Nearly three decades after Ike “Bazooka” Quartey ruled the WBA welterweight division, the World Boxing Association has formally celebrated one of Ghana’s most accomplished fighters, honouring him for a career that helped push African boxing onto the sport’s biggest stages.

Quartey received a special citation and medal from the WBA, in partnership with promoters Obra Sports, during the Osagyefo Fight Night at the Bukom Boxing Arena last Saturday.

Veteran coach Joseph Emmanuel Sarpong has expressed disappointment over the continued omission of locally based players from the Black Stars squad, despite persistent calls for the inclusion of a quota of home-based talents in the national team.

He believes the consistent overlooking of players from the domestic league could have a demoralising effect on them and raise questions about the quality and competitiveness of the Ghana Premier League.

Former Black Stars midfielder, Godwin Attram, has been drafted into the technical team of the senior national team to replace Demond Ofei.

The move forms part of the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) technical restructuring ahead of the Black Stars’ 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign and other international assignments.

Accra Hearts of Oak say they are prepared to allow their prized goalkeeper, Benjamin Asare, to leave the club if they receive a suitable offer for his services.

A highly placed source at the club told the Graphic Sports yesterday that contrary to reports that Hearts had been reluctant to part ways with the goalkeeper, the club had not received any formal offer from an interested side.

Ghana is preparing its biggest Tour du Ghana in years, but the 2026 race will hit the road on November 9 with one potentially transformative piece of its international ambition still unresolved — securing a place on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) calendar.

The 11th edition has been expanded into an 11-stage, 2,401.7-kilometre journey from Tamale to Accra, bringing together about 90 cyclists from 15 teams and offering Ghana a potentially powerful combination of elite sport, tourism marketing and international exposure.

Antoine Semenyo labelled his side’s pulsating eight-goal Premier League thriller with Sunderland last Sunday as 'enjoyable' as Manchester City moved three points clear at the top of the table.

There were five goals in a frenzied first 45 minutes at the Etihad, with Enzo Fernández opening the scoring with a clever free-kick from a tight angle.

Brian Brobbey equalised, before Rayan Cherki slotted City back ahead, only for Brobbey to level again shortly after.

José Mourinho blasted the referee and the VAR after Real Madrid's 2-1 derby defeat to Atlético Madrid, saying Atlético should have received "two clear red cards" and claiming the on-field official "couldn't cope with the pressure."

Alejandro Grimaldo put Atlético ahead with a second-half penalty at the Metropolitano -- after defender Dean Huijsen was sent off for bringing down Giuliano Simeone -- before Jonathan David made it 2-0. Antonio Rüdiger pulled a late goal back as Madrid dropped to fourth in the LaLiga table.

Carlos Queiroz’s long-term Black Stars rebuild enters its first meaningful examination in Bouaké on Thursday, where Ghana face Côte d’Ivoire at the start of a potentially defining 16-day international window that could shape both their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations campaign and the direction of the national team beyond it.

The opening Group C qualifier against the Elephants is only the beginning. Ghana return home to face The Gambia in Accra on September 29 before meeting Morocco in a friendly on October 4 — three matches offering Queiroz an unusually valuable block of competitive and high-level preparation time to impose his ideas on a team still searching for stability.

Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has called for sustained investment and stronger stakeholder commitment to Colts football, warning that Ghana can only rebuild its celebrated talent-production system if the latest revival is backed by resources, competitive structures and long-term support.

Gyan, now a National Team and Colts Football Ambassador, made the appeal as the Ghana Football Association (GFA) launched the 2026/27 Colts Football season on Tuesday with a major nationwide equipment package for grassroots clubs.

Ghana’s Black Challenge have named a provisional 20-player squad for national camping ahead of the 2026 World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) World Cup in Mexico.

Ghana has officially joined the global chess community at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with the national delegation departing Accra on September 14, 2026, to compete in the prestigious tournament scheduled to run from September 14 to 28.

The West African nation is proudly fielding teams in both the Open and Women’s sections of the competition, marking another significant step in Ghana’s growing presence on the international chess stage.

Theophilus Kpakpo “Theo Lopez” Allotey and Argentina’s Facundo David Garcia have both made weight ahead of Saturday’s high-stakes WBA Super Flyweight world-title final eliminator at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.

At Friday’s official weigh-in, Allotey tipped the scales at 114.9 lbs, while Garcia came in at 114.4 lbs, setting the stage for a potentially career-defining 12-round contest.

The bout headlines the inaugural Osagyefo Fight Night, promoted by the new promotional syndicate Obra Sports in honour of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, two days before Founders’ Day, an official holiday in Ghana celebrating the birthday of Nkrumah.

Yaw Mireku Jnr produced the tournament’s outstanding score of 45 points, but MTN Ghana’s 30th Anniversary Invitational at Achimota Golf Club carried a significance beyond the leaderboard as the telecoms giant used golf to frame three decades of growth, resilience and reinvention.

About 120 golfers competed in the 18-hole event, with Mireku Jnr dominating Men’s Group B, four points clear of Frederick Andre Feraille on 41. Nathan Lee-Williams Annobi placed third with 39.

FC Samartex’s perfect start in the Ghana Premier League faces its toughest test yet when the Timber Giants host Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Samreboi tomorrow, while leaders Hearts of Oak chase a third straight victory and champions Medeama SC finally enter the league campaign after their CAF Champions League exit.

FC Samartex and Hearts are the only sides to have won their opening two matches, giving this weekend’s programme an early-season edge as the first meaningful patterns begin to emerge.

At the Nsenkyire Sports Arena, the spotlight falls on FC Samartex, who aim to extend a formidable home reputation against a Kotoko side still settling under South African coach Eric Tinkler.

Theophilus Kpakpo “Theo Lopez” Allotey stands potentially 12 rounds away from transforming a remarkable two-year professional rise into a world-title opportunity when he faces Argentina’s Facundo David Garcia in a high-stakes WBA super flyweight final eliminator at the Bukom Boxing Arena tonight.

The 24-year-old Ghanaian has promised to “go all out” against the higher-ranked Argentine, with victory potentially opening the door to a crack at WBA champion David Jimenez.