Retired pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr has set his sights on discovering the next world champion among the finest boxers at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

A former chairman of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), George Haldane Lutterodt has denied being the manager of Junior Olympic 800 metres champion, Martha Bissah, as reported by sections of the media.

Ashgold are still livid over the decision by the  Premier League Board (PLB) to reschedule this weekend’s fixture to last Saturday, threatening the league organisers with hell if they fail to compensate them.

Nine days into  the 2016 Olympic Games  in Rio, Team Ghana is yet to make any impact with members  falling out in the first of their respective  events each day.

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has congratulated Mr Kwei Mensah Ashidam on his appointment as the substantive Managing Director of SIC Insurance Company Limited after serving in an acting capacity for a year.

Defender Jerome Boateng struck a blow for his trade in winning Germany's footballer of the year for the 2015-16 season in a poll of sports journalists.

Tarkwa- based Medeama Sporting Club on Sunday inched closer to a historic semi-final in this year’s CAF Confederation Cup when they beat visiting continental giants, TP Mazembe, 4-2 in their group stage battle at the Sekondi Sports Stadium at Essipon.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko last Staurday secured a 2-0 victory against Liberty Professionals at the Carl Reindorf Park at Dansoman, Accra.

Second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Munir El Haddadi gave Barcelona a 2-0 first-leg lead against Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup.

South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson's 17-year-old 400m world record to sensationally win Olympic gold at Rio 2016.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016.

Ghana’s sole representatives in the CAF Confederations cup group stage Medeama SC defeated reigning African Champions TP Mazembe 3-2 to increase their chances of securing a semi-final place in the competition.

Blue Dreams Network, an event planning company, is set to organise a peace walk to promote peace and unity among the youth before the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko moved to within two points of leaders Wa All Stars after the latest round of Ghana Premier League matches held across the country on Saturday.

All Stars and second-placed Accra Hearts of Oak were unable to record victories which resulted in Kotoko and Aduana Stars reducing the gap between the four teams at the top of the table with only six matches to end the season.

Ghana’s sole representative in weightlifting at the 2016 Olympic Games, Christian Amoah, was unable to reach the next round of the men's 85 kilogramme (kg) category as his 157kg clean and jerk lift was ruled-out by the jury on Friday.