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.

Dr Joseph Kwesi Ogah, President of the Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA), has advocated the merger of all tertiary schools associations to be called Amalgamation of Tertiary Education Sports Associations (ATESA).

Ghana’s Premier League champions, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, will face Sierra Leonean side East End Lions in the preliminary stage of next year’s CAF Champions League.

An Accra Human Rights Court has dismissed King Faisal’s application for an injunction to prevent the Ghana Football Association (GFA), from organizing their annual congress.

Mr  Kofi Manu, director of operations of Medeama FC, has apologised to the Justice Dzamefe Presidential Commission of Inquiry over allegations he made against a member of the commission, Mr  Kofi Anokye Owusu Darko.

A GH¢2,500 deduction for publicity from the gate proceeds of the Kumasi Asante Kotoko-Ashgold friendly at the Baba Yara  Stadium has become a source of a raging confrontation between the miners and the National Sports Authority (NSA) with the latter threatening that they will not play any future friendly with the Porcupine Warriors at the venue.