Barcelona star Lionel Messi was in Gabon last Saturday to help lay the foundation for a new 20,000-seat stadium in Port-Gentil, one of the four venues for the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

A first year student of the Koforidua Polytechnic, Prosper Amesiame, won the Eastern Regional version of the 10.5 kilometre Millennium Marathon, with a time of 28.18 minutes.

Asamoah Gyan and Andre Dede Ayew made their club debuts in a grand style and set the tone for what is expected to be successful campaigns for the Ghanaian stars.

Ghana’s female football team, the Black Queens, are promising to give the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroun a very tough time when they clash in Yaounde tomorrow for their Olympic Games qualifier.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s 3-1 victory over bogey side Aduana Stars in last Friday’s MTN FA Cup match should fire up the Porcupine Warriors up as they welcome Berekum Chelsea to the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday for the First Capital Plus Premier League top fixture.

Hearts, troubles were yesterday deepened by Division One side, Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs, who beat them 2-1 in their Elite Cup duel at the Robert Mensah Stadium in Cape Coast.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko were handed a shocking 2-1 defeat by Dunkwa United yesterday at the Omanhene Park in Dunkwa in the Elite Cup competition.

Former Black Stars midfielder, Godwin Attram, played the role of a super substitute after coming from the bench to rescue Accra Great Olympics as they defeated Kpando Heart of Lions 1-0 in their Elite Cup match at the Accra stadium yesterday.

With only nine games left for the season to end, Accra Hearts of Oak have dissolved their technical bench and thrown out veteran Coach Herbert Addo and his assist, Dauda Lutterodt, in a desperate bid to stem the tide of unimpressive showings which have become the lot of the Phobians in recent times.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) risks bearing the cost of additional persons who accompany the Black Stars to future World Cup tournaments outside FIFA’s official 50-man quota.

Louis Van Gaal has headed off on pre-season tour to America convinced that he has just signed for the midfield general Manchester United have been missing.

Roger Federer claimed the rain that interrupted his Wimbledon final defeat against Novak Djokovic was the crucial factor in his failed bid to win a record eighth All England Club title.

Ghana’s senior female football team, the Black Queens, will leave for the Camerounian capital, Yaounde tomorrow to engage the Indomitable Lionesses in a 2016 Olympic Games qualifier.

League leaders, AshantiGold, could find themselves 10 Premier League points clear of their closest rivals on Sunday when they play relegation-threatened Heart of Lions at the Kpando Park as the First Capital Plus Premier League reaches the 22nd week this weekend.

Three organisations, the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Max International and Herbalife, have donated a total of GH¢60,400 to Special Olympics Ghana to facilitate their participation in the Special Olympics World Games scheduled for Los Angeles from July 21 to August 3.