The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has dismissed head coach Otto Addo just three months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, plunging the Black Stars into uncertainty at a critical juncture of their preparations.
Ghana’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup suffered another setback on Monday night as the Black Stars slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat, losing 2-1 to Germany in an international friendly in Stuttgart.
Some teachers from Kumasi and Accra have successfully completed a specialised training programme aimed at developing the next generation of flag football players in Ghana.
The third season of the highly acclaimed “Safety-For-All-Campaign” self-defence and personal safety initiative through taekwondo pioneered by Accra based Candance Academy has been launched with a target to reach 3,000 students in 10 schools in underserved communities this term.
A book teaching the basic rudiments of the sport titled, “Taekwondo For Us” written by Founder, Executive Director and Lead Instructor of Candance Academy, Hannah Humphrey was also launched at the Accra Sports Stadium, where some learners later showcased an impressive self-defence demonstration.
The Diamond League's season-opening meet in Doha is "scheduled to go ahead as planned", but organisers say they are "exploring alternative options" amid the war in the Middle East.
Qatar's capital is due to host the first of this year's 15 Diamond League events on 8 May.
A final decision will be taken "no later than a month" before that date.
The rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is apparently in flux, according to the American.
Mayweather was slated to end his nearly decade-long retirement against Pacquiao on September 19 at The Sphere in a rematch of their 2015 blockbuster fight.
However, during a meet-and-greet at the MCM store inside Caesar's Palace last Saturday, Mayweather cast some doubt on the pending fight, telling Vegas Sports Today that it would be an exhibition and that it might not take place at The Sphere.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favourite Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Miami Open final last Saturday to join an exclusive club by completing the coveted 'Sunshine Double'.
World number one Sabalenka, who reached the final without dropping a set, won 73 per cent of her first-serve points and faced just two break points en route to victory in a rematch of the 2025 French Open final won by Gauff.
Staff of the Regal Film Festival and Awards (REFFA), alongside a host of Ghanaian celebrities, turned the streets of Accra into a vibrant fitness arena last Saturday as they embarked on a health walk to promote active living and wellness.
The initiative, which attracted over 100 participants, blended fitness, entertainment and community engagement, underlining REFFA’s commitment to encouraging healthier lifestyles within the creative industry and beyond.
Ghanaians are set to experience the 2026 FIFA World Cup like never before as the TRiBE Culture Fest rolls out an ambitious nationwide fan engagement initiative designed to bring the global spectacle to all 16 regions of the country.
Launched in Accra last Friday, the project goes beyond football fandom, positioning the World Cup as a powerful vehicle for national identity, cultural expression and economic stimulation, while rallying support behind the Black Stars ahead of their fifth appearance at the Mundial.
The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, has called for stronger collaboration between Ghana and the United Kingdom ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games, urging both nations to leverage the platform to build lasting partnerships.
Speaking at the 2026 Commonwealth Games Business Forum hosted by the British High Commission last Thursday, the minister stressed that such global sporting events present a unique opportunity for governments, investors and institutions to network and explore partnerships in key sectors.
Ghana has set its sights on delivering a landmark continental showpiece after the President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Bawa Fuseini, pledged to stage the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships to the highest international standards.
Speaking at the official launch in Accra, Mr Fuseini struck a confident tone, outlining a robust technical and operational framework aimed at ensuring precision, credibility and professionalism — key pillars that have often come under scrutiny in athletics competitions across the continent.
Keta is set to take centre stage this weekend as a star-studded fight card — headlined by a fitting tribute to Ghana’s greatest ring icon, Azumah Nelson — brings elite boxing action to the Volta Region.
The Aborigines Beach Hotel will host Saturday’s “Battle of Torkor Atorlia”, a high-profile promotion by Aborigines Boxing Promotions that blends explosive contests with a strong developmental agenda aimed at expanding boxing’s reach along Ghana’s coast.
Former IBF welterweight champion, Joshua “The Hitter” Clottey, has thrown his weight behind the sweeping medical and safety reforms introduced by the Ghana Boxing Interim Management Committee (GBIMC), insisting the measures are critical to protecting fighters in a sport he describes as “inherently dangerous”.
Reflecting on the death of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju at the Bukom Boxing Arena a year ago, Clottey said the tragedy must remain a turning point for Ghanaian boxing, not a moment that fades with time.
It takes an Egyptian to truly understand what it means to make it out of Nagrig to become one of the best players in the history of the English Premier League.
No words can truly describe how impossible this is. Yet, Mohamed Salah made it.
Egypt’s reaction to the news that Salah is leaving Liverpool has been a mixture of commemoration and appreciation of his achievements as a footballer.
Salah’s farewell video took many by surprise, but it sparked the memories of where it all began.
Former Black Stars striker, Augustine Ahinful, has called for an urgent tactical rethink and wants the senior national team to respond with a smarter, sharper game plan in tonight’s daunting friendly against Germany in Stuttgart, warning that Ghana risk another heavy defeat against a ruthless German side already in full stride ahead of the World Cup.
Ghana's humiliating 5-1 loss to Austria exposed glaring structural flaws in Otto Addo's team, whose disjointed midfield, passive defending and a lack of attacking intent allowed Austria to seize control after the break to turn a narrow half-time lead into a rout.
