Zanzibar: Suleiman clinches national judo championship crown
Mbarouk Suleimani won the best player’s gong during the 8th Zanzibar Budokan-Toyota Judo Cup2013 held at the Amaan Stadium over the weekend. Suleiman of Zanzibar also emerged winner of the 73kg weight...
View ArticleRain delays Amaan Stadium artificial turf
Ongoing rain has delayed the laying of an artificial turf at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, the constructor undertaking the project has claimed but remains optimistic of a timely completion. A Dar es...
View ArticleAzam Media to beam live Mapinduzi Cup tournament
Football fans in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar will watch live the Mapinduzi Cup soccer tournament expected to kick off later this month and reach its climax on January 12, 2014. According to Azam...
View ArticleBunge netballers too strong for Uganda counterparts
The Tanzanian Parliamentary netball team overcame their Ugandan counterpart 35-32 in a thrilling final to defend their title in the East African Inter-parliamentary games, which climaxed at Mandela...
View ArticleUganda Rugby: Women shine as men slump
The superstitious will take solace in the belief that 13 is an unlucky number as the rugby fraternity is, understandably, in a hurry to see off 2013 which brought unprecedented humiliation to the...
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Rebero wins COSTECH Chess Open competition
Emmanuel Rebero won the inaugural Costech Chess Open Competition, which was played from December 14-15, after getting four points out of five. The competition attracted 10 participants. Emmanuel...
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SA’s Meintjes is African Cyclist champion
South Africa’s Louis Meintjes beat 23 other candidates, including two Rwandan riders, to the 2013 Best African Cyclist of the Year award on Monday. Louis Meintjes Meintjes, 21, who rides for South...
View ArticleTaekwondo team scoops 14 medals in Uganda Open
Rwanda Taekwondo team defied the odds to win a staggering 14 medals, including four golds, nine silvers and one bronze, in the just-concluded Uganda Taekwondo Open in Kampala. The 16-man side was...
View ArticleUganda to stage Africa hockey meet
Uganda will field teams at the 26th Africa Cup of Club Championship despite not having held a league this season. The competition, held every two years and is coming to Kampala for the first time, is...
View ArticleOver 100 head to Burundi for EALASCA games
Rwanda sent a team of 106 players in six disciplines to the 5th edition of the East Africa Local Authority Sports and Culture Association (EALASCA) 2013 games, which started on Tuesday in the...
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Eleven-year old represents Rwanda at World Youth Chess tourney
Eleven-year Ian Murara Urwintwari left the country on Tuesday to compete at the World Youth Chess Championship, scheduled for December 18-29 in Dubai. Ian Murara Urintwari, played his first game last...
View ArticleUganda: Germany Embassy donates to Taekwondo
The Germany embassy has handed over sports gear worth millions of shillings to Acholi Quarters Taekwondo club, in order to help the disadvantaged children from Northern Uganda prepare for three...
View ArticleEleven pick forms to vie for TBF posts
Eleven contenders have picked nomination forms to vie for various posts in the forthcoming Tanzania Basketball Federation (TBF) general elections, scheduled to be held on December 29, this year....
View ArticleAll set for Karongi Beach Volleyball tournament
Beach Volleyball Friends Forum, in conjunction with Karongi District, have organised a two-day Charismas and New Year tournament this weekend in Karongi. According to the one of the organisers, Fidele...
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Curtain rolled down on HAK association 2013 calendar last weekend with Horse...
KENYA: After four days of exciting and wonderful jumps, curtains finally rolled down on Horses Association of Kenya (HAK) season 2013 with Horse of The Year Show (HOTYS). The season ender attracted...
View ArticleKaratu District declares war against playground invaders
Karatu District Commissioner (DC), Daud Mtibenda, has ordered people who have invaded open spaces to return them as soon as possible so that youths can get playgrounds. The DC issued the order when...
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Kick-boxer Mugula intensifies training
Ugandan kick-boxer Ronald Mugula has doubled his training time ahead of the Intercontinental Championship fight against Egyptian fighter Abdallah Hessen on New Year’s Day. Ronald Mugula (2n-L) plans...
View ArticleDRC Police clinch ECA handball titles
Police of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are champions of the 27th East and Central African Handball Club Championship which ended here over the weekend. Police clinched both the men and...
View ArticlePool table tourney opens in Zanzibar
Mama Frank and Fuoni have started well the Mapinduzi Cup pool table competition by easily winning their opening matches over the weekend. Mama Frank beat Zepalia by 3-1 sets while Fuoni won by the...
View ArticleOver 1200 complete sports training camp
Rwanda Schools Sports Association has trained over 1,200 players from different secondary schools in football, volleyball, basketball and netball during a three-week holiday camp that closed on...
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