The government has secured broadcasting rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and is preparing to roll out a multi-platform television arrangement that will allow several media houses across Ghana to telecast the tournament live, Sports and Recreation Minister, Kofi Adams, has announced.

In a significant policy shift away from the traditional single-broadcaster model, the minister revealed that a consortium of television stations would carry the World Cup feed, widening nationwide access to football’s biggest spectacle and easing growing public anxiety over whether Ghanaian viewers would be able to watch the tournament on local screens.

CANAL+ and SuperSport have unveiled a major new advertising campaign across more than 20 African countries ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, positioning the broadcaster’s coverage as a round-the-clock football experience for fans across the continent.

TRiBE Culture Fest has intensified preparations for its ambitious “16 BY 16” and “Ghana Funfest” initiatives with a wide-ranging reconnaissance exercise across Ghana, the United States and Canada ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Medeama SC maintained their slender grip on the Ghana Premier League summit after edging Basake Holy Stars 1-0 at the AAK Ampain Sports Arena yesterday, while Accra Hearts of Oak saw their fading title ambitions finally extinguished following another frustrating stalemate at home.

With defending champions Bibiani Gold Stars having reduced the gap at the top to just two points after being awarded a walkover victory over Hohoe United, the pressure was firmly on Medeama heading into their difficult away assignment.

The league leaders responded in composed fashion, relying on a second-half strike from Kingsley Braye to secure all three points and keep themselves in pole position with only two matches remaining this season.

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, has declared Ghana’s readiness to support any African country given the opportunity to host the World Athletics Championships, urging the continent to speak with one voice on issues of development.

Mr Adams made the call on Sunday, in Accra when he opened the African Athletics Championships Council Meeting at the African Regent Hotel.

The meeting precedes the African Athletics Championships, which kick off today at the Legon Sports Stadium, with member countries converging in the capital for the council sitting.

Ghana’s return to the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations is not a routine participation. It is a moment of reckoning for a team very critical to the future of the sport in Ghana.

After nearly a decade in the wilderness, the Black Starlets head into Morocco with a responsibility that goes far beyond results on the pitch.

This campaign is about restoring pride, reviving a fading legacy and, critically, repairing a talent pipeline that has shown worrying signs of breakdown over the past decade.

The new Black Stars Coach, Carlos Queiroz, has delivered a hardline message to his players ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, demanding “absolute focus, maximum discipline and total sacrifice” as Ghana’s preparations enter a critical phase.

With just weeks remaining before the global showpiece in the USA, Canada and Mexico, the veteran Portuguese tactician has moved swiftly to impose a culture of accountability and mental toughness on a team seeking to end years of inconsistency on the biggest stage.

After nearly a decade off the continental map, Ghana’s Black Starlets storm back into the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco with a clear mandate to restore a fading dynasty and punch a ticket back to the FIFA U-17 World Cup stage they once ruled.

For a side that defined youth football excellence in the 1990s, this is no routine return; it is a high-stakes mission to reclaim identity, credibility and a place among the elite.

With Ghana’s Black Princesses sealing an eighth consecutive FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualification last Saturday, the burden now falls squarely on Coach Prosper Narteh Ogum and his talented youngsters to deliver a response of their own by restoring Ghana’s lost dominance at the youth level and securing a return to the global stage.

Ghana’s dominant Golden Arms team received more than applause for their historic conquest of Africa last week — they got jobs.

In a landmark gesture that could redefine athlete welfare and sports support in Ghana, the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has offered employment opportunities to 30 members of the national armwrestling team, following their extraordinary performance at the 15th African Armwrestling Championships.

The announcement triggered wild celebrations when the mayor hosted the triumphant athletes and officials of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation at his residence in Accra last Wednesday to honour one of the greatest medal hauls by a Ghanaian team in continental sports history.

What should have been a week focused entirely on a high-stakes El Clasico against Barcelona has instead become dominated by reports of conflict and crisis inside Real Madrid's dressing room.

Defeat on Sunday against Barcelona will hand Real's fiercest rivals their second consecutive La Liga title.

But while Barca - who were themselves in turmoil not so long ago - continue to prosper, Real Madrid are in chaos, as a result of fan unrest, managerial uncertainty and even allegations of players fighting.

Having recently been knocking on the door of elite women's tennis more and more loudly, Hailey Baptiste burst through it last week (28 April) in Madrid.

The 24-year-old American stunned world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to make her first WTA 1000 semi-final at the Mutua Madrid Open, saving six match points along the way.

But for those inside the sport, it was a result many had seen coming.

Global spotlight will be firmly placed on Accra this week as Ghana welcomes Africa’s top athletics stars for the 24th Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) African Senior Athletics Championships, which begins tomorrow at the University of Ghana Stadium, Legon.

For athletics fans, another explosive Ghana-Nigeria sprint rivalry is set to unfold two years after the same venue produced unforgettable drama during the 13th African Games.

Again, Ghana’s fast-rising sprint stars will square off against Nigeria’s elite sprinters in what promises to be six days of high-intensity competition, continental bragging rights and world-class performances from May 12-17.

Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole is backing Jose Mourinho to return to Chelsea yet again for a third stint in charge.

The Blues are on the hunt for another new boss after sacking Liam Rosenior, with a new permanent manager to be appointed at the end of the season - Calum McFarlane is taking temporary charge until then.

Daniel Dubois rose from the canvas twice to become a two-time heavyweight world champion after defeating Fabio Wardley in a brutal all-British showdown here last Saturday night.

It looked like it was going to be a short night as former IBF champion Dubois was floored for the first time after just 10 seconds at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena — and he went down again soon after as Wardley dominated the opening three rounds.

Andre Ayew and his NAC Breda side are staring at possible relegation from the Eredivisie with only two matches remaining in the season.

Breda currently sit 17th on the league table, six points behind FC Volendam, leaving their survival hopes hanging by a thread. 

To avoid relegation, NAC Breda must win their remaining two fixtures while also hoping Volendam lose both of theirs.