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  • Kenya Lobbying to Host Africa Cup 2016

    Kenya will November start lobbying neighbours Uganda and Tanzania for a joint bid to host the 2016 Africa Cup of Nations.

    Minister for Youth and Sports Ababu Namwamba revealed that negotiations for the joint bid will start during next month’s Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) championships in Kampala Uganda.

    “During next month’s Cecafa championships, I intend to meet my two counterparts from Uganda and Tanzania with a view of placing our bids to jointly host the 2016 Africa Cup of Nations,” said Mr Namwamba.

    The Minister regretted that failure to invest in sporting facilities had locked Kenya from making bids to hosts major continental championships since the fourth editions of 1987 All Africa games.

  • Barcelona vs Celtic: 2-1

    Celtic produced a performance full of heart and tactical discipline but lost out to an injury-time Jordi Alba goal.

    The visitors led after the presence of Georgios Samaras helped force Javier Mascherano to divert a Charlie Mulgrew free-kick into his own net.

    Barcelona were not at their best, but produced a moment of sheer class to allow Andres Iniesta to equalise.

    Celtic stood firm in the face of relentless pressure until the dying seconds when Alba stole in to score.

    It was incredibly cruel on Celtic, who were outstanding to a man.
    They remain second in Champions League Group G but now trail Barcelona, who maintain their 100% record, by five points.

    Spartak Moscow, who beat Benfica earlier in the day, are a point behind Neil Lennon’s side with the Portuguese side bottom with a single point.

    It had looked ominous for the visitors as early as the second minute when Barcelona sliced through their defence for the first time, Iniesta providing the killer ball, only for Alexis Sanchez to dink the ball wide of Fraser Forster’s right-hand post.

    That apart though, Celtic began the match comfortably, coping well with the constant passing and movement of the Catalan side.

    Forster’s first major test came 17 minutes in, and he dealt with it brilliantly.

    Lionel Messi floated the ball over the Celtic defence, Iniesta turned it across goal where Marc Bartra flashed a header on target, only for the giant Celtic keeper to push it away.

  • Armstrong Asked to Pay US$11m to US Insurance Company

    A Texan insurance company is pursuing Lance Armstrong for US$11million.

    SCA Promotions insured performance bonuses paid to the American after he claimed his fourth, fifth and sixth Tour de France victories.

    As the International Cycling Union (UCI) has now stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour titles, SCA will demand the money back from Armstrong.

    “We will make a formal demand for return of funds,” SCA’s lawyer, Jeffrey M. Tillotson said.

    “If this is not successful, we will initiate formal legal proceedings against Mr Armstrong in five business days (Monday 29 October).”

    The insurance policy was taken out by Tailwind Sports, owner of the US Postal team, to cover performance bonuses that would be due to Armstrong if he won the Tours.

    SCA initially refused to pay out money covering the bonus for Armstrong’s sixth Tour de France win in 2004, totalling $5m, because it argued Armstrong was not a clean rider.

    Armstrong took the company to an arbitration hearing in Dallas in 2005 and won, because the contract between the parties stipulated the insurance money would be payable if Armstrong was the “official winner” of the Tour.

    It meant SCA was forced to pay out US$7.5million – a US$5million bonus, plus US$2.5million in interest and legal fees.

  • QPR manager: Eradicating Racism Will Be Difficult

    QPR manager Mark Hughes has warned it will be almost impossible to completely rid football of racism.

    More than 30 players from eight Premier League clubs chose not to support the annual Kick It Out campaign over the weekend by refusing to wear a T-shirt.

    Among them was QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, who was racially abused by Chelsea captain John Terry last season.

    Hughes said: “It’s very difficult to eradicate totally. Let’s hope that will happen but we will be a lot greyer.”

    Ferdinand was joined by team-mates Djibril Cisse, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Nedum Onouha and Junior Hoilett in making his protest at the perceived lack of action about racism during the warm-up before Sunday’s 1-1 draw Everton – three visiting players, Victor Anichebe, Sylvain Distin and Steven Pienaar also chose not to wear the T-shirts.

    “My understanding at the beginning of the week was that everyone was going to comply,” said Hughes.

    “But a lot of people have made stands and possibly some of our guys felt that they needed to stand shoulder to shoulder which I think you have to accept.

    “Any campaign that looks to address an ill in our game and in society needs to be supported irrespective of the fact of whether they are doing enough or not.

    “[Some] players feel it’s time to make a stand and try and affect the authorities in terms of what they’re doing, and if it does that and they are better in fighting racism in sport then it’s a good thing.”

    Everton manager David Moyes backed his trio of players, although he conceded he did not necessarily agree with them.

    “I spoke to the players and they decided it was their decision,” Moyes said.

    “I listened to their reasons and I told them my reasons why I thought they should [back the campaign by wearing a T-shirt] but ultimately it’s one of these things. They have to make that decision.”

    Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand, Anton’s brother, incurred the wrath of his manager Sir Alex Ferguson by electing not to wear a T-shirt prior to their game against Stoke on Saturday.

    Ferguson felt he had been embarrassed by Rio’s decision and that he had let the club down after having said on Friday that “everyone should be united”.

  • Breast Cancer Cases Increasing

    Rwanda is recording a rise in cases of breast cancer.

    According to the division in charge of fighting Non Communicable Diseases at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), since 2009 the cases have increased.

    Dr Leonard Kayonde, Director of Cancer Diseases Unit said though the prevalence of breast cancer is still unknown, there are cases that have been reported, and documented.

    “There 66 cases in 2009, 79 cases were reported; in 2010 and 103 cases of breast cancer were recorded in 2011,” he said.

    Medics have not established the real cause of cancer but there are risk factors that cannot be prevented; aging, genetic risk factors (inherited), family history, personal history and menstrual cycle, among others.

    However, there are lifestyle risks which individuals can avoid in order to prevent breast cancer like oral contraceptive use, hormone replacement therapy, alcohol use, obesity, high fat diets, physical inactivity, and smoking among others.

    Oda Nsabimana a cancer survivor and a mother of four had the risk factor of age but up to now she is not aware of what caused breast cancer.

    “By then I was 41 years of age and I had stopped breast feeding my baby five months ago. I touched my breast and I felt a small swelling, I immediately had to visit the doctor,” she said adding the subsequent test proved she had the disease.

    The world has dedicated October as month for cancer awareness and several activities are being done in different parts of the world.

    In Rwanda, in observance of the month, awareness/fund raising event has been organised for Sunday, October 28, a walk aimed at raising awareness for breast cancer. “Ulinzi Walk” has been also organised on the same day to be followed by discussions, breast self examination demonstration, and health exercises.

    “In regards with screening we carry out Clinical Breast Exam (CBE) performed by community health workers, and other providers, primarily at the health centre level,” said Kayonde, explaining the purpose of the campaign.

    NewTimes

  • Rwanda at Risk of Marburg Disease

    Rwanda is at risk of attack by a deadly Marburg disease which has been confirmed in the Ugandan district of Kabale.

    Five Ugandans have already succumbed to the deadly virus.

    Kabale district of Uganda Borders Rwanda. Its also where Katuna Border crossing is located….a major interuction point between Rwanda and Uganda on a daily basis.

    Ugandan media has reported that in Kabale District, four members of the same family reportedly died of Marburg disease.

    It has also been reported that A case of yellow fever was confirmed in the northern district of Agago.

    Uganda health officials have confirmed an outbreak of deadly yellow fever, Marburg and Hepatitis B.

    Marburg virus (MARV) causes severe disease in humans and nonhuman primates in the form of viral hemorrhagic fever.

    Marburg virus was first recognized in 1967, when outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever occurred simultaneously in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany and in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia).

    The first people infected had been exposed to African green monkeys or their tissues. In Marburg, the monkeys had been imported for research and to prepare polio vaccine.

  • Basketball Coach Kickedout

    The Rwanda basketball Coach Nenad Amanovic has been suspended for failure to fulfill his duties as required.

    He has been suspended by the Basketball federation.

    This follows Rwanda’s humiliating defeat in Mozambique when the Under 18 team came last on the list 11 teams that competed in Maputo.

    However, the federation has not yet announced a new replacement to Amanovic.

  • Bafana Bafana Assistant Coach Dies

    Thomas Madigage, assistant coach to South Africa’s national football team Bafana Bafana, died in a car crash late Thursday October 18.

    South African Police confirmed his death saying, “We can confirm that Mr Madigage passed away last night between 10pm and 12am (2000 GMT and 2200 GMT),” said police spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi.

    “It was an accident. He was alone. There was a stray donkey that was crossing the road.”

    The 40-year-old Madigage was declared dead on the scene.
    Bafana coach Gordon Igesund appointed the former national midfielder as assistant coach in July.

    “Tommy Madigage is without a doubt the most successful assistant coach in this country in the last 10 years,” Igesund said at the time.
    He played for FC Zurich from 1995 to 1996 and several national clubs before his retirement in 2002.

    After this Madigage worked as assistant coach at local club SuperSport United until July, helping the team win several league titles.

    News of the popular trainer’s death shocked the country on Friday, with tributes pouring in on radio news and social media.

    “We are shocked and at a loss for words,” said South African Football Association president Kirsten Nematandani in a statement.

  • Botswana U17 in Rwanda for Return Leg

    The Botswana U17 national side is currently in Rwanda where they are in vigorous training ahead of saturday encounter with the Amavubi U17 of Rwanda in a return Leg.

    Amavubi was hit by Botswana U17 recently. However, the Amavubi is expected to toughen following the enthusiastic fans at home.

  • Ugandan Doctor Invents Microchip to Diagnose TB

    A Ugandan doctor Dr Frederick Balagadde has invented a microfluidic chip to test for tuberculosis that can do the work of dozens of laboratory technicians, saving time and money.

    Dr. Balagadde has now brought the technology to Durban, South Africa where a new $40m centre for HIV and tuberculosis research has opened.

    Balagadde hopes to develop his invention further and engage in cutting-edge research in an area suffering from these two major epidemics.

    South Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV in the world and because tuberculosis flourishes in people with deficient immune systems it is the leading cause of death in HIV patients.