This Nonsense Must Stop!!
The state-owned Graphic Sports has reported in its Friday edition that the Ghana U-17 Team that is set to play in the African U-17 Championship next week in Gabon have decided to stage a boycott of...
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Profit-Seeking South Africa Could Take Home Tests Abroad
Staging home Test matches abroad is among the options South African rugby bosses are considering in a bid to make the national body profitable again. Dwindling sponsorship in a harsh economic...
Stephen Appiah On the Spotlight
Stephen Appiah, a one time jewel in the books of Ghana football, will forever be remembered for his unending affection for the game. His stature, a typical Afro-midfield icon, connotes a celebrated...
FIFA Fines Albania $100,000 For Fan Disorder In Italy
FIFA has fined the Albanian soccer federation 100,000 Swiss francs ($100,500) for improper conduct by fans who forced a World Cup qualifying match in Italy to be stopped. Play was delayed for nine...
US Farmers Hope NAFTA Survives the Trump Era
President Donald Trump's threat to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement has US farmers worried their access to prime Canadian and Mexican export markets could shrink. The US neighbors are...
Kwesi Nyantakyi Reaffirms Decision To Vacate Seat In 2019
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has reaffirmed his decision not to contest for the seat again in 2019. The astute legal practitioner has been in the role for 10...
Vindictive NPP Still Chasing Charlotte Osei
A group affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is vindictively opposing the decision by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, to shortlist for it awards this year, chairperson...
Venezuela To Withdraw From OAS As Deadly Protests Continue
Venezuela says it will withdraw from Organization of American States (OAS), accusing the Washington-based grouping of meddling in its internal affairs. The government made the announcement after the...
Thais Pick Ex-Ghana Coach Rajevac To Revive Fortunes
Thailand on Wednesday appointed Serbian Milovan Rajevac as the new coach of the national football team, plumping for the man who guided Ghana to an unlikely quarter-final spot at the 2010 World Cup....
China Football Giants Evergrande Under Fire Over ‘British Dogs’ Banner
Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande are facing potential disciplinary action after their fans unfurled an anti-independence banner slamming "British dogs" during a game in Hong Kong. The large...
Brazil Footballer Bruno Fernandes To Return To Jail Over Murder
Brazilian footballer Bruno Fernandes has been ordered to return to jail to continue serving his 22-year-term for his role in the kidnapping and murder of his former girlfriend in 2010. The...
Coca-Cola Profits Fall As It Adds New Non-Soda Drinks
Coca-Cola reported lower earnings Tuesday on restructuring costs and flat volumes as it touts new low-sugar beverages in response to flagging demand for soda. Net income in the first quarter was $1.2...
Huge Robbery Sparks Gun Battles In Paraguay and Brazil
Brazilian police near the border with Paraguay have exchanged gunfire with members of a gang who carried out what Paraguayan officials are calling the robbery of the century. Three gang members were...
Little-Known Brazilian Bridges Cultural Gap In China
He does not have the fame -- or enormous wages -- of Shanghai-based Carlos Tevez or Oscar, and his nickname would be viewed as offensive by many. But Fernandinho, one of the growing number of...
I’ll Make Stars Great Again — Appiah
Incoming Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, says he is going to roll up his sleeves, get his hands dirty and help make the senior national team great again. Appiah arrived in the country last Friday...
Black Stars Problems Are Spiritual
Ghana legend Mohammed Polo says the current problems of the Black Stars are spiritually. The senior national team have been on a slide after a calamitous 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign. Ghana have...
Dele and Kane Are Great But Hazard Remains the Best In England
Eden Hazard is the man who crushes Tottenham's dreams of glory. His sensational off-the-bench cameo proved decisive for Chelsea as he provided a goal and an assist to send his side to the FA Cup...
IMF Warns Against Protectionism, But Strikes Word From Statement
With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world finance ministers are united on one message: protectionism threatens the global...
Thousands Join March For Science To Fight ‘alternative Facts’
Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an "assault on facts" by populist politicians....
Coral Paints Rewards 32-Year Old With Brand New Car
A 32 year old painter, Mawunyo Atoklo has won the first out of six brand new cars in the “Paint Your Dream into Reality promotion” by Coral Paints Ghana. Mr Atoklo won the price after he found a...