/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/690266/-/15hv46r/-/index.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1316542/-/n90bf4/-/index.html Novak Djokovic cemented his place at the top of men’s tennis by outlasting Rafael Nadal in a five-set epic to retain his Australian Open title. 2012-12-29T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/SuperSport+bow+for+Proline+as+Express++URA+plot+surge/-/690266/1413140/-/bj6ovx/-/index.html “Do you want to make your feelings about Proline known? A joke, a fact, a sentiment? Feel free to write it down on a placard [boldly] and come with it to the stadium, the cameras will pick out the most hilarious ones and broadcast them.” 2012-05-24T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Coach+Bobby+keeps+strikers+guessing/-/690266/1413144/-/12bus90/-/index.html Cranes coach Bobby Williamson did hint at either of strikers Geoffrey Sserunkuma or Hamis Kiiza replacing injured Geoffrey Massa but by yesterday, he was still keeping all his forwards guessing. Emmanuel Okwi, Robert Ssentongo, Caesar Okhuti and Fabian Kizito are the strikers already in camp and completed the 19 players who trained at Namboole yesterday. 2012-05-24T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Mutebi+defends+narrow+selection/-/690266/1412302/-/sy19luz/-/index.html SC Villa coach Mike Mutebi says there is nothing wrong at the club as he is only arresting the rot in some players. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1412296/-/ns07nc/-/index.html South Africa-based striker Geoffrey Sserunkuma and Tanzania’s import Hamis ‘Diego’ Kiiza are primed to replace Geoffrey Massa, who has been ruled out of next month’s World Cup qualifying tie against Angola with a knee injury. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Fifa+pick+first+female+executive/-/690266/1411718/-/p8s4/-/index.html Fifa appointed the first woman to its executive committee on Tuesday, as world football’s governing body bids to restore its image after a series of corruption scandals. Lydia Nsekera, president of the Burundi Football Association, has been co-opted onto the executive committee and will be formally installed at the Fifa Congress in Budapest on Friday. 2012-05-23T08:45:32Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Kizito+goes+an+extra+mile/-/690266/1411712/-/12r7gtkz/-/index.html One game and one goal are never enough to gauge one’s abilities but Bobby Williamson was, nonetheless, impressed by Fabian Kizito’s performance in the 2-1 friendly defeat to Egypt in March. 2012-05-23T08:42:50Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/URA+remain+in+control/-/690266/1411708/-/vsnkl5z/-/index.html Alex Isabirye, the URA coach, tagged the clash with SC Villa as “significant” to the destiny of the Bell Super League. His players got the message and duly responded, routing the visitors 3-1 in Lugazi yesterday to move closer to a first successful title defence. 2012-05-23T08:37:58Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Luwagga++Abege+chase+hat+trick/-/690266/1410856/-/2s5auiz/-/index.html Bunnamwaya midfielder Kizito Luwagga and Maroons striker George Opio Abege are on the verge of securing a treble of accolades this season. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1410842/-/nrxxl7/-/index.html Mutebi’s side are boosted by the return of midfielder Noah Ssemakula, who had a late cameo against Utoda. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Omony+out+of+Cranes/-/690266/1410318/-/8x3lhx/-/index.html On a day the Cranes start preparations for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers at Namboole today goalkeeper Posnet Omony has withdrawn from the squad. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/VP+Ssekandi+lauds+City+Tyres++Chenga++tournament/-/690266/1408166/-/nsw29tz/-/index.html Vice President Edward Ssekandi has urged the federation to put more emphasis in grassroot structures. Speaking at the launch of the 14th edition of City Tyres’ rebranded Chenga Challenge soccer tournament for U-14 children, Ssekandi was honoured to preside over a function targeted towards nurturing talent. The function was held at the new City Tyres station in Kisementi yesterday. The annual competition gets underway on May 26 in Kampala before rolling out to other parts of the country. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Express++KCC+renew+rivalry/-/690266/1408162/-/i38e5q/-/index.html The latest readjusted fixtures are a tale of frantic attempts by the Uganda Super League (USL) to wrap up the season at least by end of next month. It is an understandable rush given the plots and sub-plots of a movie skit that has been this season. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1407432/-/nrh6rd/-/index.html Posnet Omwony returns to Cranes after three-year absence but Geoffrey Sserunkuma misses out on the 30-man squad. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1407444/-/nrh6sb/-/index.html Fufa yesterday apologised to Victors and Express for failing to avail referees for their Bell Super League match. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1407446/-/nrh6sd/-/index.html So finally history was made and the Bell Uganda Cup (formally Kakungulu Cup) was played outside Kampala for the first time ever. History was also made that for the first time the final was played on a pitch that had close to half of it murram and the other grass. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Referees+abscond++Proline+leave+leaders+URA+dazed/-/690266/1406762/-/vmf9px/-/index.html The pendulum of setbacks the Bell Super League has suffered this season swung into the direction of referees yesterday as they absconded from duty. Referee David Oula and his comrades didn’t officiate a rescheduled league game between Victors and title hopefuls Express at Kakindu. 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1406020/-/nrgeaf/-/index.html Uganda Cranes and URA striker Robert Sentongo will have to see off Express’ Bonny Baingana to win the Uganda Super League (USL) Player of the Year award. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1406008/-/nrge8v/-/index.html Water coach Charles Ayiekoh decries lack of fair play and asks USL to award points to “those who want them from the boardroom.” 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Jinja+s+Bidco+target+titles+next+season/-/690266/1404506/-/hwqv3cz/-/index.html Bidco’s next match in the top flight is a date with out-of-form Masaka LC at the Recreation Ground. 2012-05-12T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Simba++Proline+and++USL+managers+in+new+jostle/-/690266/1403848/-/t2pxfuz/-/index.html Express could go joint top of the Bell Super League log with URA if they beat Simba today, just as Proline could also end the day second with victory over Water. 2012-05-11T11:50:26Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Fire+Masters++flames+are+misguided/-/690266/1403078/-/d0cahtz/-/index.html “If a match cannot take place or cannot be played in full for reasons other than force majeure (unavoidable accident),” states the article. “…but due to the behaviour of a team or behaviour for which an association or a club is liable, the association or the club will be sanctioned with a (given) minimum ?ne. The match will either be forfeited or replayed.” Law 7 on match abandonment reads: “An abandoned match is replayed unless the competition rules provide otherwise.” So the USL ruled that the said matches be replayed and that since it was Express and Water’s own making when they failed to avail the necessary number of players, they were fined Shs500,000 each. Article 56, section 1 was also applied on Fire Masters and Utoda, seeing them lose three points each. 2012-05-10T10:41:43Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Timbe++Police+not+yet+safe/-/690266/1403074/-/a8kowgz/-/index.html Sam Timbe maintained his 100 per cent record since taking over Bell Super League side Police as they beat Masaka 3-1 on Tuesday. His tenure was kicked off by a 2-0 defeat of fellow relegation candidates Fire Masters on April 20 and Tuesday’s further three points made sure by Bruno Olobo, Jimmy Kakembo and Francis Olanya goals hugely brightened the cops’ hopes of staying up. 2012-05-10T10:40:24Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Fufa+sober+in+reply+but+still+helpless/-/690266/1402216/-/p8opcm/-/index.html In Fufa’s response, was an emperor and his sponsor stripped, their ill-planning and rush into a rather good idea of rotating the final exposed. 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/Bunnamwaya+defiant+in+title+charge+despite+loss/-/690266/1402212/-/xrlxenz/-/index.html At Wankulukuku, Victors cruised to a 3-0 victory ensuring that bottom side Utoda have yet to win a league game in 25 outings. 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z