RIO DE JANEIRO — Since she last lowered her world record in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, 24 months ago in Gold Coast, Australia, Katie Ledecky has graduated from high school, enrolled at Stanford, had her wisdom teeth pulled and blossomed into the dominant female swimmer of her era. She has lowered her own world records in the 800 free by nearly 4½ seconds in that span and in the 1,500 free by almost nine — but the 400 mark withstood every challenge from every single swimmer capable of taking it down.

With only seven games remain to crown the winners of the Ghana Premier League trophy, Wa All Stars have emerged champions-elect after the end of week 23 fixtures on Sunday.

Ghana's under 17 football team, the Black Satellites will on Sunday August 7 start another journey to the Africa u17 Cup of Nations after their disqualification from the 2015 edition for fielding an over aged player in their first leg qualifying game against Cameroun.

Journalists dived for cover in the equestrian press office in Deodoro when a bullet pierced the large tent.

The 2016 Olympic Summer Games got underway Friday night in Rio de Janeiro in a festive opening ceremony filled with the traditions of the host country, a message of environmentalism and a call for unity.

League leaders Accra Hearts of Oak could be knocked-off their perch tomorrow after succumbing to a 3-0 thrashing against West Africa Football Academy on Saturday at Sogakope.

The 1994 year group of  the Koforidua Secondary Technical School (K’dua SecTech) last Saturday presented hockey equipment worth GH¢4,000 to their alma mater at a short ceremony.

Andre Ayew’s widely reported move to West Ham has hit a snag after Diafra Sakho, the player whose departure is expected to create space for him at the Hammers discovered a back problem during a medical at West Brom.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday unveiled the new Ghana Premier League trophy.

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.