Floyd Mayweather mansion

Floyd Mayweather’s mansion robbed while he was out celebrating birthday

An intruder broke into Floyd Mayweather's Las Vegas mansion over the weekend and got away with several high-dollar items, law enforcement said.

The boxing champion was in Los Angeles celebrating his 40th birthday at the time of the robbery.

Pele and his son

Pele's son released after arrest for drug trafficking in Brazil

The son of football legend Pele has been released by a Brazilian court after he was arrested six days ago on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.

Pele's son, Edson Cholbi do Nascimento (nicknamed Edinho) was released by the high court temporarily till his final appeal is assessed.

Benjamin Baafi
Benjamin Baafi

Accra basketball chief Benjamin Baafi passes on

Accra Basketball League Administrator Benjamin Baafi’s death has come as a big shock to the basketball fraternity following his demise in the late hours of Wednesday, March 1.

He died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after battling illness for several months.

History-maker Ben Bentil
History-maker Ben Bentil

History: Ben Bentil becomes first Ghanaian to play in the NBA

Ghanaian basketball star Ben Bentil made history on Thursday morning (March 2, 2017), becoming the first player born in the country to play in the NBA on his debut with the Dallas Mavericks.

It was a bitter-sweet experience Bentil, 21, as the Dallas Mavericks forward saw his side lose the regular season game 95-100 to the Atlanta Hawks.

Hearts Ladies

Hearts Ladies accused of jinxing players after having sexual relations with them

Some fans of champion club, Accra Hearts of Oak are up in arms against the female supporters wing of the team, accusing them of jinxing the players by having sexual relations with them.

According to a section of the Hearts fans, the female supporters wing - Hearts Ladies - have brought bad luck to the team as a result of this practice which has negatively affected performances on the pitch.

Maxwell Konadu
Maxwell Konadu

Konadu put in charge as FA looks for new Stars Coach

Maxwell Konadu has assumed the role of caretaker coach of the Black Stars as Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, leads a six-man team to search for a substantive coach for the senior national team to replace Avram Grant whose two-year contract with Ghana ended last month.

 Ben Nunoo Mensah — Aspiring president, GOC
Ben Nunoo Mensah — Aspiring president, GOC

Nunoo-Mensah launches campaign to lead GOC

Mr Ben Nunoo-Mensah, President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), has launched an ambitious campaign to lead the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) when it goes to the polls on March 15.

Rev. Steve Mensah exercising on one of the fitness machines
Rev. Steve Mensah exercising on one of the fitness machines

Olivans fitness club opens at Agbogba

Former Black Stars forward, Augustine Arhinful, has advised people with interest in sports-related exercises to seek medical advice before indulging in such fitness workout.

Arhinful, who was speaking at a ceremony to mark the inauguration of the plush Olivans Fitness Club and Laundry, situated at Agbogba in Accra, also urged participants to take their fitness exercises serious.

Dr Antwi Tetteh(middle) presenting one of the trophies to Mr Isaac Duah while the tournament referee, Yakubu Lea, looks on
Dr Antwi Tetteh(middle) presenting one of the trophies to Mr Isaac Duah while the tournament referee, Yakubu Lea, looks on

Eight register for Indece tennis festival

Eight corporate institutions have registered to participate in Saturday’s corporate tennis festival organised by the Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) to commemorate Ghana’s 60th Independence anniversary.

The once dominant All Stars team, which defied the odds to win the Ghana Premier League (GPL) in their ninth season in the elite league, looked too ordinary to compare to the side that beat all their closest rivals on their way to the title triumph
The once dominant All Stars team, which defied the odds to win the Ghana Premier League (GPL) in their ninth season in the elite league, looked too ordinary to compare to the side that beat all their closest rivals on their way to the title triumph

Sharks hold All Stars in Wa

Ghana's champions, Wa All Stars, looked a far cry of the team that achieved the unlikely last season as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Premier League debutantes, Elmina Sharks, at the Wa Stadium yesterday.

 Mr Gaddiel Kweku Ahimah (second left) presenting the cheque to Nana Wereko-Ampim Opoku (second right)
Mr Gaddiel Kweku Ahimah (second left) presenting the cheque to Nana Wereko-Ampim Opoku (second right)

Floorball Team donates to Special Olympics

The International Floorball Team (IFT) has presented a cheque for GH¢4,000 to the Board of Special Olympics Ghana to help  prepare the Special Olympics athletes towards the 2017 Austria World Special Olympics Winter Games.

Prof Rolf Husmann (right) and Enrico Joebel (left) speaking to the participants after the workshop last Friday
Prof Rolf Husmann (right) and Enrico Joebel (left) speaking to the participants after the workshop last Friday

Blind football: German national team manager holds training seminar in Accra

A total of 30 participants drawn from public universities have began a week-long training in the fundamental rules of blind football to help promote the sport in the country.

The workshop was organised at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium by the newly-formed Blind Football Federation for coaches, referees, players and support staff to promote the sport and to put in place a formidable team that will represent Ghana at  international tournaments in the future.

 Yakubu Mohammed (right) scored the only goal for Kotoko against Ashgold yesterday
Yakubu Mohammed (right) scored the only goal for Kotoko against Ashgold yesterday

Kotoko beat Ashgold at Obuasi

Kumasi Asante Kotoko yesterday beat Ashantigold 1-0 in their rescheduled Ghana Premier League Week four fixture at the Len Clay Stadium at Obuasi.

Asamoah Gyan

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan gets injured again 

Asamoah Gyan's injury woes continue to persist with his latest setback coming yesterday in an Asian Champions League match.

Ghana captain, Gyan suffered an injury during Al Ahli’s 2-0 defeat at Uzbek side Tashkent Lokomotiv on Monday night.

 Kwesi Nyantakyi (right), the GFA President, conducting Gianni Infantino, FIFA boss, arround the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday. Picture: EMMANUEL QUAYE
Kwesi Nyantakyi (right), the GFA President, conducting Gianni Infantino, FIFA boss, arround the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday. Picture: EMMANUEL QUAYE

GFA to get increased funding from FIFA — Infantino

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and other federations on the African continent must improve upon their corporate governance through more accountability and transparency to benefit from increased funding from the world body.

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