The Kpone-Katamanso District Interparty Dialogue Committee (DIPDC) has called on politicians to unite the electorate with their actions and words instead of inciting them to violence.
Mr Mohammed A. Yakubu, Chairman of the DIPDC said d…
President John Dramani Mahama kicked off a three-day election campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region yesterday, promising the government’s support for fishermen who were affected by the recent tidal waves along some of the beaches of Ac…
PARIS (AP) — Germany's chancellor and France's president agreed Thursday that their joint priorities for an informal European Union summit taking place Friday in Slovakia include ensuring Europe's security and fighting terrorism.
Angela…
Ghana would on Monday September 19, join other global Heads of States and Government, at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s High Level Summit, to discuss and address the issues large movements of refugees and migrants.
The Summi…
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - Niger is increasingly becoming a target for Boko Haram attacks, as the Islamists come under sustained military pressure in Nigeria while reeling under a leadership struggle, analysts said Thursday.
Despite a …
Democratic Republic of Congo will form an interim government that includes opposition members, as part of a deal to set up new elections and break a political impasse, Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said.
The announcement came a…
The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho, has picked up nomination forms for the 2016 elections on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama.
Mr Anyidoho picked the forms today at the…
Fifteen presidential hopefuls have so far picked nomination forms to contest in the upcoming general election in December. They are made up of 13 political parties and two independent candidates.
The political parties are the Democratic…
In her bid to retain the Awutu-Senya West Constituency parliamentary seat for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Member of Parliament, Madam Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, last Sunday launched her campaign to solicit votes.
The la…
Zimbabwean opposition parties will on Saturday hold protests throughout the country with or without police clearance to press the election agency for free elections in 2018, officials said, weeks after another planned demonstration turned …
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli and President of Volta Region House of Chiefs, has said the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) tag of the Region as its “world bank” is derogatory.
He said this is because the Party had taken th…
President John Dramani Mahama Tuesday night promised more prosperity and security in Ghana should he be voted into power for a second and final term.
Convinced that his first term in office has been very productive, during which era he …
Government would provide socio-economic opportunities for all Ghanaians irrespective of their religion, ethnic group or geographical location, President John Dramani Mahama has announced.
This he said would include the rehabilitation of…
Saturday morning the President of the Confederation of African Football had an extensive discussion with the Prime Minister of Angola. Following the meeting, President Issa Hayatou received all the assurances that security will be beefed u…
Skipper Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast side needed the last five minutes to beat Rwanda 2-0 in an International build-up game played on Thursday evening at the National stadium in Dar es Saalam.
On Monday, the Ivory Coast team who leave for…
The United Kingdom Parliamentary Club has presented a cheque of 15,000 pounds to the Tema SOS Children's Village to support its sporting activities.
The Club has in addition donated 20 footballs and stationery to the children.
Mr …
After the successful Captain's Prize Championship last Saturday, the Tema Country Golf Club will roll again into action when the February Medal event tees off on Saturday, February 16.
The one-day competition, which is open to amat…
The much-awaited National Disabled Wheelchair Basketball competition comes off from Friday, 15th to Saturday, 16th February at the Ghana Social Club in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.
The two-day competition is to create a fo…
Latvian born Spaniard Alexei Shirov earned the right to meet Gata Kamsky of the United States in the final of the chess World Cup following a 1.5-0.5 victory over Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in
the rapid tie-break games of the semi-finals.…
Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) beat Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) by nine points to three to win the annual Fun Games of the oil companies at Tema.
TOR defeated BOST 360 by 234 in the Playing Cards, drew 1-1 in the Soccer even…
The Rector of Koforidua Polytechnic, Dr George Afrane has expressed concern of the inability of the country to position itself properly to exploit the great economic fortunes in sports
He noted the socio-economic gains of sports that…
An injury time individual brilliance from Florence Okoe gave Ghana's Black Queens a 2-1 win that sent them riding high in their Olympic Games qualifier against the Bayana Bayana of South Africa at the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra on Sunday.
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An opportunistic effort by Mubarak Wakaso in the 59th minute enabled Ashgold to beat Accra Hearts of Oak by a lone goal in their week two Premier league match at the Robert Mensah stadium, Cape Coast on Sunday.
After a goalless first…
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has expressed appreciation to the support of the State Insurance Company (SIC), Primex Ghana Limited, Accra Hearts of Oak and Liberty Professionals for the successful organization of the 2007…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Sunday tasked the National Sports Council (NSC) to adopt the best management, economic and safety practices in the administration of the refurbished Ohene Djan Stadium.
He said this would enable the C…
Show Lee returned a net score of 66, to win the maiden W.Cc. Bill Tandoh Memorial Golf Championship played at the Celebrity Golf Course at Sakumono, near Tema on Saturday.
Emmanuel Asare took the second position with 68 net, Kwamem K…
Eric Tawiah of the Winneba Good, Better, Best Junior High School clocked 49.48 minutes, to win the Fifth Annual Cowbell U-15 Jubilee Marathon held in Accra on Saturday.
He was followed by Philip Martei with a time of 50.37 minutes, …
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) will hold its monthly general meeting at its Club House, off the Exhibition Road, Dansoman, Accra on Saturday, October 6.
A statement from the secretariat of the Association said the mee…
Division One outfit, Fair Point began their premiership quest on a high note with a lone goal victory over Seven United in their Zonal Play-Off match at the El-Wak Sports Stadium on Wednesday.
Striker Awal Ibrahim scored the only goa…
The Western Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourist Board, Mr Ebenezer Quaye Hammond, has advised women not to target the influx of visitors to the Ghana CAN 2008 to indulge in prostitution.
He said it would be unfortunate if CAN 2008…
Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Madam Patricia Appiagyei has said that the Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) would as from next month give new identification numbers to taxi drivers who operate in the metropolis.
The exercise,…
America's beach volleyball champion pairs Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri
Walsh will be in action for the season's last Grand Slam in Austria.
Dalhausser and Rogers, who entered this week's play as the newly-c…
Despite not having a coach to direct from the bench, Nigeria walloped France 12-2 at the on-going
Homeless World Cup taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Prior to departing for the competition, the team was stranded in Lagos as the p…
Will Power Homowo Boxing Promotions, will hit the boxing circles with a boxing promotion fixed for August 12, at Mantse Agbona Park, James Town, Accra.
The championship forms part of activities marking the annual Homowo Festival to be…
Officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are scheduled to arrive in Accra on Saturday, September 15, 2007 on a three-day inspection tour of the venues and facilities being put in place towards the hosting of the 26th MTN Gh…
Following is the medal
table after Monday's competitions at the 15th Pan Am Games
(tabulated under gold, silver, bronze and total medals):
1 United States 14 10 5 29
2 Cuba 5 3 …
Argentine dentist Juan
Carlos Dasque shot down the gold medal of men's trap event and
qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Pan American
Games on Monday.
Dasque's winning mark of 138 hits also broke the previous mee…
Ghana's All Africa Games long jump recorder holder, Ignatius Gaisah has asked the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) to
improve its annual awards to make it more attractive to national athletes.
Gaisah who has won the award …
Following are the
weightlifting results at the 15th Pan American Games here on
Monday:
Men's 77kg class:
1. Ivan Cambar, Cuba, 350kg (snatch 156; clean and jerk 194)
2. Jose Ocando, Venezuela, 337 (145; 192)
3. Octavio …
Following are the standings of
III World Cup of softball held in Oklahoma City of United States
on Saturday (tabulated under matches played, won, lost, points for,
against):
1. United States 4 4 0 30 2
2. Canada …
Following are the results Saturday
from the Fed Cup World Group semi-final between Italy and France on
clay at the Nova Yardinia outdoor sports complex in Castellaneta Marina of Italy:
Singles
Tatiana Golovin, France, bt Tathian…
The
29-year-old Li Fuyu is competing here at his fifth Tour of Qinghai
Lake. This time, the dazzling Discovery Channel team jersey not
only gave him a new look but also did a boost in standings.
In the first two stages at this yea…
Nigeria on Sunday smashed South
Africa 3-0 and came onto the top in badminton team event of the
ninth All-Africa Games, making revenge for a home defeat four
years ago in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
In the women's singles, Kubi G…
Following are Sunday's group
standings of women's soccer after three-round qualifications at
the ninth All-Africa Games (tabulated under matches played, won,
drawn, lost, goals for, against and points):
Group A
Nigeria …
Following is the medal table
after Sunday's competitions at the 15th Pan American Games
(tabulated under gold, silver, bronze and total medals):
1 United States 11 6 3 19
2 Mexico 3 1 4 8
…
Host Brazil won its first
gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games on Sunday while the
United States continued impressive show to quickly increase its
medal total.
To the delight of a vibrant crowd at the Riocentro complex,
D…
As the rest of Africa wakes up to
the medal potentialities in special sports, Nigeria, which first
realized this area, is beginning to face the reality that its
rivals are increasing advantage by the day.
According to the News A…
Coach of Ghana's Black Starlets, Sellas Tetteh said the midfield of his team remains his biggest headache as he prepares the team for the next World Cup scheduled for Korea next month.
He told the GNA Sports that "my biggest headache…
The Twifo-Heman-Lower Denkyira District Assembly on Wednesday honoured Jukwa Secondary School for emerging champions in the Central Region Schools and Colleges soccer competition.
In appreciation of its achievement, the Assembly pres…
The Wa Sports stadium which is to serve as a league centre has been provided with 1.2 billion cedis facilities ahead of the commencement of the 2007 Onetouch Premier football league season.
The facilities include spectators and media…