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.

Former Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Felix Owusu Adjapong and wife Adelaide emerged winners in their earlier contest in the MTN Classic golf competition but they could not beat Peter Amenyo and Mona Myers Lamptey for  the ultimate at the Tema Country golf course last Saturday.

A frantic search for a suitable entity to takeover AshantiGold Football Club has intensified in the past weeks after bids by two individuals were rejected.

Accra Hearts of Oak’s new trainer, Sergio Traguil, will seek to return the team to winning ways at home as the Phobians play host to Aduana Stars at the Accra Stadium on Sunday, as the Premier League returns after a break last Sunday to accommodate the President’s Cup matches.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko exacted revenge on archrivals Accra Hearts of Oak to claim this year’s President’s Cup after a drama-filled penalty shootout which saw the Porcupine Warriors winning 3-2 after the game ended scoreless in regulation time.

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of a 10,000-seating capacity multi-purpose stadium at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region.

Hearts of Oak’s Portuguese trainer, Sergio Traguil, faces his first major test today as he leads the Phobians into a ‘repeat or vengeance’ thriller against sworn rivals Asante Kotoko in this year’s President’s Cup match at the Accra Stadium this afternoon.