The first round matches of the Stanbic Bank/Graphic Sports Table Tennis League came to an end last Saturday at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium with the leaders, Tesano Spinners, holding on to their lead with 48 points on top of the summit.
The President of Olympic Committee, Ben Nunoo Mensah, has urged the Ghana Education Service to make the Olympic Day celebration a part of school activities.
This, he says will enable the GOC teach youngsters the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles, as well as representing the nation at the highest level of sports.
The mortal remains of the late Herbert Obuobi Addo were interred at the Aburi Methodist Cemetery last Saturday after a funeral ceremony that saw many pay their last respect to the one-time national soccer coach.
Accra Hearts of Oak impressively overcame what was expected to be a tough game yesterday with an emphatic 2-0 win against Elmina Sharks at the Nduom Stadium at Elmina with Thomas Abbey and Kwame Kizito netting within a spate of three minutes.
Yakubu Mohammed described as ‘great relief’ his goal that helped Kumasi Asante Kotoko record a 2-1 victory over Wa All Stars in their Ghana Premier League encounter at the Baba Yara Stadium last Saturday, as the team finally ended their winless streak at home.
Mohammed has had a frustrating season for the Porcupine Warriors, failing to meet the expectation in scoring the needed goals, but against Wa All Stars, he finally broke the jinx in memorable manner, scoring the winner which would also be Kotko’s 200th home goal in the GPL.
Chicago Fire winger, David Accam is being targeted by Bursaspor as an alternative for pricey Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan.
Turkish side, Bursaspor were unable to lure Black Stars record scorer Gyan with a €1.6m a year offer.
At times over the past two seasons, the Chicago Fire offense was the David Accam show and not much more.
This season, with new teammates sharing the scoring load and spotlight, Accam has only flourished further, and on Saturday night, the Ghanaian put on his finest show yet.
US middle-distance runner, Alysia Montano competed in the USATF Outdoor Championships at five months pregnant on Friday.
Though Montano finished seventh in her 800-meter heat, she ended the race with a smile, greeting her daughter Linnea, 2, who was wearing a "Strong Like Mom" T-shirt.
Ghana defender Samuel Inkoom has been banned by FIFA for one year after he was found guilty of cheating an agent in a transfer deal back in 2014.
The 28-year-old has been ordered to pay creditor Curtis Willet $65,000 or in default serve a one-year ban.
The Chief Executive Officer of Bahmed Travel and Tours, Alhaji Ahmed Bandoh has questioned the rationale behind the senior national team (Black Stars) playing a "meaningless" friendly with Mexico on May 28 in Texas.
According to the former Kumasi Asante Kotoko board member, the Stars team would derive no benefit from playing an alternative Mexico side because their first team is currently involved in the ongoing FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
The final round matches of the ongoing table tennis league will be staged at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium tomorrow as Tesano Spinners maintain a firm grip at the top.
Tomorrow’s games will be spiced with a special media challenge tournament aimed at promoting the game in the country.The top liner of the day will be a cracker between third-placed SmartLine@Emefs and second-placed Immigration in one of the first matches of the day.
After a week’s break to make way for the surprise-filled MTN FA Cup, the various league centres will be full of action this weekend as Asante Kotoko return to the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi so fight for maximum points against champions Wa All Stars.
Out of the nine league matches Kotoko have so played at their favourite home ground which used to be a Waterloo for many visiting teams, they have won only four and drawn five, including the recent match against Accra Great Olympics.
Coach James Kwasi Appiah says his Black Stars, are ready for their double-header international friendlies against Mexico and USA next week and that his charges will be going for both ‘performance and results’.
The Stars will play Mexico first next Wednesday in Texas and then USA on July 1 in Connecticut, and Kwasi Appiah says the two games form part of his team-building exercise.
The Sapholda Hockey League bounces back into action on Saturday at the Theodosia Okoh Stadium with three keen matches likely to attract much attention in the seven-team men's league.
League leaders, Trustees, with 12 points, will have the opportunity to extend their one-point lead over Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division) when they play bottom club Legon Knights at 3:00pm.
Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, yesterday led a 19-man team to end their non-residential training sessions at the Accra Stadium before departing for the United States of America to engage Mexico and USA in international friendlies.
The Stars resumed training this week in preparation for Mexico at Houston's NRG Stadium in Texas on June 28, before locking horns with USA at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, three days later.
