|
Uphill battle |
| With just three weeks left to The Cranes
- Niger opening fixture of the 2010 Nations Cup/World
Cup campaign on May 31, there is hardly any buzz in
the country. |
| Breakfast
at Nakivubo’s |
View from the press box
Chris Mubiru received a diagonal pass from Robert Luzze
and riffled a stunning shot into the top left corner.
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| Taste of
sour grapes |
Talkin’ sports
It, I strongly reckon, wouldn't be wrong to conclude
that the act of literally nibbling sour grapes is commonplace
in the world of sport. |
|
Rugby courts controversy |
| They were, on the basis of their first
round showing, inarguably the worst team ever to grace
local rugby league's topflight. Not only were success
stories few and far between, but also tries were hard
to come by for this Jinja-based side. |
|
Jackson Mayanja’s bad day out |
| The mathematics is quite clear, Jackson
Mayanja has been head-coach of the national U-23s and
U-20s in different continental qualifiers but none of
his teams has scored a goal. |
| Team
of the Week |
| 1. Mulindwa Muwonge (URA)
- At times when his team's defence is off guard, he's
always stood tall like he did against Express. |
| Canons lose
their magic |
| Something just doesn't add up here. Uganda
Christian University (UCU) Canons basketball team, once
invincible, just seem to have lost their mojo. |
|
Female golfers come up short |
| Going into last weekend's All Africa
Golf Challenge in Egypt, the expectations from the Ugandan
ladies team weren't high enough to suggest a shock win
but then again, the hopes weren't as low in a tournament
that included upstarts such as Senegal, Togo and Angola. |
| The tight
run-ins |
| Manchester United and Chelsea locked
on 84 points in the Premiership with one round left
to play. ROB SMYTH revisits other tight league title
finales. |
| THE KNOWLEDGE
CORNER |
| In the wake of a disappointing African
Championships in which the Ugandan team didn't win a
medal, Paul Sagara wants to know "Uganda's most
successful year at the Championships." |
| Premiership
grand finale |
| OBSERVER
LOCKER - ROOM
As Man United and Chelsea brace for a
tension-packed season finale, a cross-section of the
Locker room pretenders are getting bored; |
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