

On social media, the winning side appeared to have won support from people around the world thanks to the Spanish government's condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza and Madrid's criticism of the war in Iran.

Masindi municipality launches garbage-free campaign ahead of AFCON 2027

Dubbed 'Keep Masindi Municipality Clean for Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027', the initiative aims at tackling the long-standing sanitation issues in preparation for Uganda co-hosting the 2027 AFCON alongside Kenya and Tanzania.

Opio and Trevor Noah to host Julia Roberts, Tom Brady and Fabrizio Romano

Opio and Noah struck YouTube gold after their show went super-viral online — racking up millions of views from across the world.

Trevor Noah and Opio to host live World Cup watch party

"Football is best enjoyed as a communal experience with friends," Opio said in an exclusive interview. "The 2026 World Cup will be a super-sized event with 48 teams competing across 3 countries. Trevor and I figured the biggest World Cup in history deserved nothing less than the biggest football party in history." 

Iran World Cup team heads to Mexico as US visa row rages

The dispute erupted just days before Thursday's kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Iran World Cup squad heads to Mexico as US visa row erupts

In April, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said any problem would not be with the Iranian players but "some of the other people (they) would want to bring with them", suggesting they may have ties to the Revolutionary Guards, a group on the US terror blacklist.

Arsenal title party invitation leaves Museveni unimpressed

Speaking during the first sitting of the first meeting of the first session of Uganda’s 12th Parliament at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Monday, May 25, 2026, the President said football success could not distract him from national priorities.

Arsenal supporter dies at hands of Man-U fan

Preliminary investigations indicate that Denis, said to have been an Arsenal supporter, got into a misunderstanding with Musiramu, who is alleged to support Manchester United.