Ghana Rugby Celebrates #OlympicDay
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) celebrated #OlympicDay with a “Get Into Rugby” exhibition at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday 24 June 2017 to showcase Rugby as Olympic sport. The event...
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Footballers Are Great People But I Can’t Marry One – GMB’s Badu
As bubbly and determined as she is, Dora Badu Acheampong is almost always all smiles and that has gained her the admiration of many, hence the name Badu Smiley she uses on Instagram. A finalist of...
Sri Lanka’s Malinga In Hot Water Over ‘monkey’ Comment
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga faced an investigation Thursday after he compared a government minister to a monkey following criticism that the country's cricketers were too fat. Sports...
LA Aims For 2024 Games, But Keeps 2028 In Mind
US Olympic Committee officials are working on the possibility of Los Angeles being offered the 2028 Olympics while focusing on their 2024 bid, USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun said...
Mahama Displays ‘Usain Bolt’ Signature At NDC@25 Rally
The overwhelming defeat of the National Democratic Congress in the 2016 polls seems less of a bother to Former President John Mahama who has indicated his optimism to recoup with speed. In a...
Sneakers Worn By Michael Jordan Fetch A Record $190,000
A pair of sports shoes worn by Michael Jordan during the basketball finals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics sold Sunday for $190,372 in an online auction, the auction house announced. Wearing the...
How To Manage Back Pain
Nearly 10 million working days are lost each year for adults aged 25-64 due to back pain – and around 80% of us will suffer from back pain at some point in our lives. The financial cost to the UK...
Woods Was Asleep At Wheel, Passed Breath Test
Tiger Woods was found asleep at the wheel of his car when he was arrested for driving under the influence but passed a roadside breath test, police records showed Tuesday. The golf superstar, who...
Tiger Woods ‘found By Police Asleep At Wheel’
Golfer Tiger Woods was found “asleep at the wheel” with the engine running when he was arrested, US media reports say. The former world number one golfer was found at the wheel of his Mercedes,...
Anthony Baffoes’ Selection As SWAG Personality Inaccurate
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana at their 42nd Awards Night, named Anthony Baffoe, a former Ghana international Sports Personality. He was awarded for his role in international football...
Read Signs All Black Deal Through To 2019 World Cup
All Blacks captain Kieran Read has signed a deal to stay in New Zealand rugby through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. No 8 Read, a double Rugby World Cup champion and 2013 World Player of the Year,...
Protesters In S.African Capital Decry Violence Against Women
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Pretoria on Saturday, angered by a rise in violence against women and children in South Africa, including killings and sex attacks. Answering the call by...
NBA Spurs’ Coach Popovich Fury At Pachulia Over Leonard Injury
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich lashed out at Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia on Monday, blaming the Georgian international for dangerous play in the incident that forced Kawhi...
Ghanaian Athlete Makes Qualification Time For IAAF Championship
400m runner Emmanuel Dasor could represent the country at this year’s IAAF World Championship in London after meeting the qualification time. Dasor, who also specializes in 200m, run a time of...
Six Qualities Start-Ups Can Learn From Successful Athletes
Six qualities start-ups can learn from successful athletes Who’s your all-time Athlete? Unquestionably, you can name a few. For me, I love Ronaldo and Roger Federer for their passion as well as...
‘I’m Upset With Trump and Could Enter Politics’
Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner says she is considering entering US politics in a bid to promote transgender issues. She told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme she had been "really upset" by...
Venues On Show As Olympic Officials Inspect LA Bid
Iconic venues from across Los Angeles's sporting skyline took center stage on Thursday as a team of International Olympic Committee officials scrutinized the city's bid for the 2024 Olympics. Members...
Australian Olympians Miss Drug Tests
Olympic silver medallist Madeline Groves and two other Australian Olympic swimmers are facing possible two-year bans for missing drug tests, reports said on Sunday. Groves, two-time Olympian Thomas...
US Olympic Champion Bobsledder Holcomb Dies
Olympic gold medal-winning bobsledder Steven Holcomb was found dead Saturday in his room at the US Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York, the US Olympic Committee said. "The entire Olympic...
Marathon Runners Target Two-Hour Barrier
Three elite runners backed by a small army of scientists will on Saturday attempt an audacious assault on the boundaries of the possible by trying to run a marathon in less than two hours. Reigning...