Coach James Kwasi Appiah has commended the Black Stars B for their gallant performance against Burkina Faso last Saturday, promising to seal qualifiication to the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya on Sunday.
The Stars B drew 2-2 with Burkina Faso after taking the lead twice, giving them the edge in Sunday’s return leg at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
Kumasi Asante Kotoko will play host to Division One League side, NEA Salamina, in their outstanding MTN FA Cup quarter-final match at the Baba Yara Stadium tomorrow at 3 p.m.
The match was postponed as a result of Kotoko’s recent motor accident which rendered most of their players unfit to play the game a couple of weeks ago.
University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, will be hosting the 22nd Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) inter-university cross-country competition in November, 2017.
The cross-country competition is one of the flagship programmes of GUSA. In this regard, a seven-member Local Organising Committee (LOC), chaired by Assoc. Prof Michael Affam, has been inaugurated to see to the planning and successful hosting of the event.
Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom says Huddersfield Town target Andy Yiadom will not be considered for selection while he is "in limbo".
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for five games after he was sent off in Real Madrid's 3-1 win against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Sunday.
He was given a one-match ban for being shown two yellow cards and a further four for pushing the referee in the back after he had been sent off.
Ghana’s Black Stars B are optimist they will overcome Burkina Faso and qualify for the 2018 Championship of African Nations (CHAN), despite playing to a tight 2-2 draw in the first leg in Ougadougou last Saturday.
Twice the Stars took the lead but allowed the Burkinabes to equalise to leave the decision to qualify on the second leg in Kumasi next week.
Borussia Dortmund have suspended forward Ousmane Dembele “until further notice”, three days after the club rejected a bid from Barcelona.
The 20-year-old France international was fined and suspended until today for missing last Thursday's training, but the ban has been extended indefinitely.
Furious Yohan Blake hit out at organisers after Usain Bolt’s dramatic final race at the World Championships.
Eight-time Olympic champion Bolt sensationally pulled up injured with 50 metres to go of the 4x100 metres relay and fell to the track with Great Britain taking gold just ahead of the USA and Japan.
Mo Farah was beaten in the final race of his career — before the man who beat him stole his celebration.
Farah was left tasting Ethiopian Muktar Edris’ dust as he ran out of steam on the final straight in the 5,000m final at the London Stadium.
Zinedine Zidane has committed his future to Real Madrid by signing a three-year contract extension with the La Liga champions.
The new deal will keep the Frenchman at Santiago Bernabeu through to 2020.
Prisons Ladies and Ampem Darkoa Ladies showed their opponents no mercy as they cruised to emphatic wins in their respective quarter-finals matches of the Sanford Women’s FA Cup played over the weekend.
Prisons Ladies hammered Nana Afia Kobi Ampem Ladies 5-0 in their game at the Sunyani Coronation Park last Saturday with two goals each from Nida Nana Mensah and Rita Okyere and the fifth goal from Grace Asare.
Ghana’s Black Stars B last Saturday held the Local Stallions of Burkina Faso to a 2-2 drawn game at the Stadé du 4 Aoùt in Ouagadougou in the first leg of their 2018 Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier.
Sadick Adams put Ghana ahead in the first half, converting a penalty kick awarded them after Abdoulaye Zongo was judged to have stopped a Winful Cobbinah free kick with the hand.
Defending Sanford Women’s FA Cup champions, Police Ladies were given a stern test last Saturday when they played Army Ladies in the quarter-finals of this year’s competition.
A goal from Mary Berko helped Police to overcome a stubborn Army side, who gave the champions no breathing space in their game played at the Carl Reindorf Park.
Trustees, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Ladies and Reformers Ladies were merciless last Saturday when they went on rampage, devouring their respective opponents with wide margins to improve their lots on the Sapholda Hockey League played at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra.
While Trustees whitewashed Reformers 8-1 in the men’s division to maintain their second position on the league table with 25 points, women’s league leaders, GRA maintained their position with an emphatic 8-0 victory over Ark Ladies. Reformers Ladies also proved too strong for Real Ambassadors Ladies as they defeated them 6-0 to improve their standing on the league table.
Romelu Lukaku announced his arrival at Old Trafford by scoring twice on his Premier League debut for Manchester United as they embarrassed West Ham.
Jose Mourinho's team were a constant threat against a poor Hammers side, offering excitement and encouragement to their supporters on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season.
