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Marino Oboke Orchestrates Kepler VC’s Historic Genocide Memorial Match Triumph » The Touchline Sports activities – The Panorama Uganda
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Kepler VC 3-0 APR VC (25-22, 28-26, 25-21)
Marino Oboke produced a masterclass in playmaking as Kepler Volleyball Membership defeated APR VC in straight units to assert their maiden Genocide Memorial Match (GMT) males’s title with a commanding 25-22, 28-26, 25-21 victory at Petit Stade in Kigali.
The Ugandan setter was on the coronary heart of Kepler’s unbeaten marketing campaign, directing the workforce’s offence with precision and composure to maintain opposing blockers guessing all through the match.
His excellent performances earned him the Finest Setter award, highlighting the essential position he performed in Kepler’s historic success.
Marino Oboke poses with the 2026 GMT Finest Setter award
For Oboke, the important thing to victory lay in clever ball distribution and adapting to his attackers’ strengths.
After finding out teammate and match MVP Wycliffe Dusenge, he adjusted the offence to maximise the attacker’s effectiveness, significantly from positions one and two.
The tactical adjustments gave Kepler a innovative in assault and proved decisive within the largest moments of the competitors.
“I all the time goal to distribute the ball strategically so the blockers can not predict the place the assault is coming from,”
Oboke stated.
“As a setter, it’s a must to perceive your hitters, make sensible selections beneath strain and guarantee each possession provides your workforce the most effective likelihood to attain.”
His management prolonged past setting.
Oboke remained a relaxing presence on courtroom, lifting teammates’ confidence throughout tense moments and serving to the squad preserve focus regardless of getting into the match as underdogs.
Kepler’s offensive effectivity was particularly evident within the semi-final victory over Police VC, the place the workforce dedicated simply 9 assault errors in a dominant straight-sets win.
Marino Oboke whereas main the offensive assault within the semifinal in opposition to Police VC.
In opposition to APR within the last, Kepler held their nerve in a fiercely contested second set earlier than carrying the momentum into the third to finish the sweep and carry the celebrated regional trophy for the primary time.
Kepler’s dominance was mirrored within the particular person awards, with Dusenge named the match’s Most Worthwhile Participant and Finest Attacker, Cedric Kageruka recognised as Finest Receiver, and Oboke topped Finest Setter.
The victory marks a major milestone for Kepler Volleyball Membership, with Oboke’s imaginative and prescient, management and tactical brilliance proving instrumental in writing a memorable chapter within the membership’s historical past.
Within the ladies’s competitors, Kenya Pipeline Volleyball Membership claimed the championship with a straight-sets victory over APR WVC, whereas Police VC and Police WVC secured bronze medals within the males’s and ladies’s classes respectively.
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Commonwealth Games 2026: Gymnast Ruby Evans wins first gold for Wales
Gymnast Ruby Evans has won Wales’ first Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow with victory in the floor final.
Evans, 19, performed the final routine of the women’s programme and defeated England’s Abigail Martin into silver, with her team-mate Shantae-Eve Amankwaah securing bronze.
Evans left the arena in tears on Sunday after her disappointing sixth in the all-round individual competition, that after Wales finished fourth in the team event.
Now, after Welsh identical twins Abigail and Emily Roper won bronze medals within a couple of hours of each other on Monday, Evans has delivered gold.
It was the first victory for Team Wales in Scotland and a ninth medal alongside two silver and six bronze.
There is also a guaranteed podium position for boxer Connor Williams after he reached the semi-finals.
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Saltburn-Norton match investigated over alleged ‘finger clicking’ cheating
An amateur cricket match has made global headlines after a fielder was accused of cheating by clicking his fingers to get a wicket.
The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League has started an investigation into a second XI Division 2 game between Saltburn and Norton.
A viral video on social media appears to show a Saltburn fielder clicking his fingers as the ball passes Noman Shabir’s bat before being caught by wicketkeeper Josh Bowes. Saltburn appeal and the umpire gives Shabir out.
It has been suggested that the finger-clicking was designed to trick the umpire into thinking the batter edged the ball.
Saltburn won by 159 runs and are top of Division 2 by 17 points.
“The league have received a formal complaint regarding alleged incidents in a Division Two game on Saturday,” the league said in a statement on X.
“A full investigation has been initiated and until such time as the formal processes are complete no further comment will be made.”
Last week Bowes took eight catches in Saltburn’s 22-run win over Shildon Railway. The men’s Test record for catches by a keeper in an innings is seven.
Bowes leads the league standings with 31 catches, 10 more than any other player.
Rory Cotterill, who captained Middlesbrough second XI during a 29-run defeat by Saltburn last month, responded to a social media post containing the video and alleged two further incidents of cheating by Saltburn in that match.
The original video of the incident has had more than three million views on X, with publications in Australia and New Zealand among those to report it.
The BBC has contacted the league and Saltburn. Norton declined to comment.
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West Indies v Pakistan: Justin Greaves takes five wickets for none in incredible spell
First Test, Tarouba (day three of five)
West Indies 311 (Hope 92; Ali 4-50) & 126-7 (Chanderpaul 35, Abbas 3-14)
Pakistan 282 (Masood 109; Greaves 5-27)
West Indies lead by 155 runs
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.
Greaves, who is playing in his 17th Test, claimed his maiden Test five-wicket haul to help dismiss Pakistan for 282 in response to West Indies’ first-innings total of 311.
The 32-year-old Barbadian’s spell – five consecutive wicket maidens – was all the more remarkable given he had bowled six overs earlier in the day for 27 runs without taking a wicket.
“When I came on captain Roston Chase just said ‘continue to be disciplined in what you are doing’ and to see if I can get some wickets for the team,” Greaves said.
“The ball nipped around and I got some reward. Anytime I get the ball in hand the team looks to me to be that solid player for them [and] try to dig us out of situations.
“To get five wickets for the first time in Test cricket, I’m really happy, but there’s still a lot of work to do in the game.”
Pakistan captain Shan Masood was Greaves’ first wicket at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad when he was bowled for 109 in the 64th over following a superb set-up.
Greaves had pushed the ball wide to the left-hander from over the wicket before he tailed a delivery back into Masood who played down the wrong line and inside edged on to his stumps.
Aamer Jamal had his middle stump uprooted in Greaves’ next over as the seamer speared one through his defences.
Greaves then trapped Ali Usman lbw before he had Mohammed Rizwan and Mohammad Abbas both caught behind as Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for just 38 runs.
West Indies reached stumps on day three on 126-7 in their second innings – a lead of 155 runs – to leave the match finely poised.
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