Minister for Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah has stated that Ghana will in the next 10 years have no excuse not to win medals at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. This, he said, is because appropriate facilities would be put in place to nurture and produce world class athletes for the country to win laurels … Read more
Residents of Axim in the Western Region of Ghana were thrown in ecstatic mood after the Minister of Youth and Sports Hon. Isaac Asiamah and his team landed there to cut a sod for the construction of a multi-purpose sporting facility for the development of sports and recreation in the area. The Sports Minister whose … Read more
Solomon Asante scored for Phoenix Rising to help the USL side record its first victory of the 2018 pre-season in a 2-1 success over the New York Red Bulls. Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast star Didier Drogba was also on target for Phoenix Rising FC. Asante opened he scoring in the 28th minute on an … Read more
A disallowed Luis Suarez goal summed up a frustrating afternoon for Barcelona as the leaders of La Liga dropped points for the second week running after a 0-0 stalemate with Getafe on Sunday. After needing a late equaliser to grab a point in the Catalan derby at Espanyol last weekend, Barca could not break down … Read more
The league, which is played from Thursday through to Saturday, comprising 11 male clubs and nine female clubs, will see Asomdwe come up against Lekma at the stadium today. Lekma, who lost at home to Prisons, will try to make amends to improve their position on the table. They have won a match so far … Read more
Roma withstood a dramatic, late Tottenham comeback to send the Premier League team to their first defeat of this pre-season in a bad tempered affair which ended 3-2 in remarkable fashion. Tackles were flying in all over the pitch and Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino was livid with match officials in the second half, although much … Read more
Australia head coach Ange Postecoglou cut a disappointed figure after their 3-2 opening Confederations Cup defeat to Germany, but expects the Socceroos to bounce back against Cameroon on Thursday. Having been hammered 4-0 by Brazil in Melbourne last week in a friendly ahead of the tournament in Russia, Australia stumbled again, losing to the world … Read more
A youthful Germany side weathered a second-half fightback by Australia to open their Confederations Cup campaign with a 3-2 win over the Socceroos on Monday in Sochi. Goals by Lars Stindl and Leon Goretzka, either side of a penalty by Julian Draxler, saw Germany home to leave them second in Group B behind Chile, who … Read more
A proposal to scrap 45-minute halves is to be looked at by football’s lawmakers to deter time-wasting. Instead, there could be two periods of 30 minutes with the clock stopped whenever the ball goes out of play. Lawmaking body the International Football Association Board (Ifab) says matches only see about 60 minutes of “effective playing … Read more
Amid links to a move to Real Madrid, the Premier League Golden Glove winner says he is ready to commit his future to the Stamford Bridge club Thibaut Courtois is hoping to be rewarded with a new Chelsea contract after helping his team to win the Premier League title. Courtois claimed the Premier League Golden … Read more
Arsenal ended a season of frustration and uncertainty with FA Cup glory, denying 10-man Chelsea the double as beleaguered Arsene Wenger became the most successful manager in the competition’s history. Having stumbled home fifth and missed out on Champions League qualification, criticism of the Gunners boss has reached unprecedented and unpalatable levels. Wenger has continued … Read more
Liverpool left their Champions League qualification hopes in the balance as James Milner had a second-half penalty saved in a forgettable 0-0 draw against Southampton at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side did little to trouble an amply stocked and well-drilled Saints defence until Jack Stephens was penalised for handball in the 64th minute. Milner headed into … Read more
Work on a multi-purpose court project has stalled because of the difficulty with funding. Work on a multi-purpose court project started at the Heroes Park in Kumasi by the National Sports Authority (NSA) has stalled because of the difficulty with funding. The sporting facility, the first of its kind in the country, could be used … Read more
It is fair to say that Ghana regularly dispenses with its national coaches at the turn of this generation with the Black Stars having welcomed 13 in the past 15 years. The impacts they leave, and the tangible successes they chalked have been varying. But nothing has generated so much fuss about the hiring and … Read more
Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premier League now stands at only four points and the title race is wide open again after they were well beaten by a resurgent Manchester United at Old Trafford. United manager Jose Mourinho has suffered this season against the club where he was a three-time champion, losing 4-0 … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th European goal on Wednesday to give holders Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal, first-leg. Arturo Vidal headed Bayern into a first-half lead, but then skied a penalty attempt on the stroke of half-time before Ronaldo volleyed the defending champions’ level. Bayern … Read more
Former Premier League referee David Elleray says the award of penalty goals for handballs on the goal line is under consideration by football’s law-makers. Incidents such as Luis Suarez’s blatant handball to deny Ghana a goal against Uruguay in a 2010 World Cup quarter-final could in future result in a penalty goal being given, rather … Read more
Referee Samuel Sukah is likely to escape sanctions for his controversial penalty decision in last Sunday’s Ghana Premier League derby. The Sports Master at St Thomas Aquinas Senior High School has come under intense scrutiny for his late decision which helped Hearts of Oak to beat Asante Kotoko 1-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium. But … Read more
Chairman of the Referees appointments committee of the Ghana Football Association, Mr. Eddy Doku has kicked against FIFA’s decision to officially ban Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey for his involvement in an alleged match fixing scandal. Referee Lamptey career in match officiating was brought to an abrupt end when FIFA finally decided to ban him indefinitely … Read more
World football governing body FIFA has confirmed the life ban of Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey. The Ghanaian referee who joined FIFA’s list of international referees in 2005, was banned for life after he was found guilty of match manipulation. The said match was the 2018 World Cup qualifier clash between the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and … Read more