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).
A 10-man Accra Hearts of Oak side yesterday silenced Medeama with a superb 2-0 win at Tarkwa.
Hearts Eric Kumi was sent off after a second yellow card, forcing the Phobians to play with less men in the closing stages of the game.
Last week, we discussed the relevant ingredients that combine to produce a good quality referee. It became clear that apart from a thorough knowledge of the Laws of the Game, a good referee has to be physically fit, firm and fair. He should also have the ability to write and submit a good match report and should be able to reflect on his matches and analyse the game.
Liberty Professionals on Sunday struggled to beat a depleted Inter Allied side 2-1 at the Dansoman Carl Reindorf Park.
Allies, who dropped nine of the winning team that beat Aduana Stars 2-0 last weekend, conceded in the sixth minute when goalkeeper Kingsley Kissi failed to deal with Cephas Doku’s corner, which sailed into the net.
Sunday Oliseh has resigned as coach of Nigeria citing contract violations, unpaid wages and lack of support. Oliseh, 41, had been in the job for eight months.
"Your contractual violations and the interest of the nation necessitates that I tender my resignation," he wrote to the Nigeria Football Federation.
Gianni Infantino has succeeded fellow Swiss Sepp Blatter as president of world football's governing body Fifa.
The Uefa secretary general polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa.
Premier League club, Bechem United, have parted ways with their Belgian coach, Erradi Adil, just two weeks after engaging.
Players of Liberty Professionals were given a boost last Wednesday with the presence of two former Black Stars players, Tony Baffoe and Stephen Appiah, who visited their training grounds to encourage the players ahead of their league campaign
Athletic Bilbao are desperate for his stay and in January tied him down to a contract that will keep him at the San Mames Stadium until June 2021 plus a €50 million release clause...
Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have all reportedly made inquiries about him, while Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are also keeping a close eye...
Ashgold are in a crunch tie with Mouloudia Olympique Bejaia at the Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine in Bejaia in a fierce battle for qualification for the next stage of the Champions League.
But Ashgold CEO, Kudjoe Fianoo, is upbeat about the chances of the team despite the slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg at Obuasi which they carry to the Maghreb region.
Former Accra Hearts of Oak forward, Gilbert Fiamenyo, says he is ready to sign for any club which will come foward with a better offer when the next registration window for the Ghana Premier League opens.
Fiamenyo told the Graphic Sports, that he could only move on if another club made a move for his service.
Some pundits have been quick to dismiss the apparent resurgence of sleeping giants, Accra Hearts of Oak, as a flash in the pan and believe they could face the real test when they play Medeama SC at the Tarkwa T&A park on Sunday.
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday disclosed that construction of a new boxing gym near the Korley Lagoon in Accra was in progress and would be inaugurated later in the year.
The national Badminton team arrived from Mauritius on Wednesday with 6 medals comprising one silver and five bronze, won from two different championships held at the Rose Hill Sports Hall.
A 25-man contingent of AshantiGold, comprising 18 players and seven officials, will depart Ghana today for Algeria for their return leg clash of the Champions League preliminary round tie with M.O Bejaia at the Unité Maghrébine Stadium on Sunday.
