The 32-year-old cross-country records set in the Male Division and the Girls 1,500 metres were shattered during the 31st biennial Super Zonal Sports Festival of the Upper West Region (UWR) Schools and Colleges which ended at Jirapa last Saturday.
The records, which were broken in grand style, had all first three athletes in both categories walking over the old records.
Sixteen athletes, made up of 10 men and six women, last Tuesday began residential camping at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to prepare adequately for the Nigeria International Badminton competition slated for Lagos from July 26 to 29.
The athletes are Ebenezer Andrews, Ben Noah Ayim, Abraham Ayitey, George Ayittey, Michael Opoku Baah, Emmanuel Botwe, Daniel Doe, Joseph Gordon and Aaron Tamakloe.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has challenged Javier Nicholas Javier Chacon, the Argentinian Super-Bantamweight who challenges Ghana’s WBO International Super Bantamweight Champion, Isaac Dogboe at the Bukom Arena on Saturday, to give the Ghanaian strong man a good fight.
The management of SIC Insurance has promised to provide insurance cover for all Premier League players in the country.
The acting Managing Director (MD) of the insurance giants, Mr Faris Attrickie, made the disclosure when he led a delegation from his outfit and the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to visit the injured Kumasi Asante Kotoko players at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital following their road accident last week.
League Leaders Tesano Spinners hope to capitalise on the withdrawal of third-placed SmartLine@Emefs to account for fourth-placed Ghana Police Service when the second round of the Stanbic Bank-Graphic Sports National table Tennis League resumes at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium tomorrow after a week’s break.
The Nigerian duo of Rilwan Akanbi and Ahmed Bello have so far been a formidable force for Spinners and, in an interview with the Graphic Sports a fortnight ago, they vowed to win the title for their club.
State-owned oil company, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has declared its intention to sever ties with the Black Stars following a decision by its Board to vote US$1.5million to support sports development in the country.
Per the 2015 Financial Report of the GNPC, the five-year sponsorship for the Black Stars will run out in December 2017.
Former Ghanaian international, Godwin Attram, has urged Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, to win an AFCON trophy to cement his legacy as the “ultimate king” of Ghana Football.
According to Attram, who himself was unable to win the AFCON during his nine-year stint with the Stars, all critics must rally behind Gyan and his teammates to enable them to end Ghana's 35-year wait for a trophy at the senior level.
Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, and his backroom staff can now heave a sigh of relief as the Ministry of Youth and Sports has promised to settle all salary arrears owed them in due time.
The ministry’s assurance follows the confirmation of a receipt of $750,000 last Wednesday from the headline sponsors of the national team, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), as part payment for the $1.5m sponsorship package approved by the board for sports development.
Medeama skipper, Joseph Tetteh Zutah, has described Sunday's Premier League encounter with Aduana Stars at the Tarkwa T&A Park as a revenge mission for last season's 0-1 defeat.
Zutah, who is expected to lead Medeama in their titanic clash against Aduana Stars, said the Mauves and Yellows were ready to derail their opponent’s title hopes by beating them convincingly.
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be held in June and July, the Confederation of African Football has confirmed.
The captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan is known for living an extravagant lifestyle and in the past confessed to splurging $20,000 on a baby shark.
The former Shanghai SIPG forward also owns a fleet of luxurious vehicles and a $3 million mansion at Weija.
However, he is also a humanitarian at heart with his Asamoah Gyan Foundation carrying out a number of charitable projects in the country.
All is set for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Super Bantamweight bout between Ghana’s Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe and Argentinian strongman Nicholas Javier Chacon at the Bukom Boxing Arena this Saturday, July 22.
Hundreds, including former President Jerry John Rawlings and the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah on Tuesday joined Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan to commission an AstroTurf project at the Accra Academy campus.
The first phase of the project, christened the Asamoah Gyan Sports Complex was completed at a cost of GH₵700,000 and includes a fenced AstroTurf pitch with floodlights. It will also have a tartan track and sports hall upon completion.
The Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) Mr Kenneth Ashigbey, has eulogised the editor of the Graphic Sports, Mr Felix Abayateye, for his commitment and dedicated service to the company.
Presenting a book titled “Leading Culture Change in Global Organisation” to the retiring sport editor, Mr Ashigbey said the veteran journalist had rendered an unbroken service to Graphic and Ghana for the past 34 years.
Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, is expected to round off his US scouting exercise on Sunday after monitoring a few more Ghanaian players in action for their clubs this weekend.
So far, Coach Appiah appears satifisfied with the talents he has spotted during his two-week tour of the US as he plans to travel to Columbus tomorrow, before crowning it all in New York on Sunday.
