Nigeria U-23s defied the odds to defeat Japan 5-4 in a thrilling Group B encounter in Manaus despite arriving in Brazil just hours before their first game in the early hours of Friday.

Oghenekaro Etebo was the star of the show, scoring four goals, while the impressive Umar Sadiq added the other goal to secure the win for Nigeria.

Japan had the game’s first chance but Emmanuel Daniel made a point blank save before Sincere Seth cleared away for a corner.

The 31st Olympic Games officially start in Rio on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.

Athletes from 206 nations and a refugee team are in Brazil to compete in 31 sports and be watched by a global audience of billions.

The build-up has been dominated by a Russian doping scandal, the Zika virus and issues with the city's security, infrastructure and venues.

Three-time world bantanweight champion, Joseph (King Kong) Agbeko is urging the Ghanaian electorate to engage peacefully with each other to ensure the 2016 polls passes peacefully.

This Ghanaians can do by adopting the friendly temperament of prized-fighters who immediately after a boxing bout, abandon all hostilities to remain true sportsmen, he counseled. 

Ghanaian referee, Joseph Lamptey has been appointed as the fourth referee for the Olympic Games clash between Sweden and Colombia  at the Amazonia Arena Stadium in Rio de Janeiro this evening.

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) yesterday marked its 48th anniversary with a call on members to rededicate themselves to the ideals of the association and play their roles as partners in development and promotion of Ghana sports.

Sprinter Flings Owusu-Agyapong, will carry the Ghana flag during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games which starts on Friday, August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

West Ham United are eager to reunite the Ayew brothers ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League season.

When Hungarian native Szandra Szogedi steps onto the judo mat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, she'll be making history as the first-ever female judoka to represent Ghana.

Former Everton, Wigan and Swansea manager Roberto Martinez has been appointed as the new head coach of Belgium.

Manchester City have signed 19-year-old Brazilian winger Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras for £27m plus add-ons.

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games began on Wednesday with a women's football match played in front of a sparse Olympic Stadium crowd in Brazil.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, was last Saturday named an Ambassador for Peace for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

Ghana’s Olympic team have arrived in Brazil to participate in this year’s Games, dubbed, Rio 2016 Olympic.

With two matches to end this season's National Women's League (NWL), it looks like the finalists of last season, Hasaacas Ladies and Ampem Darkoa, could clash again in this season's final.

The Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) has opened nominations for taekwondo clubs under the federation to submit video clips for this years “I Love taekwondo” contest.