Lizzy Sports Academy last Sunday brushed aside a late comeback to edge Dansoman Barcelona 4-3 and claim the ticket to represent Ghana at the second edition of the U-13 Dubai International Cup slated for February 2018.

Lizzy Sports Academy (LSA) capped a memorable "host and win" campaign at the Lizzy Sports Complex, courtesy first-half braces by captain Meshack Adjetey Sowah and striker Emmanuel Atta to lift the glittering trophy at stake in the seven-a-side tournament.

Two select-sides representing northern Ghana and Southern Ghana will face-off in a commemorative match in honour of the late Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Sunday, December 10 at the soon to be re-named Tamale Sports Stadium.

The game organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ghana Football Association will climax the fifth anniversary of the death of Alhaji Mahama and will involve the Northern Best 11 locking horns with the Southern Best 11 with the Aliu Mahama trophy as well as a GHC 50,000 cash prize at stake.

At 24, Richmond Boakye-Yiadom is finally demonstrating that he can be one of the Black Stars' footballing superstars, and not the latest in the long line of unfulfilled Ghanaian talents.

The powerful frontman is scoring for fun at Red Star Belgrade, and has firmly emerged as the leading contender to be Asamoah Gyan's long-term successor with the national side.

Ex-Black Stars player Malik Jabir has attributed the recent mass exodus of Ghanaian players to the meagre salaries they receive and charged club owners to improve the salaries of players. 

However, he notedimprovement in wages and general working conditions of the players would reduce the migration of players to foreign leagues and help in improve the league.

The Chief Executive of Ashgold, Kudjoe Fianoo, says the club has yet to finalise a deal with sportswear firm, Mayniak Sportswear, to become their official Kit Sponsors next season even though Mayniak has already gone ahead to announce the deal on their official Twitter handle. 

Explaining, Mr Fianoo said, the Ashgold management was still discussing the design and colours with Mayniak, after which he would present the contract proposal to the club’s board for their approval.

Two tennis budding talents, Eric Agyare Asante and Lawrecia, brought fans onto their feet with some unblemished display of tennis prowess winning their respective male and female final in the annual Donyma 4 Garrison Amateurs Singles Tennis competition at the 4 Garrison court in Kumasi on Farmers Day.

Both players took advantage of their one-sided dominance to lift the ultimate trophy and some souvenirs from the company which manufactures and deals with roofing sheets and other steel materials.

Members of the national weightlifting team, Black Cranes, paid a courtesy visit to De United Foods Industries Ltd (DUFIL), the brand owners of Indomie, to showcase medals that the team won from two separate tournaments.

Indomie has been a major supporter of weightlifting in Ghana, sponsoring both the activities of the Black Cranes as well as grooming of young weightlifters.

Officials of Inter Allies believe hysterical American-born Japanese coach, Kenichi Yatsuhashi, has the magic wand to turn their fortunes around when he arrives this week to take charge of the club.

The 47-year-old former Accra Hearts of Oak coach will take over from Karim Zito who managed to steer the club out of relegations last season with a mandate to turn the fortunes of the Tema-based club.

Aduana Stars are set to lose their influential captain Godfred Saka who has turned down a chance to lead the club to the CAF Champions League next year in preference for a lucrative deal with former African champions, Enyimba of Nigeria.

Saka was in Nigeria last week to conclude a deal with the club, having earlier hinted the Graphic Sports that he wanted a career move outside Ghana.

The female Under-17 football team, the Black Maidens have left for The Gambia, to honour their 2018 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup (WWC) qualifiers.

The Maidens play the Baby Scorpions in the first leg of the first round qualifier on Saturday at the Independence Stadium, Bakau.

Three-time world boxing champion, Azumah Nelson, has sounded a note of caution to Isaac Dogbe, warning him about the resilience of Mexican fighters as the Ghanaian prepares to fight undefeated Cesar Juarez for the WBO Interim Super Bantamweight title at the Bukom Boxing Arena on January 6.

Nelson, early in his career, lost his first world title bid to the undefeated legendary Mexican fighter, Salvador Sanchez, but recovered from that loss to defeat several Mexican fighters on his way to claiming the WBC featherweight belt and the WBC super-featherweight title on two occasions.

Anthony Joshua’s rags-to-riches rise from a council flat in Watford to world heavyweight champion has made him a millionaire many times over.

He banked £15million for last month’s fight with Carlos Takam in Cardiff.

The Board of Directors of Accra Hearts of Oak are making frantic efforts to defuse growing agitation among the club’s supporters front after the National Chapters Committee (NCC), the umbrella body of Phobian supporters, gave the board chairman and majority shareholder, Togbe Afede XIV, a seven-day ultimatum to convene an emergency stakeholders meeting to arrest the failing fortunes of the club.

The NCC also threatened to, among other things, boycott the Ghana @ 60 return leg encounter against Asante Kotoko on Christmas eve if their requests were not adhered to.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko skipper, Amos Frimpong, has called on the management of the club to consider recruiting a another potent striker to strengthen the attack ahead of next season.

Frimpong believes the Porcupine Warriors can make a huge impact in next season's CAF Confederation Cup if they are able to land a big name striker to support Saddick Adams in attack.

Tema has vowed to cause a huge upset by stunning host, La, to win the final of the McDan Ga-Adangme Homowo football gala scheduled for Sunday, December 3 at the La Town Park in Accra.

Both teams, have so far showed they are worthy contenders for the trophy following the display of some fine perfomances during the elimination stages.