A total of 251 goals were scored in the first round of the 2015/2016 Ghana Premier League and some of the strikes are worthy of winning Goal of the Season awards anywhere in the world.

Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, Spanish media say. Under Spanish law any sentence under two years can be suspended meaning the footballer is expected to avoid serving time in prison.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he has sold football club AC Milan to a Chinese consortium. Berlusconi, who owns the Serie A team, made the remarks to local newspapers on Tuesday.

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has described the death of  former FA Chairman, Ben Koufie, as “yet another huge loss that has robbed Ghana and Africa of one of the game’s best brains.

A group of Brazilian scientists has detected a drug-resistant bacteria growing off some of Rio de Janeiro's most stunning beaches, in research being published a month before the city hosts the 2016 Olympic Games.

Sanford World Clinic, a health care organization yesterday signed a four-year contract worth GH¢1.1million with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to sponsor the Women’s FA Cup competition.

Jose Mourinho will begin his Manchester United career against Wigan on July 16. The arrival of the Portuguese coach at Old Trafford has been one of the biggest stories of the summer, however life for Manchester United under the Special One starts in the inauspicious surroundings of the DW Stadium.

Former Accra Hearts of Oak defender, Karim Alhassan, is set to be $1.25 million richer after world football governing body, FIFA, awarded him compensation for his unlawful dismissal by Zamalek.

Jose Mourinho says he wants to win the English Premier League title in his first year at Manchester United.

Mourinho was unveiled as United boss at Old Trafford for the first time today and he wasted no time laying down a marker for his players and the club’s supporters.

He also set about re-igniting his old feud with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, showing he has lost none of his bite.

The former Chelsea boss says he is not interested in making slow progress improving a side who finished fifth in the league last season.

Instead he is aiming high by targeting the Premier League and satisfying the fans’ hunger for watching an attacking brand of football.

Mourinho said: “I was never very good playing with words or hiding behind words or philosophies. In fact I never tried to be good, I was much more aggressive in my approach with the risks that can bring.

“It would be easy, even honest, to f

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward, Kevin Durant, has confirmed that he will join NBA losing finalists, Golden State Warriors.

Ghana’s John Antwi scored a brace for Egyptian and African giants Al Ahly as they returned to the CAF Champions League last Saturday, but they were not enough to save them from a 2-3 loss to Zambia side, Zesco.

Forrmer Chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Ben Koufie, passed on yesterday at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after battling illness.

Nigeria's top seed, Michael Moses, was last Saturday crowned the new champion for the McDan West Africa Tennis Open staged at the Accra Stadium tennis courts.

Deputy Black Stars captain, Andre Ayew,  has endorsed the Second Annual Sheikh Sharubutu Ramadan Cup with a call on his muslim brothers to continue to abide by the virtues of Ramadan and staying united and peaceful ahead of this year's elections.

The Ghana Football Association has assured GN Bank, sponsors of the Division One League, that it has put in place stringent measures to curb acts of hooliganism and violence at all match venues across the country.