Speeding truck kills child, injures six people
Six people have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries in an accident that left a 7-year-old child dead. The accident occurred when a speeding truck rammed into two houses on Mbale-Tirinyi highway on Sunday. The accident, according to police, occurred at about 11.00pm at Gadumire, 10 kilometres from Mbale Town. The victims are hospitalised at Budaka […]
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Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei sets new 5000m world record
Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei ensured a thrilling return for competitive athletics on Friday as he shattered the much-vaunted 16-year-old 5,000m world record at the Monaco Diamond League. Cheptegei’s astonishing display capped a warm welcome back for track and field for a season almost wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, with fellow world champions Noah Lyles and […]
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Lyon stun Guardiola’s Man City to reach Champions League semis
Moussa Dembele came off the bench to score two late goals as Lyon caused another Champions League sensation on Saturday, dumping out Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City with a 3-1 quarter-final win in Lisbon. City had looked on course to come back and win the tie behind closed doors at the Estadio Jose Alvalade after Kevin […]
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Cheptegei goes into self-isolation after returning
Joshua Cheptegei who on Friday shattered the much-vaunted 16-year-old 5,000m world record at the Monaco Diamond League, has returned. He returned through Malaba border at around midday on Sunday escorted by the officials from Uganda’s High Commission in Kenya and was officially received by Ugandan government officials led by the Tororo Deputy Resident District Commissioner, […]
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