Ghana Wins 22 Medals At AA Championship
Ghana’s Armwrestling team, the Golden Arms finished 2nd at the Africa Amrwrestling Championship held in Lagos Nigeria. The championship which was Ghana’s first together with the congress and...
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Man Utd Agree GBP75m Fee With Everton For Striker
Manchester United have agreed a fee of around £75m with Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku. United, who have been chasing Lukaku for most of the summer, will not now be pursuing their interest in...
Osaka ‘preparing Whole Life’ To Face Ex-Wimbledon Champ Venus
Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka wasn't even born when Venus Williams made her Wimbledon debut 20 years ago, but she believes her life has been building towards the moment they meet on a tennis court....
England Bat Against South Africa In First Test
England's new captain, Joe Root, won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the first Test at Lord's on Thursday. A lightly grassed pitch and blue skies overhead offered the promise of...
Fancy Bears Hack Prompts Response From Olympic Champion
Mo Farah stressed he has “never failed a blood test” following the release of hacked documents which appear to show his test results once caused suspicion. Hackers Fancy Bears published documents...
Masakadza Ton Steers Zimbabwe To 310-8 In Sri Lanka ODI
Opener Hamilton Masakadza hit a sparkling century as Zimbabwe posted 310 for eight against Sri Lanka in the third one-day international in Hambantota on Thursday. Masakadza (111) put on a crucial...
Horn Brushes Off Pacquiao Call To Review Loss
Newly-crowned world welterweight champion Jeff Horn on Thursday brushed aside boxing legend Manny Pacquiao's call for a review of his controversial defeat and threw down the gauntlet for a rematch....
Podolski Arrives With Promise To Boost Japan Game
German World Cup winner Lukas Podolski Thursday vowed to bolster enthusiasm for Japanese football after arriving to join Vissel Kobe, bucking a trend of big-name players moving to cash-rich China. "I...
Chess Champion Kasparov Back From Retirement For US Tournament
Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov is coming out of retirement to play in a US tournament next month, organisers announced on Thursday. Kasparov, who dominated the game for more than 15...
Holders Mazembe Must Win To Ensure Survival
CAF Confederation Cup title-holders TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo must defeat visiting Horoya of Guinea this weekend to be sure of a quarter-finals place. Every Group D match between...
Nothing Can Stop Us, Insists Zanaco Coach
Coach Mumamba Numba insists "nothing can stop" Zanaco of Zambia reaching the CAF Champions League quarter-finals this weekend when they tackle Wydad Casablanca in Morocco. The Lusaka-based outfit top...
Gatland Backs Unchanged Lions As All Blacks Roll Dice
The British and Irish Lions named an unchanged team on Thursday for the decisive third Test against the All Blacks, who gambled on rookies in a reshuffled backline. Visiting coach Warren Gatland...
Brazilian Arrives For Sharks
Fearsome Elmina Sharks’ Brazilian new signing, Abner Martins Dos Santos, has arrived in Ghana to finalise his contract to feature for the club next season. Dos Santos, who is the first Brazilian to...
New South Korea Football Coach Slams Predecessor’s Lack of Strategy
South Korea's new football coach criticised his predecessor Uli Stielike on Thursday, accusing the veteran German of lacking strategies and blaming communication difficulties with the players for...
Team NZ Parade America’s Cup In Auckland
Team New Zealand celebrated their America's Cup victory with a ticker-tape parade in Auckland Thursday before taking the Auld Mug for a ferry ride escorted by Maori war canoes. The New Zealanders...
Lions’ Itoje Goes From Baby-Face To Assassin
Lock Maro Itoje has transformed in New Zealand from the baby of the British and Irish Lions camp into a cult hero who fans believe can inspire a historic Test series win over the All Blacks. The...
Far From Olympic Glory, Refugee Fights Humble Battle
What Popole Misenga remembers most is the crowd chanting his name. After a lifetime of war and poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, here he was in Rio, competing in judo at the 2016 Olympics...
Hansen Backs ‘cool, Calm, Collected’ Rookie Against Lions
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said "cool, calm, collected" Jordie Barrett could handle the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the decisive British and Irish Lions Test after gambling on rookies on...
Cubelli Back For Brumbies, Lealiifano Has To Wait
Pumas scrum-half Tomas Cubelli makes his return from a lengthy injury for the ACT Brumbies but cancer survivor Christian Lealiifano's expected comeback has been delayed in this weekend's penultimate...
South Korea’s Choi Homers In Yankees Debut
South Korea's Choi Ji-Man homered in his New York Yankees debut on Wednesday, his fifth-inning blast impressing even slugging sensation Aaron Judge. "That was awesome!" Judge said of Choi's effort...