Category: Sports

Paris St-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele won his first Ballon d’Or as the French treble winners came away with several of the key men’s awards at the Paris ceremony. The 28-year-old France forward scored 35 goals and made 14 assists in 53 matches for PSG last season as they won the Champions League, league title and the...

Ghana’s senior national football team, the Black Stars, have inched up one spot in the latest FIFA world rankings, moving from 76th to 75th following their recent performances in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The rise comes on the back of the team’s September 2025 international window, during which Otto Addo’s men drew with Chad...

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has denied raping two women and sexually assaulting a third woman. The Ghanaian midfielder pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault when he appeared at Southwark Crown Court. The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2022, when the 32-year-old regularly played in...

Villarreal boss Marcelino is confident that Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is fully ready for his team’s UEFA Champions League opener on Tuesday night. The Spanish club head to London to face Tottenham Hotspur in their first group-stage fixture, marking Partey’s return to English football since leaving Arsenal. The 32-year-old is due back at the Old...

Two young Ghanaian footballers, Prince Amoako Junior and Caleb Yirenkyi, have earned spots on the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory’s list of the world’s top-performing under-20 players. Amoako Junior ranked fourth globally among forwards in Europe’s non-big five leagues, while his FC Nordsjaelland teammate Yirenkyi also claimed fourth place in the midfielders’...

Ghana’s national team coach, Otto Addo, remains hopeful about the Black Stars’ chances of securing a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, even after a disappointing result in their latest match. The Black Stars unexpectedly dropped points in their clash with Chad, ending in a draw. Despite the setback, Ghana still tops Group I...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has presented a comprehensive budget totaling $4,386,010 to cover expenses for the Black Stars’ initial five fixtures in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign. At a press briefing held on Tuesday, Minister for Youth and Sports, Kofi Adams, disclosed the financial allocations approved for Ghana’s upcoming qualifiers, specifically highlighting...

Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, will head to N’Djamena  today, September 2, for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Chad. The squad has been preparing in Accra for this pivotal encounter, with head coach Otto Addo expected to travel alongside all 24 selected players. With five victories and one defeat in...

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been granted conditional bail after appearing in court on rape and sexual assault charges. The five charges relate to three women and the offences are reported to have taken place between 2021 and 2022. Partey denies all the charges against him. The hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday...

Ghanaian footballers Grace Asantewaa and Portia Boakye have been selected for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 Best XI, following their standout performances that propelled the Black Queens to a third-place finish in Morocco  their first medal since 2016. Asantewaa, who anchored Ghana’s midfield with poise and creativity,...