The suspended Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide has welcomed a Presidential probe into the circumstances which led to the arrest of some 60 Ghanaians for allegedly attempting to enter Australia by false pretences.

President Akufo-Addo has suspended with immediate effect, the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide and the Director General of the National Sports Authority, Robert Sarfo Mensah.

Richard Commey (26-2, 23 KOs) is looking ahead to securing himself another crack at a world lightweight title belt in 2018.

Ghana's senior national team - the Black Stars - moved up three places to the 51st position of the latest FIFA world ranking released Thursday for the month of April despite being inactive during the recent international break.

Liberty Professionals became the first team to end the five-game unbeaten run of Ashgold when they beat the Obuasi side 1-0 at the Carl Reindorf Park, Dansoman.

Last year's Champions League finalist Juventus is out of the competition despite a spirited 3-1 second leg win against Real Madrid Wednesday.

Two staff of the National Sports Authority (NSA) who have been implicated in the running saga of the visa racketeering for fake journalists and other questionable athletes and deported by the Australian authorities have been granted bail after a brief detention by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) chairman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has challenged critics calling for the exit of president Kwesi Nyantakyi's to rather shift their agenda towards a constitutional amendment for a limited tenure for the GFA presidency.

High-flying coach of Ashantigold Sporting Club, Charles Kwabla Akonnor, is confident his side will keep to their success story in the ongoing Ghana Premier League when they play against Liberty Professionals today in a midweek fixture at the Carl Reindorf Park at Dansoman.

King Faisal owner Alhaji Abdul Karim Gruzah is considering contesting the Ghana Football Association presidency in 2019.

Liverpool reached their first Champions League semi-final for 10 years after coming from behind to win at Manchester City and secure an emphatic 5-1 aggregate win.

Roma pulled off a sensational second-leg comeback to beat Barcelona 3-0 and reach the Champions League semi-finals on away goals.

Ibrahim Abdulazeez has increased Team Nigeria’s gold medal haul at the ongoing Commonwealth Games taking place in Gold Coast, Australia, to four.

Mr Daniel Nii Mensah, the owner of Greater Accra Division Two club, Dan De-Van SC has tipped the team as early favourites for the league which gets underway on April 28.

Ghana’s young female athlete, Martha Bissah, will be honoured next Monday alongside other student athletes of the Norfolk State University for their exploits and consistent successes in their respective chosen sporting disciplines.