The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) will launch the 2014 Awards today at the Accra International Press Centre.

After months of anticipation and successful regional road tours, the maiden edition of the Millennium Marathon is set to take place on Saturday in Accra with an estimated 15,000 participants. Unlike known marathons, the Millennium Marathon will be for both competitive runners, as well as amateurs, as organisers seek to promote quality health, mass sports and lifestyles.

Ghana’s 350-member contingent departed Accra for Congo Brazzaville yesterday with the aim of bettering their previous performances at this year’s All Africa Games which start on Friday

Trustees of SSNIT last Saturday clinched the NDK Ga Dangbe Homowo Hockey title with a 4-2 penalty victory over their rivals Police.

Trustees raced into a 2-0 lead, courtesy Salya Insalbini and Francis Tetteh, but were pegged back by the end of a thrilling first half when Police replied through Godsway Balagi and Benedict Sam.

The Ghana Football Association is liaising with the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) to develop football pitches in all regional capitals in the next four years, Kwesi Nyantakyi, the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has hinted.

English Premiership side, Watford, are among a host of European clubs who have expressed interest in acquiring the signature of Ghanaian international, Mahatma Otoo.

Jose Mourinho has threatened to axe his under-performing stars after their latest early-season flop.

Joel Ward scored a shock winner for Crystal Palace against Chelsea in Mourinho's 100th Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.

Maria Sharapova says the domination of Serena Williams should not diminish the efforts of other women's players, but adds they must step up and answer the challenge.

Swansea City’s third successive 2;1 victory over Manchester United took them above Louis van Gaal’s side, who have lost for the first time this season in the EPL.

Louis van Gaal’s 50th game in charge of Manchester United proved to be much like his first. Much like his 31st, too, for that matter, as Van Gaal watched his team lost 2-1 against Swansea for the third time in little more than a year.

Andre Ayew and Bafetimbi Gomis scored the goals which turned the game after Juan Mata had fired the visitors ahead, early in the second half.

Black Stars coach, Avram Grant, has distanced himself from comments his agent made this week about the poor quality of players in the First Capital Plus League, assuring members of the Black Stars Management Committee that the national team is open to all players whether local or foreign.

The Israeli trainer reportedly lauded the level of talent in the Ghanaian, league during crunch talks with the Black Stars Management Committee in Accra yesterday, after his representative, Saif Rubie, had suggested that the quality of the league would rule-out local-based players from the national team.

MTN FA Cup title holders, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, have declared ‘war’ on Medeama in Sunday’s final, saying the trophy means ‘everything to the club’ after losing the league title.

With a huge burden on their heads to appease their disappointed fans, Kotoko now have to win the FA Cup to win to guarantee them qualification to the CAF Confederation Cup competition.

‘’We need the trophy for three things: first to regain the confidence of our supporters, compete in Africa and to boost the confidence of our players one more time,” Opoku Nti, General Manager of Kotoko, told the Graphic Sports.

Former Black Satellites midfielder, Godfred Donsah, is the latest addition to Coach Avram Grant’s  24-man squad for the Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda in Kigali next week Friday. The 19-year-old Satellites midfielder,  played a key role in Coach Sellas Tetteh’s team in the last U-20 World Cup campaign  in New Zealand.

The longest-serving chairman of the Premier League Board (PLB), Mr Welbeck Yaw Abra-Appiah, has decided to drop his tools at the end of the season after a 10-year illustrous reign at the helm of Ghana’s top-flight league.

Breaking the sweet-sour news to the Graphic Sports in an interview, Mr Abra-Appiah said he had paid his dues to Ghana Football and that it was time to bow out and hand over the baton to the younger generation to continue.

The retired Bank Manager, football administrator and businessman believes after chalking many successes in the Premier League under his watch, there cannot be a better time to call it a day than now when the cheers are loudest.

Usain Bolt beat Justin Gatlin to win the 200m and complete the sprint double at the World Championships in Beijing.

Defending champion Bolt, 29, won in 19.55 seconds, with American Gatlin taking silver in 19.74 in a repeat of Sunday's 100m final.

The five senior division clubs in the Greater Accra Hockey League will represent traditional communities of the Greater Accra Region when the 2015 NDK Ga Dangbe Homowo Hockey Gala pushes off on Saturday at the Theodosia Okoh Stadium.