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Rongin Munyurangabo (L) finished second in the national chess championships last month.

Munyurangabo coy over chances for ticket to Chess Olympiad 2020

Monday, January 20, 2020
Rongin Munyurangabo, 19, has 3.5 points after four games.
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Olympiad Qualifiers: Munyurangabo through to next round after 4 games

Monday, January 20, 2020
Joseph Areruya (2018) is one of the only two former winners in this yearu2019s race, along with Eritrean Natnael Berhane who won the 2014 edition.

Amissa Bongo 2020: Team Rwanda look for strong start

Sunday, January 19, 2020
Gisagara won the 2016-17 and 2017-18 league titles.

Gisagara Volleyball: Kwizera hails players after REG win

Sunday, January 19, 2020
Rayon Sports midfielder Fabrice Mugheni (L), who started against Espoir, missed many matches in the league's first-leg due to injuries.

Rayon thrash Espoir to cut gap on APR to four points

Sunday, January 19, 2020
Former Tour du Rwanda champions Samuel Mugisha (L) and Joseph Areruya lead Team Rwanda at this year's La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

Sports Ministry tips Team Rwanda for Amissa Bongo glory

Sunday, January 19, 2020
Felicien Muhitira, 26, represented Rwanda at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar.

Muhitira, Yankurije win Huye Half Marathon

Sunday, January 19, 2020
Rongin Munyurangabo, 19, is widely seen as a chess star in the making.
Other Sports

Olympiad Qualifiers: Munyurangabo leads table after round 2

Saturday, January 18, 2020
The match between Fidele Mutabazi (L) and Elyse Tuyizere lasted for over three hours.
Other Sports

Olympiad 2020 Qualifiers: Youngsters shine in round 1

Saturday, January 18, 2020
Benediction Club have rebranded to Team Benediction Ignite for the 2020 season after securing the Rwf40 million sponsorship from Ignite Power this week.

Benediction secure Rwf40m sponsorship from Ignite Power

Saturday, January 18, 2020
Fidele Nyirimana, the head coach of UTB men's volleyball team.

Volleyball: Nyirimana urges UTB players to ‘be ruthless’ against APR

Saturday, January 18, 2020
Ben Patrick Cyubahiro, 15, is one of the players to watch.
Other Sports

Qualifiers for 2020 Chess Olympiad start Saturday

Saturday, January 18, 2020
APR thumped Etincelles 3-0 in October.

Etincelles keen to stun APR as champions Rayon host Espoir

Saturday, January 18, 2020
Jean Claude Gakwaya (R) and his navigator Jean Claude Mugabo (L) won the 2019 Mountain Gorilla Rally.

Dates for Mountain Gorilla Rally 2020 announced

Saturday, January 18, 2020
Samuel Kinimba (C) stepped down as president of the Rwanda Swimming Federation early last month.

Swimming body on risk of FINA ban after failing to hold elections

Friday, January 17, 2020
Samuel Mugisha, 22, will captain Team Rwanda in their quest for a second La Tropicale Amissa Bongo title.
Cycling

Team Rwanda off to Gabon for Amissa Bongo 2020 

Friday, January 17, 2020
Bugesera forward Hussein u2018Tchabalalau2019 Shaban is the leagueu2019s leading second scorer with 11 goals.

AS Kigali eye ‘vital’ win vs Bugesera

Thursday, January 16, 2020
Pascal Niyonkuru will be looking to power APR to a winning start when they face Espoir at Amahoro Indoor Stadium on Friday.

Basketball: Former champions APR and Espoir face off in league opener

Thursday, January 16, 2020
Djihad Nzeyurwanda, SC Kiyovu goalkeeper.

Azam to pump Rwf 132m in league side SC Kiyovu

Thursday, January 16, 2020
Vincent Mashami.
Football

Mashami to stay on as Amavubi head coach

Thursday, January 16, 2020