IS Is Reorganizing, Targeting Europe
Despite defeats in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group has reorganized and is now "more focused than ever" on attacking Europe and other areas outside that conflict zone, a senior UN official...
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Kingsley Sarfo Opts Out of Black Stars Squad
Ibrahim Tanko has confirmed midfielder Kingsley Sarfo will not honor his Black Stars invitation after he was caught in the web of indecision. Sarfo has attracted the fancy of Sweden, days after...
Countries and Groups Commit To Halt Ocean Degradation
More than 600 commitments have been received at the Ocean Conference underway at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York with a pledge to take action to improve the health of the ocean. The...
Kwesi Appiah Prunes Squad Ahead of Kumasi Trip
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has excluded three players from his squad ahead of the trip to Kumasi for Sunday's 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. The Black Stars have spent the past...
Blow For Ainslie At America’s Cup Yacht Race As Kiwis Take Lead
Ben Ainslie's America's Cup hopes suffered a devastating bodyblow on Monday after his badly damaged Land Rover BAR boat retired from its opening scrap with Emirates Team New Zealand before conceding...
Lack of Wind Delays America’s Cup Challenger Semi-Finals
Light winds postponed the scheduled start of the America's Cup challenger semi-finals on Sunday, but the one-day delay could be good news for Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR. Powerhouse Emirates Team...
Oracle Team USA Beat Kiwis In Key America’s Cup Qualifier
Holders Oracle Team USA defeated Emirates Team New Zealand on Saturday to win the round-robin phase of qualifying for the 35th America's Cup. The victory means Team USA will go into the America's Cup...
Nordqvist Leads In Search of LPGA Three-Peat
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist got off to a hot start in her bid for a third straight LPGA ShopRite Classic crown on Friday with a seven-under par 64. Nordqvist birdied her first three holes at Stockton...
Record-Setting Dufner Sets 2nd Round Pace At Memorial
Jason Dufner holed out from the fairway for an eagle en route to a second straight 65 and a record-setting 36-hole total at the US PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament on Friday. Dufner held the...
Black Stars Step Up Gear With Second Day of Training Ahead of Ethiopis Clash
Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah held his second training session with the senior national team yesterday with seventeen players at the Accra Sports Stadium. The session was Appiah’s second with the...
Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to negotiate a new "fair" deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and...
Spieth Chases Lingmerth As Johnson Falters At Memorial
Sweden's David Lingmerth broke out of his recent doldrums to seize the early first-round lead at the Memorial tournament on Friday, where Jordan Spieth was one adrift and top-ranked Dustin Johnson...
No Wind, No Racing In America’s Cup Qualifiers
Light winds postponed Wednesday's four scheduled races in the second round-robin phase of America's Cup qualifying on Bermuda's Great Sound. After waiting in vain for two hours for winds to pick up,...
In Swedish Asylum Limbo, Young Afghans Turn To Heroin
Beer cans, newspapers drenched in vomit and aluminium foil litters the ground inside a parking garage where young Afghan asylum seekers smoke heroin as they shelter from the cold in central Sweden....
Scratch Studios To Represent Ghana At Midem
Representatives from Scratch Studios & Entertainment Limited in Accra will be attending this year’s edition of Marché International du Disque et de l’Edition Musicale (Midem) to be held in...
35th America’s Cup Off To Dramatic Start
Oracle Team USA rallied to edge Emirates Team New Zealand Saturday as the 35th America's Cup got underway with two wins for two-time defending champions Oracle and a collision involving Ben Ainslie's...
Atsu Dropped As Kwesi Appiah Names Black Stars Squad
Coach Kwesi Appiah has announced a 30-man squad for Ghana’s upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ethiopia. Seven Ghana-based players have been handed call ups into the...
Kwesi Appiah Names First Black Stars Squad
Coach Kwesi Appiah has announced a 30-man squad for Ghana’s upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ethiopia. Seven Ghana-based players have been handed call-ups into the...
Timothy Fosu-Mensah Eyeing Starting Spot
Timothy Fosu-Mensah is hoping he has done enough to earn an “extra special” reunion with former club Ajax in the Europa League final. The Dutchman, 19, was challenged by manager Jose Mourinho to...
IS Kills Five In First Suicide Attack In Somalia
The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said Wednesday killed five people at a checkpoint in the northeastern port city of Bosaso. The group's...