By Simon Asare Accra, Aug. 13, GNA – Mr Kurt Okraku, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has backed reigning Ghana Premier League…
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Hearts of Oak mourns fan who died during Homowo Charity Cup match
By Simon Asare Accra, Aug. 12, GNA – Accra Hearts of Oak have mourned the death of William Nii Laryea, a fan who died…
Benjamin Asare emerges hero as Hearts of Oak beat Heart of Lions in Homowo Charity Cup
By Simon Asare Accra, Aug. 11, GNA – Accra Hearts of Oak emerged victorious in the 2024 Gbese Mantse Homowo Charity Cup after beating…
WAFU B: Coach Desmond Offei names provisional squad for Black Satellites camping
By Francis Ofori Accra, Aug.11, GNA – Desmond Offei, Head Coach of the National Under-20 side, Black Satellites has settled on 35 players to…
Great Olympics gutted after being labelled ‘disrespectful’ by Gbese Mantse
By Simon Asare Accra, Aug. 11, GNA – Accra Great Olympics have responded to comments by the Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, who declared…
Asante Kotoko to battle DC United in Capital City Africa Cup
By: Francis Ofori Accra, Aug. 09, GNA-Ghana’s Asante Kotoko will take on Major League Soccer (MLS) side DC United at this year’s Capital City…
Western Region conquers Eastern Region to win 2024 KGL U-17 championship
By Francis Ofori Accra, Aug.09, GNA-Western Region completed a 2-1 comeback against Eastern Region to be crowned winners of the fourth edition of the…
American Lyles not expecting to compete in the Olympic relays
Paris, Aug. 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed he is all but certain to skip the Olympic relays after contracting Covid-19 in Paris. The…
China take seventh diving gold with women’s 3m springboard win
Paris, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Chen Yiwen secured China a seventh diving gold at the Paris Games with a win in the women’s 3-metre springboard event on…
Toby ‘Terminator’ Roberts seals gold after judgement day in climbing
Paris, Aug. 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Britain’s Toby Roberts won speed climbing gold in the men’s boulder and lead competition at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Roberts…
US into basketball final after big Serbia scare
Paris, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) – The United States have survived an almighty scare as they reached the Olympic men’s basketball final with a narrow 95-91 victory over…
CAF Champions League: Djiboutian referee Saddam Houssein to officiate Samartex, Victoria United clash
By: Francis Ofori Accra, Aug. 09, GNA – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the appointment of Referee Saddam Houssein Mansour from…
CAF President Dr Motsepe mourns passing of Issa Hayatou
By Simon Asare Accra, Aug.09, GNA – Dr. Patrice Motsepe, current President of Confédération African Football (CAF) has expressed condolences to all member associations…
GBSF, J-ABS set to organize Koshien Baseball Championship in Accra
By Francis Ofori Accra, Aug.09, GNA-The Ghana Baseball and Softball Federation (GBSF), together with the Japan Baseball Softball Foundation (J-ABS) are set to organize…
World champion Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon after two events
Saint-Denis, Aug. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Two-time and reigning world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain leads the women’s heptathlon after the 100-metres hurdle and the high jump on…
GB’s Aldridge becomes first Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing
Marseille, Aug. 8, (PA media/dpa/GNA) – Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille on Thursday. The…
Ghana’s men’s relay team disqualified for baton infringement
Accra, Aug. 8, GNA – Ghana’s 4×100 men’s relay team couldn’t progress to the finals after a baton infringement. Despite finishing the race at…
India’s Vinesh disqualified from wrestling gold medal bout in Paris
Paris, Aug. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Indian wrestler Vinesh Vinesh has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics wrestling competition for being overweight in the women’s 50kg category on…
Australian player arrested in Paris after allegedly buying cocaine
Paris, Aug. 7, (dpa/GNA) – An Australian hockey player has been arrested in Paris on the sidelines of the Olympics under the accusation of buying cocaine, the…
US delight in shock 1,500m gold from Hocker, 200m triumph from Thomas
Paris, Aug. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Cole Hocker was a shock gold medallist for the United States in the men’s Olympic 1,500 metres where top favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen…