Ousted Ddungu remains defiant

Rogers Ddungu. Photo by Ismail Kezaala Uganda will be on the agenda at this week’s International Olympic Committee Executive board meeting following months of wrangling among the national executive. The IOC last week asked the wrangling parties not to go to court, and to use internal mechanisms to resolve the local committee disputes, but their More...

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SBL’s Corporate Relations Director, Teddy Mapunda
On Monday, May 21st, 2012
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SBL bankrolls Taswa Sports Personality gala

Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) has announced a hefty 150m/- sponsorship towards supporting Sports Personality of the year awards night gala, which is organized by Tanzania Sports Writers Association (TASWA). SBL’s More...

Kenya Prisons success in CAVB African Women’s Clubs Championships
On Sunday, May 20th, 2012
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Manager tips Prisons to dominate African volleyball for many years

Kenya Prisons success in CAVB African Women’s Clubs Championships is confirmation that they are still the best in the continent. This is the opinion of Prisons team manager David Kilundo who predicted that the More...

Kenya Prisons players Brackcedes Agala (left) Elizabeth Nafula (centre) and setter Jane Wacu display their trophies. Photo:Jennifer Wachie/Standard
On Sunday, May 20th, 2012
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Kenya Prisons win fourth Africa Club Championships

Buoyant Kenya Prisons team beat Pipeline in straight sets of 25-20, 27-25, 25-14 in a classic finale to clinch the African Women’s Clubs Championships. Kenya Prisons players Brackcedes Agala (left) Elizabeth Nafula More...

On Saturday, May 19th, 2012
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Ddungu banned, P’Minga suspended from UOC

Rogers Ddungu. Photo by Ismail Kezaala The embattled UOC president Roger Hanns Ddungu has been banned from the Uganda Olympic Committee and his vice president William Blick assumed the acting presidency role with More...

Ainslie, who went to school in Cornwall, also has the honour of being the first athlete to formally be selected for Team GB
On Saturday, May 19th, 2012
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London 2012 Olympics: Ben Ainslie begins Olympic torch relay

The Olympic flame has embarked on a 70-day tour of the UK in the run-up to the London 2012 Games. Triple Olympic champion sailor Ben Ainslie sets off from Land's End as the torch relay gets under way Triple More...

The national netball team, Taifa Queens
On Saturday, May 19th, 2012
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Taifa Queens now to compete at Singapore continental event

The national netball team, Taifa Queens, will compete at an inter-continental tournament to be held in Singapore in December. The national netball team, Taifa Queens The tournament dubbed as the ‘Six Nations More...

On Friday, May 18th, 2012
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UOC president Rogers Ddungu loses Court petition

Rogers Ddungu had his petition dismissed by High Court on Friday. Photo by Ismail Kezaala The High Court Friday afternoon dismissed an application from embattled Uganda Olympic Committee president Rogers Ddungu More...

On Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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Ddungu digs in as UOC conflict rages

The former colleagues of Ddungu have turned their guns on him. Photo by Ismail Kezaala The Extra-Ordinary Assembly slated for Saturday will go on despite a High Court case in which Uganda Olympic Committee president, More...

RRA captain Chantal Izabayo spikes the ball in the club's thrilling 3-1 win over Kenyan giants KCB. The New Times/Courtesy.
On Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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RRA tame KCB, progress in CAVB women tournament

RRA captain Chantal Izabayo spikes the ball in the club's thrilling 3-1 win over Kenyan giants KCB. The New Times/Courtesy. Rwanda Revenue Authority beat host team Kenya Commercial Bank 3-1 (28-26, 25-22, 27-25, More...