KAMPALA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Kenyan national team whitewashed host Uganda 48-10 in the first leg of the regional Elgon Rugby Cup here on Saturday.
The Kenya team started on a high and scored three tries from Darwin Mukidza and one each by David Ambunya, Vincent Mose, Nato Simiyu and Mike Okombe.
Uganda only managed a try by Byron Oketayot and Kevin Makmot, but Kenya still led 29-10 at the interval.
"We failed to play our game right from the start. But we shall go back to the drawing board and plan for the second leg to take place next month," said Uganda's coach Robert Seguya.
"We have been in good form today and this victory is very sweet because Uganda are the Elgon Cup defending champions," said Man of the Match Mukidza.
The Kenyan team will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a friendly with Brazil on June 18 before embarking on a back-to-back Africa Cup Division 1A campaign against Zimbabwe and Namibia in July in Harare and Windhoek, respectively.
Meanwhile the Ugandan team will travel to South Africa for 10 days of training camp starting from June 10 to prepare for the African Division 1A Championship, where Uganda will face Namibia on July 12.
SYDNEY, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Australian bearded dragons have an ability to change their color depending on their surrounds, researchers have found.
In a study published on Thursday, scientists from The University of Melbourne found that the Central bearded dragon, a native Australian reptile that can reach up to two feet in length, is capable of switching between shades in a matter of seconds.
While the dragons' display is not as striking as that of a chameleon, a reptile renowned for its pyrotechnic color displays, the color palettes the large reptiles adopt changes depending on the shade of their surroundings.
Viviana Cadena, the project leader from The University of Melbourne, said that the dragons likely change colors to regulate body temperature and communicate with opposition in their territory as well as hiding from predators.
Cadena collected dragons from north-western Victoria and the red desert in the Northern Territory (NT), habitats approximately 1,500 km apart, to use in the study.
"We chose these two populations because their colours and the appearance of the habitats in which they live differed the most amongst all bearded dragon populations," Cadena said in a media release on Thursday.
The lighter (southern) and darker (northern) populations were photographed in three separate habitats containing yellow sand similar to that in Victoria, red desert sand from the NT and black sand in simulated conditions varying from intense daylight to overcast conditions.
Cadena said both populations were able to change their color to a similar extent but when the Victorian lizards had adapted their hue remained more yellow than the naturally orange NT lizards and the same was true vice versa.
She said that the researchers were surprised to find that both sets of lizards achieved better color matches with their surroundings in low light conditions.
"We think this could be because there might be a higher risk of predation at low light levels at dawn and dusk, when many predators are most active," Cadena said.
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BEIJING Jordan Henderson Shirt , Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top 10 Chinese athletes in the year of 2014 selected by Xinhua News Agency:
1. Li Na (tennis)
Won her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year and reached world No. 2, the highest ranking that an Asian player Joe Gomez Shirt , male or female, has ever achieved; retired from tennis at the age of 32 Mohamed Salah Shirt , citing injuries as reasons to force her out of tennis.
2. Ning Zetao (swimming)
Claimed four gold medals at the the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea; also broke men's 100m freestyle Asian record.
3. Zhang Hong (speed skating)
Won China's first ever Olympic speed skating gold after winning the women's 1 Roberto Firmino Shirt ,000m with a large margin at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
4. Zhang Jike (table tennis)
Won the men's World Cup title for the second time; led Chinese team to victories at the world team championships and the Asian Games.
5. Yang Haoran (shooting)
Won golds at the Nanjing Youth Olympics, world championships and Asian Games.
6. Liao Hui (weightlifting)
Swept the men's 69kg category gold medals at the world championships and also broke the snatch and overall world records.
7. Lin Dan (badminton)
Won the men's singles title at the Asian Games Naby Keita Shirt , completing his second ""grand slam"" of Olympic, world championship and Asian Games singles crowns.
8. Yao Jinnan (gymnastics)
Won the women's all-around James Milner Shirt , uneven bars, floor exercise and team golds at the Asian Games; also won the uneven bars gold at the world championships.
9. Chen Penbin (ultra-marathon)
Won a 100 kilometers nonstop ultra-marathon title in Antarctica Dejan Lovren Shirt , becoming the first Chinese to claim an international ultra-marathon title and also the first runner to compete in all seven continents.
10. Zhu Ting (volleyball)
Ace spiker of the Chinese women's volleyball team, helped the Chinese team reach final at the world championship after a 16-year-long wait; named in the best lineup of the world championship.