France seek glory with Dupont the spark A defeat for France would not spell disaster, however. New Zealand beat South Africa in the 2019 opener in Japan, but it was the Springboks who went on to beat England in the final.
Five youngsters to watch at the Rugby World Cup 20-year-old Canan Moodie is a rare member of holders South Africa’s squad who was not part of the side to lift the Webb Ellis trophy four years ago
US gather pace on day of historic wins In Group B, debutants South Sudan stunned China 89-69 for their first ever World Cup win.
South Sudan savour first-ever win South Sudan led for most of their opening game at the tournament against Puerto Rico on Saturday before losing 101-96 in overtime.
Twickenham shocks crown final preps Unlike New Zealand, England's expectations were low prior to the tournament and the defeat to the Pacific Islanders sent shockwaves around global rugby.
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BAL: Opong calls for fight as City Oilers search for first win The Libyans had star guard Pierre Jackson injured early in the game but Lual Lual Acuili dominated the inside to punish Oilers every transition.
City Oilers head coach Karim Nesba praises local lads after Al Ahly defeat City Oilers fell to their third straight defeat in the Basketball Africa League Nile Conference on Monday night
PRIME BAL: City Oilers clutching at straws Nesba and his troops have had one day to wipe their tears and get back to business tonight when they face Libya’s Al Ahly Benghazi, who lost 98-86 to the hosts to drop to a 1-1 record.
National Open: Kibira quits Ukasha’s welterweight Could Kibira have seen an easier challenge in light middleweight which is vacated by its best two boxers? Or he is avoiding the rivalry with Matovu?
Victoria Pearls aim to avoid Wildcats’ harm Uganda is playing a competitive night T20 international for the first time.
Night cricket test for Victoria Pearls Uganda elected to bat first but struggled to get out of the blocks with only opener Immaculate Nandera (19 runs off 26 balls) reaching double digits among the top four batters.
Dutch survivors carry Victoria Pearls’ load Uganda’s task is mountainous. Sri Lanka is the tournament’s highest ranked side - seventh globally on the ICC charts. Thailand is 12th while Scotland is 14th and Uganda is 18th.
The Legends Marathon scores high for runners Rugby legends led by Alex Mubiru, Martial Tchumkam and Victor Wadia – who made a guard of honour at the finish line for most of the runners that finished after them blessed the event.
Crisp iron game helps Kinsella to Entebbe win During his slow and steady round, Kinsella, who has been a member of Entebbe Club since 2020, also had seven pars which inevitably gave him a significant advantage.
Favourite Mangat, crews wary of rain Up to 31 rally drivers made entries but that number was trimmed by one as Yassin Nasser opted to take a break.
Nasser rolls as Rovanpera wins Safari rally The World Rally Championship (WRC) event saw Finland’s Rovanpera avoid any late trouble to wrap up a comfortable win.
Time to 'draw a line' under Red Bull saga, says Horner Horner faced a series of questions and gave a series of elusive semi-placatory answers.
Table tennis: Ugandan girls win record gold in regional event This victory has been in the pipeline: In 2022, in Ethiopia, the Ugandans ladies won bronze. Last year, in Djibouti, they won silver.