A Frenchman sentenced to 20 years’ jail in the Dominican Republic over a plot to smuggle a planeload of drugs has been transferred to France for health reasons, his lawyer said. Alain Castany, one of four Frenchmen convicted in the so-called “Air Cocaine” case, arrived in France on Friday morning for medical treatment, lawyer Karim … Read more
Ghana legend Abedi Pele is saddened by the struggles of French giants Olympique Marseille. The former European champions have played catch-up to rivals Paris St-Germain and Monaco in recent years in the Lique 1. The club has struggled to shake off the financial shenanigans and the sporting mediocrity of a wasted decade. And the former … Read more
Jonathan Mensah has been a professional soccer player for about 10 years, a span during which he’s developed a pretty good feel for judging his own performances. After a 5-0 loss Friday at Toronto FC, the 26-year-old centre-back knows he didn’t live up to his personal performance standards and that the Crew’s collective performance fell … Read more
Why is Ernest Owusu Bempah crying wolf over the ‘Ye regye ye sika’ demo? Mr Ernest Owusu Bempah, the Communications Director of the National Democratic Party (NDP) who has recently been appointed the Communications Director of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is trying his hardest to slander or … Read more
Queues at Heathrow airport stretched out of the terminal British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick because of global computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said there was no evidence … Read more
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said it was “working to resolve the problem”. Heathrow Airport said it … Read more
West Ham are set for another fight with Marseille as the French giants are bent on capturing another of the English side’s top stars, Andre Ayew, in a bumper £30m raid. The Hammers are bracing themselves for the bumper offer from the financially-revived French side just four months after Marseille raided the London side for … Read more
Champions Chelsea became the first English side to register 30 top-flight victories in a 38-game season as they said farewell to captain John Terry with a comfortable Premier League win over bottom club Sunderland. The Blues, who sealed their sixth top-flight title nine days ago, fell behind to an early Javier Manquillo strike but hit … Read more
Andre Ayew is likely to stage a return to French Club Olympique Marseille. The Ghana international did not have the best of seasons at English Club West Ham United where he joined for £20.5 million last summer. According to Abedi Pele, father of the 26-year-old, his son could consider a move to the Stade Velodrome. … Read more
Chelsea have been crowned Premier League champions as Michy Batshuayi’s late goal gave them the victory they required to secure the title at West Brom. It looked as though Antonio Conte’s side might be forced to delay the celebrations as they were frustrated for long periods by the resilience and organisation of the Baggies. But the … Read more
Swansea City manager Paul Clement has hailed Jordan Ayew’s performance in recent games following the striker’s renaissance after a poor start to life at the Liberty Stadium. The Ghana international joined the Jacks from second tier outfit Aston Villa in January but struggled for form in his early days. Swansea’s recent switch from a one-top … Read more
It would not be an exaggeration to say that when Jordan Ayew joined Swansea City there was absolutely nothing in the way of fanfare to herald his arrival. The Ghanaian sealed his move to the Liberty Stadium on transfer deadline day, with Neil Taylor plus £5million – heading in the opposite direction to Aston Villa. … Read more
The Gare du Nord train station in the French capital Paris has reopened after a security alert, officials say. Platforms were evacuated and the area cordoned off by heavily armed police late on Monday evening. No details have been given about the operation in one of Europe’s busiest transport hubs. But local media report that … Read more
The front-runner in the French presidential election has told the BBC that the EU must reform or face the prospect of “Frexit”. Pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron made the comments as he and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen entered the last week of campaigning. French voters go to the polls on Sunday to decide between … Read more
A week before a decisive second round in France’s presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published on Sunday found. The Ifop survey for the Journal du Dimanche highlights two key battlegrounds as centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right … Read more
Ghanaian football legend, Abedi “Pele” Ayew, says he is not interested in becoming the next president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) but will be keen to see a former footballer take over from Kwesi Nyantakyi after 2019. According to the former Black Stars captain, the new order is for former footballers who are competent … Read more
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante is in the running to add the best French player abroad award to his PFA Player of the Year prize. The Blues star has already seen his efforts this season recognised in England, and could be about to receive similar acclaim from his homeland. Kante has been named on a four-man … Read more
Former Black Stars captain Abedi Pele has played down media reports of a frosty relationship between him and Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah. The pair played together for the Black Stars and were engaged in a captainship row that many believe culminated in the premature retirement of the former Marseille man but Abedi Pele has … Read more
Legendary African footballer Abedi Ayew Pele has backed newly established sportswear company Decathlon to succeed in Ghana Speaking at the public launch of the biggest sportswear shop in West Africa,the ex-Marseille attacker welcomed Decathlon to Ghana, stating that he expects them to thrive in Ghana since their presence here provides an answer to the challenge … Read more
When he took over as Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov was handed the mammoth task of transforming a failing and ageing squad into challengers for the country’s first home World Cup in 2018. But just two months ahead of the Confederations Cup, a World Cup dress rehearsal in Russia, he is struggling to get his team … Read more