One of the continent’s most successful footballers, Abedi Ayew Pele, sits on a family tree that consists of some of the most talented footballers in the country.
His talents may not have seen him represent Ghana at the global stage but he could still be proud all his three offspring have played a part in the country’s participation at the mundial in Germany and in Brazil.
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez says he has no idea whether Edinson Cavani wants to return to Paris after reports suggested the striker was unwilling to go back to the France capital following the terrorist attack last Friday.
Freddie Roach, the coach of WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto says Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is going to go through a hell of a time on Saturday when the two fighters clash in their epic fight on HBO pay-per-view.
In Roach’s opinion, Cotto is the more talented of the two and he’s even bet money on his boxer winning the fight.
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has revealed his desire to play without his helmet —but has been forbidden to do so by medical professionals.
The 33-year-old has worn protective headgear since 2006 after suffering a fractured skull during former club Chelsea’s trip to Reading.
The Czech Republic successfully defended their Fed Cup title after a marathon, nail-biting final match in Prague last Sunday.
Maria Sharapova put Russia 2-1 up with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Petra Kvitova in the day's opening encounter but Karolina Pliskova ensured the final would be decided by the doubles after a 6-3 6-4 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Apart from the overriding aim of beating Real Madrid on Saturday in the El Clasico, Luis Suarez can pass a major career milestone by scoring his 39th goal for Barcelona and passing Diego Maradona's goals tally.
Argentina legend Maradona scored 38 goals in his two seasons at the club, while Romario found the back of the net 39 times.
Six years to the week after Irish hearts were broken by the unseen Thierry Henry handball which cost them a place at the 2010 World Cup finals, the Republic of Ireland are back to international football and it could not have been sweeter as they booked their place at Euro 2016.
In a season which Rafael Nadal's confidence has taken a battering at times, he received a much-needed boost with a straight-sets victory against Stan Wawrinka in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals last Monday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
