By Imran Bataliwo The operation to rescue a group of boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand resumed today with more heavy rain forecast. Most of the boys were successfully rescued from the cave on Sunday, more than two weeks after the group were trapped underground. Authorities had been mulling ideas such as drilling holes […]
Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo face a decisive week in terms of resolving the Portuguese’s future. Other than an unexpected turn of events, the striker will move to Turin after nine years at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Both parties expect that steps will be taken throughout the week so that Ronaldo’s historic transfer to Juventus can be […]
When it came down to that last one, when England were one penalty kick away from a World Cup quarter-final, we peered, a nation anxious to see who would step forward from the pack. Jamie Vardy, who takes them for Leicester, was unused. Jesse Lingard had apparently been banging them in during practice. Walking towards […]
Bernard Muwanga has inked a three-year deal with KCCA FC that will run from 2018 to 2021. The defender spoke gladly about his move to the Lugogo side club shortly after putting pen to paper. I am extremely happy to be part of KCCA FC. I have always been a big admirer of the club […]
Before the tournament started, Germany boss Joachim Low was aware of the pitfall. In fact, he had even warned of them and used Spain in 2014 as an example. “After winning the World Cup, we have to reinvent ourselves, as Spain won in 2010 and, in 2014 with almost the same team, they fell at the group […]
Croatia are the team that France want to avoid at all costs in the Round of 16 at the World Cup in Russia, although that means playing instead against Lionel Messi‘s Argentina. The Balkans lead Group D after having won the first two games, but they can lose first place if Nigeria beat Argentina by a […]
Harry Kane scored an injury-time header to spare England‘s blushes with a narrow 2-1 win over Tunisia to open their World Cup campaign in Volgograd on Monday. England impressed, struggled but ultimately secured a narrowly deserved victory thanks to Kane nodding home a 91st minute corner. The captain’s early opener capped a whirlwind start […]
Panama promised passion and fighting spirit and we now know what they meant as two goals from Romelu Lukaku helped to settle a bruising and often frustrating encounter in Belgium‘s favour. Lukaku struck twice after Dries Mertens cracked the deadlock with a wonderful dipping volley. Three splendid goals, all in the second half, but this […]
Jose Gimenez scores last-gasp winner for Oscar Tabarez‘s side after Luis Suarez suffers horror display in World Cup clash. Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah started on the bench with Egypt not looking to rush him back from injury. Luis Suarez missed a golden chance to put Uruguay ahead after hitting the side-netting from a few yards […]
Manchester United were rocked on Wednesday night after Anthony Martial‘s representative revealed he wants to leave the club. Months of negotiations over a new long-term contract at Old Trafford have reached an impasse, with Philippe Lamboley claiming Martial is unhappy at a lack of assurances over his role. The 22-year-old, left out of France’s World Cup squad, has […]