Antoine Semenyo's goals for Bournemouth have caught the eye this season, with his latest effort setting the club on its way to a first ever win over defending Premier League champions Manchester City.

Tragedy struck a local Peruvian football match on Sunday as a lightning bolt hit the pitch, killing 39-year-old defender Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza and injuring several others. 

The incident occurred at the Coto Coto stadium in Chilca, Huancayo, during a game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca.

The match was broadcast live but was suspended after 22 minutes due to worsening storm conditions. Moments after the players began to exit the field, a powerful lightning strike hit, fatally wounding Mr de la Cruz Meza. 

Three Ghanaian para-athletes, along with a team official, have travelled to South Korea to begin preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, marking the start of Ghana’s ambitious journey towards qualification. 

The first-ever FIFA tournament held in the Dominican Republic could not have come to a more fitting end. North Korea and Spain, the two most successful teams in Under-17 Women’s World Cup history, squared off for the title in the final on Sunday night.

THE Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, paid a surprise visit to some members of the national senior female team, the Black Queens, in Israel, to the delight of the football stars.

Former Black Stars defender, Sam Johnson, has advised national team coach, Otto Addo, to rely heavily on local players for the remaining Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Angola and Niger. 

A FORMER President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has pledged to resist any attempt to overturn the two-term limit for the FA presidency, which he originally proposed.

FOOTBALLERS are a competitive bunch. The will to win is rarely ever consigned to the pitch.

John Abaja Laryea, alias Expensive Boxer, lived up to his word by inflicting severe punishment on Nicaragua's Alexander Mejia, in the Ghanaian's debut fight in the United States of America (USA) last Friday.

An expected war in the ring looms on November 24 when the pride of Bukom, Isaac 'Jungle King' Commey challenges Ashaiman's favourite, Sampson 'Mama's Boy' Segbedzi, for the Ghana and UBO Africa welterweight titles in Accra.

The long-awaited return to international action by former WBO Africa junior featherweight champion, Wasiru Mohammed, will now come off against South Africa's Kaine Fourie in a 10-round lightweight clash in Johannesburg on November 23.

The African Union (AU) Sports Authority Board has nominated Olympian, Reks Brobby, to serve on the Technical Committee of the 2027 African Games slated for Egypt. 

During the Ordinary Session held in Algeria last month, it considered engaging experts to serve on the Technical Committee in line with AU Statutes as captured in Article (18) F. 

THE constituents of the Bortianor Nglleshie Amanfro appear to be reaping the full benefit of the newly constructed Astroturf. 

Mikel Arteta has downplayed concerns over Thomas Partey's performance in the 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United.

Heart of Lions secured a vital 1-0 win over Asante Kotoko at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi on Sunday, November 3.