The Wa Sports stadium which is to serve as a league centre has been provided with 1.2 billion cedis facilities ahead of the commencement of the 2007 Onetouch Premier football league season.
The facilities include spectators and media…
Forty boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 15 drawn from AngloGold Ashanti and the Obuasi Sports Club Tennis Clubs are participating in a special youth tennis tournament at Obuasi.
The three-day tournament organized by the Obua…
The Church of Pentecost in Bole District of the Northern Region has organised a three hour health walk to sensitise its members and the general public on the need for regular exercises to promoting their personal health.
The walk whi…
The Professional League Board, (PLB) organizers of the Onetouch Premier League presented the ultimate trophy to Accra Hearts of Oak for emerging champions of the competition.
Hearts won the league with 58 points with five clear point…
The Osu Stand of the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra has reached its completition point as predicted by the contractors - Micheleti and Company Ghana Limited.
Micheleti, the main contractors working on the project predicted three w…
Pollution is a real concern now for the Beijing Olympic organizers but the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) believed it would turn for the better when the Games comes, said IOC member Hein Verbruggen here.
Verbruggen, who is ch…
The Black Stars of Ghana lost by a lone goal to the Samba Boys of Brazil in an international friendly game played in Sweden.
The only goal of the game was scored by Vagna Love in the 17th minute when he capitalized on poor making …
About 160 athletes drawn from the ten regions and the security agencies participated in this year's National Cross country Competition in Tamale with the Ghana Armed Forces and the Central Region emerging as winners of the men and women ra…
Kenyan authorities have beefed up security ahead of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Cross Country Championships starting in the coastal city of Mombasa.
Mombasa police boss, Wilfred Mbithi, said on Wednesday…
Oguaa United played a good game to beat their local rivals, Great Astronomers 2-1 in their Division Two league match played at Robert Mensah stadium in Cape Coast.
After the two sides had settled for one-all in the firs half it was …
The German Football Association or the Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB) has submitted the official letter of intent to document the interest in hosting the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, the association said.
DFB President Theo Zwanziger an…
Captain Dwight Yorke was named Trinidad and Tobago's player of the year for the second successive
year.
Yorke led the Soca Warriors to their first World Cup, where he was chosen by FIFA as the best defensive player in the group stage.…
Tomas Berdych derailed the promoter's dream final at the Madrid Masters Friday when he defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in the quarter-finals.
The 11th seeded Czech, who buried Roger Federer's gold medal dream …
Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on Ghanaians to use the celebrations of Farmers Day to plant trees, to support the country's afforestation programme.
He said the population…
An 83rd minute goal by Nana Arhin Duah of Kumasi Asante Kotoko broke the anxiety and yearnings of the thousands of teeming supporters of the Fabulous lads in their outstanding One Touch Premier League match at the Sekondi Gyandu Park on S…
Goals from Miguel Angel Angulo and David Villa kept Valencia riding high with a comprehensive 2-1 win in their Champions League tie at home against Group D rivals AS Roma.
The eastern Spanish outfit maintain their clean sheet with a m…
Stuttering Arsenal and Liverpool both came back from a goal down to salvage 1-1 draws as the English Premiership returned with a bang on Saturday.
The two title hopefuls had the chance to send a message to champions Chelsea, who star…
Former US Open finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero re-established his hard court game after three years in limbo when he defeated Tommy Robredo 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the ATP Cincinnati Masters Saturday.
The former world number one…
Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann believes that the Gunners will survive without England full-back Ashley Cole should the defender quit the club before the transfer window shuts.
Cole has been linked with a move to champions, and Londo…
Arsene Wenger is accustomed to starting seasons burdened by great expectations, but the Arsenal boss is preparing for Saturday's English Premiership curtain-raiser with Aston Villa weighed down by a different type of pressure.
The Gu…
David Nalbandian, fighting off a virus, took a step toward full, ousting South African qualifier Rik De Voest 6-0, 6-4 to reach the second round of the ATP Cincinnati Masters.
A week after losing badly in Montreal due to an illness w…
Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs will hold its Congress at the Mfanstipim Secondary School at Cape Coast, on Saturday, August 19, 2006.
According to Mr George Techie-Menson, Secretary of the Restructuring Committee of the Club, a draft cons…
World Cup flops England are out to put their disappointment and David Beckham behind them when Steve McClaren ushers in a new era against European champions Greece on Wednesday in his first match in charge.
England never played to th…
Dutch manager Marco van Basten will look to rebound from a disappointing World Cup as he bloods some new faces in place of the older brigade who failed to deliver when he faces Ireland in a friendly here on Wednesday.
With Phillip Co…
Italian football federation (FIGC) prosecutors are demanding that AC Milan be fined 10,000 euros (13,000 dollars) and Serie A side Reggina and second division outfit Arezzo be relegated as part of the second part of the match-fixing scand…
Steven Gerrard has labelled Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo a disgrace for his behaviour towards United team mate Wayne Rooney at the World Cup.
Gerrard is furious with the way the Portugal winger intervened after Rooney a…
Mr. Kofi Nyantakyi, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA)has said that the nation stood the chance of getting competent players to compete in international competitions if it invested heavily in juvenile soccer in the northern…
David Arkutu partnered by Nii Farl returned a net score of 63, to win this year's Barclays Bank Ghana Limited Invitational Golf Championship played at the Achimota Golf Course in Accra.
The two who played with a combined Handicap of…
Sweden became the first team to win world and Olympic titles in the same year after a 4-0 dismantling of defending champions the Czech Republic in the world championships ice hockey final here Sunday.
Jesper Mattson and Niklas Kronwal…
Mylik Sports, organisers of Mylik Classic juvenile soccer tournament has fixed the next edition of the competition for November 18 to 26.
This year’s tournament is meant for Under-19 juvenile teams and 12 teams are expected to partici…
Owning to lack of total support of Ghanaians behind the senior national team, the Black Stars towards the up-coming World Cup, Goldfields Ghana Limited, the headline sponsors of the team has launched a drive to galvanize total support for…
Veteran German coach Peter Schnittger has been appointed as boss of Algeria's national football team, the sports ministry said Friday.
Schnittger has coached widely throughout Africa, with spells in charge of Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, …
Australia star Mark Viduka has pleaded with Middlesbrough to agree new deals with Dutch duo George Boateng and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink or risk the collapse of a team that could yet win two cups this season.
Boro are in the last four o…
Runaway Spanish league leaders Barcelona are already dreaming of a future that will feature France striker Thierry Henry as they enter the home straight in La Liga with a nine-point cushion.
The Catalan club switch from the Mediterran…
European lawmakers will present a petition to the
European Commission on International Women's Day on Wednesday, calling for tough measures to prevent thousands of women and girls being forced into prostitution in Germany during the socce…
Real Madrid put a turbulent week behind them on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over city rivals Atletico Madrid but Barcelona moved on towards a title defence with Samuel Eto'o securing a 3-2 home win over Deportivo La Coruna.
The win l…
Wayne Rooney says he has no regrets about joining Manchester United and believes the move to Old Trafford has improved him as a player.
Since his 27 million pound move from Everton the 20-year-old has had to watch Chelsea dominate in …
Hosts Egypt are just one win away from a record fifth African Nations Cup title after they beat Senegal 2-1 in a riveting semi-final here on Tuesday.
The 'Pharaohs' will meet fellow Group A outfit Ivory Coast - who they beat 3-1 in th…
The Black Stars of Ghana, on Monday lost by a lone goal to the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the on-going Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Even though the performance of the Stars was an improvement upon what the team exhibited in the pre…
Ryan Giggs may have won more medals than any other player in Manchester United history but as far as the Wales winger is concerned there are few feelings to touch beating Liverpool.
Giggs provided the free-kick from which England cen…
Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club has announced its special Bank account number into which supporters and well wishers of the Club are to make their special contributions under the "Operation Fertilize the Oak Tree" scheme.
A stateme…
The Ministry of Education and Sports has expressed its condolence to the family of the late Mr Godfred Cobblah, an International Boxing Referee/Judge and a Senior Administrator of the Internal Revue Service (IRS).
Land guards at Achi…
The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) has endorsed an elimination bout between Ghana's Joshua "Bukom Tsatsu" Okine and Ugandan Ali Nuumembe in a Welterweight Contest.
The fight is scheduled for the United Kingdom (UK) on February 12 …
Following last Sunday's pitch invasion by supporters of Accra Hearts of Oak in the Ga Mantse Cup Memorial Cup match against Division One side, Accra Great Olympics, concerns have been expressed from certain quarters as to which authority …
Adrian Mutu scored twice as leaders Juventus fought back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Palermo on Saturday and move 11 points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A.
Juve were caught cold early on in their first match back after the wi…
The three-man team from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) on Thursday inspected the site for the construction of the Sekondi Sports Stadium at Essipong near Sekondi.
The are to asses the country' preparedness towards the hos…
Eurosport.com on Sunday listed 10 football rising stars that could make a real impact next season.
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)
Having already ousted Ludovic Giuly from the starting eleven, he overshadowed Robinho in Barce…
BERLIN, Nov 27 (AFP/GNA) - Bayern Munich surged six points clear at the Bundesliga summit with a 2-1 win over Mainz 05 on Saturday at the Allianz Arena.
It was Bayern's 12th win in their first 14 matches, a record Bundesl…
Thierry Henry reached another personal milestone as he scored the second goal of the day to help Arsenal secure a 3-0 victory over Blackburn at Highbury.
The Frenchman has already become the club's all-time leading scorer this season …
Six teams have confirmed their participation in the Otumfuo Invitational Tournament expected to kick-start on December 11, this year.
The teams are Enyimba FC of Nigeria, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, King Faisal and AshantiGold from Ghana,…