Ghanaian youngster, Nana Opoku Ampomah, had every reason to be on cloud nine as he registered his name on the score sheet for his Belgian side, Waasland-Beveren in their 3-1 over Standard Liege in the Belgian Jupiler League.

Ampomah, who made his international debut for the Black Stars during their final World Cup qualifiers against Egypt last month, scored in what proved to cushion his side on the day in the 72nd minute.

Aduana Stars skipper, Godfred Saka, has open up himself to a possible move to Kumasi Asante Kotoko and says a switch to the Porcupine Warriors offers him exciting opportunities which he would not hesitate to grab.

Saka, who returned to Ghana last week after a failed move to Nigerian giants Enyimba, has put interested clubs on alert after declaring he would not renew his contract with Aduana. However, he revealed that he was yet to engage in talks with officials of Kotoko despite media reports strongly linking him with a move to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

The president of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah, has made a passionate appeal to the Ministry of Youth and Sports to act fast to save the career of Ghana’s sole Youth Olympics gold medalist, Martha Bissah, in the supreme interests of Ghana athletics.

The GOC boss said Martha had a lot of potential which could be beneficial to the country and therefore the ministry must not allow individual interests to destroy the young athlete’s future.

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), has imposed a fine of US$6000 on the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), for fielding an unqualified player in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria.

In addition to the fine, FIFA also annulled the 1:1 score line in the said game between Algeria and Nigeria on November 10, 2017 and subsequently awarded a 3:0 score line instead, in favor of Algeria.

Britain's Tyson Fury is free to resume his boxing career after accepting a backdated two-year doping ban.

The former world heavyweight champion tested positive for a banned steroid in February 2015, but blamed the result on eating uncastrated wild boar.

Four teams have qualified for the quarter-final of the ongoing Ga-Dangbe Youth Sports Festival for tourism and unity.

They are Ada, who will play Tema in the quarter-final at the Sege Community JHS Park in Ada, while Osu meet Ningo-Prampram at the Osu Salem Park.

Abraham Osei Bonsu last Saturday night won the national super featherweight title after defeating Felix Ajom by a majority decision at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.

On a rainy night which forced the remaining bouts to be called off, Bonsu dominated his opponent from start to finish.

The Black Maidens, Ghana's Under-17 female football team, will host their Gambian counterparts in the second leg of their first round 2018 Women's World Cup qualifier at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday.

The Maidens won the first leg 5-1 a fortnight ago and are keen to repeat the dose on Sunday.

Ghana's Under-20 female football team, the Black Princesses, have resumed camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram in preparation for their final round qualifier for the 2018 Women's World Cup.

The Princesses, after eliminating Kenya, went on a two-week break, leading to the invitation of 23 players by the head coach, Yusif Basigi, to prepare for the final qualifier against Cameroun.

Heavyweight specialist, Ebenezer Tetteh, has promised to win the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa heavyweight title by knocking out Burkinabe, Boniface Kabore, this Saturday at the Unity Park in Accra.

The 27-year-old undefeated burly boxer, who has 14 fights to his credit, will come up against the veteran 35-year-old who has fought 24 times and lost four.

Africa Online Ghana last Saturday needed a penalty shootout to defeat Surfline 2-1 to clinch the second edition of the C Squared Fibre Cup after the final ended 0-0 in normal time.

Africa Online breezed past eight teams on their journey to the finals where they triumphed after winning a nerve-wracking shoot-out at the Burma Camp Sports Complex.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side's title hopes are "probably" over because referee Michael Oliver failed to award them a penalty in their 2-1 loss to "lucky" Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola's team stretched their lead at the top of the table to 11 points and became the first team to win 14 successive English top-flight games in a single season.

After yesterday’s weigh-in which saw the two top boxers on the Azumah Nelson Fight Night bill, Bright Ayala and Wahab Oluwaseun weighing a little above 127 pounds, the stage is set for a tough fight tonight at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.

The two super-featherweight contenders appeared lively and ready to brawl as they weighed in one after the other backed by their teeming supporters and supervised by Ghana Boxing Authority member, Alhaji Tofik Muritela.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest player of all time, according to his Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane.

Newly-appointed coach of International Allies, Kenichi Yatsuhashi says his side will be a force to reckon with in the 2017/2018 Ghana Premier League season.

Kenichi targets an ambitious top-4 finish with the Tema club.