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.

Accra Great Olympics will have another opportunity to pull themselves out of relegation tomorrow when they travel to a tough ground at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park to engage Bechem United in a crucial final Premier League fixture of the season.

The fierce football rivalry between two West Africa countries, Ghana and Mali, will be renewed today when they clash in the quarter-final of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Guwahati.

Usain Bolt is, quite simply, the best sprinter of all time. With two gold medals in 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, followed by a hat-trick of golds at each of London 2012 and Rio 2016 (adding the 4 x 100 metres relay sprint gold at both events) the Jamaican had unprecedented success in his discipline for around a decade.

The FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 has reached the quarter-final stage, with the first set of last-eight matches taking place on Saturday.

Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has turned down a luxurious reward of a house for his part in sending Egypt to the 2018 World Cup.

The Reds’ record signing reportedly turned down the offer of a villa as a reward for his country’s qualification.

The Black Starlets left Mumbai yesterday morning ahead of tomorrow’s crucial quarter-final clash with Mali in Guwaharti, with a strong message from Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin that the Ghanaians are ready for their West African opponents.

Domestic flights are said to be fully booked, following the celebration of the Diwali festival, an important festive season on the calendar of the Indians, but the team’s internal travels were not affected, based on the special arrangements put in place by FIFA.

Veteran boxer Michael "Powers" Ayitey has proposed to fight the winner of the upcoming "Make-or-Break" bout between Braimah Kamoko and Bastie Samir tomorrow.

Powers, who lost twice to Banku, said he was assured by the promoter of the bout, Alex Ntiamoah Boakye of the Box Office Sports Promotion, that he would be up for another payday with either Bastie or Banku, depending on who wins on the night.