Ghana Gas Limited on Thursday redeemed a pledge of five million Ghana Cedis (Gh¢5,000,000) to the Black Stars World Cup Fund as part of their support to the national team’s impending participation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In addition, contributions were also received from Ecobank Ghana Limited (Gh¢3,000), Zijin Golden Ridge Limited (Gh¢1,130,000) and Absa Bank (Gh¢1,000,000), all showing their commitment to the success of the Black Stars on the global stage.

The Ghana Premier League title could finally have its destination confirmed tomorrow as Medeama SC stand one win away from reclaiming the crown when they host Heart of Lions in a potentially explosive title-decider at the T&A Stadium in Tarkwa.

With the league leaders needing a victory to secure the championship with a game to spare, anticipation has gripped Tarkwa, where supporters are already preparing for what could become one of the biggest celebrations in the club’s history.

Ghana’s much-vaunted men’s sprint relay team cracked under the weight of expectation, but an unheralded women’s quartet drawn largely from the country’s Senior High School system restored pride and ignited the University of Ghana Stadium with a stirring bronze-medal performance at the 24th African Athletics Championships yesterday.

In a dramatic evening of mixed emotions in Legon, Ghana’s established male stars — tipped by many as favourites for gold after their recent qualification to the 2027 World Championships — failed to deliver on the continent’s biggest stage, settling for bronze in the men’s 4x100m final behind fierce rivals Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria.

Ghana finally exploded into life at the Accra 2026 African Athletics Championships yesterday, claiming three medals and powering into the men’s 4x100m final in a dramatic turnaround after two frustrating days without a podium finish.

With pressure mounting on the host nation to deliver before an expectant home crowd at the University of Ghana Stadium, Florence Agyemang, Alex Amankwaa and Esther Ohenewaa stepped up with bronze-medal performances to ignite Ghana’s campaign, before the men’s sprint relay team underlined their gold-medal credentials with a commanding heat victory.

After enduring a barren start to the continental showpiece, Ghana’s breakthrough moment arrived in the women’s 400m final where Agyemang produced a composed and disciplined run to secure bronze in 51.87 seconds.

The organisers of the African Senior Athletics Championships were yesterday forced into crisis-management mode after a catalogue of logistical and technical failures threatened to turn Africa’s biggest athletics showpiece into an embarrassing indictment of Ghana’s event-hosting credentials.

What should have been a celebration of elite continental athletics at the University of Ghana Stadium instead was dominated by complaints over food supply, poor accommodation conditions, faulty technical systems, delayed race results, weak television production and inadequate media facilities during the opening two days of competition.

Debibi United stormed into the Ghana Premier League for the first time after a sensational second-half fightback condemned Tamale City to a crushing 3-1 defeat in last Wednesday’s Access Bank Division One League playoff final at the Accra Sports Stadium.

In a pivotal and tense playoff final, Tamale City looked firmly on course for an immediate return to elite football after dominating the opening exchanges and taking a deserved first-half lead.

But Debibi United responded with the composure and ruthlessness of a side determined to seize its moment.

Global superstars Madonna and Shakira and South Korean boy band BTS will headline the first World Cup final half-time show.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who revealed the line-up via a social media video featuring characters from Sesame Street and the Muppets, is the curator of the landmark performance.

The World Cup final is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Home advantage counted for little as Ghana’s much-hyped sprint stars stumbled badly on a bruising second day of the 2026 African Athletics Championships, leaving the University of Ghana Stadium frustrated after a succession of disappointing performances, missed medals and fading hopes of a dominant showing on home soil.

With home fans expecting Ghana’s celebrated sprinters to ignite the championships, the night instead unravelled into a catalogue of near-misses and underwhelming finishes, headlined by the failure of national record holder Abdul Rasheed Saminu and team captain Joseph Paul Amoah to reach the podium in the men’s 100 metres final.

The result stunned a packed stadium that had anticipated a statement performance from Ghana’s fastest men on home soil.

Former England captain Sir David Beckham has become the UK's first billionaire sportsman in the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.

Tariq Lamptey’s hopes of forcing his way into Ghana’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have suffered a crushing blow after Fiorentina terminated the defender’s contract following a disastrous, injury-ravaged season in Italy that yielded just 25 minutes of football.

The former Brighton & Hove Albion defender is now a free agent at 25, facing an uncertain future after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury and another prolonged spell on the sidelines effectively derailed what was supposed to be a career-reviving move to the Italian Serie A.

Attram De Visser Soccer Academy produced a commanding performance to defeat JP FC 3-1 and clinch the maiden Democracy Youth Cup title at the La McDan AstroTurf Town Park in Accra on Thursday.

Fans from five African nations heading to the United States for the 2026 Fifa World Cup just got a potential $15,000 (£11,100) reprieve - provided they already have a match ticket for the finals.

Iran players are yet to receive visas for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj.

Speaking ahead of the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11, Taj said discussions with FIFA were ongoing as visa issues remain unresolved.

“The visa issue has still not been resolved,” Taj told state news agency IRNA.

Ghana international Antoine Semenyo has earned a place among the Premier League’s elite after being nominated for the 2025/26 EA SPORTS Player of the Season award following a sensational campaign for Bournemouth and Manchester City.

The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced priority visa interview access for FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket holders travelling to the United States, urging football fans to begin their visa application process early ahead of the global tournament.