Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic has said his side have already "managed to stop Messi" and so can cope with England's Harry Kane in Wednesday's semi-final.
The teams meet in Moscow to compete for a place in the 15 July final after Dalic's si…
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's reputation and profile has soared at this World Cup.
The 24-year-old followed up his penalty shootout heroics in the last-16 tie against Colombia with another stellar display on Saturday to help Gare…
Rohit Sharma made a stunning 100 not out to help India beat England by seven wickets in the third Twenty20 and secure a 2-1 series victory.
England, batting first, could manage only 87 runs from the final 10 overs to post 198-8 in Brist…
Mark Cavendish is "looking at getting closer to that record of Eddy Merckx" at the 105th Tour de France, which began on Saturday.
The Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka rider has won 30 stages, four behind Belgian legend Merckx.
While f…
Lewis Hamilton did not win the British Grand Prix - and very cross about it he was afterwards, too - but in some ways the result was a victory for him, given what might have been. He even said so, afterwards, as well.
Once Hamilton was …
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has provisionally suspended 10 Ghanaian referees while handing down various punitive bans on 11 others, including a life sentence on celebrated Kenyan assistant referee Aden Marwa Range from al…
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has petitioned the National Media Commission (NMC) to investigate Accra-based radio station Hot FM and its current affairs show host, Justice Kweku Annan for using their platform to malign him wi…
Russia's remarkable World Cup run ended in a heart-breaking quarter-final defeat on penalties as Croatia bounced back from a late extra-time equaliser to set up a last-four meeting with England.
Defender Mario Fernandes, who had brought…
Atletico Madrid and Black Stars midfielder Thomas Teye Partey has been named the Footballer of the Year at the maiden edition of the F360 Ghana Football Awards in Accra.
Partey was also named the Foreign-based Footballer of the Y…
Next Sunday, we will launch the official opening of our second division rugby fifteens competition, the Rugby Africa Silver Cup, featuring six teams eager to win and earn their place at the Rugby Africa Gold Cup
The Rugby Africa Silver …
Facebook has agreed a £200million deal to exclusively broadcast Premier League matches in four Asian countries from next year.
It represents a major breakthrough for the social media behemoth after they saw off competition from televisi…
The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Ibrahim Sannie Daara has slapped Tiger Eye PI and investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas with a GH¢20 million defamatory suit.
Mr Daara is asking the High Court…
France are into the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 2006 after seeing off Uruguay with the help of a terrible error by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
In terms of excitement, this quarter-final tie did not come close …
England's Harry Kane is used to accolades for his goal scoring - after all it took him just 79 seconds and three touches to score on his international debut against Lithuania in March 2015.
But Kane, twice the Premier League's top score…
A police report presented to President Nana Akufo-Addo has exonerated the suspended Deputy Minister of Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide in the Australia Commonwealth Games visa scandal, according to the president himself.
Mr Hadzide was suspen…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has heaped praises on World Boxing Council (WBC) Hall of Famer, Azumah Nelson for his tough sense of discipline and described him as a role model.
He said having seen Azumah’s exploits at the gym dur…
England are probably not the most talented team at this World Cup but we showed against Colombia why we have now got a great chance of winning it.
What we might lack in ability, we make up for with a superb team spirit and enormous char…
Ghana international forward Andre Ayew is nearing a move to Turkish Super Lig giants Besiktas.
According to the daily Turkish newspaper Milliyet, Besiktas have agreed personal terms with Swansea City star Ayew.
Per the source, A…
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka admits to the odd spell of 'baby brain' but one thing she is clear about is the need for more childcare at tennis tournaments.
All four matches on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Wednesday featured…
Belgium produced a brilliant performance to knock five-time winners Brazil out of the World Cup and reach the semi-finals for the first time since 1986.
Roberto Martinez's side turned on the style in Kazan to clock up their fifth straig…
Mr Samson Adamu, Competitions Director for the Confederation of African Football (CAF), would conduct a three day working visit and inspection at the venues and hotels earmarked for the upcoming Women's AFCON slated for Ghana from November…
Huddersfield Giants kept their hopes of a top-eight finish alive with victory at home to Hull FC.
Daniel Smith's opening score for the hosts was cancelled out by Bureta Faraimo, but the Giants took control through converted tries from A…
Britain's four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome was jeered by crowds at a presentation event for the 2018 edition of the race.
As Team Sky - and Froome - were introduced to the crowds, they were met with boos and whistles along…
Only one British player remains in the Wimbledon singles draws after Johanna Konta was knocked out on day four.
Elsewhere, world number ones Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep were in action, three-time champion Novak Djokovic had an injury …
Third seed Marin Cilic squandered a two-set lead as he was stunned by Argentina's Guido Pella in the second round of Wimbledon.
The Croat - one of the leading title contenders after reaching last year's final - was well in control befor…
Silverstone and Formula 1 are still "some way apart" in negotiations to secure the future of the British Grand Prix, the boss of the track says.
John Grant, chairman of the British Racing Drivers' Club that owns the track, said in a let…
Sweden stand between England and a place in the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time since 1990.
Janne Andersson's side arrived in Russia without a win in six games, no goal in 337 minutes and without national hero Zlatan Ibrah…
Brazil full-back Danilo has been ruled out of the World Cup, after injuring his ankle in training on the eve of Friday's quarter-final against Belgium.
The Manchester City defender suffered ligament damage in his left ankle, but has ask…
Rafael Nadal says he should have taken a toilet break to avoid getting a time violation for taking too long to change his clothes in his second-round win at Wimbledon.
The world number one was given the penalty at the end of the second …
France v Uruguay (Friday 6 July, 15:00 BST)
Venue:
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
France and Uruguay meet in the last eight of the World Cup on Friday with one camp fretting about the fitness of one of their star striker…
Serena Williams has already shown glimpses of her best form at Wimbledon and will be hoping to extend her run with victory over Kristina Mladenovic in the third round on Friday.
The seven-time champion, 36, who returned in February afte…
Defending champion Garbine Muguruza became the sixth top-eight women's seed to exit Wimbledon as she lost to Alison van Uytvanck in the second round.
Belgian world number 47 Van Uytvanck demonstrated skill and power to beat the third se…
The Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) has suspended all the 15 referees caught on tape taking bribes in the Number 12 documentary by the undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
A statement issued and signed by the General Secretar…
The National Sports Authority (NSA) has disclosed that staff who were implicated in the Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposé have been interdicted.
It will be recalled that four staff members of the NSA namely: Robert Sarfo Mensah (Director Genera…
England committed a "monumental robbery" in beating Colombia in the last 16 at the World Cup, according to Argentina legend Diego Maradona.
Colombia captain Radamel Falcao also accused referee Mark Geiger of bias towards England, callin…
Seven-goal classics, unbelievable comebacks and England winning a penalty shootout - one of the best World Cups of recent times enters the quarter-final stage on Friday.
BBC Sport looks at the major storylines we can look forward to as …
British number one Johanna Konta says she faces a "great test" against former world number four Dominika Cibulkova in the Wimbledon second round on Thursday.
Konta plays the Slovak - who missed out on a seeding to Serena Williams - in t…
Lawro picked the winner in six of the eight last-16 ties, and correctly predicted the outcome of 22 of the 48 group games.
Before the tournament, Lawro correctly chose 14 of the 16 teams that reached the first knockout stage, including …
Defending champion Roger Federer was in show-stopping form on Wednesday as hoards of 'Fed Fans' flocked to Centre Court to watch the number one seed.
Williams sisters Serena and Venus, 2016 runner-up Milos Raonic and Australian Open cha…
England are probably not the most talented team at this World Cup but we showed against Colombia why we have now got a great chance of winning it.
What we might lack in ability, we make up for with a superb team spirit and enormous char…
Team Sky have taken the unprecedented step of releasing a cache of data to BBC Sport detailing Chris Froome's diet, power output and heart-rate from the Briton's victory in May's Giro d'Italia.
On Monday, an anti-doping case against Fro…
Real Madrid are considering an offer of about 100m euros (£88m) from Juventus for Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 33-year-old Portugal forward is Real's all-time top scorer with 451 goals.
However his age, and Real's need to reshape a squad t…
Floyd Mayweather is stepping into the ring for a new legal fight after being sued by a Nigerian company claiming he scammed them.
According to TMZ, Zinni Media is suing Mayweather for skipping out on five scheduled appearances. In June …
Eight-time champion Roger Federer extended his Wimbledon winning streak to 26 successive sets with a routine victory over Lukas Lacko in the second round.
The Swiss, who is favourite to claim another title, won 6-4 6-4 6-1 against world…
The former Ghana, Chelsea and West Ham United manager Avram Grant has told how he was forced to flee his home after a "raging" blaze broke out at his block of flats in north-west London on Tuesday.
Four balconies were destroyed in the h…
Renovation works on the six pitches which will be used to host games and training sessions during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations (2018 AWCON) slated for November 17-December 1, 2018 in Ghana have begun at the El Wak Stadium in Accra.…
In these uncertain times, it’s no wonder that moviegoers are looking for heroes to cheer for. And they’ve found plenty of them in the first half of 2018: As we pass the year’s midpoint, the top four movies in the country are all superhero …
England's players will not be "bowed by the pressure of the past", said manager Gareth Southgate after they beat Colombia on penalties to set up a World Cup quarter-final against Sweden.
It was their first shootout victory in a World Cu…
Joachim Low will remain as Germany manager despite their shock early exit from the World Cup in Russia.
The defending champions finished bottom of Group G after losing 2-0 to South Korea - the first time Germany have gone out in the fir…
Daniel Ricciardo is close to signing a new contract to stay at Red Bull beyond this season, team boss Christian Horner has said.
The Australian is out of contract this season and has been linked to Mercedes and Ferrari, while McLaren an…