The 209 members of Fifa are to vote for their new president at a congress in Zurich, as football's world governing body faces a huge corruption scandal.

Accra Hearts of Oak  host  Tamale Utrecht at the Accra Sports Stadium in the quarter-finals of the MTN/FA Cup on Sunday

The FIFA presidential election will take place tomorrow as planned despite the arrest of seven Fifa officials on charges they received more than $150m (£100m) in bribes. 

Among those arrested is Fifa vice-president Jeffrey Webb.

The local Black Stars yesterday lost their game in the on-going COSAFA Cup when they were defeated  3-0 by the Chipolopolo of Zambia at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in South Africa.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko host their regional rivals, Ashgold on September 20 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi in the maiden edition of the Otumfuo Cup.

The game is part of activities to mark the 80th anniversary of Asante Kotoko.

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to pay his last respect to late Theodosia Okoh who would be laid to rest today.

Former Accra Hearts of Oak striker, Mahatma Otoo, last Monday maintained his scoring form when he led an assault on Sandness in the second tier league and beat them 2-1 in a thrilling encounter at Sandness.

Accra Hearts of Oak and Burkinabe international goalkeeper, Soulama Abdoulaye, is confident that a comeback is on the cards when they face Tunisian giants, Esperance, next week.

A loss by Venus Williams in the first round at a Grand Slam is no longer the rarity it once was.

UEFA president Michel Platini has thrown his weight behind Jordan's Prince Ali bin al Hussein in his bid to unseat Sepp Blatter as the head of football's world governing body FIFA.

A  former Chairman of Kumasi Cornerstone Football Club, Nana Fitz, has  initiated an out of court settlement of the pending case involving champion club, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, and its former Chief Executive, Dr. K.K. Sarpong.

Black Meteors coach, Malik Jabir, has hit back at Coach Claude Le Roy and challenged him to provide evidence for his age-cheating allegations levelled against Ghana.

In his anger, Coach Jabir sarcastically questioned the Frenchman as to whether he gave birth to the accused players.

The second leg of the 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers will take place this weekend with Ghana's Black Queens hosting their Egyptian counterparts while the Under-23 male team, the Black Meteors travel to Brazzaville to play Congo.

The sports fraternity will  join the expected huge crowd of mourners who will gather at the forecourt of the State House tomorrow to show their last respect to fallen national icon, Mrs Theodosia Salome Abena Kumea Okoh.

Black Meteors captain, Lawrence Lartey, believes the inclusion of Baba Rahman and Frank Acheampong will provide his team with the needed boost to see off Congo in the second-leg of their 2015 CAF U-23 Championship qualifier.