Reigning African champions, TP Mazembe, lead the hunt for six top Medeama players as the first round of this year’s CAF Confederation Cup climaxes this weekend.

Ghana’s group opponents Egypt have lined up two preparatory games against Guinea and South Africa ahead of the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October.

Stand-in coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Michael Osei, says he would prefer his work to portray his competence rather than push the club’s board of directors for a formal contract to name him as the substantive coach.

Twelve students of the Swedru School of Business (SWEBUS) and the Kumasi Girls Senior High School (KUGISS)  emerged winners of the Boys and Girls Categories of the Nationwide Road Baton Relay marathon held in Accra.

Real Madrid have slipped to second behind NFL team the Dallas Cowboys as a soccer team does not top the Forbes World’s Most Valuable Sports Team List for the first time since 2011.

This season’s National Women’s League (NWL) is gradually pushing towards another Ampem Darkoa, Hasaacas Ladies final as the two sides stretched their lead in their respective zones after match day 10 fixtures played last week.

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has passed his medical at Fenerbahce. The Reds agreed to let Skrtel depart after eight-and-a-half years at Anfield with Jurgen Klopp deeming him surplus to requirements.

Graziano Pelle's move from the Premier League to China's Super League is set to net the striker an absolute fortune. The 30-year-old will rake in a whopping £260,000-a-week at Chinese outfit Shandong Luneng, with the weekly wage packet rocketing the Italy international into the top 10 best paid footballers in the world.

Thierry Henry is leaving Arsenal after a row with Arsene Wenger over Sky TV. The Gunners legend was working four days a week at the club as a youth coach.

Ghana's Black Queens will travel to Paderbon, Germany, to play an international friendly with the Germany national team on July 22.

The management and technical team of Medeama yesterday held a crunch meeting towards making a positive impact in their next group match against Young Africans of Tanzania in the ongoing CAF Confederation Cup in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. 

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and tennis player partner Ana Ivanovic have tied the knot at a ceremony in Venice. The newlyweds, who began their relationship in 2014, looked glamorous as they emerged from Venice City Hall after saying their vows on Tuesday.

Young taekwondo athlete, Mc Keon Gyan, was last Saturday adjudged Best Male Player in the maiden Greater Accra Regional Taekwondo Association (GARTA) Open Championship for children at the Accra Stadium.

Former Manchester United assistant coach, Ryan Giggs has come out of retirement to play in the Indian Premier Futsal League. Brazilian star Ronaldinho Gaucho and Hernan Crespo are also in the marquee player list for the inaugural edition of the futsal tournament. 

The footballer Adam Johnson has lost an appeal against his conviction for child sex offences, according to his sister.