Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) enjoyed double victory, while Sapholda and Real Ambassadors revelled as winners of their respective divisions of the Sapholda Hockey League which climaxed at the Theodosia Okoh National Hockey Stadium in Accra last Saturday.

While GRA defeated arch-rivals Trustees 2-1 to win the Men’s League title with 30 points, four more than second-placed Trustees, the GRA ladies overpowered Reformers 4-0 to win the Women’s League title with 27 points to confirm a dominant performance this season.

A board member of Accra Hearts of Oak, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has challenged supporters of the club not to sit on the fence but patronise Hearts’ matches to help raise revenue for the club.

Patronage of Hearts games, according to Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, would help bring the supporters closer to the club and give them a stronger voice for their opinions and suggestions to be strongly considered by the club’s management.

Floyd Mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten by stopping Conor McGregor in the 10th round of one of the richest bouts in boxing history.

The former five-weight world champion faced flurries of early punches from UFC's most iconic figure, who was making his debut in professional boxing at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.

Brighton and Hove Albion's £10 million deal to sign Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena from FC Zurich is off.

The 21-year-old has failed a medical, according to reports in Switzerland due to a heart condition.

Twellium Industries Limited, producers of Verna Mineral Water and Planet Soft Drinks has yet again extended a hand to tennis in the country.

This time, the beverage manufacturing giants supported the McDan Junior open tournament which ends tomorrow at the Accra Stadium tennis Court with
cartons of water and soft drinks worth thousands of Cedis.

The Managing Director (MD) of Right to Dream (RtD), Robin Bourne-Taylor says his outfit is committed to offering the best opportunities to Ghanaian children and will continue to protect them from unscrupulous agents who steal players and deny the football academy of returns on their investments.

Mr Bourne-Taylor in a statement, reacting to "a sustained attack on the academy with lies about their football operations", said such lies have been designed to discredit Right to Dream (RtD) and the work it has done in Ghana to unearth talents for the country.

The National Sports Authority (NSA) has rationalised the closure of the D.G Hathiramani Sports Hall to athletes until full renovation works are completed.

This follows the refusal of the authorities to allow athletes who are competing in the upcoming national sports festival to train in the facility.

Black Stars head coach, James Kwasi Appiah, has promised to contribute $5,000 seed money for the Kwasi Appiah Foundation set up to support retired footballers and athletes.

Apart from that he has hinted of a monthly deduction of between $3,000 and $5,000 from his salary into the fund to ensure lives of many athletes and ex-footballers were changed.

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) is supporting the various national sports federations with about $150,000 to enhance the development of their programmes.

This was confirmed in a letter signed by the first vice president of the GOC, Paul Atchoe, in respect of the disbursement of funds to both Olympic and non-Olympic sports federations which was sighted by the Graphic Sports.

Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah, has encouraged Ghanaians not to throw their hands in despair over the team’s ability to qualify for next year’s Mundial in Russia.
While admitting he does not possess the magic wand to turn things around, he was convinced that with the right attitude, the team could still book a ticket to the world’s biggest football gathering.

Reacting to a call yesterday by the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide, to brave the odds and qualify the team to Russia, the Stars coach said despite trailing current leaders, Egypt, by five points, there was nothing in his lexicon like ‘it’s over’ when it comes to football.

Christian Atsu and Andre Dede Ayew have both been called for international duty for Ghana next week, but before they jet back home, the duo have an important score to settle as their teams, Newcastle and West Ham clash in one of the talking points matches of the this weekend’s English Premier League fixtures.

Accra Great Olympics head coach, Tom Christian Strand, and his assistant, Godwin Attram, have fired warning shots at their regional rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak, ahead of their Week 25 Premier League fixture on Sunday, stating they are out to seek revenge for the 1-2 loss they suffered in the first round at the Accra Sports Stadium.

In separate interviews with the Graphic Sports yesterday, both Strand and Attram were very optimistic about winning Sunday’s clash as a loss to the Phobians would mean saying goodbye to the Premiership, a situation they agreed would be detrimental to Olympics’ image.

Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, has put his faith in young lads as he seeks to revive Ghana’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in a crucial double header against Congo.

He has thus invited two debutants into his 24-man squad to first host Congo at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on September 1, and the return leg in Brazzaville on September 5.

Happenings around the powerhouse of Ghana football hints of interesting times ahead as powerbrokers ponder a possible regime change under a new helmsman, come 2019.

The widely reported friction between incumbent Kwesi Nyantakyi and his current vice George Afriyie has given a new dimension to the future vacancy previously only seen as Mr Afriyie’s inheritance.

The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw has been made, with highlights including Bayern v Paris, Chelsea v Atlético, Juventus v Barcelona and Real Madrid v Dortmund.