Sport in brief
Aug 01, 2007
<b>Falcons face Malinga scare</b><br>BASKETBALL - Mogas Falcons’ hopes of clinching silverware this season have been hit with a dilemma after forward Henry Malinga suffered a long-term injury.
Falcons face Malinga scare
BASKETBALL - Mogas Falcons’ hopes of clinching silverware this season have been hit with a dilemma after forward Henry Malinga suffered a long-term injury. The club and national team star has been playing with a swollen knee since the beginning of the season, but it worsened at the end of the first round, thereby ruling him out for the rest of the season.
Great victory
Uganda 9 Switzerland 0
Uganda 4 Burundi 9
SOCCER - Uganda registered its second win at the Homeless World Cup to push its number of points to six after playing five games in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Street kids top
BCS 10 Nittecal (NOR) 0
BCS 9 Saurene (DEN) 0
BCS 4 Fordhek (NED) 0
GAMES - Pauline Nabalinda brought his tally to 14 goals in three matches as Uganda’s Bring the Children from the Streets (BCS) team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Norway girls’ U-15 Cup yesterday. The team is sponsored by the Norwegian Olympic Committee.
Gateway wins
Mayor’s Cup
Final
Gateway 2 Mango FC 1
Semi-finals
Gateway 1 Fire base 0
Mango 2 Apegu 0
SOCCER - The Soroti Mayor’s Cup ended Saturday with Gateway FC from Eastern Division emerging champions after beating Mango.
BASKETBALL - Mogas Falcons’ hopes of clinching silverware this season have been hit with a dilemma after forward Henry Malinga suffered a long-term injury. The club and national team star has been playing with a swollen knee since the beginning of the season, but it worsened at the end of the first round, thereby ruling him out for the rest of the season.
Great victory
Uganda 9 Switzerland 0
Uganda 4 Burundi 9
SOCCER - Uganda registered its second win at the Homeless World Cup to push its number of points to six after playing five games in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Street kids top
BCS 10 Nittecal (NOR) 0
BCS 9 Saurene (DEN) 0
BCS 4 Fordhek (NED) 0
GAMES - Pauline Nabalinda brought his tally to 14 goals in three matches as Uganda’s Bring the Children from the Streets (BCS) team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Norway girls’ U-15 Cup yesterday. The team is sponsored by the Norwegian Olympic Committee.
Gateway wins
Mayor’s Cup
Final
Gateway 2 Mango FC 1
Semi-finals
Gateway 1 Fire base 0
Mango 2 Apegu 0
SOCCER - The Soroti Mayor’s Cup ended Saturday with Gateway FC from Eastern Division emerging champions after beating Mango.