Rayan Cherki refuses to hide his emotions, an open book for all to see and hear in times of joy and disappointment.Moments after Manchester City had put down their first heavyweight marker of the post-Pep Guardiola era by brushing aside Crystal Palace, he was asked live on TV how much he enjoyed the game. Rather than providing the usual textbook answer, he instead gave a colourfully uncomplimentary – and unprintable – description of his own first-half performance.Erling Haaland, standing alongside Cherki as he waited to hand over the player-of-the-match award, could only laugh at the France attacker’s sweary honesty.Indeed, the…
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Asiimwe is an old guard who has previously played for Soltilo Bright Stars as well as NEC FC. Sinan RAJUB SENOGA UPDF FC have confirmed the acquisition of six new players ahead of their Uganda Premier League opening game. The six are Innocent Asiimwe, Musa Matovu, Derrick Kato, Innocent Ongurucho, Derrick Talemwa and Herbert Kibirango. Matovu, Kato and Kibirango have all signed three year contracts while Asiimwe put pen on a two year contract. Budding forward Talemwa and Ongurucho have both signed four year contracts. The club will be under the tutelage of Hussein Mbalangu who was appointed as the…
Tour Championship – first round-8 MW Lee (Aus); -6 V Hovland (Nor), C Morikawa (US), C Gotterup (US); -5 R Gerard (US), A Bhatia (US), L Aberg (Swe), S Scheffler (US)Selected others: -4 T Fleetwood (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng), R Fox (NZ); -3 R MacIntyre (Sco), W Clark (US); -2 J Rose (Eng), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), R McIlroy (NI)Full leaderboardDefending champion Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under 66 to put himself in contention, four strokes off first-round leader Min Woo Lee at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.However, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy endured a mixed start in his bid to win a…
Eeeh! My heart is still on the water! Ben Immanuel Misagga For days, I have locked myself in the house of the Wordsmith, looking for words big enough for what we did. Because what happened on 22nd August 2026—there is no small word for it. The lake did not just host a race. The lake ROARED! Enyanja Nalubale woke up! Amaato Ga Kabaka is back. Not as a memory. Not as a story from Jjajja. But as a STORM! For 7 years, we have horsed this thing on our backs like a stubborn mule!They said, “It will die.”We paddled.They said,…
Swansea City have signed Porto midfielder Stephen Eustaquio for an undisclosed fee, which is understood to be about £3.4m.The Canada international, 29, has agreed a two-year deal with the option for a further 12 months at the Championship club.Eustaquio’s arrival looks like something of a coup for Swansea given his experience at club and international level.”Stephen is an experienced leader who possesses great technical quality and game understanding,” said Swansea head coach Vitor Matos.”His qualities will complement the options we already have available to us in midfield, and he is an incredible professional.”He is going to be an important player…
Aucho on captain duties in a recent international match at Mandela National Stadium. Photo/Daniel Nsubuga Daniel NSUBUGA Uganda Cranes captain Khalid Aucho has unearthed a long kept secret by revealing that the name “Aucho” with which he has all along known as is merely a moniker that was baptised to him by teammates during the early days. The revelation was made to FUFA TV’s Alex Mugalu during an exclusive interview. “…. It was in a village called Wanyama in Busoga. I was very good at dribbling when I was young and my teammates started calling me Aucho, Aucho “Initially I…
Newcastle United have signed Manchester City midfielder Nico Gonzalez for a fee which could rise to £52m.The Spaniard has joined the club on a long-term contract after completing his medical on Tyneside.”I’m really happy to be here at this amazing club,” he said. “I’ve only heard top words about the club and the city, so I’m really excited to live here and to be part of this project. “I love the black and white shirt already and I can’t wait to start wearing it on the pitch for this club. “I’ve experienced playing at St. James’ Park twice with Manchester…
Bainamani addressing the media at UPL Secretariat offices in Mengo David GOMBE Uganda Premier League Secretariat CEO Bernard Bainamani Bampaire has confirmed that four clubs will be relegated at the end of the 2026/27 StarTimes Uganda Premier League season as the league moves to return to a 16-team format. Addressing journalists ahead of the new campaign, Bainamani said the expanded 18-team league this season is a transitional measure. “We shall relegate four clubs this season, the last four, then the following season we shall receive two clubs from the FUFA Big League and this will take us back to a…
In the open air of the Raiffeisen Arena, with bedlam all around, there was nowhere to hide for Celtic or Martin O’Neill.The Scottish champions had endured one of the darkest nights in their European history. After going out to Kairat Almaty on penalties last year at this stage of the Champions League play-offs, that is saying something.Four goals up on aggregate against LASK, O’Neill’s Celtic somehow conspired to implode in a second half with little sign of a response on the way to a 5-4 aggregate loss following extra time.There was no hiding place, and the Celtic manager was frank…
David GOMBE Uganda Cranes striker Muhammad Shaban has completed his move to Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi United FC. The experienced forward joins Nairobi United as a free agent following his departure from Kitara FC, where he spent a short spell after joining the Hoima-based side in February 2026. Shaban opted to leave Kitara at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season and has now embarked on a new chapter in Kenyan football. At Nairobi United, Shaban will link up with a host of fellow Ugandans. The club already has Mustapha Kizza, Charles Waibi, Titus Ssematimba and Gavin Kizito, who was…