Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has missed out on the 30-man shortlist for the 2023 Ballon D’or for the first time in 20 years. The Ballon D’or is the most prestigious individual award in football. The organizers, France Football released the nominees for the different categories yesterday. And the Portuguese national wasn’t in the best players. Ronaldo had a tumultuous 2022-2023 ...

President Museveni has passed a communication to the country that he’s set to address the country today on matters of national security. Through his X (formerly Twitter) page, Museveni said that this address will be broadcast live across all media platforms. It will happen at 8 pm. Additionally, the President said that the issues he intends to address concern security and ...

A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter will receive a substantial reward of half a million dollars. This is for changing sides and taking Russia’s military equipment with him. Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesman, Andriy Yusov, said on Ukrainian television on Tuesday that the money would be paid in the national currency, the hryvnia. He also called ...

Kampala Queens WFC striker Resty Nanziri has reportedly departed the club to join Chinese second-tier club Shanghai Qiusheng Donghua. According to Swift Sports, Nanziri, who was put on open market for sale by the club in May this year, will play professional football in China for the forthcoming season. The forward was a key pillar as Kampala Queens won their ...

Last week, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, put the Government to task over the escalating fuel price. However, a statement by Okaasai Sidronius Opolot, the state Minister for Energy seems to suggest government will continue with its non-interference approach on commodity prices. “Uganda operates a liberalized downstream petroleum market, where pump prices are determined by the forces of demand ...