Turkish club Antalyaspor lifted Samuel Eto’o’s suspension and included him in the squad to face Galatasaray on Sunday, after warning him over his future conduct. Former Cameroon captain Eto’o was suspended by the club until further notice last month after allegedly accusing the club leadership of racism on social media. Antalyaspor chairman Ali Safak Ozturk … Read more
Ghanaian football legend, Abedi Pele, has denied reports on some online new portals that he has died after a short illness faraway in France. The report, on some unknown news websites, started making the rounds on some social media platforms on Friday evening. The report had it that, the Pele had died in France, Marseille … Read more
By Francis Doku Robert Nii Arday Clegg has been hosting the morning show on Starr FM for about a year now. He is the second host of the two-year-old programme, having taken over from the maiden host Kafui Dey last year. That would be the second time Nii Arday would be hosting a morning programme … Read more
Midfielder Muniru Sulley scored on Thursday night as Steaua Bucuresti drew 1-1 at home with Spanish side Villarreal in the Europa League Group L tie. Sulley connected home on 20 minutes from inside the box after goalkeeper Andres Fernández spilled cross from the left. The former Liberty Professionals player has now scored his second goal … Read more
Although I wanted Real Madrid to win Borussia Dortmund yesterday evening, 27th September 2016, in the ongoing UEFA Champions League competition, my situation was made worse by what I discovered when I opened my newly bought and well caped Cadbury bournvita to take tea. I discovered that it was virtually half-filled in quantity. What? Why? … Read more
Theo Walcott continued his hot streak with a first-half brace as in-form Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory over Champions League rivals Basel at the Emirates Stadium. England international Walcott headed home Alexis Sanchez’s cross to open the scoring before taking his tally to four goals in three games with a right-footed drive from a … Read more
Manchester City’s winning streak under Pep Guardiola came to an end in dramatic fashion as Celtic got their first Champions League point of the season from a thrilling 3-3 draw. Guardiola’s City went behind for the first time in the Spaniard’s tenure when Moussa Dembele put Celtic ahead after just three minutes, despite appearing to … Read more
Gerard Pique netted a second-half winner as Barcelona came from behind to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 in the Champions League after Arda Turan cancelled out Thorgan Hazard’s opener. Gladbach were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City in their Group C opener earlier this month, while Barca hammered Celtic 7-0 on matchday one, but the Bundesliga side … Read more
Former Ghana international Malik Jabir has described the new generation of Ghanaian players as a “pack of lazy guys” who are “physically not fit.” Jabir represented the Black Stars of Ghana between 1966 and 1977 and only missed out on a place in the 1978 Afcon squad after personally opting out. Speaking on Ultimate FM’s … Read more
Daniel Amartey’s increasing role in the Leicester City midfield would be a plus for Ghana as the Black Stars plan another assault on the 2018 world cup. Amartey has played at right back, center back and central midfield for Ghana where he is not yet a regular but it is in central midfield that he … Read more
As always, the UEFA Champions League nights are huge, colourful and full of cheer for every football fan. Tuesday night did not disappoint. The biggest game of the night obviously was the clash at the Signal Iduna between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo fired Madrid into the lead inside 17 minutes, smashing a … Read more
AshantiGold could become partners of English Premier League side West Ham United after the club’s sponsorship deal with Betway has been concretized. The Sports betting brand is set to officially announce a two-year sponsorship for the dethroned Ghana Premier League worth US$ 600,000 Betway is the official headline sponsor for West Ham who signed Ghana … Read more
Leicester beat Porto in their first home Champions League game to maintain the winning start to their first season in Europe’s premier club competition. Islam Slimani, who had a prolific scoring record against Porto with his former club Sporting Lisbon, headed the only goal from a Riyad Mahrez cross. Porto substitute Jesus Corona hit the … Read more
Utility Ghana defender Daniel Amartey was at the thick of affairs and flourished in his new defensive midfield role for Leicester City as the Foxes posted a slender 1-0 win over FC Porto on their home debut in the Uefa Champions League on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old held down his berth in defensive midfield, providing … Read more
Manchester City’s players “have permission to play awful” as Pep Guardiola insists his men are still far away from what he hopes to achieve at the Etihad Stadium. City beat Swansea 3-1 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon to make it 10 wins out of 10 under their new manager. Bookmakers have installed City … Read more
Ivory Coast footballer Serge Aurier, who plays for Paris St-Germain (PSG), has been sentenced to two months in jail for elbowing a police officer. Aurier was also fined €600 (£521, $674) in damages over the incident at a Paris nightclub in May. He will remain free pending an appeal, which means he could play for … Read more
Paris St Germain right-back Serge Aurier has been given a two-month prison sentence by a French court after being found guilty of abusing police. 23-year-old Aurier was involved in an altercation outside a nightclub near Paris on May 30, in which he abused and acted violently towards police officers. The Ivory Coast international was also … Read more
Juventus will be without Kwadwo Asamoah for the next six weeks. The midfielder limped off with a sprained right knee during last night’s 1-0 win at Palermo. Tests at the J Medical centre confirmed he will be out of action for approximately 45 days. Asamoah suffered the complete tear of the medial meniscus ligament and … Read more
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne faces around a month on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. The Belgium midfielder limped out of City’s 3-1 victory at Swansea City on Saturday afternoon after playing a part in two of the Blues’ goals. Pep Guardiola revealed after the match that De Bruyne would undergo scans on … Read more
Wayne Rooney watched from the Manchester United bench as Paul Pogba inspired a 4-1 dismantling of champions Leicester City in Saturday’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford. The world’s most expensive player headed in his first goal for the club after Chris Smalling, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford had all found the net in United’s … Read more