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Kasasa Rules out Break for League Teams 44 The New Vision, Friday, March 5, 2010 Cranes dedicate victory to Bududa IN BRIEF landslide victims........P44 Trials moved to Kyambogo ATHLETICS A music concert at Kasasa rules out break for league teams Namboole on Sunday has forced Uganda Athletics Federation to move the first B y D o u g l a s M a z u n e University team whose Bamburi Series will kick national trials to Kyambogo. players were still in recess, off on April 27 followed by The event will be held NILE Special Premier started the league three the Safari Sevens in June. tomorrow. The federation Rugby League clubs will weeks behind schedule. The Victoria/Elgon Cup secretary Beatrice Ayikoru not rest after the first National rugby manager involving Kenya, Uganda explained that a decision round due to a busy inter- Yayiro Kasasa explained and Zimbabwe is set for was made on Kyambogo to national schedule this sea- that other local and inter- July while club action will avoid a postponement. son. national competitions on resume in September with Ayikoru said the next trials The second round will the calendar did not allow the Uganda Cup. will be on March 20 and on kick off tomorrow but with for a break. The Sevens Circuit and April 28. The official added Hima Impis yet to play first “We want to finish the Hima Makerere 10 events that the trials will be used Kipsiro is a title favourite round games against ugan- league and embark on the are due in October. The sea- to pick a team for the da telecom Kobs and international competi- son will end up with the Commonwealth Games set Entebbe Mongers. tions,” Kasasa remarked. IRB Dubai Sevens in for India in October. USPA gala Impis, a Makerere After the league, the December. Kasasa outlined events to be held UCU dominate varsity league March 20 RUGBY Mugabe takes his Uganda Christian University By Swalley Kenyi (UCU) rugby team produced another dominant display to THE uganda telecom/USPA register a 47-0 victory over Sports Personality of the KIU in Mukono on Year 2009 will be crowned at Wednesday. UCU had Hotel Africana on March Solomon Ssebugenyi score 20. three tries while Andrew USPA and their sponsors place in the semis Amoding, Oscar Echulu and uganda telecom announced Jordan Kiyema added one the date after a meeting in MPALANYI SSENTONGO each in the annual universi- Kampala yesterday. ties league. UCU registered USPA president Douglas Kenya Open their second win after out- Mazune, said yesterday that Men’s singles: quarter-finals classing Busoga University they settled for March 20 D.Mugabe bt M. Muchenje team 40-0 recently. because it is convenient for 6-2 6-3 all five nominees seeking to Tomorrow: semi-finals win the top award, the spon- D.Mugabe v J. Gasigwa sor and association mem- bers. McAllister face “After careful considera- By Phillip Corry tion of all key stakeholders’ schedules, the awards cere- DUNCAN Mugabe was too good for Bunyaruguru mony will be held on March Zimbabwean opponent Masimba Muchenje, 20,” Mazune stated. dumping him out of the KCB Kenya Open “As expected, uganda tele- quarter-final stage yesterday. SOCCER com and USPA have main- Mugabe registered a 6-2 6-3 victory in tained the spirit of enhanc- Nairobi and is pitted against his nemesis Bushenyi Division 1 League ing the profile of the most Rwandan Jean Gasigwa in tomorrow’s McAllister v Bunyaruguru prestigious awards,” semi-final tie. Kabwohe v Y. Tigers Boxer Jackson Asiku, run- “It was an easy game for me but I am Sunday ner and reigning holder ready for the semis,” Mugabe said on tele- Ishaka v Ruhinda Moses Kipsiro, South phone. Kamomo v Kyamuhunga Africa-based soccer player The Uganda Open champion has his mind Brian Umony and rugby set on the $1,500(sh3m) top prize. Bushenyi District division side Heathens are the nomi- Kenya’s top seed Allan Cooper also main- one soccer league resumes nees for the top award. tained his winning form to advance. tomorrow with the champi- The sports fraternity also “Let us first complete the semi-finals then ons McAllister taking on have a chance to vote their we can talk about Cooper,” Mugabe said. Bunyaruguru. favourite on the www.uspa- “I really don’t care who I meet after the media.com and their mobile semis, but what is important for me is to phones. reach the final.” To vote one has to type Mugabe is enjoying a good run of form USPA, leave space and enter since claiming the Uganda Open last week. the nominee’s name (e.g. He is yet to drop a set in his bid to claim a USPA Cranes) and send to second consecutive major title. 8198. Participants will be Mugabe is the only Ugandan in the men’s invited to the gala. Kampala player Mugabe is looking to win a second major crown singles event. Matumla warns rival Kizito Warriors targeting Africa tourney By Phillip Corry By Charles Mutebi of their crown, Tashobya Five tournament starts).” Tomorrow says his club will be The regional show will TANZANIA’S Mbwana “The UBO Inter-Continental KYAMBOGO Warriors’ putting most of the focus be held in Burundi and Golden Boy” Matumla, has bantamweight title major goal is to qualify on the continental chal- Warriors will need a great vowed to knock out his M. Matumla v S. Kizito for the African club cham- lenge. show to stage a repeat of Ugandan opponent Sande pionship next season, “Next season our main their performance from “Swico” Kizito in the UBO according to patron target will be to win the last year’s event. Inter-continental fight. journalists during an inter- Ambrose Tashobya. Zone Five (tournament) Coach Gad Eteu’s side The boxing contest is due in view. The reigning men’s so we can qualify for the surpassed all expectations Dar-es-Salaam tomorrow. Matumla goes into the MTN-FUBA champions African championship,” on the way to finishing as “I am going to knock him fight with a record of 19 won their maiden nation- revealed Tashobya. runners up at the event out early. I am faster, strong- wins and four losses while al title last year and while “This means our season held in Kampala. The feat er and more experienced,” Kizito has a run of ten wins, many in their position will really start around earned them a ticket to Matumla bragged before eight losses and one draw. would front the defence August (when the Zone 2009 Africa Club meet..
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