The Uganda Sports Press Association (Uspa) 2019 awards ceremony on Wednesday 18th November were capped by a rather easily predictable outcome. Joshua Cheptegei was voted Uganda’s sports personality of the year 2019, beating off the challenge of Halima Nakaayi and Emmanuel Okwi. However, Cheptegei was crowned in absentia, as his gong was received by Dominic Otucet, […]
By Nganda Kizito President Yoweri Museveni announced on Sunday, September 20, that he had lifted the lock-down on sports. This has lifted the spirits of many in the sports fraternity, whose livelihoods have been affected since March, following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Uganda. In his periodic address to the nation, President Museveni […]
Why Bakkabulindi, Nantaba were dropped; Muloni, Mukwaya, Nadduli relegated; Kamya, Amongi swapped By Sophie Mutesi President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on December 14 announced what was described as a mini-reshuffle – retaining most of his royalists; promoting as well as dropping key faces on a rainy Saturday. Raphael Magyezi – the face behind the controversial 2018 […]
By Andrew Both A week after Tiger Woods revealed he had turned down the Saudi International – a European Tour event, McIlroy followed. But unlike Woods, who studiously avoided commenting on the politics of the country while explaining his reasons not to play, McIlroy was less reticent to address the complicated intersection of sport and […]
By Francisco Bwambale Lt. Flavia Namakula and Cpl. Petra Nalwoga narrowly missed medals at the 7th CISM Military World Games Golf Competition that ended in China on Wednesday. Uganda finished 4th overall – a place outside the medal bracket. Team Uganda had a joint score of 703 strokes after four rounds of golf at end […]
