While it bubbles under throughout the year, transfer speculation and gossip really ramps up in the month of January and throughout the summer, when the windows are open for clubs to buy and sell. Chatter is non-stop as reports, rumour and …
Unified lightweight champion Katie Taylor's father, Pete, was among two people seriously injured after a shooting at his Bray Boxing Club, Ireland, which left one man dead.
Taylor's father, who founded the club, is said to be in a non-l…
Serena Williams announced Tuesday she had received "super exciting" news regarding the chest muscle injury that forced her to withdraw from the French Open.
Williams withdrew shortly before her highly-anticipated fourth-round clash with…
US Open champion Sloane Stephens is through to the French Open semifinals for the first time, joining fellow American Madison Keys.
The 10th-seeded Stephens had little trouble beating No. 14 Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday on Court Phi…
South Africa's Daryl Impey took the overall lead in the Criterium du Dauphine on Tuesday, moving ahead of Team Sky rider Michal Kwiatkowski who crashed two kilometres from the finish line of the second stage.
Impey's overall time at the…
In light of President Donald Trump uninviting the 2018 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to the White House, LeBron James said neither his Cleveland Cavaliers nor the Golden State Warriors would accept a visit as a winner of the NBA …
Former WWE star and current UFC welterweight CM Punk was absolved in a civil lawsuit in Chicago court on Tuesday, just four days before he's scheduled to fight at UFC 225.
Punk, whose birth name is Phil Brooks, and pro wrestler Colt Cab…
Canelo Alvarez and his promoter, Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, were willing to compromise. Gennady Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler was, too.
But in the end, Golovkin, the unified middleweight world champion, was unwilling to come off …
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray says he is "not quite ready to return" from his hip operation and is pulling out of a grass-court tournament in the Netherlands next week.
"I am still aiming to play in the coming weeks," Murray s…
Signing for around €55 million from Shakhtar Donetsk, Fred will be the second most expensive midfielder Manchester United have ever bought. But what will he bring to the side?
CORRESPONDENT VIEW: Rob Dawson
In part, it is money well …
The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Ghanaian member of parliament Kennedy Agyapong to stop threatening investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and those perceived as close to his undercover investigative film, "Number …
The live draw for this season's MTN FA Cup Round of 32 was held on Tuesday morning at the studios of Metro TV in Accra.
The draw threw up some interesting duels including a Kumasi derby between Asokwa Deportivo and defending Champions…
Nigeria last played in the 2016 Africa Cup - Division 1C when it beat Mauritius 31 to 12 but was beaten by Morocco 53 to 10
Mr. Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org), sent a letter to the Pr…
Ghana Rugby achieved much in a short space of time since Mensah and his administration took over the running of the Union on 5 June 2014
The Panafrican Equipment Group marked a historic moment in the Rugby history in Ghana when they del…
Kick-off is imminent for the Rugby Africa Gold Cup, the final round of the African qualifications for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Fifteen extremely intense matches will be played with a place to accompany South Africa to the 2019 Rugby Wor…
The announcement of Germany's 23-man squad for the World Cup on Monday saw three players culled expectedly, as well as one shock omission: Leroy Sane, the PFA young player of the year in England and widely-tipped as a player to watch in Ru…
In this special 10-part series, ESPN's Jayaditya Gupta, who has attended every World Cup since 2002, recalls his favourite matches from the tournament. At No. 6 is this Group F game from 2006 where Brazil finally got into their stride.
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Plenty of players will be glumly watching the World Cup this summer on their sofas.
Here's an XI of those who might think themselves unlucky to be omitted from their national teams heading to Russia.
GK: Joe Hart - England
Admitte…
Harry Kane is one of the heaviest players at the World Cup, if you believe an apparent typo in FIFA's official squad list.
FIFA released the final squads of each of the World Cup's 32 teams on Monday, complete with shirt numbers, height…
New York City-based magazine PAPER has taken Lionel Messi's status as football's GOAT one step further by pairing the Barcelona forward with a number of the animals for a photoshoot.
Messi supporters claim that the five-time world playe…
Pep Guardiola will spend Manchester City's first Champions League game of next season in the stands, UEFA announced on Monday, while Liverpool were only fined for their fans' assault on the City bus.
Guardiola was sent to the stands in …
Fernando Alonso's preparations for his Le Mans 24 Hours debut got off to a perfect start as the Spaniard topped the first official test day at the weekend.
Alonso is partnering ex-Formula One drivers Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi …
A San Diego police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg Sunday while pursuing a hit-and-run suspect who pointed a weapon at officers and was eventually arrested on the roof of a parking structure near the finish line of an annual m…
The show will go on.
Despite middleweight world titlist Billy Joe Saunders citing a hamstring injury and withdrawing from his defense against British countryman Martin Murray on Sunday, promoter Frank Warren announced Monday that the Ju…
Zimbabwe's players have given their board an ultimatum to pay outstanding salaries and match fees by June 25, failing which they will boycott July's T20 tri-series with Australia and Pakistan.
The cricketers are owed three months' salar…
Serena Williams called off her Grand Slam comeback because of a chest muscle injury on Monday, pulling out of the French Open shortly before she was supposed to play Maria Sharapova in the fourth round.
"It's extremely disappointing," W…
A "like" by Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams on a comment on an Instagram post critical of Carmelo Anthony is said to have been an accident, a team spokesman told ESPN.
On a post featuring four Thunder players -- Adams, Anthony…
The Philadelphia Eagles will not be attending a ceremony at the White House to honor their February Super Bowl victory, according to a statement by President Donald Trump.
The statement says that the defending Super Bowl champions disag…
Yaya Toure has questioned whether Pep Guardiola has a bias against African players and accused the Manchester City coach of being "cruel" to him, according to an interview with France Football.
Toure, 35, played his final game for City …
A total of 17 Ghanaian referees and match officials have been contacted by Insight The World Investigates (TWI) - collaborators of ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to respond to allegations of corruption …
Former Nigerian football star Nwankwo Kanu had $11,000 (£8,000) stolen from his bag over the weekend while travelling from Russia's Sheremetyevo airport in the capital, Moscow, to the province of Kaliningrad along the Baltic coast, The Mos…
Black Stars striker, Emmanuel Boateng, says he is looking forward to putting up another splendid performance for the senior national side against Iceland in an international friendly in Reykjavik on Thursday.
Boateng, 22, scored on hi…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko striker, Songne Yacouba, was the toast of the club’s supporters yesterday after he scored twice to ensure his side managed a deserved 2-1 victory over defending league champions, Aduana Stars, at th…
Whatever solace the Cleveland Cavaliers could take back to their home court for Game 3 of the NBA Finals -- knowing they let a win slip away in Game 1 and had their chances in Sunday's 122-103 Game 2 loss to the Golden State Warriors -- Le…
After escaping by the good graces of the basketball gods with an overtime victory in Game 1, the Golden State Warriors rediscovered their best rhythm in a 122-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Any short-t…
Despite a two-year and seven-month lay-off, Tyson Fury's self-belief remains sky-high after comparing himself to boxing legends Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The English heavyweight makes his comeback against Sefer Seferi, a 39-…
Jorge Lorenzo led virtually from start to finish to win the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Lorenzo surged ahead of pole sitter Valentino Rossi into the first turn at the Mugello circuit and quickly established a comfortable lead.
Andr…
The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, are out of the French Open women's doubles tournament.
The third-seeded pairing of Andreja Klepac and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat the Americans 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0 Sunday to advance to the quar…
This is not a drill. England have won a Test match, at the ninth time of asking - and it was a handsome victory in the final analysis too. A three-day win, sealed in an extended afternoon session after a day of relentless dominance, ensure…
Tight end Rob Gronkowski confirmed Sunday he'll attend the New England Patriots' mandatory minicamp this week after skipping the team's voluntary organized team activities this offseason.
"We've got mandatory minicamp this week. So I'll…
The destiny of the World Sevens Series title will be decided next weekend in Paris after Fiji narrowly defeated South Africa 21-17 in the final of the London Sevens on Sunday.
Fiji will take a six-point lead over the Blitzboks into the …
JR Smith admitted Saturday that he was not aware of the score at the end of regulation in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 124-114 overtime loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but he said he won't let the mistake affect his play in Game 2.
"After…
For the second time, middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders said on Sunday that he has suffered an injury that has forced him to postpone a defense against British countryman Martin Murray.
Saunders was due to make his fourth…
Serena Williams had every reason to feel like a "superhero" on Tuesday.
Wearing a black catsuit, which made her feel like "a queen from Wakanda", the 23-time major winner won her first Grand Slam match since giving birth.
"I always w…
Broadcast rights holders of the Ghana Premier League (GPL), StarTimes Group have denied frustrating ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in his attempt to screen his eagerly anticipated documentary on Ghana football titled: Numb…
The Chairman of the (VRA) Tennis Club of Accra, Colonel Van-der Pallen has announced that from next year the club will host an annual tournament in honour of their former member the late Major Maxwell Mahama who was lynched by a mob at Den…
Wa All Stars ended their eight match winless run in the league by defeating Takyiman Eleven Wonders 1:0 in Wa to end the first round of the Zylofon Premier League on a high.
Maxwell Oppong scored the priceless goal to give All Stars the…
WBO super bantamweight champion, Isaac "Royal Storm" Dogboe, has agreed to fight Mexican-American Jessie Magdaleno in a rematch in his first defence after snatching the world title from the Mexican on April 28 in Philadephia, Pennsylvania.…
When Season Six of the FreshPak National Women's League (NWL) began, Elmina Sea Lions were hopeful of winning the title and playing in the champions play-off.
Indeed, a 1-0 away win over Immigration at the Carl Reindorf Park raised th…
World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa lightweight champion, George Ashie, remains optimistic about his chances of defending his crown as he awaits an opponent for his first defence in August.
Ashie, alias Red Tiger (28-4-1, 20 KOs), be…