In Ghana, the most glorified sport is soccer, and ever since the national under-seventeen team, the Black Satellites, won the FIFA World Cup in Italy in 1991, the interest in the game has grown. New kids on the block, namely Ben Owu, Osei Kufuor, Odartey Lamptey, Sebastian Barnes, Daniel Addo, Yaw Preko and Mohammed Gargo, … Read more
Saudi Arabia attracted massive investor demand of about $67 billion on Wednesday for its first international bond offer, as the world’s top crude exporter allayed concern about the impact of low oil prices on its finances. A source familiar with the offer said order books had come close to the $69 billion record for an … Read more
Fondly called ‘Golden Boy’, Karim Abdul Razak is unarguably one of the most talented players in the history of African football. Now in his 60’s, the Ghana and Asante Kotoko legend gets another opportunity for yet another experience in the Africa Cup of Nations, a competition he won in 1978. Abdul Razak has been appointed … Read more
1.3 million Kenyans in 23 counties are in need of food aid – Report Despite the progress Kenya has made in reducing hunger, it is among 50 countries where levels of hunger remain serious or alarming, a new global report reveals. Kenya’s score of 22 places it at number 72 out of a list of … Read more
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing…” – PROVERBS 18: 22 Fellow Nigerians, please forget the shakara of all men who try to act macho, most men are ultimately controlled by their wives, and sometimes girlfriends. Right from the Biblical Genesis, women had always known their enormous power and they’ve mastered how to … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray beat Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters and edge closer to Novak Djokovic in the world rankings. The Scot recovered from a stutter in the first set to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against the Spanish world number 19. Bautista Agut beat Djokovic in the semi-finals, but Murray … Read more
Messi has been out of action since September after picking up an adductor injury The forward has shaken off an adductor problem sustained in the Blaugrana’s 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in La Liga back in September ahead of his side’s trip to Estadio Riazor Lionel Messi has been passed fit to return to the … Read more
Ghana’s current policy rate set by the Bank of Ghana is 26 per cent. Such a rate may be considered to be too high given the current state of the economy, with economic growth for 2015 recorded at four per cent. At 26 per cent, the interest rate is ranked the third highest in the … Read more
The Black Stars must improve quickly or forget Russia 2018 By Derek Caesar The scorching sensation of pessimism has struck again; maybe a wind of uncertainty blowing all over. Everybody stirred at another somewhat stale performance from the Black Stars as they pitted their strength against an all too familiar foe. The Tamale stadium was … Read more
Most Ghanaians are still living the nostalgic days of Sammy Adjei and Richard Kingson despite the two heroes fading out of the scene. Adjei left an indelible mark in the heart of his fans who still praise him for his goalkeeping qualities and charisma required for the job. He was a safe-hand anytime he manned … Read more
The race to find protection against the Zika virus is fueled by something often missing from tropical disease research: the potential for big profit. The prospect of a blockbuster vaccine against a mosquito-borne virus has accelerated the pace of development and attracted the interest of big drugmakers, including Sanofi SA (SASY. PA), GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) … Read more
President John Dramani on Monday received letters of credence of 11 new envoys with the promise to scale up Ghana’s relations with other countries in bilateral and diplomatic cooperation. The envoys are: Mr Andrew Barnes of Australia, Mr Andras Szabo of Hungary, Mr Henry Christoph Retzlaff of Germany and Mr Mohammed Maiga of Mali. The … Read more
Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks after suffering a groin strain in Barcelona’s draw with Atletico Madrid. The striker went off on 59 minutes on Wednesday after a Diego Godin tackle. He was forced to miss Argentina’s World Cup 2018 qualifier against Venezuela earlier this month with a groin injury, but has played … Read more
Law Professor Patrick Lumumba is asking African leaders to sever ties with the world bank and the IMF because there will not be any solutions once they are tied to their strings. Speaking on the second day of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial lecture series at the University of Cape Coast, the Kenyan professor of public … Read more
Andy and Jamie Murray kept alive Great Britain’s hopes of retaining the Davis Cup with a four-set win over Argentina in the semi-final doubles. The Scottish brothers beat Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-4 to cut Argentina’s lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five tie in Glasgow. Andy Murray and either … Read more
Ghana is one of the teams which has dropped alarmingly in the latest FIFA rankings released on the 15th of September 2016. The Black Stars were ranked 35th on the global stage but have dropped to 43rd after failing to beat minors Rwanda at home and also losing to Russia in an international friendly in … Read more
Ghana is one of the teams have dropped alarmingly in the latest FIFA rankings released on the 15th of September 2016. The Black Stars were ranked 35th on the global stage but have dropped to 43rd after failing to beat minors Rwanda at home and also losing to Russia in an international friendly in Moscow. … Read more
Sergio Aguero netted a second hat-trick in as many Champions League games to ensure Manchester City started their Group C campaign swimmingly with a 4-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, a day on from torrential rainfall putting paid to the initial fixture at the Etihad Stadium. The 24-hour delay gave City boss Pep Guardiola further time … Read more
The Vice President of Ghana Football Association has denied reports that his outfit was paid more than the $150,000 earlier stated by Russia for Tuesday’s friendly. The Stars lost 1-0 in the game played in Moscow. Afriyie also explained that the $5,000 payments made to players for friendlies are not new, as some fans have … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray dropped only five games as he thrashed Bulgarian 22nd seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarter-finals at the US Open. Murray, the second seed, won 6-1 6-2 6-2 and goes on to face Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori in the last eight. The Scot, 29, was below his best against Paolo Lorenzi … Read more