VISION SPORT NEW VISION, Wednesday, July 1, 2015 45 Rugby Cranes grapple NewVision with fitness issues ahead of Africa competition SPORT FULL STORY: PAGE 48 Uganda By Swalley Kenyi UCU 3 KCCA 0 ated mixed feelings among This is not time KAVC A 3 Nemostars 0 players and officials, who argue that the level of competition in OpenGolf Championship NSSF Volleyball League Serie B the leagues has dropped. UVF runs the men’s Serie A, B and ‘Comradeship’ Serie A, Men -2015- KAVC C 0 Mattrixx 3 C and the women’s league concur- By David Namunyala Sky 1 KAVC-A 3 VVC 2 Namboole 3 rently. Two time men’s champi- Nemostars 3 Ndejje 1 ons Nemostars and the reigning Jinja 3 Namboole 1 champions KAVC dropped sets National Chess League Old Kampala 3 Gulu 0 unexpectedly against Ndejje and Serie C Round Three KCCA 3 Tigers 1 newly promoted Sky VC winning 3-1 Wazzei 1 Destiny 3 respectively. Aviation 2.5 SOM 2.5 Nkumba 3 Gulu 0 Nemostars men, who were Mengo 2.5 Slayers 1.5 It’s 14 Women dominant two years ago winning the The NSSF National Volleyball league without dropping sets have Overs 1.5 Warriors 2.5 Sport-S 2 Ndejje 3 League went into its second fallen to a level of struggling against DAYS TO GO week of competition over the M. Kings 4 Kyambogo 1 Nkumba 3 Thunder 0 lesser experienced teams like Ndejje weekend but the results gener- University. M. Knights 1 City 4 M. Rooks 5 DECODA 0 Watch out for M. Pawns 4 Maisha 1 M. Queens 1 Busitema 2 the open cuts UCU K. 2.5 Crestals 2.5 By Michael Nsubuga UCU Q. 0 Comrades 5 To make it more NOT OUR MUBS 2.5 MAK 2.5 inclusive, competitive Enkabi 2.5 Entebbe 1.5 and interesting the Uganda Golf Union Lweza 2 Bunamwaya 3 has incorporated all Round Four categories in this year’s Tusker Malt Comrades 5 MUBS 0 Uganda Golf Open. Crestals 5 UCU Q. 0 But their innovativeness DAY has not stopped at that, Maisha 3 M. Queens 2 as they have also gone DECODA 0 M. Pawns 5 ahead to introduce cuts in the different catego- City 2 M. Rooks 2 ries. ‘Making the cut’ has Newcomers Comrades been a preserve of the Chess Club are turning out professional golfers who to be a threat to old timers after the second round this season after walloping of the open are graded. UCU Queens and Makerere Those deemed to have University Business School returned the best scores (MUBS) to top the national continue to contest league table over the week- for better positions in end. the last two rounds as The Comrades beat UCU the rest are left on the Queens 5-0 after their table one sidelines. player Douglas Barihamwe beat At this year’s open, Esther Nakitende during the ‘cuts’ have also extended games held at Hotel Africana on in the amateurs’ cat- Sunday. egories starting with the ladies’ subsidiary event. Those who make the cut in the ladies’ subsidiary event on July 17, will continue playing alongside those Sport-S’ Patricia Munsubuka (left) and Grace Kamedi were on the losing side against Ndejje. Photo by Mpalanyi Ssentongo in the main draw on the last day of the women’s event on July 18. Half the field in the main amateur open will Jogoo seem to be getting their act together in Junior League also be cut-off after two rounds with the rest By Shafik Ssenoga League with a 1-1 draw against are still unbeaten in five league games completing the final two Super Cubs. Earlier Jogoo had played so far. Synergy’s unbeaten run rounds. There will also been defeated 2-0 by Standard extended their lead to 18 points follow- be another cut in the FUFA Junior League High School. ing the new rules FUFA introduced in subsidiary event of the Results The Nsambya-based side has won one the junior league of earning four points main event on July 24. game, drawn three and lost one out of when a team wins with a two-goal The pros’ category will Murchison Group the five matches played in the league. margin also feature a subsidiary Jeff 1 Life Eternal FC 0 They beat KJT 3-2, drew 1-1 with Life The FUFA Junior football league is event where players will Eternal, Jeff and Super Cubs respective- designed to cater for players under the also be subjected to a cut SC Villa Jogoo 1 Super Cubs 1 ly before being defeated by Standard age of 17. Next season, all teams in the just like the professionals High School 2-0. Elsewhere, Jeff beat Azam Uganda Premier league will be after two rounds. SC Villa displayed signs of im- Life Eternal 1-0 obliged to register an U-17 side to play provement in the FUFA Junior In the Nile Group, leaders Synergy FC in the FUFA Junior League..