Veteran coach, Josef Emmanuel Sarpong, has described the alleged manipulation of national coaches in player selection as a canker that has been hanging in the corridors of Ghana football for ages.
He, therefore, challenged national coac…
British boxer, Prince Patel, and Julius Kisarawe of Tanzania have promised fireworks in Saturday’s super flyweight championship for the WBO Global, WBO Africa, WBA Intercontinental and IBF Continental Commonwealth titles at the Cahaya Loun…
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, has advised lightweight fighter, Emmanuel ‘Gameboy’ Tagoe, to remain disciplined if he wants to reach far in the sport.
Mr Bagbin explained that Tagoe could only reach higher heights if he wou…
THE Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Ussif, has challenged the national Para Powerlifting team, the Black Optimists, to make the nation proud by qualifying for the Paralympic Games when they compete in the qualifiers in Mancheste…
Ghana Black Stars final Group C match against Sao Tome and Prince in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier has been scheduled for Sunday March 28.
The game which comes off at the Accra Stadium at 4pm will be Ghana’s final qualifier for th…
West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Sam Johnstone says he had "sweaty palms" when he joined up with the England squad at St George's Park.
The 27-year-old has represented England at youth levels but his last games were for the under-20s in …
Joe Cokanasiga has signed a new contract with Premiership club Bath.
The 23-year-old nine-times capped England winger is now tied to The Rec until the end of the 2022-23 season.
"Joe is an exceptional young man, both on and off the f…
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has set out a seven-step return for the sport as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
Each stage is subject to Welsh Government guidance and public health conditions in Wales being "favourable".
The p…
Euro 2020 starts in fewer than three months and the international fixtures are coming thick and fast.
A schedule rejigged because of coronavirus means Gareth Southgate and England have to navigate their way through three 2022 World Cup …
World heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson says Olympic success this summer will be determined by who has coped best with the pandemic.
Covid-19 has severely affected athletes' preparations for Tokyo 2020, which is finally due …
Leeds United's Mateusz Klich has tested positive for Covid 19, according to the Polish Football Association.
The 30-year-old midfielder will now not travel to play for his country in a World Cup qualifier against Hungary in Budapest on …
Jesse Lingard believes heeding career advice from manager Gareth Southgate was key to his first call-up to the England squad in two years.
Southgate suggested the 28-year-old stay in England as he sought a loan move after failing to get…
Gareth Bale is hoping to seize what he believes might be his final chance to qualify for a World Cup - and realise his one remaining burning ambition.
Wales begin their 2022 qualifying campaign away against world number one-ranked Belgi…
Portugal coach Fernando Santos could not help but shrug his shoulders and smile when asked whether his side were stronger without Cristiano Ronaldo.
"I don't think any team in the world can perform better when its best player is not aro…
Manchester City are to install 5,620 rail seats this summer to "enhance supporter safety" at Etihad Stadium.
The seats, which can be folded away to create a 'safe standing' area with barriers, will be installed in the lower tier of the …
Joseph Esso has been named as NASCO Player of the Month for February.
The Dreams FC forward won the award after edging out Legon Cities’ Hans Kwoffie and Great Olympics midfielder Michael Yeboah.
Esso shone brightest in February afte…
Ghanaian lightweight boxer, Shakul Samed has targeted gold medal for the country at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo.
The boxing sensation became the third boxer from Ghana to qualify for the mega sporting event havin…
Mr. George Halden-Lutterodt former President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), has said, 800m Youth Olympic gold medalist Martha Bissah is focused and willing to compete for Ghana at the international front.
Bissah, Ghana’s sole…
The MTN Invitational Golf tourney is set to tee-off at the Achimota Golf Course in Accra on Saturday, March 27, with more than 90 golfers are expected to participate.
The prestigious golf club in the country would host the first edition…
Mr. Mustapha Ussif, Minister of Youth and Sports has promised to reward Ghana’s Para Powerlifting team handsomely when they clinch gold medals at the 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup in Manchester, United Kindom.
Mr. Ussif made the prom…
The senior national team the Black Stars will depart Accra for Johannesburg on Tuesday, March 23, for the matchday five Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.
In all, 25 players are currently in camp in Accra with six oth…
A teenager has been charged with making an offensive social media post aimed at Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos.
Police Scotland said on Monday they had been investigating complaints that the Colombian had suffered racial abuse in a vid…
Former England striker Frank Worthington has died aged 72 following a long illness.
Worthington, who won eight England caps and scored twice for the national team, began his career at Huddersfield Town.
He went on to make more than 2…
The Belize Football Federation has expressed its "disappointment and disgust" after a bus taking the national team to their hotel in Haiti was held up by an armed gang.
The incident occurred on Monday shortly after the squad had arrived…
When the Lancashire and Cheshire First Division was briefly brought out of its 43-day pandemic-enforced exile in mid-December, Trafford United's defenders could have been forgiven for wishing they hadn't shown up.
Under the floodlights …
Gareth Southgate appears to have a real selection headache for Euro 2020.
England boast a wealth of attacking options for the tournament this summer and while Harry Kane looks set to be the main man, around him there is a mix of seasone…
"I am going to win!" This was the declaration made by number six seed of the Accra Open tennis competition, Johnson Acquah after he eased into the Round of 16 stage of the competition with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Benjamin Nii Noi Ababio yester…
Disney’s animated adventure “Raya and the Last Dragon” led the domestic box office in its third weekend, illustrating the appeal of family films as Hollywood attempts to mount a moviegoing revival.
“Raya and the Last Dragon” collected $…
Xabi Alonso has had an offer to take over as Borussia Monchengladbach's new manager, but a decision has not yet been made, says Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
Bild has reported
that Alonso, 39, will replace Marco Rose, who …
The relevance of foreign coaches in the local league has always been a great bone of contention that often elicits myriad of opinions from the general public.
While one school of thought favours their presence as significant to the deve…
Sleeping giants, AshantiGold were the surprise top scoring club after the curtain on the first round of the Ghana Premier League was drawn last week.
Despite languishing on the 10th position of the log, the ‘Soccer Miners’ completed the…
The BBC will show the Women's Super League on network free-to-air TV for the first time in a "landmark" three-year broadcast deal.
From next season, WSL games will be shown live across the BBC and Sky in the deal worth £7m-£8m per seaso…
Crotone's Nigeria international Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo is the latest African footballer in the Italian Serie A subjected to racial abuse on social media.
The 28-year-old, who played for his country at the 2018 World Cup, shared screensho…
Police are investigating complaints that Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos suffered online racial abuse following Sunday's Old Firm game.
In the wake of the 1-1 draw, reports
claim a video was circulated on social media that included r…
Chad will not take part in the final matches of qualification for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations after being disqualified by African football’s governing body Caf.
Chad - who were already bottom of Group A and with no chance of quali…
Stuart Dallas had been involved in many of Stephen Uprichard's training sessions at Coagh United, but this one was different.
The then 21-year-old was just a few months into his first contract in professional football with Brentford, a …
I know City boss Pep Guardiola is the same. We saw that last week when his defender Oleksandr Zinchenko referred to them doing a clean sweep, and Pep completely dismissed it a few minutes later.
Pep was right to do that. Of course City …
A former chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has expressed his misgivings about recent call-ups to the Black Stars, particularly some players aligned to some GFA executives who have been ever-present …
Premier League side King Faisal have turned to a Turkish coach, Kasim Gökyildiz, for a rescue mission as the club seeks to get out of the relegation zone as the Ghana Premier League enters the second round in two weeks time.
He faces an…
Ghana’s Shakul Samed, a member of the national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, has secured qualification to 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo later in the year.
Shakul, Light Heavyweight (75-81Kg), secured his qualification based on t…
The much anticipated week 13 fixture between Akyem Oda based division one side Oda Kotoku Royals FC and Accra Lions FC in the Division One Zone three league ended one all at the Akyem Oda Sports Stadium.
It was the away team that scored…
Mr. Kweku Oppong Nkrumah, Country Manager, Marketing for Betway has appealed to the betting public to consider the game as a form of entertainment and not as a major source of income.
He said the company sought the lead in sanitizing th…
Eight hundred and thirty remand prisoners were discharged between 2007 and 2019 under the Justice for All Programme.
This figure represents 18.72 per cent of the 4,435 remand prisoners who appeared before the court sittings which were h…
Formula 1 finds itself at a crossroads, a junction in history, as it embarks on a marathon 2021 world championship.
The sport has set its ambitions high in embarking on what is planned to be its longest season in the middle of a pandemi…
Luis Suarez scored his 500th career goal to give La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid victory over Alaves.
The Uruguay forward reached the milestone by heading home Kieran Trippier's cross in the second half.
It was his 19th goal for Atle…
Juventus' hopes of winning a 10th straight Serie A title were dealt a major blow after Adolfo Gaich snatched a remarkable winner for strugglers Benevento at the Allianz Stadium.
Gaich pounced on a stray Arthur pass before punishing the …
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St-Germain won 4-2 at Lyon to go top of Ligue 1.
The 22-year-old France striker's efforts either side of the break saw him become the youngest player to score 100 goals in the French top flight.
Mb…
Lionel Messi celebrated a record-breaking 768th appearance for Barcelona with two goals as the Spanish giants thrashed Real Sociedad 6-1 in La Liga.
The Argentina forward, 33, moved one game clear of former midfielder Xavi's total as Ba…
The coach of Medeama SC, Yaw Preko, has made a passionate appeal to the management of football clubs to strictly enforce COVID-19 protocols at football venues to curb the spread of the deadly virus.
He said it was only a clear demonstr…
I may not be privy to the reasons that led to Peter Zwennes reluctancy to continuing as the leader of professional boxing in the country but what I know for a fact is that his reign has been a successful one.
It has been a successful le…