Jeshi Stars leapfrog Tanzania Prisons
Jeshi Stars cruised to the top of the ongoing Dar es Salaam Regional Volleyball Association (DAREVA) League, after winning their match against Police Marine at the National Indoor Stadium in Dar es...
View ArticleKikwete Cup in the offing
Main sponsor of Kikwete Cup plans to re-introduce the competition which involves teams in Bagamoyo District, Coast Region. President Jakaya Kikwete Mohamed Abood, who is the competition’s main...
View ArticleRwanda to host Africa Sitting Volleyball champs
Rwanda has been endorsed to host this year’s Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships scheduled for July 19-29 in Kigali. The National Paralympic Committee (NPC), president Celestin Nzeyimana has said....
View ArticleRayon, INATEK snub Paul Bitok V-Ball tournament
Top volleyball teams Rayon Sports and INATEK will not take part in this year’s Paul Bitok international volleyball tournament which is slated for May 30-31 in Eldoret-Kenya. INATEK Coach Dominic...
View ArticleNetball World Cup: She Cranes live on faith!
Organisers of the Netball World Cup have kept faith in Uganda despite the She Cranes’ financial troubles. A week after hosts Australia helped time barred Uganda pay part of its travel bill, world...
View ArticleTaking stock of the good and bad in sports
It’s been exactly a year since my last column on Sports in Rwanda, Africa and globally in general and one would be quick to ridicule me as it might seem the wrong timing on so many sports calendars...
View ArticleTanzania steps up Olympic preps
Tanzania has stepped up preparations for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, after three elite athletes’ secured Olympic scholarship to train at the Kip Kieno High Altitude training centre in Eldoret,...
View ArticlePrisons leapfrog Jeshi Stars in volleyball league
Prisons men’s team leapfrogged Jeshi Stars at the top of the Dar es Salaam Regional Volleyball League table, after defeating JKT 3-1 at the National Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. The...
View ArticleRayon Sports maintain lead in V-ball league
National volleyball league table leaders, Rayon Sports have maintained top spot after edging Kirehe 3-0 over the weekend and take their points tally to 23 points, level with second-placed INATEK....
View ArticleDStv launches Box Office services
The MultiChoice yesterday officially launched Box Office service in the country as another move to provide their subscribers with the ultimate home television entertainment. MultiChoice Tanzania...
View ArticleTBC bids for rights to broadcast international sports competitions
The Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) failed to televise 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals held in South Africa for lack of rights to beam live the tournaments, the Deputy Minister for...
View ArticleGoat race takes place on May 30
From classrooms and toilet blocks, to tools to help low vision children lead a more normal life, the local community will be the real winners from this year’s Dar es Salaam Charity Goat Races set for...
View ArticleMutabazi set for pro trials with Japanese club
Youngster Yves Mutabazi is set for a three-month professional trial period with Japanese volleyball league side Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler. The 20-year old Mutabazi is due to leave the country in July....
View ArticleUganda Olympic Committee goes for comparative advantage
Uganda Olympic Committee’s quest for medals on the big stage will have it concentrating on areas of strength. Uganda Olympic Committee president William Blick UOC has stated that more resources will...
View ArticleMeck Sadiki Cup opens May 28
Twelve teams are gearing up for the second edition of the Meck Sadiki Volleyball Cup set for May 28-31 this year in Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner (RC), Said Meki Sadiki The...
View ArticleKickboxing: Semata to defend world title
Umar Semata has called on Ugandans to come in big numbers to give him support as he defends the World Muaythai kickboxing title against Lee Henry Garap of Papua New Guinea on September 4 at Hotel...
View ArticleRoll ball: Rwanda shift focus to World Championships
After the National Roll ball team failed to win the East Africa Roll Ball Championships last weekend, the team has now turned focus on early preparations for the third edition of Roll Ball World Cup,...
View ArticleV-ball league: Kirehe target top four finish
Kirehe Volleyball Club have set themselves a target to finish in the top four in their first season in the National Volleyball League, according to head coach Jean Casius Isibo. The Nyakarambi-based...
View ArticleKAVC A, Sport-S make winning start in volleyball league
Reigning champions KAVC A, Sport-S, Uganda Christian University (UCU), Nemostars and Ndejje men volleyball clubs had winning starts at the NSSF National Volleyball League over the weekend. KAVC A and...
View ArticleUPDF eye handball trophy
The battle for the national handball league title continued over the weekend at Namboole Stadium with UPDF men and defending champions Prisons spears maintaining their winning form. General Katumba...
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