Team Rwanda will shine in continental event – Bayingana
Rwanda Cycling Federation (Ferwacy) president, Aimable Bayingana believes the poor performance at the just concluded Tour of Egypt won’t stop Team Rwanda from putting on a good showing at the...
View ArticleTitus Tugume eyes comeback
Titus Tugume, who lost his last kickboxing fight in devastating fashion, wants to make a strong comeback. Titus Tugume The UPDF club member was knocked out by the sport’s most popular athlete Moses...
View ArticleE.Guinea claim conspiracy behind disallowed goal
Equatorial Guinea have lodged an official complaint with Africa Cup of Nations’ organisers CAF claiming a conspiracy was behind their disallowed goal in the opening 1-1 draw with Congo Brazzaville....
View ArticlePool: Transfer clash on
Newly Promoted Clubs — Icon Nansana and Boat Pool Clubs are flexing their financial power in the player transfer exercise going on currently. The exercise will pave way for the start of the new Pool...
View ArticleBFT appreciates govt support
The Boxing Federation of Tanzania (BFT) is optimistic that the national boxing squad will perform better in the forthcoming international assignments following support and a major boost from the...
View ArticleKayumba memorial tourney for Feb 14
The annual Emmanuel Kayumba memorial volleyball tournament will start on February 14 at Groupe Scolaire de Butare playground in Huye District. According to Father Celestin Rwirangira, the head teacher...
View ArticleSenyange getting set for Diba ring rematch
Isaac Senyange is looking forward to the opportunity of a rematch with Haruna Diba after over two years of waiting. Senyange The national super middleweight title fight will be held at Hotel Africana...
View ArticleMeet Ndayisenga, the reigning Tour du Rwanda champion
If you asked anyone randomly which sporting discipline was the most outstanding in Rwanda in 2014, the answer would almost certainly be cycling. And rightly so. Ndayisenga pedals his way to 2014 Tour...
View ArticleFerwade seeks mentors for Mini-chess programme
Rwanda Chess Federation (Ferwade) is looking for five mentors who will roll out its coveted Mini-Chess programme next month. Developed for entry phase learners (5 to 9 year olds) as part of the school...
View ArticleJanuary Mug to open snooker season at DGC
The Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club (DGC) Snooker section has organised the January 2015 Snooker Mug tournament set to start on Monday at the club. The January Mug will kick off this year snooker events...
View ArticleUgandan government to invest more in sports
KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has expressed government’s zeal and will in promoting sporting activities in Uganda as part of efforts to make sports one of the pillars of the country’s economy....
View ArticleRutagengwa is new Olympic secretary general
Philbert Rutagengwa has been elected as the new Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee secretary general replacing Ahmed Habineza who resigned last year. The 40-year old Rutagengwa, who has been...
View ArticleTanzania beach volleyball tourney starts with bang
The Black Energy National Beach Volleyball championship took off with a bang at the Mbalamwezi Beach Hotel in Dar es Salaam on Saturday, with Faraham team from Zanzibar in pole position to get through...
View ArticleMukangara wants NSC to be creative
Minister for Information, Youth , Culture and Sports Fenella Mukangara has challenged newly appointed members of the National Sports Council (NSC) to be creative in seeking new sources of revenues....
View ArticleRwanda: Cycling talent detection competition set for today
Cycling Club for All (CCA) in collaboration with Gisagara District have organised a one-day competition on Sunday (today) aimed at scouting future Team Rwanda riders. According the organizers, Cycling...
View ArticlePolice handball club start preps ahead of new season
Reigning Champions Police handball club has started intensified preparations ahead of the new season. The team, which has been training since Monday, is keen to build from last year’s unprecedented...
View ArticleNo wild cards for 2016 Rio Olympics, Habineza warns
Sports minister Joseph Habineza has said that athletes who receive wild cards will not be allowed to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil slated for August 5-21. The Minister for Sports and...
View ArticleRwanda Senior V-ball team names provisional squad for Zone V
Senior Volleyball head coach Paul Bitok has named a 36-player provisional squad ahead of the upcoming Men’s Zone V group one tournament, which will run from May 1-6 at Amahoro indoor stadium in...
View ArticleTour du Gisagara cycling race to held annually
Following the success of the inaugural event, Gisagara District will make the tour du Gisagara cycling race an annual competition, according to the mayor Leandre Karekezi. Some of the young riders...
View ArticleKarafuu, Prisons claim beach volleyball titles
Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland teams shared the spoils in the just-ended Black Energy drink National Beach Volleyball Championship after winning the men and women’s titles respectively. Zanzibar’s...
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