From left: Bonanza, Young Man and Alvaro getting ready to settle scores in the Division 4B/4C race
From left: Bonanza, Young Man and Alvaro getting ready to settle scores in the Division 4B/4C race

Horse racing: General Salute stuns Mr. K

Experienced jockey ,Joseph Lamptey, riding favourite horse Mr K were last Saturday stunned by arch-rival S. T. Madu, who rode General Salute to win the Division 3B event at the 2016 Ga Homowo Race Meeting held at the Accra Turf Club at Ashaley Botwe.

Mr Henry Benjamin Ackom, Operations Officer of GCA.
Mr Henry Benjamin Ackom, Operations Officer of GCA.

Sports journalists schooled in cricket

A cricket seminar designed to educate sports journalists  on the rudiments  and rules of the game to make their reportage more appealing to readers has been held in Accra.

Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Alex Mould (middle) and Professor Francis Dodoo at the GNPC’s farewell ceremony for the Olympic team last Saturday
Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Alex Mould (middle) and Professor Francis Dodoo at the GNPC’s farewell ceremony for the Olympic team last Saturday

Ghana departs for Rio Olympics

Ghana’s Olympic contingent of 16 athletes and officials departed Accra for Johannesburg last night en route to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Bukom Banku
Bukom Banku

VIDEO: Bukom Banku quits skin bleaching for boxing return on September 26

Undefeated Ghanaian boxer, Braimah Kamoko alias Bukom Banku has quit bleaching his skin in order to make a successful return to the sport on September 26. Banku is scheduled to face UK-based Ghanaian cruiserweight, Frank Owusu (4-0, 4 KO’s) at a yet to be disclosed venue in Kumasi.

David Accam
David Accam

VIDEO: David Accam scores long-range stunner in Chicago Fire draw

Ghana forward, David Accam scored his fifth goal of the season in Chicago Fire's 2-2 home draw with the New York Red Bulls on Sunday Evening at the Toyota Park.

Andre Ayew
Andre Ayew

West Ham table £20m Ayew bid

West Ham have tabled a £20 million bid for Swansea City attacker Andre Ayew as they continue to search for a marquee striker signing.

Baba Rahman
Baba Rahman

Baba Rahman joins Schalke on loan

Ghana defender Baba Rahman has completed a loan switch from English Premier League side Chelsea to German Bundesliga side Schalke 04.

Baba Rahman
Baba Rahman

Baba Rahman set to join Schalke on loan

 

Ghana defender, Baba Rahman is on the verge of a return to German football by joining Schalke 04. 

Usain Bolt tells Zlatan 'I'll be watching you'

(CNN)If the pressure on Zlatan Ibrahimovic to help lift Manchester United back to the pinnacle of world football wasn't great enough, he's now got Usain Bolt on his case.

The 34-year-old took part in his first training session with his new teammates Thursday and he's already received a warm welcome from the six-time Olympic champion -- a passionate United fan.

IOC to have final say on Russia athletes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can compete at the Rio Games.

Last week the IOC said individual sports' governing bodies must decide if Russian competitors are clean amid claims of state-sponsored doping.

The current state of the pitch at the Accra Sports Stadium
The current state of the pitch at the Accra Sports Stadium

FIFA/GFA organises Pitch Maintenance Seminar at Prampram

The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, officially opened the FIFA Pitch Maintenance course for groundsmen on Thursday, July 28 at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram.

Liberty’s Latif Blessing (right) in action
Liberty’s Latif Blessing (right) in action

MTN FA Cup semis tomorrow. Who makes it to the final?

The fates of Premier League clubs, Liberty Professionals and Bechem United, in this year’s MTN FA Cup lie in the hands of their determined Division One opponents as they battle for places in the grand final at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi today.

 (LT) Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Gemma Acheampong, Janet Amponsah and Beatrice Gyaman will run in hte women’s 4X100m
(LT) Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Gemma Acheampong, Janet Amponsah and Beatrice Gyaman will run in hte women’s 4X100m

Ghana sets modest targets for Rio Games

Ghana’s contingent to this year’s Olympic Games has been handed a modest target by the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) which want to remain cautious in their expectation of the team’s achievement at the Rio Games in Brazil.

Ramadan Race Meeting tomorrow

Fourteen new horses from eight different stables will line up in the Maidens Division of the 2016 Ramadan Race Meeting tomorrow at the Accra Turf Club (ATC), near the University Farms at Ashale Botwe.

Horse racing: Mr K bounces back Saturday

Veteran jockey Joseph Lamptey will continue his revival as he inches closer to the national champion jockey title when  horse racing activities bounce back at the Accra Turf Club (ATC) tomorrow.

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