Ghana’s Under-23 male football team, Black Meteors, have stepped up their preparations for their Olympic qualifier against Congo this weekend by moving their training from Prampram to Accra.

Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah has been handed a worldwide ban from football for four months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) over his transfer from Udinese to Evian four years ago, BBC Sport understands.

Former Executive Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Dr K.K. Sarpong, has fired back at his former employers with a more revealing defence, introducing another dimension to their raging legal battle.

Playing at the 60,000 capacity Stade Olympique de Rades inTunis is hell but the current generation of Hearts of Oak players have their destiny in their hands to make a name for themselves against the Tunisian giants Esperance Sportive de Tunis (EST) at 18.00hrs on Sunday.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr Mustapha Ahmed, has proposed a state burial for the legendary coach Cecil Jones Attuquayefio who passed on last Tuesday.

Accra Great Olympics say the club has lost a very important member who never turned his back on a club that natured him into stardom.

Accra Hearts of Oak striker, Gilbert Fiamenyo, says  the team’s mission in Tunisia is to grab a win to cushion their chances of qualification to the money zone.

Rafael Nadal dropped out of the top five in the ATP rankings for the first time in 10 years last Monday after failing to defend his title at the Madrid Masters.

Chelsea's Eden Hazard has been voted the Football Writers' Association player of the year, adding to the PFA award he won in April.

Real Madrid must overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit to keep their season alive when a Juventus side, boosted by the return of Paul Pogba, visit the Santiago Bernabeu in the return leg of their Champions League semi-final, today.

Manchester City’s determination to prise Paul Pogba from Juventus has led to Yaya Touré being offered as a makeweight in a deal for the Frenchman, who is valued at €100m (£71.5m) by the Italian champions. City have visited Turin to hold talks over a potential transfer for the 22-year-old.

Boxing administrator and manager Gideon Kwartey Quartey says he will revive the defunct boxing league and also organise a yearly boxing tournament involving amateur boxers across the nation.

Former Black Stars captain, Charles Kwabla Akonnor, says he hopes to convince German Bundesliga side Vfl Wolfsburg to set up an academy in Ghana, following a three-week stint with the club.

Pep Guardiola has promised that embattled Bayern Munich will put up a fight in tonight's UEFA Champions League semi-final second-leg, in their near-impossible bid to deny Barcelona an eighth final appearance.

Champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko may be doomed to the bottom rungs of the premiership campaign following revelations that they failed to submit any audited accounts to the GFA as mandated by the Rules and Regulations governing participation in the top-tier league by all clubs.