Kenya’s David Rudisha’s hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record time at the same track in the 2012 London Olympics have been dashed because of injury. The 28-year-old — who ran an astonishing time of 1min 40.91sec to take gold in 2012 — took to … Read more
India captain Virat Kohli completed his 17th Test ton on Saturday before his bowlers demolished injury-hit Sri Lanka to claim a 304-run victory inside four days in the first Test. It was India’s biggest winning margin in Sri Lanka and demonstrated emphatically why they are currently the top-ranked Test side in the world. Set a … Read more
Captain of Ghana’s Black stars Asamoah Gyan banged in a brace for his Turkish side Kayserispor in their 4-2 pre-season win over German outfit Hannover 96. This was the first time Gyan played in a European fixture after he made a move away from the English Premier League side Sunderland in 2010. The Ghana captain … Read more
Novak Djokovic is set to miss the US Open after one of his doctors indicated he will need six to 12 weeks to recover from an elbow injury. But Andy Murray’s chances of playing at Flushing Meadows would appear more positive, with the Scot continuing his rehabilitation from a hip problem. The last grand slam … Read more
Chinese Olympic diving champion He Zi has reluctantly retired aged 26 citing a nagging foot injury and her joy at expecting to become a mother this year. He, who won gold in the synchronised 3m springboard competition at the 2012 London Olympics, said she had taken an 11-month break after the 2016 Rio Games. But … Read more
Head coach of the Black Stars Kwesi Appiah has lauded the decision by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to move the Africa Cup of Nations from January to June. The change was made last week at a CAF symposium in Morocco and will take effect from June 2019 as Cameroon host the tournament. “It … Read more
Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck will start training camp on the physically unable to perform list, but the Colts expect him to be ready for the start of the NFL regular season. Luck had surgery on his throwing shoulder in January to address the effects of an injury he first suffered back in 2015. In May, … Read more
Inside back Karmichael Hunt has been ruled out for eight weeks following ankle surgery and will miss the Wallabies’ Bledisloe Cup opener with New Zealand next month, team officials said on Monday. Hunt, one of the stars of Australia’s home Tests last month, had an ankle sprain and will miss a chunk of the Wallabies’ … Read more
Major League Baseball star pitchers Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals lasted only two innings in Sunday starts over major injury fears. The Dodgers, who own the best record in the majors leagues at 68-31, edged visiting Atlanta 5-4 in 10 innings but 29-year-old left-handed ace hurler … Read more
Jose Mourinho has challenged Anthony Martial to produce the goods on a more consistent basis after the Manchester United frontman caught the eye against Real Madrid. Martial produced a scintillating weaving run to set up Jesse Lingard’s opening goal in United’s 1-1 draw against Real in the International Champions Cup at Santa Clara, California, on … Read more
Three Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded Friday as clashes erupted between protesters and Israeli forces over new security measures at an ultra-sensitive Jerusalem holy site where police restricted access for Muslim prayers. One Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli gunfire in the A-Tur neighbourhood of east Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian health ministry. A … Read more
There was the infamous Hong Kong “killer pitch”, an 11th-hour cancellation of a Manchester derby in Beijing and now Arsenal players struck down with food poisoning in Shanghai. Add to that searing heat, tropical downpours and long-haul flights, and it is easy to see why Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left wondering aloud this week … Read more
All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa confirmed Friday he has signed with French Top 14 club Toulon, bringing an end to his international career after 24 Tests. Speculation about the 25-year-old’s future began when he was left out of the All Blacks’ squad for the recent series against the British and Irish Lions. While he earned … Read more
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa faces up to two months on the sideline after suffering a torn thumb ligament, the team confirmed Tuesday. All-Star Correa suffered the injury during the Astros’ 9-7 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Monday in Houston. Correa, who complained to reporters of pain in the thumb after the match, underwent … Read more
Romelu Lukaku scored his first Manchester United goal as Jose Mourinho’s side overcame Real Salt Lake 2-1 in a fiery friendly in Utah. The Belgian, 24, who signed from Everton for £75m, got the winner seven minutes before half-time to add to Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s equaliser after United had fallen behind on 20 minutes. United then lost Juan … Read more
Tiger Woods has dropped outside the top 1,000 players in the world for the first time in his professional career, latest rankings showed Monday. The official World Golf Ranking showed Woods placed at 1,005, reflecting the former world number one’s injury-hit two years that have seen him hardly play. Woods, whose attempts to resurrect his … Read more
Asante Kotoko coach Steve Polack says there is something behind Wednesday’s fatal accident at Nkawkaw which claimed the life of a Deputy Equipment Officer and they must find out what caused it. The team was returning to Kumasi after a narrow 0-1 loss to Inter Allies in midweek when the accident happened claiming the life … Read more
The deputy equipment officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, Asare Thomas has been confirmed dead after a fatal motor accident involving the team bus on Wednesday night. The team including the coach, Steve Polack was returning to Kumasi from Accra after a week 22 Premier League game when the unfortunate incident occurred. Thomas Asare is … Read more
The deputy equipment officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, Asare Thomas has been confirmed dead after a fatal motor accident involving the team bus on Wednesday night. The team including the coach, Steve Polack was returning to Kumasi from Accra after a week 22 Premier League game when the unfortunate incident occurred. Thomas Asare is … Read more
Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s team bus has been involved in what appears to be a fatal accident on a return journey to Kumasi after game week 22 fixture against Inter Allies. The bus had about 35 occupants made up of players and team officials. Details of how the Wednesday night accident occurred are sketchy, but the … Read more