The January transfer window is now firmly closed but there are only six months until the summer market opens. In a World Cup summer, with the Premier League bringing forward the deadline to halt deals being done after the season kicks off,…
While SA Rugby execs are still sorting out their issues surrounding Allister Coetzee and the Springbok coaching job, preparations for the new Super Rugby season are continuing apace at ground level.
The Lions have been South Africa's be…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Kristina Mladenovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Thursday by beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 6-4.
Returning to the court for the first time since her first-round loss to …
Former No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel says he is taking an "indefinite break" from baseball.
"I don't know what the future holds. I'm pursuing other things, but also trying to become a healthy human," Appel told Bleacher Report. "I'm 26,…
Formula E has congratulated Formula One for the announcement it will no longer use grid girls, albeit with a little dig welcoming the championship to the 21st century.
F1's announcement on Wednesday that it will no longer continue the p…
Conor McGregor believes Floyd Mayweather would "get his earned respect" if he were to follow through on boasts of competing in mixed martial arts.
Mayweather, 40, recently teased the idea of accepting an MMA fight in several social medi…
Doc Rivers stares incredulously as he processes the question.
Has Tom Thibodeau changed at all from the time you met him?
"You're kidding me?" Rivers said with a chuckle.
Thibodeau, the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, wa…
One night in the mid-1990s, Kevin Garnett was hanging out with a few of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates at South Beach, his favorite Minneapolis nightclub at the time. He saw a legend walking toward him.
The icon pulled Garnett to …
SAN ANTONIO -- The Houston Rockets used their offense to roll past San Antonio in December. This time, they shut down the Spurs with their defense.
James Harden had 28 points and 11 assists, and Houston dominated San Antonio for the sec…
MINNEAPOLIS -- Home sweet home for the Minnesota Timberwolves -- again.
Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds for his NBA-best 46th double-double, and the Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 1…
Can Man United bounce back?
If there was any notion that Alexis Sanchez could be a panacea for Manchester United's away form against the rest of the "big six," it was blown away inside the first 11 seconds of the Chilean's Premier Leag…
The Black Maidens held a training session at the El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium on Thursday afternoon ahead of their FIFA U17 World Cup against Djibouti on Friday.
The Ghanaian contingent left Accra on Tuesday and made a transit…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been cleared from the concussion protocol, he confirmed Thursday.
"I officially got the word today that I was cleared, so it was super nice to hear from the doctors…
The New Orleans Pelicans have gathered significant momentum in pursuit of impending free-agent center Greg Monroe, league sources told ESPN.
New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry spoke to Monroe in the aftermath of his contract buyout with the…
Two-time NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury told ESPN's The Undefeated that he is at peace with his 22-year professional basketball career ending in China on Feb. 11 -- just days before he turns 41 years old.
Marbury plays for the China Baske…
The heavyweight clash between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov will headline a night of UFC in London on March 17.
Los Angeles resident Werdum (23-7-1) is the former champion currently ranked the third best heavyweight in the world …
Ghanaian giants Accra Hearts of Oak have paid tribute to former board member Alhaji Suleiman Ibrahim alias Alhaji Hearts who passed away on Wednesday.
His death reportedly occurred at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday whe…
Swansea City have re-signed Ghana forward Andre Ayew from West Ham United in a club-record deal.
Ayew has put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year contract at the Liberty Stadium after the Swans agreed an undisclosed fee with th…
Ghana defender Lumor Agbenyenu has signed for Portuguese Liga giants Sporting Lisbon for a fee of € 2.5 million from Portimonense SAD Football.
Agbenyenu, 21, was signed to replace Jonathan Silva who joined AS Roma.
The lef…
The Chairman of Swansea City FC Huw Jenkins is anticipating a delightful partnership between Ghanaian brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew after the former returned to the club in a club-record deal on transfer deadline day (January 31).
…
Christian Atsu’s faith is an important aspect of the 26-year-old’s life. He attends Hillsong church’s Newcastle campus, just off Westgate Road, and that’s where the Ghanaian international brought UNITED for a chat about religion, family an…
Ayew is back for a second spell at the Liberty Stadium after completing a deadline-day move from West Ham United.
And that means he will once again get the chance to play alongside younger brother Jordan.
“We have play…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko has registered a former defender of Aduana Stars, Daniel Darkwah for the Confederations Cup competition. Darkwah, who recently switched camp to Kotoko, was registered by the club as late entrant, since the deadline for…
PaySwitch Company Limited, has presented a cheque for GH?100,000 to the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) to support them in their preparation towards the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The presentation was in respo…
Gremio have knocked back Monaco's bid for star midfielder Arthur, reports UOL Esporte, with Barcelona still in talks for the midfielder about a future move after the January window shuts.
The Copa Libertadores winners rejected the €14m …
While Arsenal's window has been positive overall, Arsene Wenger failed to land a top-class defender to strengthen a vulnerable back line.
The Gunners made an effort to bring Jonny Evans to the Emirates late in the day but West Brom deem…
While City could revisit the Mahrez situation in the summer, one player who is highly likely to join Pep Guardiola for next season is Fred, claims the Mail.
That's because Shakhtar Donetsk resisted an approach for their Brazil internati…
-- Tottenham and Liverpool missed out on Kwang Song Han after the North Korean wonder kid returned to Cagliari from his loan at Perugia.
Juventus were also linked with a move for the the 19-year-old, but he'll instead continue his devel…
Riyad Mahrez is so distraught at being denied his dream move to Manchester City that he is ready to refuse to play for Leicester again, reports the Mirror.
The Algeria international winger handed in a transfer request in the final two d…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had a playful message for former teammate and current Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long leading up to Super Bowl LII on Sunday.
"I hope he doesn't hit me too ha…
Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and ... Israel Folau? USA Rugby is determined to make a showpiece of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in a bid to lure more big events to the Bay Area, perhaps even a Bledisloe Cup game.
The bigges…
Formula One will no longer use 'grid girls' in the build-up to Formula One races after the sport's bosses decided the practice was "at odds with modern day societal norms".
F1 promised to review its use of female models at races at the …
2017 for the UFC was the first full year under new ownership, as the promotion implemented its new state of normal for the sport. And while plenty of interesting things happened inside the Octagon, victories from the UFC's biggest stars we…
Fernando Alonso will take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year after agreeing a deal with Toyota to race at all World Endurance Championship events that do not clash with Formula One grands prix.
The deal allows Alonso to continue …
English UFC fighter James Mulheron has accepted the standard one-year suspension for a failed drugs test, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday.
Mixed Martial Arts fighter Mulheron, who is from South Shields, had signed…
The Organising Committee of the 2017/18 GFA StarTimes Gala will meet participating clubs and all stakeholders on Friday February 2at the Nduom Stadium in Elmina.
The meeting which will include Security officers, match Officials and oth…
Michy Batshuayi has been allowed to travel abroad ahead of an expected loan move to Borussia Dortmund, who confirmed the sale of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal on Wednesday.
Batshuayi is understood to be part of a potential combin…
The Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF), on Tuesday, launched the 9th Africa Armwrestling Championship dubbed “Accra 2018” in Accra. The championship, fixed for Thursday 26th – Sunday 29th July this year, would see Accra as the host city w…
The Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) has named a 16-member team, as the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2018 Africa Armwrestling championship dubbed “Accra 2018”. The LOC would be led by businessman and the president of the Cen…
Mr. John Listowell Zilevu, has been elected chairman of Volta Regional branch of Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) for four years. The chairmanship position became vacant after the former chairman, Mr. George Saijah, was elected as the N…
Cocoa from Ghana has presented $25,000 to the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) to enable them participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. This was a response to the GOC’s plead for corporate support for Ghana…
Fernando David Saucedo has thrown another challenge at reigning International Boxing Organization (IBO) Lightweight World champion, Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe for a rematch. Saucedo lost in his challenge to Tagoe’s title in the tenth round b…
Three quick thoughts from Liverpool's 3-0 Premier League victory over Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium on Tuesday.
1. Liverpool return to form in convincing fashion
Perhaps the past eight days were merely a blip. Liverpo…
James Harden became the first player in NBA history to score 60 points as part of a triple-double in the Houston Rockets' 114-107 home win over the Orlando Magic.
"I just gave it all I had tonight,'' Harden said after Tuesday's contest.…
Manchester City are considering a deadline-day move for Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, sources have told ESPN FC.
Leroy Sane has been ruled out for up to seven weeks with an ankle injury and City, still competing in four competitio…
Mike Tyson has shared footage on social media of training his son Miguel Leon Tyson as he hits the pads.
Miguel, 15, could be looking to follow in his father's footsteps as a professional boxer one day but Mike insisted he has "just sta…
Now that the deal is finally signed for the much-anticipated rematch between unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and former champion Canelo Alvarez on May 5, promoters Oscar De La Hoya and Tom Loeffler will get cracking on…
Arsene Wenger refused to hide his anger at Arsenal's 3-1 defeat to Swansea as Olivier Giroud bade a likely farewell to the Gunners' fans.
Arsenal's one-goal lead was spectacularly overturned as Swansea escaped the bottom three in the Pr…
James Harden knew he'd have to do a little more on Tuesday night with the Houston Rockets missing key players.
Even he couldn't have imagined he'd do this much.
Harden became the first player in NBA history to score 60 points as part…
Manchester United have triggered a one-year extension in Juan Mata's contract, manager Jose Mourinho has said.
Midfielder Mata's current deal was set to expire at the end of the season after four-and-a-half years at Old Trafford.
Ear…