The Ghana Battalion (GHANBATT) 13 serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has been adjudged the overall best participating team in the “Akwaaba” Games, organised by the Ghana Formed Police Unit (GHAFPU) to officially welcome GHAFPU Rotation 10 into the mission area. The friendly sporting event brought together contingents from GHANBATT, GHAFPU,...
Manchester United have parted ways with manager Ruben Amorim, with the club set to appoint a caretaker boss to see out the remainder of the campaign. Former midfielder Darren Fletcher will oversee Wednesday’s Premier League fixture against Burnley. The Scot will remain in charge until a caretaker is named, with United intending to appoint a...
Manchester City are close to agreeing terms with Bournemouth to sign Antoine Semenyo for £65m. City’s move for the Ghana forward, 25, is at an advanced stage with talks over the past 48 hours aimed at closing the finer details of the deal. City have agreed to meet Semenyo’s £65m release clause while the player’s...
British boxer Anthony Joshua has been rushed to hospital following a car crash in Nigeria that has reportedly claimed two lives. The former two-time world heavyweight champion suffered minor injuries in the collision, which occurred at 11am local time on Monday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, according to reports. A friend of Joshua said he is...
The Leopards struck a 16th-minute winner after Benin defender Yohan Roche ducked under a long ball forward from Arthur Masuaku and Theo Bongonda guided a first-time volley into the bottom right-hand corner from 10 yards. Cedric Bakambu thought he had doubled the lead early in the second half but, after a lengthy video assistant referee...
A Paris labour court has ordered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe €60 million ($70.6m) in unpaid salary and bonuses, partially resolving one of French football’s most bitter disputes. The ruling on Tuesday followed months of legal wrangling after Mbappe sued PSG over earnings withheld between April and June 2024, shortly before...
Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars, will lock horns with Germany in an international friendly on March 30 as part of preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The encounter, scheduled for Stuttgart, forms part of Ghana’s build-up to the global tournament which kicks off on June 11 across Mexico, Canada, and the United...
A total of 35 participants have been trained in strength and power under the strength and conditioning module at the National Sports College, Winneba. They were drawn from various sporting disciplines including football, armwrestling, athletics, weightlifting, physical instructors, and the media. Dr Kyle Pierce, the course facilitator from Louisiana State University, Shreveport, thanked the participants...
Uruguayan journalist Alejandro Figueredo wants to see Ghana paired against the South American country for the second consecutive time in the group stage. Ghana has a bitter history with Uruguay from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, where the infamous Luis Suarez handball incident happened. The rivalry was renewed in Qatar 2022 with...
Ghana’s Black Queens were defeated 2–0 by England in an international friendly played at St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday. England struck early, opening the scoring in the sixth minute when Lucia Kendall pounced on a loose ball in the penalty area and finished from close range. The Lionesses dominated possession for much of the contest,...