The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the upcoming 9th African Armwrestling Championship, held its first meeting on Tuesday, February 13, to commence preparations for the championship, scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium from 26th-29…
The leadership of International Press Sports Association (AIPS-Africa) has singled out for recognition and honour the executive governor of Rivers state Nyesom Wike.
He would soon be confered with the AIPS AFRICA Power Of Sports award f…
The Management of Aduana Stars Football Club has appointed Mr Evans Kwaku Oppong, popularly known as 'Maestro' as the Club's new Deputy Public Relations Officer.
The appointment follows the resignation of Mr Amoh Gyamfi Collins, the fo…
After extending their winning streak to 10 games with a victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets were happy, though far from satisfied.
These Rockets, who are 44-13 entering the All-Star break after winn…
Despite a 28-point performance from Paul George and another triple-double by Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder still needed a last-minute push to gain a win.
The Thunder almost squandered a 22-point, second-half lead before s…
Damian Lillard said it may have been Portland's best win of the season.
Lillard had 44 points and eight assists, and the Trail Blazers overcame Kevin Durant's 50 points to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Golden State Warriors wit…
PSG chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi pointed the finger of blame at Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi for his decisions in the Parisians' 3-1 first leg defeat in their Champions League round-of-16 clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday night…
Three quick thoughts on Real Madrid's 3-1 Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in the first leg of the round of 16.
1. Ronaldo does it again
Cristiano Ronaldo was again the hero, as Real Madrid struggled for…
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's "very good" performance in the 5-0 win over Porto was the result of an impressive all-round team display on Wednesday night, while saying a wayward Sadio Mane is finally back.
In their first leg of the …
Juventus chase Wilshere
Italian giants Juventus have contacted Jack Wilshere's representatives about a potential switch to Turin in the summer, according to the Daily Mirror.
The midfielder's contract expires at the end of the season…
Real Madrid are still planning to lure one Spurs star to the Bernabeu in the summer, though, with Toby Alderweireld emerging as a target for the reigning La Liga champions.
The Belgium international is yet to commit his future to Totten…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Champions League goal for Real Madrid with the first of his two goals in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain, making him the first player to score a century of UCL goals with one team.
The…
I have an image in my mind, one that began to take shape in the advanced stages of the second half of this extraordinary match in which Paris Saint-Germain continued their Spanish nightmare.
They've now lost their past two knockout ties…
The Jacksonville Jaguars have indefinitely banned two fans they have positively identified among the four people the team says threw debris at Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson during a Dec. 10 game at EverBank Field. Je…
It took Aliona Savchenko five trips to the Winter Games, working with three partners and representing two nations, to finally achieve Olympic glory.
It also took Bruno Massot lifting her to the top step of the podium.
Performing to m…
The executive board of the International Biathlon Union has voted to hold the final event of the 2018 World Cup series in Tyumen, Russia, next month despite substantial opposition from athletes and several national federations.
Two lowe…
Celtics coach Brad Stevens said he will explore possible rotation changes after his team stumbled into the All-Star break playing maybe its worst basketball of the season.
For the second time in as many outings, the Celtics allowed a se…
One Olympic gold medal down for Mikaela Shiffrin. More just might be on deck.
Shiffrin, 22, used a hard-charging final run to win the giant slalom Thursday for her second career Olympic title. The American trailed by 0.20 seconds after …
They are called the "Attacking Vikings," and the Norwegians lived up to their moniker as they took a one-two finish in the men's downhill in near-perfect conditions.
There is clearly no substitute for experience when it comes to the men…
Pierre Vaultier of France is back atop the Olympic podium in men's snowboardcross.
Vaultier defended the title he won at the Sochi Games four years ago on Thursday by overcoming a crash that nearly ended his chances in the semifinals. T…
NBA players, referees and officials from their respective unions are scheduled to meet Saturday to attempt to bridge a widening gap between the sides in what has become an acrimonious season.
The parties have agreed to keep the particip…
Stand-in coach of the Black Queens Mercy Tagoe has named Ghana's starting line-up for today's WAFU B Women's championship against Ivory Coast.
The opening game against the tournament hosts is scheduled for the Champroux Stadium at Marco…
Patrons and stakeholders who were seeking for an immediate court ruling to ensure a quick return of the Ghana Premier League would have to endure another week after an Accra High Court adjourned hearing of the interlocutory injunction suit…
Lizzy Sports Academy (LSA) have been drawn in Group E alongside Spanish giants FC Barcelona, Egyptian club Wadi Degla and United Arab Emirates-based Al Wahda FC ahead of their maiden appearance at the second edition of the U13 Dubai Interc…
The National Junior Tennis League, which began a fortnight ago, recorded great results last Saturday with players from the Stadium B Tennis Club garnering a lot of points in the various categories.
About 100 juvenile players drawn from …
English Premier League club Burnley FC have stepped up their efforts to collect football kits for street children in Ghana.
Clarets striker Sam Vokes has lent his support to the Burnley FC in the Community’s (BFCitC) Kits for Kids campa…
The Board of Directors of Accra Hearts of Oak has placed an indefinite suspension on Coach Frank Nuttall's contract after it emerged that he was negatively influencing players from renewing their contracts with the club and also engaging i…
Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick as Liverpool marked their first Champions League knockout game for nine years with an emphatic victory at Porto in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie.
Mane opened the scoring when home goalkeeper …
A Cristiano Ronaldo double helped Real Madrid come from behind to boost their hopes of a third straight Champions League crown during a pulsating last-16 encounter with Paris St-Germain.
The Portuguese forward scored a late close-range …
Mr. Elvis Adjei-Baah, Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOY), has said Accra Hearts of Oak, Accra Great Olympics and Inter Allies, agreed on a total closure of the Accra Sports Stadium after a stake holders meet…
The champions of the just ended African Cup of Clubs Championship (ACCC), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) female hockey team, on Tuesday, presented the trophy to the Commissioner-General and Management of GRA.
The GRA female team won the …
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks looked sluggish at times coming back from a four-game trip, and the worst team in the Eastern Conference was threatening to knock them off at home.
All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo led one last cha…
Whenever the Minnesota Timberwolves threatened, the Houston Rockets had an answer.
It usually came from long range.
The Rockets hit 10 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 126-108 victory on Tuesday night, extending th…
LeBron James and his new teammates are playing like old buddies.
James scored 37 points, and the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers got a much different result this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 120-112 victory on Tuesday night.…
Three thoughts on Juventus and Tottenham's 2-2 draw in the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 first leg.
1. Tottenham comeback stuns Juventus
Tottenham displayed resilience, fighting spirit and nerve to salvage a 2-2 draw against J…
It is in the biggest games, against the strongest opposition, that the careers of the very best are defined.
In years to come, Tottenham Hotspur will hope that their 2-2 Champions League draw against Juventus proves to be nothing more t…
Shane Warne has returned to the Rajasthan Royals franchise as its mentor ahead of the 2018 IPL season. Warne, 48, will renew his association with the side he led to a title in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. The former Australian…
France coach Jacques Brunel has made several changes to his latest Six Nations squad after choosing to drop players who went out drinking following the weekend's loss to Scotland at Murrayfield.
The squad's return from Edinburgh was del…
Above all else, David Price needs to stay healthy and pitch well this season. But his image could use a good cleansing, too.
And so, as he began his third spring training with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, Price volunteered to meet the…
The ATP is reviewing an accusation by tennis player Donald Young that fellow American Ryan Harrison used racially inappropriate language during a heated exchange at the New York Open on Monday night.
"The ATP takes any allegations of ra…
Washington Wizards teammates John Wall and Marcin Gortat met privately last week to confront each other about where they stood with one another, league sources told ESPN.
It was the first time the two spoke in person regarding Gortat's …
Former four-division world titleholder Adrien Broner was booked into Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on a misdemeanor sexual battery charge Tuesday morning, according to the facility's online records.
According to the jail records, the in…
The New York Giants are hiring Mike Shula as their offensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Shula previously was offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2013 to 2017.
Shula is also expected to serve as the Gian…
Tiger Woods said there will be nothing negative to take from a decision he will make later this week about whether he will play consecutive tournaments on the PGA Tour.
Woods has yet to commit to his adopted hometown tournament, the Hon…
A board Member of Accra Hearts of Oak Frank Nwokolo Nelson has revealed that their Scottish trainer Frank Nuttall was asked to proceed on leave because of a breakdown in his relationship with the playing body of the team.
The club in a …
They may have sparred once as friends in the past but there is no love lost between Jessie Magdaleno and Isaac "The Royal Storm" Dogboe as their impending bout to determine the undisputed champion of the WBO World Super Bantamweight title …
76ers guard T.J. McConnell made franchise history on Monday when he became the first Sixer to record a triple-double off the bench.
McConnell had 10 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a 108-92 win over the New York Knicks.
"It was…
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed appreciation Monday for the NBA's annual promotion of Black History Month before his squad's game at Utah, saying "it's important to bring attention to it, even if it angers some people."
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We're approaching six years since Africa produced a Champions League winner, but with a swathe of continental stars still in the running in this year's tournament, will that run end this year?
While Besikas, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Sh…
Derrick Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, cleared league waivers Monday and became a free agent, league sources told ESPN.
There's some interest in Rose, but no team has yet to make him a firm offer to sign him for the rest of th…