Sprinter Emmanuel Dasor on Tuesday became the ninth Ghanaian to exit the 2016 Olympic Games when he placed a disappointing sixth in the 200 metre heats.

Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100.

The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998.

He resigned as Fifa's honorary president in April 2013 following an investigation into bribery allegations and was admitted to hospital the following year with a lung infection.

The Football Union of Russia has named a 23-man squad for a friendly with the senior national team of Ghana on September 6 in Moscow.

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) says they have already begun preparations for the next Olympic Games in the year 2020 in Japan.

Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation LTD (BOST) has donated US$50,000 to the Ministry of Youth and Sports in support of Team Ghana at the ongoing Rio Olympics Games.

Black Stars deputy skipper Andre Ayew had his West Ham debut truncated on Monday evening when he sustained an injury in the first half of a 2-1 loss against Chelsea.

Liverpool held on to beat Arsenal in a stunning Premier League opening-weekend encounter at Emirates Stadium.

Ghanaian sprinter Janet Amponsah finished sixth in the 200 metres Heat 4 of the 2016 Olympic Games currently ongoing in Brazil.

Ghana are not nicknamed the 'Brazil of Africa' for nothing. Football lovers know all about the qualities of the Black Stars, who have been entertaining fans in all four corners of Africa with their easy-on-the-eye style of play since the 1970s.

The Giants of Africa (GOA), an organisation which uses basketball as a tool to teach the African youth important life skills yesterday concluded a three-day camp in the country.

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.