Anthony Joshua saw his 30th birthday celebrations gatecrashed by drug testers on Monday. His manager, Freddie Cunningham, shared footage on social media of the former heavyweight champion preparing to tuck into a huge chocolate cake. The British star was celebrating his latest birthday during the middle of his training camp in...
Friday’s start of the Ghana FA elections is highly unlikely after a fresh interlocutory injunction hit the federation throwing the entire process into serious doubt. A third division club in Tema served the Normalisation Committee on Tuesday claiming the entire process must be stopped until the court hears the full...
The Ghana Football Association has released the official list of delegates for the 2019 GFA Extraordinary (Elective) Congress to be held on 25th October 2019 at the College of Physicians & Surgeons in Accra. The list comprises of delegates from all 16 Premier League Clubs, Division One League Clubs, Women’s...
Ghana lost 3-1 on penalties to hosts Senegal in the final of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies. Both teams were tied at 1-1 after 120 minutes of football on Sunday. Substitute Youssouph Badji connected with another cross from Niang two minutes into...
An 18-year-old footballer, who stole a mobile phone of a chop bar operator at Abuakwa-Asenemaso in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality has been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Emmanuel Amankwaa was said to have stolen the phone from the lap of the woman at around 4 am...
Senegal have booked a date against Ghana at the final of the ongoing WAFU Cup following a 2-0 victory over Mali on Wednesday Second-half goals from Ibrahima Drame and Elhadji Kane steered Serigne Dia’s men past the Eagles in an eventful match at the Stade Lat-Dior. Wednesday night’s fixture turned out...
Emirates has announced Abu Samuel of Vision Football Club as the winner of the 3rd Emirates Football Challenge held from September 9 – 30, 2019 in Ghana. The Emirates Football Challenge in partnership with Accra-based TV3 comprised of four stages with two teams competing. The first three stages were series of football trivia questions...
A fantastic hat trick by Shafiu Mumuni ensured Ghana’s dream of retaining the WAFU trophy is still on course as they have made it to the grand finale. The 2017 champions defeated the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 3-0 at the Stade Lat Dior in the semi-final to make another final appearance....
Fifa has extended the mandate of the normalisation committee, set up to run Ghana’s Football Association (GFA) for a second time. The second mandate of the Normalisation Committee expired on September 30, 2019. However, in view of the upcoming GFA elections, FIFA has extended the Normalisation Committee’s mandate to enable...
Jordan Ayew thinks he has shown enough quality to make his critics eat their words. The Ghana international scored the winner late on in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 victory at West Ham United on Saturday, needing the intervention of VAR after it was initially ruled out for offside by the referee....
Ghana international Thomas Partey’s house has been the target of a robbery for the second time in the space of a week, according to reports. Partey robbed again The Atletico Madrid midfielder’s residence in Boadilla del Monte, West Madrid, was targeted on Monday afternoon while his housekeeper – who escaped unharmed – was present,...
Matthew Longstaff marked his Premier League debut with a fairytale winner as Newcastle overcame Manchester United to pile yet more misery on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Matthew Longstaff celebrates scoring for Newcastle. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images via Reuters Steve Bruce made five changes to the Newcastle side that were thrashed 5-0 at Leicester last week,...
Juventus ended Inter Milan’s perfect record in Serie A and took over top spot as Gonzalo Higuain’s superb late strike earned a 2-1 victory in the San Siro on Sunday. Gonzalo Higuain hugs his teammate Blaise Matuidi (No 14) after scoring the winner for Juve against Inter. Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA...
Jamaica stormed to world championship gold in the women’s 4×100 metres relay on Saturday, beating Britain in a battle that featured 100 and 200m winners Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Dina Asher-Smith. Since 2005 the United States and Jamaica have dominated the event at the worlds, with the Americans topping the podium...
A United States quartet led by Christian Coleman blazed to the 4×100 metres relay title at the world athletics championships on Saturday, clocking the second-fastest time ever at 37.10 seconds to end a 12-year gold medal drought. Coleman, world 100m champion, put the Americans ahead with a stunning start and...
After a highly anticipated debut of the WWE SmackDown, WWE Champion, Kofi Kingston lost his championship title to Brock Lesnar in nine seconds after using barely 6 months to prepare for the bout. Kofi Kingston who had held the WWE Championship title since WrestleMania 35 and successfully defended it against...
Nigeria’s quest to persuade both Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori to switch to Nigeria after both players had played age grade tournaments for England and Canada appears to have ended as the duo were listed in the Three Lions’ squad to face Czech Republic and Bulgaria in the Euro 2020...
Andy Ruiz Jr has told Anthony Joshua that he should take a break from boxing if he loses to the Mexican again. The pair are scheduled to have a huge rematch in December after Ruiz Jnr took Joshua’s three world heavyweight title belts in their initial fight in New York...
Esperance of Tunisia have received their $2.5 million prize money from the Confederation of African Football for winning the 2019 CAF Champions League. This comes after the CAF Appeals Board upheld the decision of it Disciplinary Committee which had earlier found Wydad Casablanca guilty of abandoning the May 31 final...
Ghana’s Black Meteors will battle Egypt, Cameroon and Mali at the group stage of the 3rd Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt next month, following the draw held in Alexandria last night. The Black Meteors will open their account with fellow debutants Cameroon before taking on Mali...
The women’s 800 metres final produced one of the night’s most dramatic wins for Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi, along with other great performances by African athletes. Following reports of poor attendance on previous days, Doha’s Khalifa International Stadium looked quite different on Monday, thanks mainly to the African fans. It was...
Ghana superstar Thomas Partey’s house was invaded by dangerous armed robbers in the Spanish capital of Madrid on Monday night while he was away with his Atletico Madrid team in Moscow. According to reports, the thieves forcefully broke into the house in the middle of the night while the talented...
Bayern Munich beat Tottenham 7-2 in the UEFA Champions League tie on Tuesday. Four goals from Serge Gnabry , a brace from Robert Lewandowski and one from Joshua Kimmich put the German side beyond the English club. Tottenham broke the deadlock after 12 minutes of action when Tolisso gives the...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s seventh Premier League goal of the season earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Shortly after David De Gea’s double save denied Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Matteo Guendouzi, Scott McTominay’s superb 45th-minute shot from the edge of the area gave Man Utd the lead. Arsenal equalised on...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second half goal denied Paul Pogba a sweet celebration of his 100 th premier league match as Manchester United and Arsenal battled to a 1-1 at Old Trafford. Marcus Rashford made a surprise start while Paul Pogba came into midfield alongside Scott McTominay while Gunners manager played the...
