Chelsea’s newest Ghanaian signing Baba Rahman has relinquished his favourite No. 17 shirt to Spaniard Pedro after the Blues allocated jersey numbers to their latest signings.

Relentless fighter Michael Ayittey Powers Okine will storm Kotobabi in Accra to engage Kumasi-based boxer Joe Sarbah in a 10-round cruiserweight bout at the Wembley Park on September 12.

The 38-year-old boxer, who has won his last two bouts after his defeat at the hands of familiar foe Braimah Kamoko (Bukom Banku) two years ago, will herald a night dubbed “Niight of Fire”.

Defending Premier League Champions, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, are today expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with sports event organisers, Primeval Media, and Mobile Content at the club’s secretariat at Santasi. The deal would enable their fans to be hooked to an SMS platform to raise money for the club’s infrastructural projects.

Kwesi Nyantakyi, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has announced that the FA will soon establish the “Live your goals campaign” for girls in schools and communities as part of ongoing efforts to expand the interests in women’s football in the country.

South Africa's justice ministry has suspended the release of athlete Oscar Pistorius from prison tomorrow.

New signing Baba Rahman hopes his versatility and crossing skills will come in handy in Chelsea's Premier League title defence this season.

The Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association, Francis Oti-Akenten has identified three potential candidates for the nation’s Under 17 team,The Black Starlets in the on-going Airtel Rising Football star competition.

Mr Oti-Akenten expressed delight after watching the young talented players display great football skills in the on-going competition.

The former Black Starlets coach in an interview at the end of the Zone 4 competition said; “We have already been to Takoradi, Konongo, Wa and now Tamale. We have seen some fantastic players and here in Tamale we have seen many potential national team players like Abubakar Malik the male best player and other two players from this zone who we asked to get ready to be called into the national U-17 team,”

Athletic Bilbao's Spanish Super Cup victory over Barcelona prompted immense joy in the Basque city but the players cannot afford to soak it up for too long with tomorrow’s Europa League playoff looming.

Liverpool striker Christian Benteke hopes his winning goal against Bournemouth can provide the platform for a successful Premier League title challenge this season.

Oscar Pistorius is preparing to start the second phase of his jail term — house arrest — when he is released from prison on Friday.

Pistorius, nicknamed the ‘Blade Runner’, will be released from jail on Friday after serving the 10 months of a five-year sentence for killing his model and law graduate girl friend, Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s day in 2013.

Jose Mourinho will not face action from the English Premier League over his public criticism of his medical team.

Dr Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn were criticised by the Chelsea boss after they treated Eden Hazard in the 2-2 draw with Swansea. That meant the midfielder had to leave the pitch and briefly left the Blues with nine men.

Baba Rahman’s Chelsea debut is likely to be delayed for a few more days as the defender has been forced to delay his arrival in the UK because of immigration formalities.

According to the Daily Mail newspaper, the Ghana international must wait till the completion of the necessary work permit and visa applications to be processed by the UK authorities.

Ghana legend Abedi Pele admits he is a proud man after his two sons Jordan and Andre Ayew made their English Premier League debuts earlier this month, and has backed them both to succeed in the English top-flight.

The three-time African Player of the Year watched Jordan make his premiership bow for Aston Villa against Bournemouth before Andre Ayew scored for Swansea against Chelsea later on in the day.

A contingent of the Black Bombers, the national boxing team, arrived in Casablanca,the capital of Morroco, last Sunday for the Africa, Boxing Championship minus a medical doctor.

The team’s preparations towards the competition which is key to Ghana’s participation in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, as well as the World Championship, has been rocked by funding problems as the Ministry of Youth and Sports provided the funds for the trip a day before the commencement ot the competition.

Plaintiffs who say the May 2 Las Vegas fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a fraud and they deserve their pay-per-view money back will argue their cases in front of a federal judge in California.

Judge R. Gary Klausner, the same judge hearing arguments in cases filed against the Sony movie studio related to a computer hacker attack last year, will decide if the Pacquiao cases are granted class-action status before any trial proceeds.