The highly anticipated USSSA Elite Games 2024 have commenced today, promising intense competition from the get-go. Football, as the most favored sport, is expected to take center stage, featuring powerhouse schools eager to make their mark in the tournament. Over the next three days, Jinja City will come alive with action across five disciplines: football for both boys and girls, netball, volleyball for both boys and girls, handball for both girls and boys, and basketball in both 3×3 and 5×5 formats. With all participating teams safely arrived in Jinja and having completed their final preparat ..read more

As the SMACK League Season 6 enters its final days, excitement is building around the anticipated grand finale scheduled for Sunday, 28th January at Legends Grounds in Kampala. Throughout the season, alumni of all ages have come together to compete and show off their skills on the field, but the finale promises to be the most intense matchday yet. While addressing the press on Wednesday at Legends, SMACK League CEO Bernard Mukasa noted that the fans should expect a thrilling display of athleticism and competitive spirit on the pitch as well as other related activities off the turf. “The season ..read more

The provisional fixtures of the Nile Special Rugby League 2024 Season have been released with a couple of changes compared to the previous season. With effect from the 2024 Season, the format for the Uganda Rugby Championship has changed and this will affect both the men and women’s leagues. The number of teams for Men has been increased from Ten (10) to Twelve (12) and the games shall be a Single either Home or Away format. Previously the leagues were played in round robin format and two rounds. Rams RFC that was previously supposed to be relegated, managed to stay in the top division with Ki ..read more

The U18 Girls Invitation Inter-Hub Tournament is set to captivate cricket enthusiasts from January 24th to 29th, 2024, at St. Joseph’s College Layibi in Gulu City. Hosted by the Northern Cricket Hub, the tournament features 4 cricket Hubs; Eastern Enders Sports Hub, Soroti Cricket Academy, Northern Cricket Hub, and Mukono Cricket Community. In collaboration with Uganda Cricket Association, MCC, Cricket Without Boundaries, PODGAL, and Batball Uganda, the event serves as the ultimate talent showcase and a pathway to the international stage for the youngsters in the different cricket hubs in Ugan ..read more

The Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) has signed a groundbreaking partnership with telecommunications company, Lyca Mobile Uganda, aimed at elevating the sport of cricket to new heights. This development comes ahead of a historic year that has both the Cricket Cranes and Victoria Pearls in major international events. This collaboration is poised to be a transformative force for cricket in Uganda, with Lyca Mobile’s support expected to have a lasting impact on the sport’s landscape. Together, the partners aspire to usher in a new era marked by unprecedented achievements, sustained growth, and th ..read more

Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus could not hide his dismay after being named man of the match in Tuesday’s dramatic 2-2 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations draw with Mozambique. Kudus impressed throughout but his individual display was overshadowed by Mozambique’s incredible late fightback to salvage a point. “I’m very disappointed, we really wanted this victory but it wasn’t to be,” a dejected Kudus told reporters. “It’s a big disappointment for us.” The West Ham sensation felt Ghana’s failure to hold onto their two-goal lead was down to a lack of concentration. “We lost the game by losing ..read more

Cape Verde and Egypt secured their places in the Round of 16 of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire on Monday evening after playing out to a drama-filled 2-2 draw at the Stade Felix-Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan. A dramatic equalizer by Bryan Teixeira in the dying minutes of stoppage time levelled what looked to be a hard-fought victory for the Pharaohs. After initially taking the lead in the 45th minute, the Blue Sharks were in the driving seat of what could have been an historic full haul of points in Group B. However, the score was levelled five minutes into the second h ..read more

Equatorial Guinea caused one of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Ivory Coast 2023’s upsets with a 4-0 annihilation of tournament hosts in their Group A match on Monday. Nzalang Nacional produced a seismic shock in world football by thrashing the Elephants in the game played at Ebimpe’s Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium on Monday. In one of the competition’s greatest upsets, the minnows ripped apart the fancied Ivorians thanks to a Emilio Nsue double and goals from Pablo Ganet and Jannick Buyla. Nsue’s brace extended his lead on the goalscoring charts to five along with firther strikes by Pabl ..read more

Cricket Cranes (Uganda men’s national cricket team) batsman Alpesh Ramjani has made it to the ICC Men’s T20i Team Of The Year for 2023 list. This development was confirmed on Monday by the ICC media. This comes just days after Ramjani was nominated for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023 award. He was nominated alongside India’s Suryakumar Yadav, New Zealand’s Mark Chapman and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza. The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who impressed throughout 2023, be it with the bat, the ball or their all-round exploits across the calendar year. 2023 wa ..read more

The Uganda DanceSport Federation (UDSF) recently held a successful capacity-building camp in Fort Portal Tourism City at Nyakasura School. The camp was the second edition of its kind. Over 231 students and 57 Physical Education teachers attended and participated in various activities. The camp lasted for four days and saw the participants equipped with technical skills and knowledge in areas such as DJing, Emceeing, DanceSport Judging, Coaching, Media reporting, DanceSport Medics, and Anti-Doping lectures. The facilitators were professional Dancers, coaches, and Medical Doctors from Joint Clin ..read more