The Confederation of African Football (CAF) last Thursday unveiled the top three nominees for the 2014 Glo-CAF African Footballer of the Year Award without Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan.

Arsenal moved above West Ham to the Premier League’s fifth position after inflicting a first home defeat on the Hammers since August.

Chelsea and Spain striker Fernando Torres will join AC Milan on a permanent basis on January 5.

Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe last Friday produced a masterful display to win the WBA International Lightweight title with a sixth round technical knockout (TKO) of Tanzanian Sadiki Momba in front of a capacity crowd at the tennis court of the Accra Sports Stadium.

Kwame Ligbidi was the toast of last Saturday’s MTN CEO’s Invitational golf tournament when his net score of 67 earned him the ultimate prize.

Memorable names, breakthrough stars, sporting soap operas, strangest moments and spats not involving Kevin Pietersen - chief sports writer Tom Fordyce hands out his alternative 2014 sports awards.

Outgoing captain of the Royal Golf Club, Kumasi, Mr Martin Poku, has described his two-year reign as a success.

Manchester City Manager Manuel Pellegrini hopes to resolve the future of Frank Lampard "within the next few days".

Winfred Osei, chairman of the Black Satellites Management Committee, says the lack of competition has put local-based players  at a disadvantage in the selection of players for the Back Satellites ahead of the African Youth Championship next year.

Manchester United are just "one step away" from securing the signature of Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman, according to Italian agent Matteo Materazzi.

French coach Loic Courteau confirmed yesterday that he has been in talks to join Andy Murray's support team.

The sad odyssey of Freddy Adu continues. The former Major League Soccer starlet is yet again without a club after parting ways with Serbian side FK Jagodina, his seventh team in the last six years.

Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has promised boxing fans fireworks when Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe clashes with Tanzanian brawler, Sadiki Momba, on Friday at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Mahama Ayariga, says there are many youth who have great potential in sports but the country is yet to invest in them due to lack of resources.

Soccer administrator, Al Hajj Tanko Abu Seidu Barry, says the Black Stars can win the 2015 African Cup of Nations if the experienced trio of Kevin-Prince Boateng, Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari are included in the squad for the tournament.