Alhaji Karim Gruzah, chairman of King Faisal, has renewed his threat to exhaust all the legal processes available to seek justice as he heads to court with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on February 1 to press home his grievances.

Gruzah told Graphic Sports yesterday he would be praying the court to ensure the GFA would uphold its position to reinstate King Faisal in the Premier League should they come out as victors of their case against the GFA.

King Faisal dragged the football governing body to court two seasons ago after what they claimed was unjustifiable relegation from top flight football in the country.

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski says he is "not passionate" about the Ballon d'Or but acknowledged his pride at being in the running with the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.

The Poland international finished fourth in the award for last year, behind winner Messi, runner-up Ronaldo and Neymar after an impressive 2015 for club and country.

Lewandowski helped Poland to Euro 2016 with a second-place finish in Group D while winning the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal with Bayern.

Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid put aside worries over a transfer ban by beating Sporting Gijon - but Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema picked up injuries.

Madrid were 4-0 up after 18 minutes, with Bale heading in the first and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two, one either side of a Benzema volley.

The France forward ran in a fifth before the break, but both he and Bale later limped off.

Isma Lopez scored his first La Liga goal for Sporting after half-time.

The female Police Hockey team which won silver at the just-ended Africa Club Championship in Lusaka, Zambia were presented with medals for their exemplary showing.

The national champions, who made their first appearance in the tournament, beat the favourites to make Ghana proud.

Portugese handball instructor, Luisa Estriga, has taken 80 Ghanaian handball coaches through the rudiments of the game in three separate seminars in Accra.

More than 80 participants took part in the course, which focussed on how the game is played.

Earlier, Madam Estriga, who arrived last Thursday, told the Daily Graphic she intended to create awareness about the sport in Ghana insisting that talents abound in the country.

Lord Coe says public trust in athletics may not return until "way beyond" his four-year term as IAAF president.

Last Thursday, a World Anti-Doping Agency independent report said "corruption was embedded" within the governing body.

Its author, Dick Pound, said some athletes from Russia and Turkey who failed drugs tests then paid bribes.

"If there are athletes out there and they think they have been subject to extortion, come and speak to me," Coe told BBC

"We need to understand how far and how wide this thing goes. If it's the tip of the iceberg, then come forward and make those claims."

Leicester City are in talks with FC Copenhagen over the signing of Ghana international Daniel Amartey.

The Danish club has confirmed that the 21-year-old, capable of playing in defence and midfield, could move to the Premier League side in January.

It has been reported by BBC Radio Leicester that he could join Leicester for a fee of up to £6m.

Andre Ayew returned from the African Football Awards and walked straight into the starting line-up against Sunderland after being voted the third best African footballer, behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Yaya Toure.

The Black Stars midfielder scored a brilliant goal against Sunderland last Wednesday night when his side suffered a 4-2 defeat in the hands on the away team

Manchester United dropped two points last Tuesday as Newcastle battled back to level the clash in the final minute of normal time.

But Smalling insists United's record against Liverpool will see them bounce back at Anfield next Sunday.

"In recent times, we've done very well against them - obviously this year at Old Trafford and last season we've got very good results, so we're very confident of going there and causing them a problem," Smalling said.

Jurgen Klopp has praised Roberto Firmino in the wake of his fine performance in Liverpool's 3-3 Premier League draw with Arsenal last Wednesday.

The Brazil international netted twice to take his tally for 2015-16 to three goals in 18 league outings and Klopp was pleased to see the forward show what he can really do.

Oscar Pistorius' lawyer said the South African Supreme Court of Appeal ignored the double-amputee's vulnerability when it overturned a manslaughter conviction, declaring him guilty of murder for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

In a request to South Africa's Constitutional Court to hear an appeal of the murder conviction, lawyer Andrew Fawcett said Pistorius was on his stumps, which made him anxious, when he fired. He said the appeals court ignored the trial court's finding that Pistorius believed his life was in danger.

Amir Khan could opt for a chance at redemption and revenge over a fight with Kell Brook after being named as the mandatory challenger for Floyd Mayweather's old belt.

The vacant WBC title will be on the line when Danny Garcia faces Robert Guerrero in Los Angeles on January 23.

And if Garcia wins, Khan could jump at the chance to avenge his loss to the Philadelphian in 2012.

Barcelona forward Neymar has been ordered to appear in a Spanish court next month as one of the defendants in a fraud case brought by Brazilian investment fund, DIS.

The firm alleges it was the victim when Barca signed the player, third in the latest world football player of the year poll, from Brazilian club, Santos.

A judge in Madrid, acting on a request from the state prosecutor, ordered Neymar, his parents, former Barca president Sandro Rosell, incumbent Josep Maria Bartomeu and two former Santos officials to present themselves on February 1 and 2.

The fund, which owned 40 percent of Neymar's rights when he was at Santos, alleges it was paid far less than it was entitled to when the player agreed to join the Spanish and European champions in 2013.

Bartomeu, Rosell, who resigned over the allegations, and the club have been accused of defrauding the tax office of some 13 million euros ($14.1 million). All three have denied any wrongdoing.

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The year 2015 could best be described as a difficult year for the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) in relation to sports development and promotion mainly due to financial and logistics challenges.  That notwithstanding, the association managed to make some strides both locally and internationally with the help of corporate organisations and philanthropies.

Earlier in March, the NPC successfully organised its 2nd National Delegates and Electoral Congress in Accra, where the Bishop Cornelius Adjah Cofie-led administration was elected and sworn into office to oversee the day-to-day administration of the association.

Regarding national and international events, the NPC organised a nationwide trial and selection exercise which was conducted between the months of June and July 2015, as part of efforts to select athletes towards the 2015 All Africa Games (AAG).

At the end of it all, 30 athletes were identified and invited to final trial and selection in Kumasi, f

About 30 taekwondo referees /judges, including the president of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF), Federick Otu Lartey, has been appointed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to officiate in the forthcoming European Olympic Taekwondo Qualification tournament to be held this weekend in Istanbul, Turkey.

The tournament, which is a prelude to the Olympic Games in Rio, de Janeiro Brazil, in August this year, will see two finalist athletes qualify for the games.

Speaking to the Graphic Sports yesterday, Mr Lartey Otu expressed delight about his appointment and said it was not only an honour to him but to the entire taekwondo sport in Ghana.