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.

A nine-year old physically challenged wheelchair cyclist has been drafted into the Gogetdem wheelchair racing club to hone his talent in the sport.

The Nsawam-based Zark was presented with a wheelchair by the club to help with his movement and training.

Lazoo, and he will respond Lazoo, Lazoo!

That was how Herbert Obuobi Addo was known in football circles but tomorrow, that feeling of warmness and comradeship will assume a somber mood when the football family, led by the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), gather to pay their final respect and tribute to the late national coach who died last March after a short illness.

Cameroon's hopes of progressing to the next stage of the Confederations Cup in Russia were dented by a 1-1 draw with Australia on Thursday.

The Indomitable Lions took the lead at the end of the first half when Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa scored his first international goal.

The Black Stars will leave for the United States on Friday instead of Saturday, as initially announced, as there has been a change in their travel arrangement.

Defending champions Everest Cricket Club lead the Greater Accra Cricket league table with four points after the Week Three matches were played last Sunday, at the Achimota Cricket Oval in Accra.

Everest are closely followed by Nsromma Titans with four points, the former leading with a NRR difference of 3.06 as compared to the Nsromma’s 1.54.

The football family has reacted with shock the death of one of Ghana’s top football administrators, Major (rtd) Yaw Ampene Larson, which occurred last Sunday.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA), the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), as well as Kumasi Asante Kotoko, have all expressed sadness at the death of the 77-year-old administrator, who one-time led Kotoko and the football clubs’ association.

Akosua Puni Essien, the owner of Italian Club, FC Como has apologised for her failure to pay the players and staff of the team their outstanding salaries for the 2016-2017 season.

Akosua, the wife of former Chelsea star Michael Essien saved the Italian third division Lega Pro side from bankruptcy when she bought it for €237,000 at an auction in March. The figure was €10,000 more than the starting price.

With round one matches ending this weekend at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium, a special media challenge tournament for sports journalists covering the league would be staged alongside the main league.

Ghana's Black Stars will travel to the USA for their double international friendly without the Ayew Brothers, Andre Dede and Jordan, who have asked to be excused from the games.

The two players were part of the Stars team that won 5-0 against Ethiopia in their 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier in Kumasi a fortnight ago, but their respective clubs, Aston Villa and Swansea, have asked that they be excused so they can have some rest before they report back to England.

The proposed renovation of the Accra Stadium this month has been put on hold after pleas from stakeholders to allow the Ghana Premier League (GPL) season to end before the project begins.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, had earlier announced that a much-needed facelift of the massively corroded edifice would commence this June.

The national arm wrestling team, the Golden Arms, have inched a step closer to realising their dream of making their first appearance at the African Armwrestling Championship after receiving cash and products worth GH¢ 8,000 from local beverage company, TT Brothers.

The Ghana Arm Wrestling Federation (GAF) is in a race with time to raise funds to finance a 15-member Golden Arms contingent for the championship scheduled for June 28-July 5 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Miami FC midfielder Kwadwo Poku will join the Black Stars team for their upcoming friendly matches against USA and Mexico.

Poku will join the team’s camp when they arrive in the United States over the weekend.