India has said it may bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after organisers stripped Durban of the event over its failure to meet key obligations. With memories still fresh of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, which were plagued by delays and corruption, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said it was considering a repeat … Read more
Australia’s Gold Coast is prepared to host back-to-back Commonwealth Games, the city’s mayor said Wednesday, after scheduled 2022 host Durban was dumped for failing to meet “key obligations”. Mayor Tom Tate stopped short of nominating the east coast tourist hotspot as a 2022 replacement but said if called upon to do so the Games could … Read more
South Africa voiced disappointment Tuesday that Durban had been stripped of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, blaming financial disagreements but vowing to host major tournaments in the future. Commonwealth Games chiefs confirmed on Monday they were looking for a new venue after Durban failed to meet “key obligations” during its preparations. “(The government) wishes to express … Read more
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, the BBC understands. It is believed the city did not met the criteria set by the Commonwealth Games Federation and an announcement is expected later on Monday. Durban was awarded the Games in 2015 as the only city to make a confirmed … Read more
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, reports say. It is believed the city did not meet the criteria set by the Commonwealth Games Federation and an announcement is expected later on Monday. Durban was awarded the Games in 2015 as the only city to make a confirmed bid and … Read more
The Queen has started the countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, launching the baton relay at Buckingham Palace. She handed the baton to two-time Olympic champion cyclist Anna Meares on Monday as it started its journey to host country Australia. The relay will span 388 days, 71 countries and more than 200,000 miles before reaching … Read more
The Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA) under the auspices of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) celebrated international women’s day in a grand style in Accra with a festival of Rugby at the Challilo Park in Kotobabi. Six schools took part in a World Rugby “Get Into Rugby” festival that took the form of Touch … Read more
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president visited South Africa for talks with officials as government hinted that the country may not be able to host the 2022 games due to financial constraints. Louise Martins “travelled to South Africa earlier this week for further high level meetings and we continue to make every effort to engage … Read more
President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo, will receive the Queens Baton Relay (QBR) at the Flagstaff House on Monday, 20th March. The QBR will touch down in Ghana from March 18-22, 2017, ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Upon arrival in Ghana it will spend quality time in each community it … Read more
South Africa’s sports minister Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday that host city Durban may not be able to hold the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to financial pressures. “I don’t want to raise your expectations and say everything looks good` it doesn’t. We are unable to agree on the fundamentals,” Mbalula told South African media at … Read more
Rockcare Herbal Limited through their Alkamin Mineral Water brand is set to invest about GHS50,000 in tennis development through the National Ranking Tour. The company will headline the second edition of the National Ranking Tour which comes off between Monday, March 13, 2017, and Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Accra Sports Stadium. At a … Read more
The Ghana Olympic Committee and Cocoa from Ghana have signed a letter of intent to renew their partnership at a short ceremony in Accra on Thursday, 25th January, 2017. This was the culmination of a series of negotiation meetings that started in New York in October 2016. The two bodies have committed to a new … Read more
“I am inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa because all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours – whereas all the testing says not really…. I hope that everyone is equal but people who have to deal with black employees find this not true…You should … Read more
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured British tennis champion Andy Murray and athlete Mo Farah have been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Paralympic dressage rider Lee Pearson also becomes a Sir, while heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill and rower Katherine Grainger are made dames. There are … Read more
The presidential aspirant of the Convention Peoples Party, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet may have lost out on the race for Ghana’s Presidency but lady luck was on his side at the Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Shooting Sport Federation (GSSF) on Saturday where he was elected the General Secretary. Mr Greenstreet, a national athlete for … Read more
The Elizardeathans and the warrior kings of Ghana An enigmatic figure, common to all great mythologies: the blue demon, the sower and reaper of blood. By Amenuti Narmer If you cannot quite make out the etymology of the term “Elizardeath,” be not dismayed. It is not readily evident. This is entirely my fault. I could … Read more
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has won gold in the 100 meters final at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Blessing edged out Jamaica’s two time Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olympic silver medalist Kerron Stewart in the finals Crossing the finish line in an impressive 10.85 seconds, victory couldn’t have tasted any sweeter for Blessing Okagbare, … Read more