SC Villa has fixed March 22 as the date for its long-awaited presidential elections, ending months of uncertainty following the postponement of the original November 2025 schedule. The decision was reached during a General Meeting of registered members under the Villa Members Trust, held Sunday at Former East High School Kulambiro. Board of Trustees chairman Gerald Ssendaula confirmed the election date and announced that aspiring candidates will be required to pay a non-refundable nomination fee of 100 million Ugandan shillings. According to the approved roadmap, the club will display the list of fully paid-up members until March 6, while the…
Author: overlapone
Ireland’s Shane Lowry says he had the Cognizant Classic “in my hands but threw it away” as he found water off the tee on both the 16th and 17th holes to blow his three-shot lead. The Ryder Cup star looked set for victory at Palm Beach Gardens but double bogeys on those two holes allowed Colombia’s Nico Echavarria to win on 17 under par.Lowry ended two shots behind on 15 under for a share of second – the same position he finished in the Dubai Invitational earlier this year.At Dubai Creek, Lowry made a double bogey on the final hole…
Rhian Wilkinson intends to continue rotating her goalkeepers during Wales’ Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign.Wales kick off their bid to reach the 2027 World Cup in Brazil when they face the Czech Republic at the City Stadium in Uherske Hradiste on Tuesday.Wilkinson has regularly switched between her two frontline keepers, Olivia Clark and Safia Middleton-Patel, during her time as Wales head coach and says that approach will continue.”Both of them have performed for Wales but I don’t feel either of them really grabbed the jersey yet and so I try not to make it [so] that it’s a combative environment,”…
David GOMBE Ugandan rally driver Musa Ssegaabwe of Segamu 14 Racing has unveiled a brand-new Škoda Fabia N5, one of the most advanced rally cars on the market ahead of the 2026 season. Ssegaabwe who finished second overall in the National Championship to Ronald Ssebuguzi, says they had to upgrade from Mitsubishi Evo 9 to put up massive title charge this year. “We have driven rally for two years now, this is going to be our third year. The first two years we have been driving Mitsubishi Evo 9 and i should say it has given us what we wanted.…
Sunday’s La Liga match between Elche and Espanyol was paused for three minutes under Uefa’s racism protocol, the match referee has indicated in his report.Referee Iosu Galech Apezteguia wrote that he halted the game after Espanyol’s Omar El Hilali said Elche’s Rafa Mir had made a racist comment to him, according to Spanish football expert Guillem Balague., externalThe incident occurred in the 78th minute.Under Uefa’s protocol, the referee will stop a game if a player reports alleged racism, and give details to the fourth official.Espanyol later posted a picture of 22-year-old Spain-born Morocco international El Hilali on social media with…
David GOMBE SC Villa’s current president Al Hajji Omar Mandela has confirmed that he will once again contest for the same position during this year’s club elections. At the Annual General Meeting held on Sunday at East High in Ntinda confirmed that it will hold its presidential elections on March 22nd 2026. The registered Villa members also unanimously agreed that all those who are to contest for presidency must pay a non-refundable fee of Shs100m. Incumbent club president Mandela used the Annual General Meeting to confirm his presidential bid. “I never wanted to come back but a few people convinced…
Chelsea could join the race for Al-Hilal striker Darwin Nunez, Manchester City looking to make a big move for Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento and Crystal Palace determined to hold on to keeper Dean Henderson.Chelsea have emerged as potential rivals to Newcastle United for the signature of Uruguay international Darwin Nunez. The 26-year-old forward has been frozen out at Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in favour of 38-year-old French forward Karim Benzema. (Chronicle Live), externalManchester City are willing to pay £70m – a world record fee for a full-back – in order to land England international Tino Livramento, 23, from Newcastle United.…
David GOMBE Uganda Premier League record champions SC Villa have confirmed the date for the Presidential Elections. During the Annual General Meeting, the club set March 22 as the due date for elections of new leadership, with the vetting process set for the next couple of days. It should be noted theThe elections were to be held in November last year but were extended by the Board of Trustees. The Annual General Meeting that was held in the suburbs of Kampala in Ntinda at East High School, Kulambiro, the registered members under the Villa Members Trust (VMT) attended the event.…
Uganda men’s national basketball team, the Silverbacks, will hope to make amends when they take on hosts Egypt on Sunday night in their third game at the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in Alexandria. The Silverbacks have lost their opening two games including a 73-84 defeat to Mali on Saturday. Robinson Opong and Nike Sibande scored 24 and 22 points respectively but the Silverbacks could not get over the line. Uganda’s biggest surge came late in the second quarter, when a 10-0 run-sparked by Sibande’s 5 points-erased a 32-43 Mali lead and cut the gap to just one at 42-43.…
With the pressure of 50,597 clad in blue packed into the stands at Eden Gardens, and the weight of a nation on their shoulders, Samson played a stellar hand.This would have been the kind of chase that Virat Kohli would have masterfully approached in the past – one where temperament was as pertinent a factor as talent.Samson toppled the pillars of the West Indies bowling attack in a methodical manner – expertly picking his moments to attack and increase the tempo of the chase with ruthless calculation.There were four sixes but the the risk-free control of 12 fours, which barely…