The Iron-Fisted Ethiopian State
A political crisis of longstanding duration has been brought to the world’s attention by the actions of a competitor at the recently concluded Olympic Games. Marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa’s...
Tag: Olympic Games
Rome Olympic Chief’s Fury At Mayor’s Bid Veto
The Italian Olympic chief has reacted angrily to the Rome mayor's decision to reject the city's bid to host the 2024 Games, and has vowed to fight on. Calling the decision "demagogic and populist",...
Watch Trailer For All-New Coke Studio Africa Ft EL, Stonebwoy, Efya
The Coke Studio Africa is that one show that brings top artistes from various parts of the continent together to create medleys of some of Africa’s favorite anthems. It has been graced by some of...
Paralympics Closes With Cyclist Tribute
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Singers, dancers and fireworks lit up the iconic stadium before tributes were paid to Iranian...
Government Spent $750,000 On Rio 2016
The Chef de Mission of Ghana at the Rio Olympic Games, Chris Essilfie, has revealed that the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) submitted a budget of $750,000 to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS)...
Murray Brothers Keep GB In Semi-Final
Andy and Jamie Murray kept alive Great Britain's hopes of retaining the Davis Cup with a four-set win over Argentina in the semi-final doubles. The Scottish brothers beat Juan Martin del Potro and...
Iranian Para-Cyclist Dies Following Crash
An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee said Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, suffered cardiac arrest...
More Hacked Athletes’ Files Released
Hackers allegedly from Russia have released more athletes' medical files stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). The athletes include British cyclists Sir Bradley Wiggins, who won a gold...
Nunoo Mensah Dares GOC
The president of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), Ben Nunoo Mensah, has thrown a challenge to the leadership of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) led by Prof Francis Dodoo to furnish the...
Russian Hackers Leak Simone Biles and Serena Williams Files
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of star US Olympic athletes. Athletes affected include tennis players Venus and Serena...
Brazil Police Seek To Question IOC Head
Brazilian police say they want to speak to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach about an alleged scheme to resell tickets during last month's Rio Olympics. The police say Mr...
Nii Lante Vanderpuyes Ignorance
The public exhibition of ignorance by Ghana’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye (Nii Lante) is beyond pardon and gives the definition of inferiority complex a new low. It is very...
GOC Must Kick-Start Electoral Process — Sports Federations
Heads of sports federations in the country have called on the leadership of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), led by Prof Francis Dodoo, to immediately start the process towards an electoral...
GOC Top Men Hot
Pressure is gradually mounting on the current executives of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), led by Prof. Francis Dodoo, to organise an elective congress. Information gathered by Finder Sports...
Top Kenyan Olympic Committee Official Arrested
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyan police on Friday arrested the secretary-general of the country's Olympic committee (NOCK) in the wake of a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio Games. "It's true...
Three Top Kenyan Olympic Officials Arrested Over Rio ‘scandal’
Nairobi (AFP) - Three top Kenyan Olympics officials have been arrested as investigators probe allegations of mismanagement and corruption at the Rio Games, police sources said. Francis Paul,...
Kenyan Police Raid Olympic Headquarters Over Corruption Scam
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyan police raided the country's Olympic headquarters Saturday probing a corruption scam that saw some of the nation's athletes deprived of team uniforms at the Rio Games. Three top...
Koko Seller Insults President Mahama?
The very moment my mother the Koko seller at Kasoa called me last week to watch our very own Bole Bamboi Presido modeling in a military uniform as he proved to the whole world that he was indeed the...
Let Us Thank God For Good Sportsmen And Women!
ONE of the most beautiful songs I heard from the incomparable EK's Band – undoubtedly the most popular band in Ghana in the 1950s and 1960s – was entitled “Wobeka m'asem.” The words,...
Kaya Forson Records A Personal Best
Teenage Ghanaian swimmer Kaya Forson recorded her personal best time despite finishing last in Heat One of the women's freestyle 200 metres race at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. The...