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The Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon will carry a total prize purse of Shs252 million when the fifth edition is run in Kasese on Saturday 22 August, with the winners of the men’s and women’s 42km races taking Shs40 million each. Second place in the marathon is worth Shs20 million and third Shs10 million, while the winners of the 21km take Shs15 million each.…

The Junior Rugby Cranes have been busy in Kampala, building toward the 2026 Rugby Africa Under 20 Barthes Trophy with a home camp against Tunisia. Tunisia’s Under 20 side arrived in Uganda on 23 July for a joint high performance camp and two international test matches. The exchange gave Uganda’s technical team a close look at emerging players. The first Test took place on…

Uganda’s She Cranes have set their sights on the African Netball Championship in Nairobi, with a place at the 2027 World Cup already banked. The continental showpiece runs from 19 to 26 September at the Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi. Uganda are expected to meet familiar rivals including Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and a strong run would mark the She Cranes as genuine…

Jacob Kiplimo is deep in preparation for his Chicago Marathon title defence, and Uganda’s distance fans have plenty to track through August. Kiplimo arrived at this training block on the back of a stunning London Marathon in April, where he finished in 2:00:28, the third fastest marathon in history. That performance came on a day when the two hour barrier fell, and it confirmed…

Uganda’s Cricket Cranes head to Tanzania for the final leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League B with their qualification hopes firmly on track. The tournament runs from 6 to 19 August in Dar es Salaam, bringing together six teams. Uganda face hosts Tanzania, Italy, Hong Kong China, Singapore and Bahrain in a decisive round that will shape the next stage of…

Vipers have rebuilt their squad around the return of Uganda Cranes talisman Farouk Miya as they prepare for the CAF Champions League. The Ugandan side will learn their opponents at the preliminary round draw, set for 6 August at CAF headquarters in Cairo. Kitara, Uganda’s other continental representative, will also discover their path in the same window, giving the country two teams to follow…

The StarTimes Uganda Premier League will feature 18 clubs next season as the top flight expands for the 2026/27 campaign. The bigger league means more fixtures and a longer season, with the campaign set to kick off in late August. Adding two more teams gives extra clubs a taste of top flight football, though it also raises the demands on squads that must now…