A new season for Ghana's first Skeleton Olympian, Akwasi Frimpong, means a new racing suit, a new helmet and a new perspective.
But don't think Akwasi has forgotten, for one moment, where he came from, or what he's chasing.
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Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, is confident that victory against Ethiopia in their upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group F qualifier will all but guarantee his side safe passage into next year's finals in Cameroun.
The Sta…
Golfing legend, Gary Player, was voted ‘Golf Course Designer of the Year’ at the 5th annual World Golf Awards [https://worldgolfawards.com/]. The South African icon scooped top honours at golf tourism’s event of the year, which was hosted…
Angola have won the 2018 Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico, beating Turkey 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out in Sunday's final.
The match ended 0-0 after normal time, and the deadlock could not be broken in extra-time.
The deciding shoot…
Tom Curry is out of England's autumn Test against New Zealand with what head coach Eddie Jones described as a "severe ankle injury".
Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes are both expected to be available.
Sale Sharks flanker Curry limped …
England's record appearance-maker Peter Shilton said caps should not be "given out like gifts" after it was announced Wayne Rooney would make a one-off return to the national side.
Rooney, who retired from international football in 2017…
A sculpture of Liverpool and Egypt football star Mohamed Salah unveiled in his home country is raising eyebrows on social media.
The artwork was put on display on Sunday at the World Youth Forum (WYF) being held in Sharm al-Sheikh.
I…
England will try to be "bolder" and more "courageous" during their forthcoming three-match Test series in Sri Lanka, says captain Joe Root.
The first Test in Galle starts on Tuesday, with the tourists attempting to win a Test series in …
Slavisa Jokanovic says his future as Fulham boss is "outside of my control" after defeat at Huddersfield left them bottom of the Premier League.
The club have five points from 11 games, having conceded 29 goals, although last week repor…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has praised fans' "patience" regarding overrunning work on their stadium.
The stadium, on the site of their old White Hart Lane ground, is now not set to open until at least January 2019.
Before …
Former Tottenham and Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has retired, aged 35.
The former Netherlands international, who played in the 2010 World Cup final defeat by Spain, enjoyed an 18-year career that began with Ajax.
He j…
Stoke City winger James McClean has been warned by the Football Association over his use of an offensive word in a social media post.
McClean used the word in a post where he spoke of abuse he has received over refusing to wear a poppy …
Paris St-Germain have filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against Uefa's reopening of its investigation into their finances.
Ligue 1 champions PSG were initially cleared of breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in J…
Huddersfield boss David Wagner says the win over Fulham - the club's first of this Premier League season - is one of the most important they have achieved during his three years at the club.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah's headed own goal was Tow…
Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata gets criticised a lot but he showed with his goals against Crystal Palace what he can do when he gets the right service.
I have heard a lot of people say that this Chelsea team is missing a top-class strike…
A breakaway European Super League would harm the culture of English football, says a senior UK government source.
German publication Der Spiegel has alleged top European clubs held secret talks to create a such a league in 2021.
The …
Manchester City and their sponsors manipulated contracts to circumvent Uefa's Financial Fair Play regulations, according to Der Spiegel.
The German news magazine claims it has seen internal documents which show that City officials discu…
South Africa coach Stuart Baxter handed a surprise recall to midfielder Thulani Serero as he named his squad for this month's key Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria.
Serero is included despite the Vitesse Arnhem star tellin…
Liverpool have left Xherdan Shaqiri out of their squad to face Serbian side Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Tuesday because they want to "avoid any distractions" that may be caused by the midfielder's Albanian heritage.
Sha…
Innovation and resilience dominates as the Top 20 finalists are announced for the 2018 South African Small Business Awards
Ending off its 10th year, The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), in association with World Famous Events, ha…
Halfway through the Champions League group stage and only Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Juventus (without much help from Cristiano Ronaldo so far) seem to be serenely heading towards the real hostilities in February.
The good news is…
Midfielder Matt Smith faces the prospect of playing three games in five days after being called up by Wales - but that seems almost trivial compared with the feat of the country's former striker Mark Hughes over 30 years ago.
On 11 Nove…
Nemanja Matic says he will not wear a poppy on his Manchester United shirt because it reminds him of when his village was bombed when he was 12.
The bombing, in 1999, was part of a Nato-led offensive to drive out Serbian forces from Kos…
The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa has decorated super bantamweight boxer, Wasiru 'Gyata Bi' Mohammed, with the WBO super bantamweight title, three weeks after he defeated Isaac Sackey in a controversial championship fight at the B…
Charles Kwabla Akonnor is bracing for the biggest challenge of his career as he leads Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s CAF Confederation Cup campaign next year with a task to restore the club’s lost glory as one of the continent’s giants.
Akonnor…
There were contrasting results for Ghana's senior women’s national team, Black Queens and the U-17 side, Black Maidens, last Saturday as they both engaged in friendly matches ahead of upcoming tournaments.
Whereas the Maidens defeated a…
Ghana's Black Stars have finally opted to camp in Naivasha, Kenya, ahead of their penultimate AFCON 2019 qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on November 18.
A source close to the senior national team confirmed to the Graphic Sport…
I have been touring for almost 30 years and have never previously known a situation in which 16 of a 17-man squad could be picked.
That, really, is where England are as they get ready for Tuesday's first Test against Sri Lanka. It is go…
I have been touring for almost 30 years and have never previously known a situation in which 16 of a 17-man squad could be picked.
That, really, is where England are as they get ready for Tuesday's first Test against Sri Lanka. It is go…
Roger Federer says fellow tennis great Serena Williams "went too far" in her outburst at the umpire during September's US Open final.
Williams received a code violation for coaching, a penalty point for racquet abuse and a game penalty …
Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata is "fragile" and "needs to improve" despite scoring two goals in the win against Crystal Palace, says Blues boss Maurizio Sarri.
The Spain international inspired the hosts to a victory which took them above…
Imagine scoring your first professional goal in the biggest club fixture in your homeland. Now imagine doing it aged 14.
For Fernando Ovelar, that unlikely dream became a reality on a Sunday.
Ovelar, who is two months short of his 15…
Pep Guardiola says Raheem Sterling is a more mature and less "scared" player than the one he inherited when he first took over as Manchester City boss.
Sterling scored two goals and made two more in Sunday's 6-1 win over Southampton - a…
Lionel Messi is in Barcelona's squad for Tuesday's Champions League match at Inter Milan despite fracturing his arm two weeks ago.
The Argentine is a surprise inclusion though his name is marked with an asterisk saying "the player trave…
Wayne Rooney is set to come out of international retirement to make a farewell appearance for England against the United States later this month.
The 33-year-old - England's record goalscorer with 53 - has not played for the Three Lions…
Kasper Schmeichel says he will never be able to rid himself of the memory of the helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Leicester's owner.
The Thai businessman and four others died on 27 October, when the helicopter carr…
Two-division world champion Daniel Cormier cemented his position as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters by dominating Derrick Lewis at UFC 230.
His win in New York could set up a bout with Brock Lesnar, who has not competed inside …
Kenya's Mary Keitany won the New York City Marathon for the fourth time in five years as Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa sealed the men's title.
Keitany, 36, was second in 2017 but won back the title in an unofficial time of two hours 22 minut…
Russia's Karen Khachanov defeated incoming world number one Novak Djokovic to win his first Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters.
The 22-year-old beat Djokovic 7-5 6-4 in one hour and 37 minutes to end the Serb's 22-match unbeaten ru…
The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) has declared Wasiru Mohamed, champion, after his bout with Isaac Sackey, ended abruptly at the Bukom Boxing Arena, last month.
Mohamed, is now the new WBO Africa Super Batamweight champion.
Accordi…
The national female under 17 team, the Black Maidens have set their eyes on reaching the finals of the upcoming Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) U-17 World Cup in Uruguay.
The Black Maidens have currently pitche…
Malta Guinness Ghana Limited has rolled out its sports obstacle challenge dubbed, “Maltavator Challenge” to award loyal customers and help participants to identify their talents.
The challenge was part of the activities for the celebrat…
Boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan on 31 December, after signing a deal with a mixed martial arts company.
Former five-weight world champion Mayweather beat UFC's Conor McGregor in a boxing match in Au…
A man has been arrested for getting on a horse while drunk and nearly making it to the track at the Breeders' Cup meet in Kentucky, local media report.
Michael Wells-Rody, 24, sneaked into "a restricted area", grabbed a horse and was "i…
Sports betting provider, Betway has presented the winner of their 30,000 in 30 Days grand prize with a brand new Kia Cerato. Ransford Adika Senanu received the keys to his new car on Friday, November 2, 2018, at the West Hills Mall in Accr…
Essentially this is a love story, just one that happens to involve the severed head of a suckling pig.
You may already know how it all began, when Barcelona's most admired player of the time, Luis Figo, left to join Real Madrid in 2000.…
When Inter Milan took on AC Milan in the derby on Sunday, 21 October, the players walked out to a stunning backdrop at both ends of the ground.
Inter's Curva Nord, as they have done for previous derbies, unveiled a huge tifo of a snake …
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said he was experiencing his "worst feeling" since arriving in north London in 2014 - and that was before his side lost 1-0 to Manchester City.
The result means Tottenham are fifth in the table, eve…
It will be a dream come true for Ghana's lightweight contender, Richard Commey, when he chases his world title dream for the second time by fighting for the vacated International Boxing Federation (IBF) strap against Russia's Isa Chaniev e…
Britain is set to leave the European Union before the current football season ends.
While there is ongoing uncertainty over the Brexit deal and its implications for football, for club bosses, one issue stands out - how will Brexit impac…