The President of New Edubiase United, Yakubu Abdul Saleem, has described the government’s decision to build a stadium at New Edubiase as a positive sign to boost sports and accelerate socio-economic development at the community and its environment.

He said beside motivating players and technical handlers of the club to excell in the Premier League due to the massive home support in their league matches, “the entire community at New Edubiase and its environs stand to gain from the stadium. This is because it will induce the youth interested in football to nurture and develop their potentials very well and also promote the businesses of small scale industrialists in and around New Edubiase”.

Ernest Amankwah scored a hat-trick as the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) hockey team romped to a 6-1 thrashing of Royals in the Ashanti Hockey League last Saturday.

The heavy scoreline notwithstanding, the KNUST team have to win their next three matches to dethrone Silver as the league title chase intensifies.

The Chairman of the Referees Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Nii Komiete Doku, has warned clubs to desist from interfering in the affairs of referees whenever they are on the pitch.

This, he said, would allow referees to act independently and professionally to ensure fair officiating in the Premier and the GN Bank Division One Leagues.

Former Premier League giants, Heart of Lions, will on Sunday begin their quest for the MTN FA Cup when they welcome Nania FC to the Kpando Park in a fierce battle as the various 24 Division One clubs battle one another for supremacy.

The match promises to be exciting, especially with relegated Lions hoping to start this season’s MTN FA Cup on a good note by defeating Nania at their backyard, though the latter could cause an upset.

The Ghana National Rifle Association (GNRA) has changed its name to the Ghana Shooting Sports Federation (GSSF) in response to a directive by the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF).

A Minister of State at the Presidency, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, on Monday launched the second edition of the Millennium Marathon, with a call on all Ghanaians to participate in the race as their contribution towards the nation realising the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal Three, which deals with ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for people of all ages.

This year’s marathon is slated for September 3 in Accra on the theme, “Africa on the Run” and is expected to attract over 40,000 participants.

Almost the entire Bukom township and the boxing fraternity last Saturday converged on the home of lengendary boxing coach Godwin Nii Dzanie Kotey, aka Alloway, to bid him an emotional farewell.

Reigning champion, George Darko, says he is confident of retaining his title in the McDan open even as the tournament attracts competitors from the West Africa sub-region.

The tournament, which is the biggest tennis meet to be staged in Ghana, opens in Accra from April 25 to 30 at the tennis courts of the Accra Stadium.

Gianni Infantino wants FIFA to facilitate a love of the game, rather than the corrupt practices which have blighted football's world governing body of late, after his election as president.

The Swiss lawyer and UEFA general secretary was elected as FIFA's first new president since 1998 after receiving a majority in the second round of voting of 115. Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa of Bahrain, the Asian Football Confederation president and many people's favourite, had 88 votes.

Last Friday's extraordinary congress in Zurich was prompted by the resignation of Sepp Blatter, whose 17-year reign as FIFA president unravelled in a crisis which has led to ongoing United States and Swiss criminal investigations.

A win, but more importantly, a good performance is the dream of every player making a debut and that was what Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey had as his side, Leicester City continued their onward match towards the English Premier League title with a 1-0 against Norwich City.

 Ghana’s boxing community last Saturday descended on Bukom, the cradle of boxing, to bid an emotional farewell to legendary coach Godwin Nii Dzanie Kotey, aka “coach Alloway”.

It was a large gathering by politicians, movers and shakers of the sport, as well as some up-and-coming boxers who learned their trade under the guidance of the coach, as they paid their last respects to one of the finest trainers of his era. Former and current boxers, promoters, managers, match-makers, trainers and referees all came together to mourn the late 56-year-old who passed away a month ago after a short illness.

Accra Hearts of Oak put up a gutsy performance to silence Medeama SC 2-0 to send a clear message of intent as the Kenichi Yatsuhashi’s side broke their jinx at the Tarkwa T& A Park.

Hearts went into yesterday’s game very confident they would pick at least a point from the weekend’s top fixture, with the so-called ‘sushi’ tactics introduced by their Japanese-American trainer ensuring the Phobians maintained a perfect start in the Premier League to move into second position on the league log.

Ghanaian Karatekas face a nervous wait to see if they will be included in the national karate-do team after participating in last Saturday's national "Justify Your Inclusion" championship held at the Hathiramani Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium.

Ghana’s No. 7 seed, Bernard Ashitey Armaah, was crowned winner of the first edition of the “Douglas Djarbeng Top 8 Hitters” tournament after defeating Daniel Quartey by two sets to one in the final at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club (ALTC) last Friday. 

Accra Polytechnic laid down a serious marker to retain the Rexona Universities Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championships title with a comfortable 34-22 victory over Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).