Organisers of the Vodafone Unity Match, Primeval Media, have announced a star-studded World XI squad for the two-leg football games slated for June 8 and June 11 at the Baba Yara Stadium and the Accra Stadium respectively.

League leaders Wa All Stars and Accra Hearts of Oak returned to winning ways yesterday after notching important wins to maintain their Premier League title chase. 

Hearts, who had gone three matches without a win, stunned defending champions Ashgold 2-1 at Obuasi, while All Stars defeated struggling Inter Allies 2-0 at the Wa Park.

There were home victories for Techiman City and Berekum Chelsea who defeated Bechem United and Dreams FC 2-0 respectively, while Liberty Professionals moved up to the third position after shocking Sekondi Hasaacas with a 1-0 away win at Essipon.

Embattled head coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Kenichi Yatsuhashi, has reportedly tabled a new proposal for a review of his current contract and asking for $5,000, among other demands

The Japanese-born American tactician also wants a one-year contract to expire at the end of the season.

Chinese contractors, China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation, officially handed over the Cape Coast Stadium to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) in Accra yesterday.

Constructed at a cost of $30 million, the 15,000-seater, multipurpose stadium comes with eight athletics tracks, one football pitch with natural turf, two outdoor basketball courts, one tennis court, one boxing training field, one gym, as well as athlete dormitories.

Pressure appears to be mounting on Accra Hearts of Oak coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi to produce his first win in four Premier League matches when his side take on  Ashantigold at Obausi tomorrow.

Hearts’ performance has taken a sudden nose dive after a brilliant start to the season, but lately the Phobians seem to be falling off from their early lead, having picked just two points out of a maximum nine and are  yet to recover fully from their home defeat to Wa All Stars.

The chairman of Accra Hearts of Oak’s Management Committee, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has denied reports that Kenichi Yatsuhashi has been relieved of his position as head coach, insisting that the Japanese-American trainer would lead the Phobians for tomorrow’s Premier League match against Ashantigold at Obuasi.

Defending league champions Ashgold are going through difficult moments in the premier league but have their reputation to guard when they welcome Accra Hearts of Oak to the Len Clay Stadium at Obuasi on Sunday.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s Premier League campaign has been handed a timely boost after they received a brand new VIP bus from their Life patron, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

If you stand on the shoulders of giants, you are able to see far. More importantly, you are able to reach heights, be grand and become a giant in your field, however diminutive you might appear.

The action spot of Match Day 2 of the National Women's League (NWL) will be at the Prempeh College Park on Sunday when Ashtown Ladies host Ampem Darkoa in what could define the character of the competition particularly in the northern zone.

Team Ghana will be hoping to end a 24-year wait for an Olympic medal when the 2016 Olympics gets underway on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Excellent goalkeeping skills, quality football, tight security and good spectatoring were the interesting scenes that characterised last Wednesday’s Ghana Premier League (GPL) week eight cracker between Dreams FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Dawu Stadium.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko skipper, Amos Frimpong, says the secret behind the Porcupine Warriors recent performances can be traced to the talks the Life Patron of the club, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, had with the playing body.

Accra Hearts of Oak have dismissed former Phobian great, Joe Addo, as the club’s Corporate Affairs Manager, with immediate effect.

The newly-elected chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Kudjoe Fianoo, has promised to bring back the President’s Cup and the season-opening Gala competition after his victory in yesterday’s election at the Accra Stadium.