Cornelius Boza Edwards inducted into Hall of Fame The 58-year-old Uganda native who began his career in London and now lives in Nevada is a former WBC Super Featherweight champion. He is famously remembered for the WBC world junior lightweight title win over Rafael Limon with a fifteen round decision in 1981 at Stockton, California, this after Limón, a Mexican, had made his infamous “You know what happens to British boxers when they face Mexicans comment“ in reference to the fight between Lupe Pintor and Johnny Owen, after which Owen lost his life. The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announced its second induction class on Tuesday, headed by former heavyweight champions George Foreman and Evander Holyfield and the legendary former four-division champion Roberto Duran.-------- Cornelius is voted in the Nevada resident boxer category, for fighters who lived in Nevada during a portion of their career where he is joined by former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. The 18 inductees (13 living) come from 10 categories, two of which are new: Adoptive Residents (for boxers who moved to and resided in Nevada after their careers), and Pioneer Class (for those who prominently contributed to Nevada Boxing before 1960). They were selected by a panel of 33 voters made up of Nevada-based boxing media, past inductees and the HOF’s board members. Cornelius would have been part of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada but African countries including Uganda boycotted the games. He has been described as an exciting fighter in his hey-days and part of the golden age of the 1980s in the super featherweight division. He is now a co-trainer of Light welterweight contender, Mexican Jesse Vargas-------- The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Ceremony will be held this summer in Las Vegas at a site and date to be determined------- Stela Chesanga narrowly missed out on a medal in the ongoing World Junior Championships in Oregon when she finished fourth in the 5000m race. Athough she smashed her previous personal best of 16:33.85 to 15:53.12 to break the national junior record in the process, she fell short behind Alemitu Haroye of Ethiopia who won with a time of 15:10.08. -------Ugandas 10,000m gold medallist Joshua Cheptegei (centre) with Kenyas silver medallist Elvis Cheboi (right) and bronze medal winner Nicholas Kosimbei after the medal ceremony at the World Junior Championships in Hayward Field in Eugene on July 22, 2014 ---- The 10,000m runner Joshua Cheptegei who is favorite to win a medal at the biennial event will lead Ugandas team in the Championship which will attract top young athletes from all over the world. Team Uganda also has Abdallah Mande, Philip Kipyeko, Stella Chesang and Coach Nalis Bugingo. Cheptegei, also the World University Cross Country gold medalist at the Bangalore 10km road run is expected to lead the Ugandan team to end their two-year drought of medals at the World Junior event. ---- 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics---- Eugene, Oregon, USA Nations participating 175 Athletes participating 1546 Events 44 Dates 22–27 July Main venue Hayward Field ----- 1) attached are the Draws and Fixture for the National Beach Volleyball Championship slated for Saturday and Sunday the 26th and 27th of July 2014 at Lido Beach Resort. Note that there is a qualification round on Saturday where the top four teams per gender shall proceed to the main draw the next day. 2) Total of 33 teams registered on Thursday evening at the Lugogo Sports Complex. Out of these 19 women and 14 mens teams, the top ranked eight teams per gender were entered into the main draw directly while 11 women and 6 mens teams shall tussle it out on Saturday for the remaining four places to make a total of 12 teams per gender in the Main Draw on Sunday. 3) All SATURDAY GAMES commence at 2pm while 4) SUNDAY games start at 8:00 am in the morning 5) The winner of the championship scores 150 points and all last years points will be retired after the championship. Only 25% of 2013 points are included in the current national ranking. The winner also carries home Cash 150,000 per gender out of the total bonus of 800,000 put forth for positions 1st to 4th as well as individual gorgeous Silverware. 6) Teams to watch out for • Agaba Diana / Nammanda Josephine (recent event winners & Diana paired Okecho Alice to win last years edition) • Bitok Bella / Namyalo Maggie (recent event runner up) • Kato Emma / Dheyongera Nicholas ( recent event winners) Nsubuga Hannington / Omedo Isaac ( previous edition winners)-------- Wed 23/07/14 Mathare United 0 - 2 Ulinzi Stars More info Thika United 1 - 0 Western Stima More info Nairobi City Stars 0 - 2 Leopards More info Tusker 2 - 0 KCB More info Sofapaka 1 - 1 Chemelil More info Sat 26/07/14 Ulinzi Stars 14 : 00 Nairobi City Stars More info KCB 15 : 00 Mathare United More info Nakuru AllStars 16 : 15 Muhoroni Youth More info Sun 27/07/14 Bandari 15 : 00 Tusker More info Thika United 15 : 00 KRA More info Leopards 15 : 00 Gor Mahia More info Western Stima 15 : 00 Sofapaka More info Chemelil 15 : 00 SoNy Sugar ---------- National records tumble in Glasgow Two of Uganda’s swimming representatives Jamilah Lunkuse and Arnold Kisulo broke national records on Day One of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday. Placed in Heat 2 of the women’s 50m breaststroke, Lunkuse finished an impressive second in a time of 34.62 seconds. Kenyan Rebecca Wacui won the Heat in 33.83 with Swan Lianna of Pakistan taking third place. That performance was a huge improvement on Lunkuse’s previous Personal Best of 35.46. But like all the other finishers in the Heat, Lunkuse’s time, although a national record, was too slow compared to the other heats. She thus couldn’t progress. Kisulo also suffered similar fate, clocking 28.61 seconds to finish fourth in the men’s 50m butterfly Heat 2. With a previous Personal Best of 29.28, Kisulo also made a giant leap for the new national record but fell short of a semifinal berth. “I would have been happier if they had qualified but I am still happy that they have improved on their time,” Isaac Rwenzo said of his swimmers. Elsewhere, there were some impressive results for Uganda on the opening day especially in badminton where Netherlands-based Edwin Ekiring inspired the country to a 3-2 victory over Kenya in the Mixed Team event. He played alongside Wilson Tukire, Margaret Nankabirwa and Daisy Nakalyango. In squash, Uganda’s top seed Michael Kawooya beat Schubert Maketu of Papau New Guinea 3-0 in the first round but couldn’t skip the next hurdle. Ian Rukunya, the second seed in Uganda, also got eliminated in round one. Tomorrow (Friday), Uganda’s super heavyweight boxer Michael Ssekabembe will be in action against Emmanuel Anderson of Barbados. Team captain Charles Sekyaaya also starts his campaign today in weightlifting (62kgs). Aminu Maigari has been removed as Nigeria Football Federation president by the bodys executive committee. He was dismissed over allegations of financial misappropriation, misapplication and maladministration. The NFF executive committee passed a vote of no confidence on Thursday. Its decision comes a week after a regional high court reinstated Maiguri and the NFF board following their sacking which had led to a Fifa ban on Nigeria for government interference. -------------- The Nigeria Football Federation has revealed it wants discussions with Stephen Keshi in the hope of persuading him to return as Super Eagles coach.-AFRICA WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP----------- The hosts of the 2014 African Womens Championship, Namibia, are pitted in Group A alongside six-time winners Nigeria, fellow debutants Zambia and Ivory Coast as the draw for the tournament was held in the Namibian capital of Windhoek. Three-time runners-up South Africa, comprehensively beaten 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea in the final back in 2012, have a tough draw. They will be in Group B alongside Cameroon, Ghana and Algeria. The championship is scheduled for 11-25 October 2014 in two stadiums in Windhoek. It will also serve as qualification for the Fifa Womens World Cup to be held in Canada from 6 June to 5 July, 2015. The top three nations from the two-week long event, which kicks off on 11 October, will represent Africa in Canada. GROUP A Namibia, Zambia, Nigeria, Ivory Coast GROUP B South Africa, Cameroon, Algeria, Ghana Equitorial guinea are defending champs Coach Jorge Luis Pinto has decided to quit World Cup quarter-finalists Costa Rica because they refused to allow him to choose his backroom staff. I realised I would not be able to count on conditions to carry out my work, the 61-year-old Colombian said on his personal website (jorgeluispinto) on Thursday. Pintos contract ended after this months World Cup in Brazil where rank outsiders Costa Rica reached the last eight for the first time, playing an exciting brand of fast counter-attacking football. ------- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has echoed the sentiments of new Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal in criticising the demands of their pre-season tour. Wenger said it was impossible to prepare his squad properly for the upcoming Premier League campaign, which begins on August 16, given the demands of their pre-season schedule and players returning later than normal after World Cup duty. Arsenal are in the United States for a friendly against Major league Soccer (MLS) franchise New York Red Bulls, before heading to Austria for a training camp and then returning to London for the Emirates Cup. --------------------- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed his World Cup winning trio will almost certainly miss the Premier League opener against Crystal Palace. Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski are on a well-deserved break after helping Germany to success in Brazil. The threesome will not return to pre-season training until August 11, just five days prior to the clash against Tony Pulis side. --------------- West Hams Andy Carroll has torn ligaments in his ankle and could be out of action for four months. The former Liverpool player, 25, is set to have an operation on Friday in the United States. Carroll picked up the problem on the Hammers tour of New Zealand, reporting a sore left ankle in training. Carroll missed West Hams 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wellington Phoenix and the club announced he would miss the rest of the tour. He has been plagued by injury since moving to Upton Park for a club record £15m from Liverpool after impressing during a loan spell. He missed the majority of 2013-14 with a heel problem - managing just 15 league appearances - and also failed to force his way into Englands World Cup squad. ------------- Brendan Rodgers insists it is a formality that Steven Gerrard will get a new Liverpool contract as he looks to play into his late thirties. Gerrard brought an end to his 114-cap England career on Monday, saying the time was right for him to step aside in order to maximise his chances of being a dominant influence in Liverpool’s midfield for the next ‘three or four’ years. ----------TRANSFERS--- Arsenals move for David Ospina from Nice should go through before the weekend now that the French side have taken Rais MBolhi from CSKA Sofia. Algerias MBolhi, a 28-year-old born in Paris, was one of several keepers to impress in the World Cup. Colombia No 1 Ospina, 25, will now head to Arsenal to complete his £3million deal. -------------------LIV keen on karim benzema from Madrid----- ----- Louis van Gaal blow as Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal says he is NOT signing for Manchester United • Vidal told reporters at Italian airport that: I do not go to Manchester • Vidal has arrived back in Italy after time off after the World Cup • Manchester United have been tracking the 27-year-old midfielder • Vidal has three years remaining on his contract at Juventus • Italian paper Gazzetta Dello Sport say Italians may sell for £36million • Gazzetta also claim Liverpool and Arsenal retain an interest in Vidal --------------- Eliaquim Mangala transfer to Manchester City isnt a done deal... despite leaked video of Porto defender discussing move • Eliaquim Mangalas £32 million move to Manchester City isnt finalised • Video of Porto defender has been leaked after Etihad club was hacked • France international has undergone a medical at clubs training ground ----------- Jose Mourinho is close to completing a reunion with former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 36, as goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, warns the Chelsea manager not to leave him on the bench next season. Sun (subscription required) Arsenal are in pursuit of Real Madrids veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas. The Gunners have offered the 33-year-old international a five-year deal worth £1.4m per-year. Daily Expres Atletico Madrid have joined Inter Milan in the race to sign £15m-rated Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 26. Daily Express Manchester United are said to be planning a move for Dutch youngster Memphis Depay, 20, according to reports. Metro Former Liverpool defender and New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol has criticised AS Roma full back Ashley Cole, 33, for claiming Americas MLS is an easy ride. Daily Mail New York City FCs latest signing Frank Lampard, 36, says he turned down offers from clubs in England to move to the United States. Manchester Evening News ----------- West Brom boss Alan Irvine admits never having seen striker Brown Ideye before making him the clubs £10million record signing.---------- WORLD: International Champions Cup 03:00 Finished Olympiakos Piraeus 3 - 0 AC Milan ARGENTINA: Copa Argentina 01:15 Finished Velez Sarsfield 0 - 2 CA Estudiantes BRAZIL: Copa do Brasil 01:30 Finished Sport Recife 3 - 2 Paysandu PA (3 - 2) StandingsCHILE: Chilean Cup 03:00 Finished Copiapo 1 - 2 Coquimbo (0 - 2) StandingsCOLOMBIA: Copa Postobon 03:30 Finished Cucuta 1 - 1 Patriotas USA: MLS 05:00 Finished Real Salt Lake 3 - 1 Montreal StandingsUKRAINE: Premier League 19:00 Met. Donetsk - Dnipro WORLD: Club Friendly 04:00 Finished Dep. Cali (Col) 3 - 1 Dep. La Coruna (Esp) WORLD: International Champions Cup 03:00 Finished Olympiakos Piraeus 3 - 0 AC Milan (1 WORLD: Club Friendly 04:00 Finished Dep. Cali (Col) 3 - 1 Dep. La Coruna (Esp) EUROPE: Europa League - Qualification 15:30 Finished Shakhtar Karagandy (Kaz) 3 - 0 Atlantas (Ltu) 16:30 Finished H. Beer Sheva (Isr) 0 - 0 RNK Split (Cro) 18:30 Finished MyPa (Fin) 0 - 0 Din. Minsk (Blr) 19:00 Finished Haugesund (Nor) 1 - 3 FK Sarajevo (Bih) 19:00 After Pen. Inter Baku (Aze) 0 - 2 (0 - 1) Elfsborg (Swe) 19:00 Finished Krasnodar (Rus) 5 - 0 Sillamäe Kalev (Est) 19:00 Finished Omonia (Cyp) 0 - 0 Buducnost (Mne) 20:00 Finished AIK (Swe) 2 - 0 Linfield (Nir) 20:00 After Pen. Chikhura (Geo) 1 - 0 (0 - 0) Bursaspor (Tur) 20:00 Finished Esbjerg (Den) 1 - 0 K. 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St Johnstone (Sco) 2 - 1 (1 - 1) Luzern (Sui) 22:05 Finished St. Polten (Aut) 2 - 0 Botev Plovdiv (Bul) 22:15 Finished Hafnarfjordur (Ice) 2 - 0 Neman (Blr) 22:15 After ET Stjarnan (Ice) 3 - 2 (2 - 2) Motherwell (Sco) DrawARGENTINA: Copa Argentina 00:30 Finished Arsenal Sarandi 1 - 3 Instituto (1 - 1) 03:30 After Pen. Godoy Cruz 3 - 4 (3 - 3) Defensa y Justicia (0 - 2) StandingsASIA: East Asian Championship Women - Qualification - First stage 10:30 Finished Northern Mariana Islands W 7 - 0 Macau W DrawBRAZIL: Copa do Brasil 01:30 Finished ABC 1 - 0 Hamburgo (0 - 0) 01:30 Finished Avai 0 - 2 Palmeiras (0 - 0) 01:30 Finished Ceará 1 - 1 Chapecoense-SC (1 - 1) 04:00 Finished Corinthians 3 - 0 Bahia (2 - 0) 04:00 Finished Ponte Preta 0 - 2 Vasco (0 - 0) 04:00 Finished Santa Cruz 2 - 1 Botafogo PB (1 - 1) StandingsCANADA: CSL 04:00 Finished Brampton Utd 1 - 1 York Region (0 - 1) StandingsCHILE: Chilean Cup 02:00 Finished OHiggins 0 - 1 San Luis (0 - 1) 05:00 Finished San Marcos de Arica 3 - 0 Deportes Iquique (1 - 0) DrawCHINA: FA Cup 11:05 After Pen. Wuhan Hongxing 2 - 3 (2 - 2) Qingdao Hainiu (0 - 2) 14:30 Finished Suzhou Jinfu 1 - 2 Shanghai Shenxin (1 - 0) 15:00 Finished Henan Jianye 2 - 1 Guangzhou Evergrande (0 - 1) StandingsCOLOMBIA: Copa Postobon 01:00 Finished La Equidad 1 - 0 Millonarios (0 - 0) 01:30 Finished Junior 3 - 0 Uniautónoma (1 - 0) 03:30 Finished America De Cali 4 - 0 Depor (2 - 0) 03:30 Finished Chico 2 - 1 Bucaramanga (1 - 1) 03:30 Finished Jaguares de Cordoba 1 - 1 Rionegro (0 - 0) 03:45 Finished Ind. Medellin 2 - 0 Envigado (1 - 0) 04:00 Finished Aguilas D. 1 - 3 Atl. Nacional (1 - 1) 04:00 Finished Dep. Pasto 1 - 1 Dep. Cali (0 - 1) 19:30 Finished Popayan 1 - 1 Cortulua (0 - 1) StandingsCOSTA RICA: Copa Costa Rica 05:00 Finished Alajuelense 1 - 0 U.C.R. (0 - 0) 05:00 Finished Saprissa 4 - 2 Santos DG (1 - 0) FINLAND: Kakkonen North 18:30 Finished JBK 0 - 1 OPS (0 - 0) 18:30 Finished YPA 2 - 1 TP-47 (1 - 1) StandingsFINLAND: Kakkonen South 18:30 Finished SoVo 2 - 0 Klubi 04 (1 - 0) StandingsICELAND: Division 1 21:15 Finished KA Akureyri 0 - 1 Throttur (0 - 0) 22:15 Finished Akranes 2 - 0 Grindavik (1 - 0) 23:00 Finished Haukar 4 - 1 Kopavogur (1 - 0) StandingsMALTA: Summer Cup 19:30 Finished Mosta 3 - 2 Floriana (1 - 2) 21:30 Finished Vittoriosa 1 - 4 Zebbug StandingsPERU: Primera Division - Apertura 04:00 Finished Alianza Lima 4 - 3 Sport Huancayo (2 - 0) DrawSINGAPORE: League Cup - Placement Play Offs 15:00 Finished Tampines 3 - 0 Balestier Khalsa (1 - 0) DrawSOUTH AMERICA: Copa Libertadores - Play Offs 01:45 Finished San Lorenzo 5 - 0 Bolivar DrawSOUTH AMERICA: Recopa Sudamericana 04:00 After ET Atletico-MG 4 - 3 (2 - 3) Lanus Live StandingsUSA: MLS 05:30 Finished San Jose 5 - 1 Chicago StandingsUSA: North American Soccer League - Fall Season 03:30 Finished San Antonio 2 - 0 Carolina RailHawks (0 - 0) StandingsUSA: NWSL Women 02:00 Finished Washington Spirit W 1 - 1 Portland Thorns W (0 - 1) WORLD: Club Friendly 02:00 Finished Toronto (Can) 2 - 3 Tottenham (Eng) (0 - 2) 02:30 Finished Columbus (Usa) 2 - 2 Crystal Palace (Eng) (1 - 1) 02:30 Finished Liverpool (Eng) 0 - 1 AS Roma (Ita) (0 - 0) 04:00 Finished Dallas (Usa) 0 - 2 Aston Villa (Eng) (0 - 1) 04:00 Finished Kansas City (Usa) 1 - 4 Manchester City (Eng) (1 - 2) 05:30 Finished Los Angeles (Usa) 0 - 7 Manchester United (Eng) (0 - 3) 18:30 Finished Dynamo Moscow (Rus) 3 - 2 Udinese (Ita) (3 - 1) 18:30 Finished Torino (Ita) 0 - 1 Rubin Kazan (Rus) (0 - 0) 19:00 Finished Hertha Berlin (Ger) 1 - 1 PSV (Ned) (1 - 0) 19:00 Finished Parma (Ita) 3 - 1 Renate (Ita) (2 - 1) 19:00 Finished Rio Ave (Por) 1 - 2 Estoril (Por) (1 - 0) 19:00 Finished Szolnoki MAV (Hun) 2 - 2 Kazincbarcikai (Hun) (2 - 2) 19:30 Finished Aalen (Ger) 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Ger) (1 - 0) 19:30 Finished Vardar (Mac) 0 - 0 Maccabi Petach Tikva (Isr) (0 - 0) 19:30 Finished Wurmla (Aut) 1 - 4 Slavija (Bih) (1 - 3) 20:00 Finished Lippstadt (Ger) 0 - 0 Wiedenbruck (Ger) (0 - 0) 20:30 Finished Grimbergen (Bel) 0 - 1 Tubize (Bel) (0 - 1) 21:30 Finished Skelmersdale (Eng) 0 - 4 Fleetwood Town (Eng) (0 - 2) 21:45 Finished Camberley (Eng) 2 - 2 Hayes & Yeading (Eng) (0 - 2) 21:45 Finished Hitchin (Eng) 0 - 1 Hemel (Eng) (0 - 0) DrawWORLD: Copa Euroamericana 03:00 Finished Atl. 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