Real Madrid and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best player in the world at the Best Fifa Football Awards 2017, beating rival Lionel Messi and new challenger, Neymar.

Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after Sunday's 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal left them in the Premier League relegation zone.

A statement said the club "would like to express their gratitude to Ronald for the service he has given to the club over the past 16 months".

Ghanaian supporters are demanding answers from officials of the Black Starlets team after a report emerged that they accepted to play the game on the soggy pitch when they had an option to ask for its postponement because of the poor condition of the pitch due to a heavy downpour before and during the match.

The city of Guwahati experienced heavy rainfall that lasted all day and which informed FIFA to call a crisis meeting between officials of Ghana and Mali ahead of their quarter-final clash at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium last Saturday.

The Black Starlets missed out on an opportunity to accumulate $5,000 winning bonus each after losing 1-2 to their Malian counterparts last Saturday.

Prior to the tournament, there was an agreement between management and the players to pocket a cool $1,000 as bonus for each victory in the tournament.

Popular Ghanaian boxer, Michael Ayittey Okine alias Ayittey Powers has revealed that his spiritual father and founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) Prophet Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua told him that his close pal Braimah "Bukom Banku" Kamoko will be disgraced if he does not give his life to Christ

According to Powers, TB Joshua in a private conversation urged him to convince his friend (Banku) to give his life to Jesus Christ but the latter declined.

Braimah "Bukom Banku" Kamoko may have suffered an embarrassing loss to Bastie "The Beast" Samir on Saturday night but that did not prevent his fans from massing up to welcome him back to Bukom on Sunday.

Banku was stopped in the seventh-round by Samir after receiving punishing punches and visiting the canvas twice on Sunday. Incidentally, that was the first loss of his career and the first blemish on his 30-fight professional career.

The Ghana national Hockey male team yesterday opened the Africa Hockey Cup tournament with a 3-0 victory over Kenya to put themselves in a pole position to fight for the trophy at stake.

As if they were re-enacting the famous multi-system tactics, the Ghanaians attacked in droves and defended together, making it impossible for the Kenyans to penetrate their defence to make use of their opportunities.

Braimah "Bukom Banku" Kamoko was defeated for the first time in his professional career by Bastie "The Beast" Samir in a non-title cruiserweight bout on Saturday night.

Samir, 31, pulled-off the stunning upset over his tough-talking foe by knocking down Banku twice in seven breathless rounds of thrilling boxing in front of an electrified audience at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.

Black Starlets coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has shifted the blame of his side's defeat to the doorstep of Algerian referee, Abid Charef Meldi, for certain regretable decisions he took during their 1-2 lost to Mali in the quarter final game played at Indira Ghandi Stadium last Saturday.

Besides the referee, the Ghanaian coach believes the wet pitch may have contributed significantly to the loss because it didn’t help his boys during the game.

Make no mistake about it, Bastie "The Beast" Samir took a huge risk by accepting to fight Braimah "Bukom Banku" Kamoko at cruiserweight.

Thankfully, his gamble paid off and he battered Banku over seven rounds, handing him the first loss of his career and he is GH¢105,000 richer as a result of his win.

Inter Allies yesterday survived relegation scare in the Ghana Premier League as they managed a goalless draw with Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Allies, who needed just a draw to remain in the top flight after Great Olympics and Tema Youth lost their respective games, fought to earn a well deserved point away from home.

Two second half goals by Samuel Sarfo and substitute Samuel Annan in the 66th and 74th minutes respectively gave Liberty Professionals a welcome 2-1 victory over Kumasi Asante Kotoko yesterday at the Carl Reindorf Park during their final game for the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League.

The win gave relegation-threatened Liberty premier league lifeline as they cruised comfortably to the 11th position of the league log with 41 points, having recorded 11 wins, eight draws and 11 losses.Liberty could have scored more goals as they dominated the Porcupine Warriors in most departments of the game.

Boxer Michael Ayittey popularly known as Ayittey Powers has mocked his long-time friend Bukom Banku who suffered a humiliating defeat on Saturday night.

Bukom Banku who has nicknamed himself as the “African Mayweather” suffered an excruciating knockout in the 7th round at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra when he clashed with Ghanaian welterweight boxer Bastie Samir.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Asiamah, has rewarded four national weightlifters with an amount of GH¢10,000 for winning medals at the Commonwealth and African Junior and Youth Championship in Australia and Uganda respectively.

Bastie "The Beast" Samir has ended Bukom Banku's unbeaten run, shockingly stopping him in round seven of their cruiserweight bout on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena.

Banku entered the bout on the back of a 29-bout winning run could not stand the power of his younger opponent and twice visited the canvas during the bout.