The first National Taekwondo Kyorugi Referee Licensing course will take place on April 4 at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports Stadium.

Ghanaian striker, David Manuel Opoku, scored twice in the Lebanese Premier League but his team lost 2-3 at home to Al Ahed last Friday.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has denied hijacking the printing and distribution of tickets for last week’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Black Stars and Mambas of Mozambique at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Embattled Medeama coach Tom Strand could be looking at a future away from the Tarkwa-based club as recent events suggest a frosty relationship with the club’s management, with the Swede making no secret his desire to handle traditional giants, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, in future.

At 38 years, most boxers will be contemplating retirement, but former IBF welterweight champion, Joshua Clottey has set for himself the target of reclaiming a world title before he calls it quits at age 41. 

Ghana are through to a fifth straight FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after back-to-back wins over Morocco in the African qualifying campaign.

The Black Maidens thrashed Morocco 6-0 at the Accra Stadium last Saturday to complete a 10-0 aggregate win, after recording a 4-0 victory in the first leg a fortnight ago.

The senior national team, the Blacks Stars, last Sunday maintained their unbeaten run in the 2017 AFCON qualifiers as they held their Mozambique counterparts, the Black Mambas, to a goalless draw in Maputo.

Coach Avram Grant made four changes to the side that defeated Mozambique 3-1 in their first leg encounter at the Accra Stadium earlier last Thursday.

Nii Odartey Lamptey, a 60-year-old jockey with 45-years of horse racing experience, last Saturday emerged the winner of the Division 4A race of the “Easter Egg Challenge Cup” at the Accra Turf Club (ATC) near Ashaley Botwe in Accra.

Nii Lamptey, who rode Mr K, beat competition from seven other contenders to finish within an average time of 2.4 seconds over a distance of 1400 metres (7 furlongs) to lift the trophy at stake. 

After a week’s break, the Ghana Premier League resumes this weekend at all the centres. Highflying Accra Hearts of Oak host Wa All Stars at the Accra Stadium, while Kumasi Asante Kotoko trek to Dormaa-Ahenkro to face Aduana Stars in a gruelling battle that will rival the Accra game.

Techiman City are the guests of New Edubiase in a tricky clash at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium with Dwarfs hosting Inter Allies at the Robert Mensah Stadium in Cape Coast.

Regional mini-marathons to herald this year’s Millennium Marathon got underway last Saturday in the Northern and Upper West regions with Iddrisu Adams of the Ghana Revenue Authority in the Upper West Region breaking the regional min-marathon record he set last year.

Thirteen taekwondo practitioners out of 15 candidates have passed a Black Belt promotion examination organised by the Ashanti Regional Taekwondo Association (ARTA) for the northern sector of the country.

A member of the Emergency Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Nii Komiete Doku, insists that the country’s football controlling body is not afraid of Black Stars trainer, Avram Grant.

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan, is a major doubt for the team’s two-leg AFCON 2017 qualifier against the Mambas of Mozambique in Accra after he limped out of his side's final training session on Wednesday with a thigh injury that could affect his participation in today's Group H clash and possibly the reverse fixture in Maputo on Sunday.

Ahead of this year’s Davis Cup in June, the Ashanti Regional Tennis Federation under the parent body, the Ghana Tennis Federation, will host the second edition of the National Ranking Tournament from March 26 to April 2 to select a crack squad for the national team.

The one-week competition, which hitherto was hosted in Accra, will feature about 50 players across the country at the 4 Garrison Officers Mess tennis court in Kumasi.

The maiden edition of Puma Ghana's School of Speed football competition took place yesterday with Mamprobi Liverpool thrashing Mamprobi Manchester City 6-2 at the Indafa Park in Accra.

The two teams comprised primary school pupils who are Under-12 years from the Mamprobi area who did battle over 90 minutes on a grassless pitch.

Interestingly, the eventual winners, Mamprobi Liverpool came from behind to secure victory.