Ekiring won the set 21-22 before the determined Indian player fought back to win 22-20. But Ekiring changed his game plan to win the third set 21-10 to book a place against Kazakhstans Artur Niyazov in the first round on Friday.
Earlier, government wanted the convention center to be constructed in Entebbe Municipality. Municipal Authorities earmarked land in Manyago Estate, Entebbe Division A for the construction. However, the land had encumbrance who demanded compensation of up to shillings 183 billion.
Initially, Entebbe Municipality earmarked land in Manyago Village Entebbe municipality to host the land. However, the more than 150 occupants of land demanded for compensation worth Shillings 183 billion to vacate the land, which wasnt readily available.
Englands Joe Cooper will stand in Duncan Mugabes way when the two players face off in the qualifiers of the 2018 ITF Uganda Pro Tennis Circuit on Saturday.
Ugandas Juma Miiro has won a bronze medal after losing at the semi final stage in the light flyweight 46-49kg of the on-going on-going 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia.
Uganda will top the list on the fastest growing economies in the world by 2025 according to a report released by Harvard University Center for International Development CID last week. The Economic Complexity Global Growth Projections: Predicted Annual Growth Rate to 2025 shows that Ugandas economy will be growing at a 7.73 percent rate followed by India growing at a 7.72 percent.
Africa\'s top men singles player, Edwin Ekiring has promised to put up a good performance when the 2015 Uganda International Badminton Championship starts in Kampala on Thursday.
Andrew Odongo, the speaker Soroti District council says that they decided to allocate the money after trying to find alternative sources of funding for Eyura's treatment over the past four months in vain.
Uganda’s top female badminton player, Shamim Bangi found the going tough when she lost to India’s Saili Rane 2-0 (21-6, 21-10) last night in the second round of the Bahrain International Series.
Sri Lanka’s Dinuka Karunaratre and Rane Saili from India are the 2013 Uganda International Badminton Open Championships winners of the men\'s and women’s singles respectively.
India’s Saili Rane will be the first foreign player to arrive before the start of the Uganda International Badminton Open Championships slated for February 21-24 at the MTN Arena, Lugogo.
Ekiring told URN on Monday night that his training has been intensive since he arrived in India two weeks ago and is looking forward to playing in one major tournament before heading to the Olympics.
