Chelsea have sent Kenedy home from their pre-season tour following the Brazilian's social media comments before a match in China.

The club had "solemnly and sincerely" apologised after fans accused the 21-year-old of xenophobia and racism.

The MTN FA Cup resumes in full swing this weekend with some quarter-finals fireworks as former champions, Hearts of Oak and Medeama SC, engage second tier opponents in the unpredictable competition.

Hearts, who last won the trophy in 2000, will play host to Division One outfit, Danbort FC, at the Accra Sports Stadium with the intention of making the semi-finals at the expense of their neighbours in this local derby.

Former Ghana athletics chief, George Haldane Lutterodt, has donated GH¢1,000 to the executive of the Greater Accra Wrestling Association (GAWA) in support of their Homowo wrestling matches.

The donation took place at his office last Friday where the president of the association, George Mankatah, and some executive members officially requested Mr Lutterodt to become a life patron of the association.

Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena over the weekend produced a near carbon copy of a goal scored by legendary Leeds United striker Tony Yeboah.

The Emergency Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has made a number of proposals that will see changes in the technical bench of the female national teams.

The proposal is likely to be approved at the next GFA Executive Committee meeting.

A sensational strike by Accra Hearts of Oak skipper, Thomas Abbey, yesterday gave his side a deserving 3-1 victory over Tema Youth at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Abbey scored a world class goal to put the icing on the cake after his 30th minute stike from the penalty spot and Kwame Kizito’s header in the 57th minute gave the home side a good cushion as they dominated the game from the blast of the whistle.

Ninth-placed Ashanti Otumfuo Stars caused a shocker last Saturday when they defeated fifth-placed Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) 3-2 in the second round match of the ongoing Stanbic Bank-Graphic Sports Table Tennis League staged at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium.

Young paddler, Jeffrey Owusu Afriyie, became the star of the day after beating veterans William Asare and Isaac Amoako of the GRA 3-1, 3-1 respectively in men’s singles match.

Aduana Stars reclaimed the top spot of the Premier League log after they clinched a point at Tarkwa where they held Medeama to a scoreless draw last Saturday.

With WAFA’s game against Asante Kotoko postponed to enable Kotoko recuperate from a tragic accident two weeks ago, Aduana jumped to the summit with 44 points, one more than the academy lads who have two games.

Undefeated Ghanaian boxer, Isaac "Royal Storm" Dogboe, put himself in readiness for a world title shot in Las Vegas after beating Javier Chacon to defend his WBO International Super Bantamweight belt last Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.

Dogboe proved too strong for the former world title contender after stopping the Argentine in the sixth round via a Technical Knockout in front of a packed crowd, including former President Jerry John Rawlings and boxing legend Azumah Nelson.

League leaders, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), maintained their grip on the Sapholda Hockey League by whipping fifth-placed Reformers 7-2 at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra last Saturday.

By that victory, GRA increased their points build-up to 23 from nine matches played, scoring 46 goals in the process and conceding only eight.

Lightweight contender Richard Commey says he has “unfinished business” with IBF champion Robert Easter Jnr and is hopeful that his new three-year promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment will earn him a second shot at a world title against his American foe soon.

Commey wants another shot at the world title and a chance to avenge his first career loss after Easter Jr won a 12-round split decision when they fought for the IBF title at the Santander Arena in Pennsylvania last September.

Ghana’s Isaac Dogboe Saturday night recorded a 7th round TKO over his Argentine challenger Javier Nicolas Chacon in their WBO International Super Bantamweight title shot final eliminator.

President Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence in Ghana’s WBO Super Bantamweight International champion, Isaac Dogboe, saying the entire nation is behind him as he defends his title against Argentine Nicholas Javier Chavez at the Bukom Arena on Saturday.

The IBF has ordered two world title elimination fights to produce mandatory challengers for its belts at lightweight and junior lightweight.

On Thursday, it ordered Alejandro Luna and Richard Commey, the leading available contenders according to the organization's rankings, to meet for the right to become the mandatory challenger for the 135-pound world title held by Robert Easter Jr.

Tonight at the Bukom Boxing Arena, one of Ghana’s elite fighters, Isaac Dogboe, will have a date with destiny when he seeks for a WBO International super bantamweight title shot via a final eliminator with Argentine Javier Nicolas Chacon.

Indeed, Dogboe, 22, has a fine opportunity to shoot himself into fame at a time when it appears boxing fortunes are dwindling in the country.