Former First Lady Michelle Obama appeared to rule out running for elected office during her first public remarks since leaving the White House. The Q&A at an architecture convention in Orlando came days after her husband made his first public comments as ex-president at a Chicago university. Mrs Obama, who left office with a 68% … Read more
Adam Levine performed an emotional tribute to Christina Grimmie on “The Voice” Tuesday night. Grimmie was on Levine’s team during Season 6 of the NBC singing competition show. The singer was shot and killed by an obsessed fan after performing in Orlando last June. Levine sang the 1968 Beatles hit, “Hey Jude.” Members of his … Read more
The South African Police has dropped charges against Orlando Pirates attacker Bernard Morrison, who was arrested last week over car theft. The 23-year-old appeared in court after he was accused of armed robbery by the police. But the Ghanaian has been released after the charges were dropped. The docket has been sent to the court … Read more
Disney announced Tuesday it had set the date of May 24, 2019 for Colin Trevorrow’s “Star Wars: Episode IX” and is delaying the next “Indiana Jones” a full year. The studio has revealed little about about the ninth installment of the iconic space opera, except that Trevorrow wrote the script with Derek Connolly, his co-writer … Read more
New Zealander Jeremy Brockie was the key figure as South African FA Cup title-holders SuperSport United beat Kaizer Chiefs on penalties in Soweto Saturday to reach the semi-finals. The 29-year-old former international striker put United ahead in a 1-1 draw after extra time and converted the decisive spot-kick in a 5-3 shootout victory. Orlando Pirates, … Read more
Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda will be back in action for Enyimba when they take on Remo Stars in the Nigerian Professional Football League on Sunday. Dauda was handed a one-match ban after allegedly assaulting a ball boy in his side’s League game against Katsina United. The Ghanaian international who missed the first leg match against … Read more
A tongue-in-cheek action movie about a Trump-era civil war between redneck Texans and East Coast liberals will feature in the Director’s Fortnight sidebar at next month’s Cannes film festival, organisers said Thursday. “Bushwick” — which is set in the newly-hip district of Brooklyn of the same name — is one of five US films in … Read more
It has emerged that the Ghanaian footballer Bernard Morrison who was arrested in South Africa on Tuesday over a stolen has been held for stealing his own car. Morrison, who joined Orlando Pirates last year, has been detained at Douglasdale Police Station in Randburg, Gauteng is facing charges of robbery. The Ghanaian footballer allegedly bought … Read more
Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline, said Wednesday that it will reduce flights to the United States after tightened visa and security measures under President Donald Trump hit demand. The Dubai-based airline said that it would cut services to five US cities — Los Angeles, Boston, Orlando, Seattle and Fort Lauderdale — starting from next … Read more
Cyle Larin scored the game-winner in the first minute of injury time on Saturday as Orlando City stayed perfect in their new stadium with 2-1 Major League Soccer win over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Canadian international Larin was able to maneuver into position on a corner and volley an off-balance effort into the top of … Read more
Audiences are getting their first look at The Last Jedi, as a trailer for the Star Wars film is released online. The movie follows on from The Force Awakens and will feature the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa. Many fans pointed out that it looks like, for a brief moment, Fisher makes an … Read more
Disney debuted its highly-anticipated first trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at a fan event in the United States on Friday, sending the internet into a frenzy of excitement — and speculation. The footage from the eighth installment in the blockbuster space opera, due for release on December 15, was shown at the “Star … Read more
Disney debuted its highly-anticipated first trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at a fan event in the United States on Friday, sending the internet into a frenzy of excitement — and speculation. The footage from the eighth installment in the blockbuster space opera, due for release on December 15, was shown at the “Star … Read more
Ghanaian striker Mohammed Anas, who went viral globally for thanking his wife and girlfriend in an interview, reclaimed his place in the news headlines – this time for good reasons – by scoring an outstanding free-kick in South Africa over the weekend. Anas compounded the woes of South African giants Orlando Pirates as his blistering … Read more
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson led the Golden State Warriors to a magnificent come-from-behind victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday on a record-breaking night for Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook. Curry and Thompson — the fabled “Splash Brothers” of the Warriors offense — combined for 52 points as the Dubs overturned a 29-7 deficit … Read more
Dominic Adiyiah: At the end of the last decade, there weren’t too many young talents in the world who were more highly regarded than Adiyiah. The forward was the Ghana Premier League’s most exciting player in the 2007-08 season, and followed that up with an outstanding performance at the U-20 World Cup in 2009 when … Read more
A Chinese real estate investment firm has announced it has become the largest shareholder in SeaWorld and intends to import the US company’s controversial theme parks into China. The Zhonghong Zhuoye group said in a statement released Friday night it will buy a 21 per cent stake in SeaWorld Entertainment, whose shows featuring killer whales … Read more
NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook unleashed his 35th triple double of the season, powering the Oklahoma City Thunder over visiting Philadelphia 122-97 and moving closer to league history. Westbrook scored 18 points, grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and passed out a game-high 14 assists to spark the Thunder, who were led in scoring by 24 … Read more
Manchester City will play Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in the United States on 20 July. A venue is still to be decided for the game, which will form part of the annual International Champions Cup. It will be the first Manchester derby to be played outside the United Kingdom. City should have played … Read more
Australia’s Marc Leishman sank a 51-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole Sunday and held off a charging Rory McIlroy and two others to capture the Arnold Palmer Invitational. One-putting the last four holes at Bay Hill, the 33-year-old Aussie surged late to claim his first US victory since 2012. “It just all came together,” … Read more