Mr. Elvis Adjei-Baah, Head of Public Relations at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has said the completion of the ten multi-purpose youth and resource centers nationwide remains one of the priorities of the Ministry to overhaul sports inf…
Ghanaian boxer Braimah Kamoko (31-1, 24 KOs) popularly known as “Bukom Banku” would battle Hungarian boxer, Ferenc Albert (27-16, 15KO's) in an International Professional Boxing Cruiserweight contest.
The bout set for September 7, at th…
Nick Kyrgios left court to smash two racquets in a bad-tempered Cincinnati Masters defeat by Karen Khachanov after which he called the umpire "a tool".
The Australian, 24, walked off court after losing the second set against the wishes …
Supporting a football team can often be a rollercoaster for fans, but SC Paderborn have taken that to an extreme over the past five years.
Climbing from amateur football to the Bundesliga summit in a decade, a crushing three successive …
A full house of Olympic, world and European gold medals, a world athlete of the year award, a clutch of blue-chip sponsorship deals, a catwalk jaunt at Paris Fashion Week and the mantle of being one of athletics' post-Bolt era superstars.
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Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to officiate a major men's European match when she took charge of Wednesday's Uefa Super Cup.
History-making aside, the French official had to deal with VAR reviews, penalty decisions a…
Barcelona and Real Madrid have made unsuccessful offers for Paris St-Germain forward Neymar, says BBC Radio 5 Live's Guillem Balague.
Neymar's former club Barcelona are believed to have offered 100m euros (£92.4m) plus Philippe Coutinho…
Manchester City host Tottenham in the big Premier League showdown of the weekend, but who will come out on top?
BBC Sport's predictions expert Mark Lawrenson is backing the defending champions to triumph, but do you agree?
Last week,…
In the UK, August is traditionally a time when families get away for breaks in the school summer holidays.
But should we spare a thought for footballers, who have been back at work for weeks without any prospect of a holiday for nearly …
Manchester City will once again beat Liverpool to the Premier League title, while two of the three promoted teams will drop straight back down into the Championship.
That's what you told us after we asked you to predict the final standi…
Glenn Whelan says he has not joined Hearts just to "enjoy" himself after signing a one-year contract.
The 35-year-old Republic of Ireland midfielder was a free agent after 16 years in English football, most recently with Aston Villa.
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The player who suffered the first recorded case of racist abuse in women's professional football has no regrets about reporting it despite "sinking into depression" as a result of subsequent online abuse.
An independent Football Associa…
Ghana’s male hockey team return to action today after a day’s rest to face a tough encounter against host South Africa as both sides chase a qualification ticket for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Today’s clash at the hockey stadium of t…
Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide prior to a fatal plane crash in the English Channel, a report has revealed.
Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, crashed on 21 January while travelling from Nante…
Wilfried Bony is hoping his stint at League Two club Newport County will prepare him for a possible move to Italy or Turkey.
Former Manchester City and Swansea City striker Bony, 30, is training with the Exiles to keep his fitness up.
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The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) says it has banned its former president Philip Chiyangwa for life for "bringing Zimbabwean football into disrepute."
In a statement, Zifa accused Chiyangwa of "unilaterally submitting an incomple…
The first day of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain at Lord's.
A break in the weather did allow a 15:30 BST start to be scheduled, only for further rain to inter…
Ulster scrum-half John Cooney, Connacht prop Finlay Bealham and full-back Mike Haley of Munster have been cut from Ireland's World Cup squad.
They returned to their provinces as their Irish colleagues left for warm weather training in P…
England wing Jack Nowell has admitted he pushed himself too hard during his recovery from a serious ankle injury, but hopes to be fit for the start of the Rugby World Cup.
Nowell, 26, was injured in the Premiership final, and had surger…
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she has "never really felt very supported" by other women in sport.
South Africa's three-time world 800m champion will not defend her title in Doha in September after a setback in her challeng…
Breaking the two-hour marathon barrier would be "like stepping on the moon", says Eliud Kipchoge, who has "no doubt" he will achieve it in his next attempt.
The Kenyan, 34, hopes to be the first athlete to break the mark in the Ineos 1:…
The second batch of athletes representing Ghana at the 12th edition of the African Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco from 19th August to September 1, are billed to depart Ghana on Friday, August 16.
The disciplines making up the second…
Leicester Tigers head coach Geordan Murphy has paid tribute to his former team-mate and "real entertainer" Steve Booth, who has died aged 42.
Booth won two Premiership titles and helped Tigers claim back-to-back European Cup triumphs du…
A genuine first for tournament golf in Europe takes place at the World Invitational starting in Northern Ireland on Thursday as it encompasses separate men's and women's events.
English star Charley Hull is in a women's field which incl…
The Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), has named 16 athletes to represent the nation at the 2019 African Games in Morocco.
The 16-member team led by Bawah Fusseini - General Secretary of the GAA, would have nine female athletes and seve…
The Springbok Women will face Kenya in their final Qualifying match on Saturday, while Madagascar will line up against Uganda
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer was a satisfied man on Tuesday as his charges took a step closer …
"A couple of weeks before, Ruth had been absolutely fine. Suddenly here she was, gravely ill, and we were having to get our heads around the fact that her days are numbered."
On Thursday, on day two of the second Ashes Test, Lord's will…
Duncan Taylor will start for Scotland for the first time in two years in Saturday's Summer Test against France.
Saracens' Taylor, 29, last featured in the 2017 summer tour, with injuries limiting his club appearances over the past two s…
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Masters with a recurring back injury, just days after pulling out of the Rogers Cup final.
Williams, 37, was set to face Zarina Diyas in the first round on Tuesday.
"I am so sad to wi…
Huddersfield Town boss Jan Siewert says he does not fear for his position after their winless start to the season continued with their Carabao Cup defeat by Lincoln City.
The Terriers are without a victory in all competitions since Febr…
With 11 minutes left at Celtic Park, the hosts were two more matches from the Champions League group stages. Then it all went horribly, horribly wrong.
Cluj scored to put themselves in front on away goals, then did so again in stoppage …
Neil Lennon said his Celtic side "threw away" a place in the Champions League play-off round by conceding four "crazy" goals to CFR Cluj in Glasgow.
The Scottish champions lost 4-3 on the night - and 5-4 on aggregate - despite leading t…
Head Coach of the national under-20 side the Black Satellites, Yaw Preko, has promised a good showing by Ghana at the 12th edition of the African Games soccer tournament in Morocco from August 16-30.
Preko will lead his locally dominate…
Professor Peter Twumasi, Director General of National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Chairman of the International Games and Competitions Committee (IGCC), has said the Government will reward gold medalists at this year’s African Games wit…
He's a 30-year-old international striker who just five years ago signed for champions Manchester City for £28m.
But now, without a club after being released by Swansea City, Wilfried Bony is training with League Two Newport.
He playe…
The Ghana Deaf Football Association (GDFA) has launched a special appeal for funds to support the participation of the national deaf football team, the Black Wonders in the Africa Deaf Football Championship in Sierra Leone.
Officials …
Algeria defender Ramy Bensebaini has joined German Bundesliga club Borussia Moenchengladbach from French side Stades Rennes on a four-year deal.
The 24-year-old, a key member of Algeria's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations winning team, has sig…
Ghanaian Sellas Tetteh has been appointed as head coach of Sierra Leone for the second time by the county's football association.
The 62-year-old, who won the 2009 Under-20 World Cup with Ghana, has filled the vacant position previously…
Nigeria international defender Kenneth Omeruo has rejoined Spanish club Leganes on a permanent deal from Premier League side Chelsea.
The 25-year-old's 31 appearances for the La Liga outfit last season came in his seventh loan move away…
Ghana will be represented by six athletes in the Pan African edition of the ‘Maltavator Challenge’ which begins in a couple of weeks.
They would contest with countries including Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Nigeria for a chan…
Middlesex have signed veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez for the rest of their T20 Blast group games.
The 38-year-old replaces Afghanistan's Mujeeb ur Rahman who has been recalled by his domestic cricket board.
Hafeez will …
Captain Joe Root has promised his England side will "put in a really good show" as they attempt to level the Ashes series in the second Test at Lord's, starting on Wednesday.
England find themselves behind in a home series against Austr…
American teenager Coco Gauff has been awarded a wildcard for the women's singles at the US Open this month.
Gauff, 15, became the youngest player in the Open era to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon, beating former world number one…
Seventeen Premier League goals last season, three in one game already this term - Raheem Sterling looks all set for another stellar year.
The Manchester City forward had a standout campaign in 2018-19, being named the Football Writers' …
Manchester City have avoided a transfer ban after admitting breaching Fifa rules on signing youth players.
The Premier League champions have been fined 370,000 Swiss Francs (£315,000).
Fifa said City breached article 19 of its regula…
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says he learned "lessons" from Sunday's defeat to Manchester United and challenged his players to respond against Liverpool in Wednesday's Super Cup.
A youthful Blues side were punished for defensive errors as…
Reading forward Mo Barrow has agreed a season-long loan move to Turkish top-flight club Denizlispor.
Gambia international Barrow, 26, could make his debut for the club against Galatasaray on Friday.
He has scored 14 goals in 92 appea…
Hearts have signed Manchester United goalkeeper Joel Pereira on a season-long loan deal.
The Swiss-born 23-year-old moved to Old Trafford in 2012 and has made three appearances for United.
A Portugal U21 international, he has been lo…
Arsenal Women have been charged by the Football Association for allegedly "carrying out an act of discrimination by reason of disability".
The charge relates to the dismissal of a former employee in 2014.
An FA statement on Tuesday s…
Equatorial Guinea have included 16-year-old striker Luis Miguel Nlavo in their squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against South Sudan.
Coach Angel Lopez has named a 25-man squad for the Qatar 2022 preliminaries between 2 and 10…