Former Japanese track athlete, Dai Tamasue arrived in Ghana on Thursday to begin a four-day mission to promote the 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Games slated for Tokyo.

Tamasue was welcomed on his arrival at the Kotoka International Airport shortly after 11 am by the Deputy Director of the National Sports Authority, Mr Saka Acquaye as well as some officials of the Japanese Embassy.

Trustees would be hoping to maintain their one-point lead in the men's division when the second round of the Sapholda Hockey League resumes today at the Theodosia Okoh Stadium after a two-week break.

Only two points separate the top three teams in the men's division and Trustees will be hoping to add to their 15 points tally when they face bottom club Legon Knights.

Elmina Sharks have signed on a Brazilian player, Abner Martins dos Santo Pinto, to help turn around their dwindling fortunes in the ongoing Ghana Premier League.

Sharks are currently among the bottom three clubs battling relegation  after 20 matches and need to up their game to avoid relegation.

Black Starlets captain, Eric Ayiah, has been invited to the Black Stars 'B' team as they intensify preparations for their upcoming CHAN qualifiers.

Ayiah, who recently led the national U-17 side to finish second at the African Championship in Gabon, is expected to join the home-based national team for their friendly against their Togolese counterparts tomorrow.

Premier League title-chasers, Accra Hearts of Oak face a must-win match when they travel to a tough ground at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park to lock horns with Bechem United as they seek to return to winning ways tomorrow.

Hearts will find it difficult to win at a venue they lost 1-3 to their opponents last season but with their recent performances, the Phobians can at least earn a point from the game.

Tributes have poured in from across the world for Bradley Lowery, who has died from terminal cancer.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney looks set to return to Everton in the next few days on a free transfer.

BBC Sport understands there is "quiet optimism" that a deal is close and that Rooney, 31, wants to return to Goodison - 13 years after he left for United - despite interest from other clubs.

The President of Ghana Rugby, Herbert Mensah, has started a new craze amongst the Ghana Rugby players that he calls “Gutter-to-Gutter” Rugby.

Exercise and physical training have always been part and parcel of his daily routine and Herbert Mensah often combines this to take his dogs for a brisk morning walk in the neighbourhood of Osu, Accra.

Old students of the Adisadel College (Santaclausians) last Monday defeated their counterparts from the Mfanstipim School (MOBA), 21 to 16 points to win the fourth edition of the annual Sir Sam Jonah Golf Challenge between the two institutions.

The competition, put together five years ago by Sir Sam Jonah, a Santaclausian, is to foster a healthy relationship between the two bodies through sport as well as network.

A health walk organised by staff of De Youngster’s International School to mark Republic Day ended successfully at the school's Adenta compound last Saturday.

Members of staff of the five branches of the school covered the Ayi Mensah-Peduase Lodge route of the Aburi road before engaging in fun games such as sack race, peace pull, playing cards, Oware, ludo, draft, scrabble and monopoly.

The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has honoured the memory of the late Uriah Asante, a former Hearts of Oak player who died last year after suffering cardiac arrest.

The PFAG last Wednesday inaugurated its new office complex and had its boardroom named after the former Hearts midfielder. The new facility christened, "The Home of the Players," pays tribute to some historical teams, players and moments in Ghana football.

Wa All Stars have appointed Abubakar Mumuni Sokpari as the interim coach of the club after relieving Enos Adepa of his post.

Coach Sokpari, who was an assistant to Adepa, is expected to hold the fort till the end of the current Premier League season, according to the General Manager of the team, Seth Panwum.

Bechem United skipper, Asante Agyemang, has downplayed the absence of striker Abednego Tetteh’s influence on their team and insists it will not affect their chances against Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday.

Tetteh, who now plays for Sudanese side, Al Hilal, scored a hat-trick in Bechem’s 3-1 win over Hearts side at Bechem last season, but the Bechem captain is convinced they have other quality stars to crush the  the Phobians at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park.

Fans of Turkish club Kayserispor gave their newest signee, Asamoah Gyan, a heroic welcome as they besieged the Erkilet International Airport to welcome their hero.

Gyan, who flew together with the president of the club, Erol Bedir, to the city of Kayseri was mobbed by a milling crowd who had gathered at the airport to catch a glimpse of the Ghana international.

The tactical transformation introduced by Kumasi Asante Kotoko head coach, Steve Pollack, appears to be yielding results but as to whether it could be sustained, remains a big puzzle that would be unsettled when they host Medeama at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday.

Pollack has managed to rescue the Porcupine Warriors from an ordinary side during the first round to a winsome team that successfully defended the President’s Cup trophy against arch rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak last Monday.