• Players of the Accra Polo Club (from left to right): Chris Mckenzie, Ayipa, Damian Duncan and Justin Butah displaying the Independence Cup and their prizes after the match.

Polo: Ghana thrash Ham to lift Indece Cup

Delaney Ghana defeated Ham Club of Great Britain 7-2 to lift the Independence Cup after an exciting polo encounter at the Accra Polo Grounds last Saturday.

Ghana Football Association

Referees Adii, Ametepe to face appointment committee

The Referees Appointment Committee (RAC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has invited two Premier League referees for questioning after last Sunday round of matches.

Midfielder Mustapha Essuman(3) in a battle for the ball with striker Kenneth Okoro

Hearts prepare against Dwarfs minus Samudeen

Accra Hearts of Oak’s preparation for their crunch game in Cape Coast on Sunday against Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs was switched into a top gear last Sunday at the Ajax Park at Legon.

But the gruelling work-out was without their midfield talent, Samudeen Ibrahim, who emerged the star performer in their 1-0 conquest of New Edubiase at the Accra Sports Stadium a fortnight ago.

Accra Great Olympics team

Oly exit MTN FA Cup

Accra Great Olympics were bundled out of this season’s MTN FA Cup last Saturday after losing 2-3 to Danbort in their thrilling local derby at Nungua.

Okwahu United, thrashed Istanbul 4-2 at Nkawkaw last Sunday to advance to the round of 64. The Soccer Mountaineers started strongly and took a coomanding 3-0 lead at half time.

KNUST take the lead

Ash Hockey: KNUST take lead

After a rather slow start to the Ashanti regional hockey league, the hockey team of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) appear to have found their rhythm after registering a 1-0 win over bottom club, Bibiani, last Saturday to jump to the summit of the table.

The special 59th Independence Day league game played at Bibiani also featured, Seniors, Royals, Silver and Unique.

Coach Ofori Asare

Coach Asare back from AIBA course

Former head coach of the Black Bombers, Ofori Asare, is back in the country after conducting an AIBA-sanctioned instructors coaching course in Cameroun.

The workshop the second for the 52-year-old trainer since becoming an AIBA certified instructor, saw partcipants from over six countries, including Cuba.

Inter Allies team

Dreams, Inter Allies share spoils

An impressive Dreams FC side yesterday frustrated Inter Allies holding them to a 2-2 drawn game at the Tema Sports Stadium in their Premier League encounter.

Herbert Addo’s boys went down in the 39th minute when Dreams’ Lawson Bekui fetched the opener for the visitors.

However, Evans Mensah equalised just before recess.

•  Samuel Anim Addo (left) handing over the package to GIMPA captain MacMartey Larweh as his teammates look on.

UPAC basketball tourney produces no winner

The Zone A qualifiers of the 2016 Rexona Universities Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship failed to produce a winner as rains disrupted the final two games at the University of Ghana Basketball court.

Accra Hearts of Oak

Hearts hold Dwarfs

Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday maintained their unbeaten run in the Premier League season with a hard fought goalless draw game with Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs at the Siwudu Park in Cape Coast.

Hearts coach, Kenichi Yatsuhashi whose side had won their first two games against New Edubiase and Medeama played for the first time without midfielder Eric Kumi who was shown the red card last week in the game against Medeama at Tarkwa.

Medeama’s Daniel Amoah (no. 4) blocks two Kotoko attackers  in a goalmouth action

Kotoko draw in Kumasi

Super champions Medeama on Sunday recovered from two goals caused by defensive blunders in each half to draw 2-2 with Kumasi Asante Kotoko in a gruelling Premier League encounter at the Baba Yara Sadium in Kumasi.

Incidentally, it was on Sunday game that both sides earned their first point. Medeama had lost their first two games against Ashgold and Accra Hearts of Oak while Kotoko lost 0-2 to WAFA in the opening game.

Medeama were punished for their penchant for giving back passes under least pressure as winger Benette Ofori chanced on one of Medeama’s blunders in the 23rd minute to a outwit goalkeeper Michael Sai to score for Kotoko.

The captain of the Black Bombers, Suleimanu Tetteh

Bombers’ camping conditions worsen

The captain of the Black Bombers, Suleimanu Tetteh, is unhappy about the terrible conditions under which the team is currently camping ahead of their departure to Cameroun on Wednesday for their crucial Olympic qualifiers.

Charles Kwabla Akonnor

Akonnor backs coaches Sarpong, Nurudeen

Head Coach of Dreams FC, Charles Kwabla Akonnor, says it is too early to sack any coach since the league is only three weeks old.

• Pokus

Pokus grabs two awards

For his hard work, Ghanaian musician and piano player Opoku Mensah has been awarded Best Piano Player and Best African Live Music by Eurocia Records in Cotonou, Benin recently.

Referee Joseph Odartey Lamptey

Perfect beginning, perfect officiating

The classical and perfect beginning of matches of the 2015/2016 season has received tons of praises and commendations from all followers and commentators of the game. For once, the renowned and veteran sports commentator, Kwabena Yeboah joined the praise-singers. He watched the WAFA / Kotoko match at Sogakope and the Hearts / New Edubiase encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium.

And he could not hide his good feelings for the standard of play and even for the officiating referees. For some unexplained reasons, matches between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and any other Premier League club have always been top liners and hotly contested.

Medeama hold Kotoko in Kumasi

Medeama SC yesterday staged a spirited performance when they twice came from behind to hold Kumasi Asante Kotoko in a 2-2 drawn game at the Baba Yara Stadium.

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