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Messi back in time for El Clasico?

Messi back in time for El Clasico?

It could be a case of 'cometh the hour cometh the man' on November 21 with Barcelona contemplating the possibility of being able to bring Lionel Messi off the bench on the 60-minute mark against Real Madrid in the season's first Clasico.

Abeiku Ainooson

Ainooson joins Al Hilal

Sudanese giants, Al Hilal, have captured Kumasi Asante Kotoko centre-back, Abeiku Ainooson, after the Porcupine Warriors released him on a season-long loan deal to the North Africans.

Ghana’s man-of-the-match, Mubarak Wakaso (11) celebrating his opener in the arms reserve goalie at the touch-line. Running to join the celebration are Harrison Afful (23) and Jonathan Mensah (19)

Wakaso, Jordan strike

After guiding the Black Stars to kick out troublesome Comoros from reaching the group stage of the African qualifiers of the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup, Coach Avram Grant believed the perceived rage of the fans ahead of the match gingered his charges to deliver victory yesterday.

Frankie Fredericks -- To help clean up Russia athletics

Frankie Fredericks to monitor Russia athletics

Ex-Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks is part of a five-man team that will monitor Russia's athletics federation as it bids to regain IAAF membership.

TP Mazembe

Dream Team ready for TP Mazembe Sun

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Cup match comes off on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium with a local select side, dubbed Dream Team, clashing with newly-crowned CAF Champions League winners, Tout Puissant (TP) Mazembe.

Dr Ahmed Mustapha  — Minister of Youth and Sports

Gov’t, GNPC should honour Stars bonus — Abbey Pobee

The Chairman of Kumasi-based Neoplan Stars FC, Mr. Jonathan Abbey Pobee, has attributed the emerging controversy over the winning bonus of the Black Stars  to government’s failure to implement the recommendations of the Justice Dzamefe Commission of Inquiry.

Farewell

Eric Amankwah laid to rest

The memorial and burial ceremony for the late Eric Asare Amankwah, a former midfielder of the Black Stars and defunct Akosombo  Akotex, was held at the forecourt of the Akosombo Community Centre  over the weekend.

French Ligues to go ahead

France's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches will go ahead as scheduled this weekend, Sports Minister Thierry Braillard told AFP yesterday, almost a week after the terror attacks in Paris.

Richard Osei Anane (2nd right), Head, Business Execution Department, UniBank, presenting a dummy cheque for US$400,000 to George Afriyie (left), Chairman of the Management Committee of the Black Stars

UniBank gives Black Stars GH¢400,000 boost

The official bank of the Black Stars, UniBank, has presented $400,000, representing the final tranche of a three-year sponsorship of $1.2m to the senior national team.

Ghana black celebrating their victory against the Comoro boys

Comoros worth Stars’ lesson

The senior national team, the Black Stars, took a giant step towards the group phase of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying series after labouring to dispose of a tactically disciplined Comoros side via a 2-0 aggregate.

Having drawn goalless in the first leg away last Friday, the Stars needed a vital home win against the Comorians at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi yesterday to advance to the next stage of the African qualifiers and a goal in each half by Mubarak Wakaso and Jordan Ayew made victory certain.

Stephen Appiah

Appiah named Ambassador for ‘Total Challenge’

Former Black Stars skipper, Stephen ‘Tornado’ Appiah, has been named the ambassador for Total Ghana’s ‘StartUpper of the Year’ Challenge.

The maiden Challenge is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contest launched recently by the oil marketing giant to unearth and nurture budding entrepreneurs in the country.

Fred Otu Lartey -   president, Ghana Taekwondo Federation

Western Open Taekwondo Nov 28

The Western Region Taekwondo Association will on November 28 host the maiden edition of the Western Open Taekwondo Championship at the Astoria community centre in Takoradi.

• Mariya Savinova and Olga Poistogova are both named in Wada's report on doping.

Athletics doping: Key questions answered following WADA report

Athletics has been shaken by the doping allegations contained in the World Anti-Doping Association's (Wada) independent report - but who is involved and what might it mean for the future of athletics?

U-18 tennis players to compete in Hathiramani champs

 Tennis players under the age of 18 years will for the first time compete in this year’s edition of the annual D.G. Hathiramani Memorial Table Tennis Championship  scheduled for  the Hathiramani Sports Hall at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday.

‘Pull women’s football along’

Male football clubs have been urged to offer support to women's football to enable their game  thrive in Africa, just as it is progressing in the western world.

According to Emy Caseletti, a FIFA Instructor in Administration for women's football, that is the surest way for women's football to progress, especially considering the fact that funds are virtually non-existent in the women's game on the continent.

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