Newcastle have moved to compensate for the absence of Ghana winger Christian Atsu during the 2017 AFCON by tabling a bid for Everton's Tom Cleverley.

The President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the senior national team to end Ghana's 34-year wait for a trophy by winning the 2017 AFCON which starts on January 14 in Gabon.

Coach Avram Grant has named his named a 26-man provisional squad for the 2017 African Cup of Nations Cup competition.

Captain Asamoah leads the side that will begin an 11-day training tour in the UAE on Tuesday before travelling to Gabon on January 13 for the competition.

British tennis champion Andy Murray and athlete Mo Farah have been knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

The Sprite Ball Boys Division Champions St. Augustine’s College have been dumped out of the competition after suffering a 15-21 loss to Pope John’s Senior High School in the quarter finals on Friday morning.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken a bold decision to beef up the Black Stars technical bench with the introduction of Coach Sam Arday as part of efforts to excel at the Gabon 2017 Africa Nations Cup slated for January 14 to February 5.

The nomination of the ‘Multi-System Man’ was a fallout of a critical meeting between the Black Stars Management Committee and Coach Avram Grant held in Accra last Monday.

Much-touted İstanbul Başakşehir midfielder, Joseph Larweh Attamah, will finally make a dream debut with the Black Stars as he joins the team’s third training session today as part of the build-up towards the Gabon 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

The former Satellites dependable defender, who has been in a form of his life for his Turkish club this season, was expected in the country last night after featuring in a cup match for İstanbul Başakşehir in midweek.

Ghana Premier League’s best performer and top scorer, Latif Blessing, was the toast of fans when he had his debut training with the senior national team, the Black Stars, when preparations for the Gabon 2017 Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) began at the St Aquinas School last Wednesday.

The odds have been shortened on another high-profile name joining the megabucks Chinese Super League - only this time it's a referee.

Englishman Mark Clattenburg, who was named the best referee in the world at the Globe Soccer Awards last Tuesday night, has emerged as a target for the wealthy league.

The Black Stars of Ghana are expected to fly from Accra to UAE on Tuesday to commence camping ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon.

Holders of the Spriteball Basketball Championship, St Augustine's College, opened the defence of their title with a narrow 23-18 triumph over Presbyterian Senior High School (Osu) last Wednesday at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra.

The Boys Division Group A clash which lasted for only two quarters under difficult harmattan conditions, saw Augusco dominate the opening exchanges, but Osu Presec fought back to reduce a 12-point deficit to only five points.

Ghana’s Black Stars on Wednesday commenced their training at the St Thomas Aquinas Senior High School Park ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Gabon next month.

In attendance at the non-residential camping were, goalkeeper Fatau Dauda, who was returning to the team after losing out on the first spot to Razak Braimah since the 2014 World Cup, Braimah and Richard Ofori.

The holders of the Spriteball Basketball Championship, St Augustine's College opened the defence of their title with a narrow 23-18 triumph over Presbyterian Senior High School (Osu) today at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra.

Table tennis continued to rise in the country in the year 2016 as the national ping-pong league was successfully held in both the male and female categories.

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) once again proved to be one of the fastest growing sporting disiciplines in the country, when it began its activities for the year 2016 with the launch of the Indomie Junior and Youth Inter-Club competition for boys and girls.