Rwanda Taekwondo Gorilla Open set for Jan. 10
The second edition of the annual TAEKWONDO Gorilla Open is scheduled for January 10-12, 2014 at Amahoro indoor stadium, according to officials of the local taekwondo governing body. The tournament is...
View ArticleMukura ready for Boxing Day tie against Amagaju
HUYE–based Mukura Victory Sports are eager to collect all three points from their Boxing Day match against bottom side Amagaju FC at Kamena stadium. The game gets underway at 3:30p.m. Cedric Kaze’s...
View ArticleHandball fraternity marks 30 years
Rwanda Handball Federation (Ferwahand) is celebrating 30 years of the existence and the achievements attained over the years. Ceremonies are set for this coming Sunday at Kimisagara Youth Centre in...
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Volleyball was the most outstanding sport in 2013
2013 can probably be qualified as the most successful year for Rwandan volleyball after four national volleyball teams competed in World Championships in the year for the first time in the country’s...
View ArticleRAF in early preps for 2014 African X-country meet
The local athletics federation (RAF) says it will do everything possible for Rwandan athletics to perform well at the 2014 African cross-country championships scheduled for March 18 in Entebbe,...
View ArticleUganda’s first Olympian dies
Uganda’s first Olympian Patrick Etolu has died. The 78-year-old Etolu was part of the maiden team which represented Uganda in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. He managed to finish in...
View ArticleAfrican Life Assurance bankrolls prisons bonanza
African Life Assurance yesterday donated sports gear worth 5m/- to Tanzania Prisons Service, to support a sports bonanza for the Ukonga Prisons Officers College, scheduled to be held on the New Year’s...
View ArticleNyakabanda lift Coupe du Rwanda as organisers rue poor participation
Nyakabanda handball club are the 2013 winners of Coupe du Rwanda after a narrow 27-25 victory over APR on Sunday at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE). Unlike in the past, this year’s tournament...
View ArticleV-ball team to start preps on Jan 13
National men’s senior volleyball team is set to start preparations for the final round of qualifiers 2014 FIVB Men’s world volleyball championships on January 13, according to local volleyball...
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Ferwafa, nine other sports bodies lose govt support
There will be no New Year’s cheer for the country’s football governing body, Ferwafa, and nine other sports federations after they failed to get legal status before 2014 and subsequently lost...
View ArticleMiyeyusho winds up year in style
Sensational Super Bantamweight pugilist Francis Miyeyusho wound up the year 2013 in style after defeating Kenyan Joshua Amakulu by KO in a non-title bout at Msasani Beach Club, in Dar es Salaam....
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Kickboxer Ronald Mugula beaten by Egyptian
ENTEBBE Road – Ugandan kickboxer Ronald Mugula failed to shine in a highly anticipated world intercontinental welterweight fight on New Year’s Day at Freedom City in Namasuba. Ronald Mugula Many fans...
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2013 our best year so far, says Rwanda cycling boss
Rwanda cycling Federation (Ferwacy) says 2013 was a successful year for Team Rwanda, with the highlight being youngster Hadi Janvier who won a bronze medal at the African Championships in Egypt....
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Kenya: Stadia facelift main hurdle to bids
If the building of at least one of five ultra modern stadiums promised by the Government starts soon, it will be a most visible sign that sports is headed for a transformation. An artist’s...
View ArticleMainland beach volleyball teams set sight for maiden Mapinduzi Cup in Zanzibar
Tanzania Mainland teams are in upbeat mood, ahead of the maiden Mapinduzi Beach Volleyball tournament to be held in Zanzibar from January 7-12 this year. The first ever Mapinduzi Beach Volleyball...
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Temeke hit Kinondoni to reach Taifa Cup final
Temeke netball team marched into the final of the Taifa Cup after outsmarting Kinondoni 66-33 in a one sided semifinal clash at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Kinondoni’s Mary Kajigire (left)...
View ArticleGumbo, Kinje land professional deal to play in Seychelles
Tanzania Mainland teams are in upbeat mood, ahead of the maiden Mapinduzi Beach Volleyball tournament to be held in Zanzibar from January 7-12 this year. The first ever Mapinduzi Beach Volleyball...
View ArticleTanzanian badminton ace gears up for Uganda tourney
Tanzania badminton ace Hassanal Mawoko is preparing for the next month’s Uganda Badminton International Tournament. The tournament which will bring together top East African players is set to kick off...
View ArticleTemeke retain Taifa Cup netball title
Temeke netball team retained the Taifa Cup netball title after thrashing Morogoro 52-38 in a thrilling final encounter at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. The winners were unstoppable from the...
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Bitok recommends individual training for players
The senior men volleyball national team will start residential training on January 15 but before then, the team’s coach Paul Bitok has recommended players to start individual training to keep fit....
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