Former South Africa and Nottinghamshire captain Clive Rice has died aged 66.

Ghana made a good start at the ongoing Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles when Princess Ayin clocked 13:67 sec to win her 100 metres heat.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko will be out for revenge when they travel to the Accra Sports Stadium to face bitter rivals Accra Hearts of Oak in a 25th week First Capital Plus Premier League cracker on Sunday.

Ghana midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad Jeddah on a two-year deal as a free agent after mutually parting ways with AC Milan last month.

The 2015 West Africa Polytechnic Games opened last Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium with a call on participating institutions to use the competition as an avenue to strengthen the bond that exists between West Africa countries.

Richoff Disability Sports and Educational Foundation has held its first ever fund raising event at the Banquet Hall of the State House towards the development of an academy project.

Sixteen beach soccer teams across the country last Saturday began a journey of supremacy in the national beach soccer league.
Beach soccer is generally considered as the fastest growing sport in the West African sub region.

A brace by substitute Kwame Boateng in the 14th and 64th minutes gave Accra Great Olympics a 2-1 victory over visiting Medeama SC at the Accra Stadium yesterday but did not ease Olympics’ relegation worries.

Mr Kennedy Agyepong, a former director of Asante Kotoko, has called for an immediate end to the blame game syndrome to save the club from relegation from the premiership and disintegration.

Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, former President Jerry John Rawlings, ministers of state and the Ghanaian football community and hundreds of other mourners paid their last respects to football icon Cecil Jones Attuquayefio who was laid to rest at the Awudome Cemetery after a state funeral held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra yesterday.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has terminated its contract with Hulk Hogan, amid widespread allegations he was recorded using racist slurs.

Hogan debuted in 1977 and is one of the best-known names in the industry.

A statement from the WWE gave no reason for the dismissal and there has been no comment yet from the wrestling star.

RadarOnline.com and The National Enquirer earlier reported on a sex tape in which Hogan allegedly used racist insults.

"WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan)," the company said in a statement.

"WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide."

While there has been no comment yet from Hogan's representatives, he left a cryptic tweet early on Friday.

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Young sprint talents pop up at El Wak stadium

Bernard Neequaye Sports News Jul - 23 - 2015 , 23:43 1 minute read

As part of efforts to unearth young sprint talents for the country athletes across the Ashanti, Greater Accra, Eastern, and Upper East regions will compete for honours in this year’s Surfline Ghana's Fastest Human competition at the El Wak Stadium in Accra tomorrow.

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