Richard Okine, last Saturday defeated Bright Nortey by 6-2, 6-6 to emerge winner of the Fritz Baffour 65th birthday Junior Tennis organised for players in the Under-14 category at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club.
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has given a "100%" backing to James Kwasi Appiah's rumoured return as head coach of the senior national team.
Former Black Stars coach Appiah has been tipped as a favourite for the hot-seat following the departure of veteran Israeli Avram Grant and former President Kufuor has assented to his return.
The family of the late Sam Arday Tuesday paid separate courtesy calls on former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor to inform them about the funeral arrangements for the former national football coach slated for April 7 at the State House in Accra.
The first port of call for the delegation led by James Quarcoo and including a brother, sisters and the son of the late coach was the residence of former President Kufuor in Accra where they briefed him about the ill-health of coach Arday and his subsequent passing on February 12, 2017.
Ghana will miss this year’s Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria after The Netherlands Embassy in Accra denied the team representing the country visas to enable them to travel to Austria for the competition.
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has opened up about his decision to sign for Indonesian Liga 1 giants, Persib Bandung.
The 34-year-old free agent joined Persib on a one-year deal, ending a his stint on the sidelines since he departed Greek giants Panathinaikos in September 2016.
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has joined Indonesian top flight Persib Bandung on a one-year deal ahead of the start of the 2017 Liga 1 season.
Essien has been recruited as a marquee player by Persib and will have the option of extending his contract for a further year at the end of the 2017/2018 season depending on his performances.
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has began negotiations with Indonesian Premier League side Persib Bandung ahead of a potential transfer.
Essien has been sighted in Indonesia at the training grounds of several clubs but Persib are thought to be favourites for the former Chelsea cult hero's signature ahead of another team - Pusamania Borneo FC.
Black Sticks striker, Johnny Botsio, inspired the national male hockey team to defeat Fiji 11-2 in the ongoing Hockey World League Round 2 match last Saturday.
The President of the Ghana Cycling Federation (GCF), Mohammed Sahnoon, has questioned the inclusion of former Olympians and affiliates to the delegates list without the knowledge of Congress and accused the leadership of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) of planning to rig the upcoming elections on March 15.
Former Black Stars captain and coach, James Kwasi Appiah, could be returning to the job he quit over two years ago if the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) has its way following strong indications that he is the favourite of the ministry among the list of applicants to replace Avram Grant.
However, while there is no confirmation by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) about the list of applicants for the Stars vacant job, a credible source told the Graphic Sports at the weekend that Kwasi Appiah, now with Sudan’s Al Khartoum, was among the list of applicants likely to be made known this week.
Suspended Black Stars midfielder Sulley Muntari scored his 27th career goal in the Serie A on Sunday, March 12. Muntari, 32, netted a consolation for strugglers Pescara who were thrashed 3-1 by Agyemang Badu's Udinese at the Stadio Adriatico.
He intercepted a loose pass outside the penalty area and scuffed a feeble shot into the bottom far corner.
The Ghana national junior fencing team returned home on Saturday with four medals at the just ended African Cadet Junior Championship in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire.
The three-day event started on March 8 and ended on March 11 with Ghana's UK-based female cadet, Yasmine Fosu winning three medals (gold, silver and bronze) and the men's team winning silver in foil after losing to the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire in the finals.
Mali is facing a possible Fifa suspension after the country's sports minister missed a deadline to revoke his dissolution of the football federation's Executive Committee.
Mali Sports Minister Housseini Amion Guindo took his action on Wednesday and duly installed an interim committee to lead the federation (Femafoot) until a new board can be elected.
Joshua King scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth boosted their Premier League survival hopes by beating West Ham to secure a first win in 2017.
King had missed an early penalty for the Cherries when he fired wide of the post, and 48 seconds later West Ham took the lead when Michail Antonio swept a low shot into the bottom corner.
Ghanaian basketball star Ben Bentil will return to the NBA Development League (D-League) following the expiration of his 10-day NBA contract with the Dallas Mavericks last Wednesday.
Bentil will rejoin the 2014 NBA D-League Champions the Fort Wayne Mad Ants after he appeared sparingly in three games for the Mavericks, without scoring a point in 10 minutes of action.
