Wisdom Na-Adjrago says he is looking forward to winning his third title in 2017 after reaching the final with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Emmanuel Plange at the ongoing Accra Open Tennis tournament at the Accra Sports Stadium courts.

Na-Adjrago, Ghana's number one seed, saw off Bernard Ashitey Armaah 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter final before taking on Emmanuel Plange in the semi-final yesterday.

The First Ghana Open International Taekwondo Championship comes off today at the D.G. Hithramani Hall at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The championship is being patronised by over 130 taekwondo athletes from 15 countries, including host Ghana, which is being represented by 34 athletes.

The second edition of the Wisdom Boxing Gym outreach training at UTC, near Rawlings Park, in Accra will come off today.

The event, dubbed: ‘To-be-a-man-boxing’, after the brainchild, Kwame Acheampong, alias “ To-be-a-man, a boxing manager, promoter and businessman.

StarTimes, the leading digital television operator in Africa on Friday launched its coverage of the 2017/18 Bundesliga season which will be broadcasted exclusively on its platform.

Addressing the launch in Accra, the Director of StarTimes Ghana, Mr Ernest Quaye-Arday said most Ghanaians have over the years shared a strong bond with the German top flight league because of the high level of football exhibited by the players.

The captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan has made a foray into the event management business by setting-up a company called JetLink Events & Logistics.

The company, located at Adjiringanor close to the Shell Station is involved in the construction of stages, trusses, lights, Public Address systems, tents and LED screens for all events.

Last week’s Sanford Women’s FA Cup left the losing sides disappointed and the winners hopeful as they head into the semi-finals.

However, attention swings to the National Women’s League (NWL) with the disappointed sides now re-directing their focus and energy to getting good results and possibly win the title.

The Black Stars B hope to exploit fully their home advantage as they play host to Burkina Faso at the Baba Yara stadium on Sunday in the return encounter of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier for a place at next year’s CHAN in Kenya.

Coach Kwasi Appiah’s charges go into Sunday’s game with an advantage after battling the Burkinabes to a 2-2 drawn game in Ouagadougou last week. But they can only confirm their place at  the January 11 – February 2, 2018 tournament if the Black Stars B avoid a defeat to sail through on the away goal’s rule.

The assistant coach of Black Stars B, Maxwell Konadu, has given an assurance that the team would secure a resounding victory on Sunday to book a place in the 2018 Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) by beating their Burkinabe counterparts in the return leg qualifier at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

The Stars go into the match with an away goal’s advantage after holding Burkina Faso 2-2 in the first leg in Ouagadougou last Sunday.

Wisdom Na-Adjrago yesterday extended his unbeaten run in the ongoing Accra Open Tennis tournament after thumping Bernard Ashitey Armaah 6-3, 6-3 to qualify for the semi-finals of the men's singles category.

The two-time National Ranking Tour winner defeated Stephen Nortey 6-3, 6-2 last Wednesday before showing Bernard Ashitey the exit from the competition which is held in memory of late President John Evans Atta Mills.

A late invitation handed to Accra Hearts of Oak’s Vincent Atinga appears to be what Coach Kwasi Appiah hopes would help seal Black Stars B’s leaking defence as the team move into top gear to annihilate Burkina Faso on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi in a return leg of the 2018 Total Championship of African Nations (CHAN) qualifier.

The arrival of well-built Atinga, one of the Premier League’s outstanding players this season, should help ease the worries of coaches Appiah and his assistant, Maxwell Konadu, as they plot to jump the Burkina Faso hurdle to secure one of three slots from West Zone B for Kenya 2018.

Boxing legend Azumah Nelson has urged Ghanaians to throng the Bukom Boxing Arena tomorrow to watch a younger version of himself in action as his son, Azumah Nelson Jnr, takes on British amateur boxer, Oliver Duffy, in the fourth edition of the Azumah Nelson Fight Night series.

At 21, Nelson Jnr will be making only his sixth appearance as an amateur but his father believes he is a chip off the old block and will follow in his footsteps to become a world boxing champion in future.

Sitting in the stands for both the semi-finals and final of the 2016 Africa Women’s Championship (AWC) between Ghana and Cameroun, and then Nigeria versus Cameroun, respectively. I was thrilled about how well host nation Cameroun had pulled it through, raising the standard of organisation of women’s football in Africa.

However, I had to cringe at the thought that my dear country Ghana was the next to host the tournament in a year’s time. My apprehension was not about whether or not, Ghana had the capacity to pull off a wonderful event, but rather, my concern was over whether the competition in Ghana will pull the crowds, even if for free. Cameroun managed to pull the crowds to the stadium despite the fans being made to pay at the gates.

Thousands turned out at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Thursday afternoon at the Trust Sports Emporium to witness the first press conference for the bout between Braimah ‘Bukom Banku’ Kamoko (29-0, 22 KO’s) and Bastie Samir (15-0-1, 14 KO’s) slated for September 30 at the same venue.

However, the fans including men, women and children did not have it easy in making it into the Bukom Boxing Arena to watch their heroes engage in what turned out to be an anti-climatic battle of words.

Ghana’s Under-17 female football team, the Black Maidens, will begin their quest for qualification to the 2018 Women’s World Cup (WWC) in December,  with a game against either Sierra Leone or The Gambia. 

The Maidens, former bronze medalists, drew a bye in the preliminary round for the qualifiers that kick off in October and will join the fray, playing against the winners of the Sierra Leone v The Gambia game at that stage.

The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Pius Enam Hadzide, has  given a firm assurance that the Sekondi Stadium at Essipong would be put in good condition before the WAFU tournament begins on September 9.

Expressing concern about the poor maintenance culture at the country’s sports facilities, he said such infrastructure should not be allowed to deteriorate before the authorities in charge of their management begin to seek funds to renovate them.