The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Asiamah, says his outfit is ready to support undefeated Isaac Dogboe in his upcoming WBO Interim Super Bantamweight title fight against Mexico's Caesar Juarez in Accra on Januray 6.
Mr Asiamah, who made the pledge when Team Dogboe paid a courtesy call on him in his office last Friday, underlined government's committment to revive boxing and other sporting disciplines in the country.
National handball player and wing-attacker of the Cantonments Youth handball team,Jessica Regina Diame, has expressed her profound gratitude to the management and staff of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital for giving her another opportunity to play her favourite sport again after sitting out for nearly nine months injured.
Last week, Jessica underwent a successful surgery at the hospital after suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear in her right knee during a training session at the Prisons Sports Complex in Cantonment in Accra last February.
The National Director of Special Olympics Ghana, Ms Phyllis Biney, has announced that plans are underway to send athletes to participate in the 2019 Special Olympics World Games being hosted in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
The shock demise of the broadcaster, Kwadwo Asare Baffuor Acheampong popularly known as KABA appears to have thawed relations between the President of the Ghana FA, Kwesi Nyantakyi and his most popular critic, Patrick Osei Agyemang popularly known as Songo.
The pair who rarely see eye-to-eye on football-related issues presented a united front, embracing and dancing to wild cheers at the one-week celebration of the late Asempa FM presenter held last Saturday in Accra.
Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom secured victory for Red Star Belgrade with a brace in a come-from-behind 2-1 win at FK Cukaricki on Sunday.
The 24-year-old converted a spot-kick in the 58th minute to snatch the equalizer after going down in the 41st minute through Petar Mićin.
Albert Adomah was Aston Villa's match-winner with two crucial goals to defeat Ipswich 2-0 and consolidate their top-four spot in the Championship.
The former Middlesbrough player took his goal tally to five in the last three games, in which Villa have taken maximum points to boost their promotion challenge. Adomah's 37th-minute opener was not unexpected as Ipswich are not noted for keeping the opposition at bay on their travels. This was their 17th successive away game in which they have failed to keep a clean sheet.
Barry Dzadey won this year’s CAL Bank Limited Open Golf Championship at the Achimota Golf Course in Accra last Saturday after returning a net score of 70 in the men’s Group A.John Gedze, who grossed 71 net, finished second, while Geoff Coffie placed third with 72 net, beating Odoi Sowah on count-back.
Accra Hearts of Oak striker Kwame Kizito says he has paid his dues at the club it is time to move on to greater challenges in Sweden after his contract with the Phobians ran out at the end of the Ghana Premier League season.
Kizito is determined to leave as a free agent for a professional career with BK Hacken, but Hearts management are ready to release him only after the Swedish side pay his player’s training and development fees before obtaining the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) to complete the transfer.
Medeama SC goalkeeper, Eric Ofori Antwi, says playing for Accra Hearts of Oak would be a dream move as he looks to relaunch his career with the Phobians.
Antwi believes it is time for him to move out of the Tarkwa T&A Park but noted that he could stay with Medeama should the move fail to materialise.
Paul Dogboe, father and trainer of undefeated super bantamweight boxer, Isaac Dogboe, has described his son's decision to challenge Mexican Caesar Juarez for the Interim WBO world title on January 6 as a brave one.
Paul noted that it was in the interest of his camp to fight the best if Isaac was to remain the best in his division, hence the interest in taking the opportunity while others chickened out.
Ghana's lightweight contender, Richard Oblitey Commey, is set to face a new opponent after his supposed IBF world title eliminator with Russia's Roman Andreev was called off.
Commey (25-2, 22 KOs) was expected to face off with Andreev (20-0, 14 KOs) in a lightweight title eliminator towards a mandatory challenge against title holder, Robert Easter Jr (20-0, 14KOs).
Accra Hearts of Oak centre-back, Vincent Atinga, could be the next in line among an array of top stars seeking to quit the Rainbow club after he applied for floating player status from the Ghana Football Association.
Yesterday, the player confirmed to the Graphic Sports that he was still considering offers from abroad and that any decision to return to Hearts would largely depend on the club’s willingness to meet his terms, which is a GH¢70,000 signing on fee for three years.
Veteran promoter and a board member of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA), Alhaji Tofik Muritela, has predicted that Isaac Dogboe could break the unbeaten record of boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather Jnr.
He hailed the self-discipline and conscious work ethics of the 23-year-old fighter as distinct marks which could propel him to attain the undefeated status.
Ghana's senior national team, the Black Stars have inched-up a spot to 51st place in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released on Thursday.
The Stars one-place jump from 52nd to 51st comes on the back of a 1-1 draw against the Pharaoh's of Egypt at the Cape Coast stadium in the final FIFA World Cup qualifier.
