The senior national team, the Black Stars, returned to the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi for the first time in three years last Monday with a mission to renew their relationship with Oseikrom fans via a number of charitable deeds ahead of their 2019 AFCON qualifier against the Walias of Ethiopia on Sunday.

The charitable gestures were not defined by the team’s management committee headed by George Afriyie, but it is likely a donation would be made towards the construction of the new Baby and Mother Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi later in the week.

Upscale Entertainment, organisers of Floyd Mayweather's tour of Ghana have urged corporate bodies to seize the opportunity to market investment opportunities in the country during the two-day visit of the undefeated American boxing icon on June 15-16.

According to the CEO of Upscale Entertainment, Roni Yeboah, Mayweather's "Undefeated Tour" provides Ghana with a unique window to market itself as an investment and tourism destination to over 10 million people across the world.

The Management of NanaJoy Hotel at Jachie,  together with  Lexta Ghana (importers of YAZZ products) has donated quantities of sports gears to Jachie United Football Club- a second division team — based at Jachie in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region.

The sports gears, which included jerseys, football boots, shin guards and gloves, were meant to motivate the team, which currently occupy the second spot of the Division Two League in their Zone with 13 points,   to qualify to play in the  Division One League  (DOL) next year.

Black Stars assistant coach, Ibrahim Tanko was a powerful and quick striker during his heydey and it appears these are the qualities he settled on when he purchased his sleek Cadillac Escalade.

The former Borussia Dortmund star who retired at the tender age of 30 now rides in style whenever he reports for training sessions with the Black Stars.

The Black Stars arrived in Kumasi yesterday to finalise their preparations towards Sunday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia at the Baba Yara Stadium.

Coach Kwasi Appiah's side began a non-residential training in Accra last week and left Accra for Kumasi around midday yesterday.

Ghana international goalkeeper, Adambathia Larsen "Adam" Kwarasey has completed a transfer to Norwegian club Vålerenga. The move returns Kwarasey to his boyhood club, after stints with Strømsgodset, Rosenborg, Portland Timbers and Brondby.

The 29-year-old has also been reunited with his former Strømsgodset boss, Ronny Delia at the club

Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan insists his injury worries are behind him and he is ready to lead the senior national team past Ethiopia in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Gyan, 31, currently on a season-long loan at Al Ahli from Shanghai SIPG, has been plagued by niggling hamstring and ankle injuries over the first four months of the year.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has excluded three players from his squad ahead of the trip to Kumasi for Sunday's 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia.

The Black Stars have spent the past four days in non-residential training in Accra and will travel to Kumasi on Monday to continue with preparations for the game.

Former Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has died aged 30 after collapsing during training in China, a spokesman for the player has announced.

In his seven years at United the Ivory Coast player made over 150 appearances, including three last season.

Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan arrived in style for his first training session with the Black Stars shortly after touching down from his base in the United Arab Emirates.

Gyan who earns £227,000 a week (£11.8m annually) from Chinese club Shanghai SIPG was chauffeured to the Accra Sports Stadium in a customised Mercedes-Benz bus.

The second round of the 2016 Premier League season is expected to commence in some few weeks time at all the eight match venues. The first round has been hotly contested with most of the teams separated by insignificant points.

We have, therefore, entered a very interesting and exciting second round where almost all the matches will take on extra importance with regard to promotion, relegation or involvement in continental competitions. It is also the period when many decisions are taken, in respect of referee promotion and retention at all levels.

The ongoing Stanbic Bank-sponsored Table Tennis league at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium continues to produce some interesting results and excitement each passing weak.

League leaders Tesano Spinners and their female counterparts retained the top positions of their respective league tables as competition reached the week last Saturday.
We bring to our readers some thrilling scenes at last Saturday’s competition at the sports hall.

A thrilling encounter between league leaders Tesano Spinners and SmartLine@ Emefs was the highlight of the ongoing table tennis league being staged at the D.G. Hathiramani Hall of the Accra Stadium last Saturday.

The two clubs, both harbouring Nigerian imports, engaged in a game of wits and smashes as bedlam gripped the national hall. In the end, Spinners duo of Rilwan Akanbi and Ahmed Bello’s prowess edged out Emefs 3-2 in the pulsating encounter.

There will be a first-time Grand Slam champion at the French Open. And there's a week left in the tournament to figure out which of the 12 women still in contention will win tennis’ second Grand Slam title.

Venus Williams was the last of the past major title winners in the draw, and she lost in the fourth round to 30th-seeded Timea Bacsinszky 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 at Court Philippe Chatrier yesterday.

The University of Ghana Sports Directorate has launched a sports fund designed to facilitate and support the development of student-athletes who are admitted to the institution.

According to the Director of Sports of the University of Ghana, Dr Bella Bello Bitugu, the fund which has been named the University of Ghana Sports Fund (UG-SF) becomes operational on August 1, 2017 and will also cater for the construction as well as maintenance of existing sports facilities at the University of Ghana campus in Legon.