Table-topping Canterbury Crusaders defend their unbeaten run against the Beauden Barrett-influenced Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday to start a season-defining fortnight of Super Rugby. In the fiercely-contested New Zealand conference, the Hurricanes and Waikato Chiefs, who the Crusaders play the following week, have only lost one game and are within striking distance of the top spot … Read more
Black Stars defender Harrison Afful has welcomed a new baby boy into the world on Tuesday. The Columbus Crew stalwart took to social media, instagram, to announce the birth of her newest addition, a baby boy There was a noticeable absence at Tuesday’s Columbus Crew SC training session. Right fullback Harrison Afful was not part … Read more
The All Blacks were Sunday sweating on the availability of captain Kieran Read for the looming British and Irish Lions series after the backrower suffered a broken thumb. Read left the field just before half-time during the Canterbury Crusaders’ 48-21 victory over the Central Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. The bonus point win kept the unbeaten Crusaders … Read more
Former Black stars skipper, Abedi “Pele” Ayew, says Black stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah needs the support of everyone to succeed at the job on his second coming. While Abedi Pele, has no doubt that Appiah will succeed on his comeback because of the experience gained, he believes, the collective support of stakeholders in the … Read more
Western Stormers of South Africa put one of their darkest Super Rugby days behind them by beating Waikato Chiefs of New Zealand 34-26 Saturday in a Cape Town thriller. Chiefs humiliated Stormers 60-21 in a quarter-final at Newlands stadium last season and this was the first meeting of the franchises since. “We had not forgotten … Read more
The Canterbury Crusaders joined the Waikato Chiefs and Western Stormers as the only unbeaten teams in Super Rugby with a smashing win over the NSW Waratahs in Sydney on Sunday. The seven-time champions powered to a bonus-point 41-22 win over the 2014 champions, scoring six tries to three for their sixth win of the campaign. … Read more
The pacesetting Waikato Chiefs have taken the opportunity to experiment as they escape another round of frenzied local derbies for their first trans-Tasman game of the Super Rugby season. After a tough first three weeks against the Otago Highlanders, Auckland Blues and Wellington Hurricanes, the Chiefs have a favourable round-four match against the winless Rebels … Read more
A gruelling round three of Super Rugby this weekend has proved costly for New Zealand’s backline, with five All Blacks sidelined with leg injuries. Israel Dagg, Waisake Naholo, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Seta Tamanivalu and Lima Sopoaga were all injured ahead of the arrival of the British and Irish Lions in June. The fullback cupboard is almost … Read more
The founder and leader of United Front Party (UFP), Nana Agyenim Boateng, has filed a suit against the Suame Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent C. O. Lomotey, and four others for unlawful seizure of his two pick-up vehicles. Nana Boateng who was disqualified in his bid to contest the 2016 presidential election, is alleging political … Read more
The Six Nations returns this week to begin its rapid run towards a climax, with the contest for British and Irish Lions tour places sure to provide plenty of compelling sub-plots. In just over a month’s time, Lions coach Warren Gatland will announce a squad that he hopes will feature the very best players from … Read more
The fullback tips his team to pick maximum points at the expense of the Hoops on Tuesday Barnsley defender Andy Yiadom says the Tykes are determined to beat Queens Park Rangers at their own backyard in the Championship on Tuesday. Eleventh on the league table, Paul Heckingbottom’s outfit are poised to pick their 15th win … Read more
French police on Sunday charged former All Black Ali Williams with buying cocaine and Australian international James O’Connor with possession of the drug, police sources said. The pair, who play in France’s Top 14 league, were arrested at 3 am on Saturday outside a nightclub near the Champs Elysees in possession of 2.4 grams of … Read more
French police on Sunday charged former All Black Ali Williams with buying cocaine and Australian international James O’Connor with possession of the drug, police sources said. The pair, who play in France’s Top 14 league, were arrested at 3:00am (0200 GMT) on Saturday outside a nightclub near the Champs Elysees in possession of 2.4 grams … Read more
Former All Black Ali Williams and Australian international James O’Connor were arrested in Paris on Saturday in possession of cocaine, police said. The pair, currently playing for French clubs Racing 92 and Toulon respectively, were stopped at around 3:00 am (0200 GMT) outside a nightclub near the city’s Champs Elysees avenue and found to be … Read more
Barcelona are ready to go back in for Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin, according to Mundo Deportivo. The Spaniard, who left the Catalan club back in 2011 to move to Emirates Stadium, is once again being looked at as a long-term replacement for Dani Alves and could leave should Arsene Wenger exit the Gunners in the … Read more
The relatively high number of injuries at this year’s African Nations Cup finals has coaches fretting and Ghana’s Avram Grant says he knows what is to blame – the poor pitches in Gabon. The players have had to endure woeful surfaces, particularly in Oyem and Port Gentil, which have contributed not only to the lack … Read more
Nice reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 with a thrilling 2-2 draw at champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday as the title race remained wide open almost halfway through the season. Lucien Favre’s Nice were 2-0 up at halftime with goals by Wylan Cyprien and Alassane Plea but Edinson Cavani struck twice as PSG narrowly avoided … Read more
John Paintsil, Former Black Stars defender, has reportedly been arrested by the East Legon police in Accra for slapping a policewoman. Paintsil and his wife are said to have reported to the East Legon police station over a domestic issue. It is not immediately clear how he ended up slapping the policewoman, who is said … Read more