Caster Semenya - the Olympic star who was at the centre of a gender row - has married her girlfriend in a stunning ceremony. The 800m gold medalist, of South Africa, tied the knot with her long-term partner, Violet Raseboya, in a beautiful white wedding yesterday.
The Black Stars jersey numbers for 2017 African Nations Cup have been revealed. Coach Avram Grant presented his final list on January 4, 10 days to the start of the tournament. Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan retained his iconic number three shirt while Andre Ayew chose to stick with the iconic number 10 jersey.
Black Stars coach Avram Grant will be out of a job after AFCON 2017 when his Ghana contract comes to an end and this has put Australian professional soccer club Melbourne City on alert for his services.
Ghana have lined a friendly against Uzbekistan giants Bunyodkor on Tuesday. The Black Stars will be playing the Asian side in the friendly in Dubai.
Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's joint all-time leading scorer as the holders cruised into the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-0 victory over Reading.
The first National Poomsae Referee Licence Course will take place at the Sports Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium from Monday to Wednesday. The three-day training programme, which is to build the capacities of Ghanaian taekwondo referees, would be facilitated by Master Muhktar Kadiri.
The Black Stars completed their fourth day of training in Al Ain on Friday evening. Coach Avram Grant and his players are camping in the Asian country in prepraration towards the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari is set for a return to club football with minnows Pescara in the Italian Serie A. According to gianlucadimarzio.com, Pescara chairman Daniele Sebastiani has already met-up with the hard-tackling Ghanaian for negotiations.
A former minister of Youth and Sports, Enoch Teye Mensah, has called on the Black Stars not to focus on bonuses but rather play for pride as they prepare to take on the rest of Africa in Gabon.
Former head of Ghana football, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, says the Black Stars must play above themselves to make the nation proud at the upcoming Gabon 2017 African Cup of Nations in the wake of their current circumstances.
The no-cash syndrome that hit almost all sports disciplines in the country last year, making it difficult for the youth with the requisite potentials to rub shoulders with their counterparts and win laurels during international tournaments, is likely to put the brakes on both the national male and female hockey teams as they prepare to participate in the Hockey World Round 2 League next month.
The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has branded the outgoing Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye a disappointment, accusing him of allowing his personal hatred for the association to impair his judgement.
History was made on Thursday at the International Conference Centre in Abuja with the coronation of Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez as African Player of the Year 2016 and Ugandan goalie, Denis Onyango as African Player of the Year – Based in Africa 2016.
Each Black Queens player has received $13,000 from the Youth and Sports Ministry following their qualification and participation in last year's African Women's championship.
Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou has been referred to Egyptian prosecutors for investigation over allegedly abusing his position.
