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GHPL Week 5: Five matches to look out for

The week five fixtures of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League returns this weekend at the various stadia with some exciting games. League leaders, Karela United...

Ghana maintains spot in latest Fifa rankings

Ghana ends the year 2020 as the 52nd best men's national football team in the world, according to the latest Fifa Rankings. Released on Thursday on...

New dates for outstanding Ghana Premier League games announced

The Ghana Football Association has announced new dates for the six outstanding Ghana Premier League fixtures. Asante Kotoko and Ashgold matches were rescheduled due to...

Caf fines Aubameyang as Gambia consider appeal

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has issued a number of sanctions for breaches of its regulations. There was a $10,000 fine for Arsenal striker...

Partey to miss next few games with injury

Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, will miss the "next few matches" after suffering an injury in Sunday's North London derby defeat at Tottenham, says boss...

UCL: Benzema fires Real Madrid into last 16 with brace against Gladbach

Karim Benzema's first-half brace gave Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over a lacklustre Borussia Monchengladbach side to ensure the 13-time European Champions qualified from...

Neymar and Kylian Mbappe run riot in PSG Champions League rout of Istanbul Basaksehir

Neymar scored a wonderful hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Istanbul Basaksehir in Wednesday night's rescheduled Champions League, a result that sees Thomas Tuchel's men...

UCL: Jorginho earns much-changed Chelsea draw with Krasnodar

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Krasnodar in a Champions League match with little riding on it after Jorginho drew them level from the penalty spot. Frank...

Man Utd knocked out of Champions League by RB Leipzig

Manchester United's season suffered a huge blow as a defeat at German side RB Leipzig knocked them out of the Champions League. Needing just a...

UCL: Ronaldo scores twice as Juventus humiliate Barcelona at Camp Nou

Two penalties from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Juventus top Group G with a 3-0 win over Barcelona. Juventus opened the scoring early when Ronald Araujo’s clumsy...

Election 2020: Ex-Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah steps out in style to vote

Former Black Stars skipper, Stephen Appiah, stepped out in grand style on Monday to cast his vote. The country is at the polls to elect...

PL: Liverpool climb into second with thumping win against Wolves

Mohamed Salah was on target as Liverpool thumped Wolves 4-0 to move level on points with Premier League leaders Tottenham. The Egyptian took advantage of...

PL: Son and Kane score again as Spurs beat Arsenal to go top

Son Heung-min and Harry Kane were the stars of the show yet again as Tottenham went top of the Premier League table after beating...

Caf Champions League: Asante Kotoko declared 2-0 winners over FC Nouadhibou

Asante Kotoko are through to the next stage of the CAF Champions League after their opponents, FC Nouadhibou, failed to turn up for their second preliminary...

Caf Confederation Cup: Ashgold eliminated

Ashgold have been eliminated out of the CAF Confederation Cup after losing 2-1 to Salitas FC in the 2nd leg of the preliminary round...

Andre scores and assists in Swansea City win

Andre Ayew contributed an assist and a goal as Swansea City cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Luton Town in a Championship outing on Saturday. The...

PL: Giroud scores again as Chelsea fight back to go top

Olivier Giroud scored again as Chelsea move to the Premier League summit with a 3-1 win over Leeds United at Stamford Bridge. The French forward...

La Liga: Real Madrid get first win in four league games

Real Madrid ground out a victory over Sevilla to end a three-game winless run in La Liga. The only goal came when Vinicius Jr's shot...

PL: Pogba scorcher sparks Manchester United comeback at West Ham

Manchester United again came from behind on the road to make it nine successive away league wins with a 3-1 victory at West Ham...

La Liga: Cadiz pile more misery on Barca in a 2-0 win

A defensive calamity between Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Clement Lenglet cost Barcelona dearly as Cadiz inflict a humiliating 2-1 defeat on Ronald Koeman’s side. Martin...

GHPL: King Faisal beat Inter Allies to record first win

King Faisal FC on Friday won their first Premier League game in the ongoing season. The Greens beat Inter Allies 1-0 at the Ohene...

Covid-19: GFA receives govt’s donation for Premier League clubs

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Friday, December 4, 2020, received a cheque of GHc1,000,000 from the Government of Ghana for onward distribution to...

Napoli name stadium after Diego Maradona

Napoli's stadium has been renamed after Diego Maradona in memory of the late Argentine who led the club to two Italian league titles, Naples...

GHPL: Papic determined to end Hearts of Oak’s trophy drought

Hearts of Oak coach, Kosta Papic, has said he is determined to help the club end its 11 years trophyless jinx. The Phobians have failed to...

Caf Confederations Cup: Salitas vs AshantiGold preview

AshantiGold are hoping to qualify to the first round of the CAF Confederation Cup as they prepare for a battle with Burkinabe side Salitas...

Caf Champions League: Asante Kotoko vs FC Nouadhibou

Asante Kotoko aim to advance to the Caf Champions League first round as they welcome Mauritanian side FC Nouadhibou to the Accra Sports Stadium...

Caf Champions League: Kotoko threaten to pull out due to frustrations

Asante Kotoko have threatened to pull out of the Caf Champions League citing acts of frustration from the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The comments come...

Covid-19: Bechem United, King Faisal, Ebusua Dwarfs, others get GH¢100,000 each as govt’s support

The Government of Ghana has released a fund to support Ghana Premier League (GPL) clubs due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.  Each of the...

Hearts of Oak’s technical team takes new shape with Kosta Papic’s arrival

The technical bench of Accra Hearts of Oak has changed following the arrival of Kosta Papic as the new head coach of the club. The...

Liga president Tebas hopes for fans’ return in January

LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Tuesday said that football fans will be able to return to Spanish stadiums next year, possibly as early as...

Messi fined for Maradona tribute celebration

Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined €780 after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting his shirt to pay...

Ronaldo scores 750th goal in first Champions League with female referee

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his remarkable career in a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday. Federico Chiesa headed Juventus...

UCL: Fred sees red as Man Utd lose to PSG to leave qualification in balance

Fred was sent off as Manchester United failed to confirm their place in the Champions League last 16 following a 3-1 defeat to Paris...

‘Next year we have to do it’ – Neymar keen for Messi reunion

Neymar dropped a bombshell on Wednesday as he followed up scoring twice for Paris Saint-Germain in their 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester United...

UCL: Griezmann scores again as Barcelona ease past Ferencvaros

Antoine Griezmann was on the scoresheet for the third consecutive game as Barcelona maintained their 100 per cent record in Group G with a...

UCL: Giroud scores four as Chelsea sink Sevilla and seal top spot

Olivier Giroud scored four as a second-string Chelsea side thrashed Sevilla to seal top position in Champions League Group E. The Blues, for whom only...

Partey could return against Tottenham – Arteta

Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, will undergo another scan this week as he races against time to be fit for Sunday’s north London derby. The Ghana international has missed...

Covid-19: Barcelona defender tests positive

Barcelona full-back, Sergi Roberto, has tested positive for coronavirus, the club has confirmed on Wednesday. Roberto had been enjoying a prominent role in Ronald Koeman's squad...

Zidane in ‘serious danger’ after Madrid crisis deepens

Kyiv's Olympic Stadium was the scene of Zinedine Zidane's last stand as Real Madrid coach before resigning in stunning fashion in May 2018 and...

NDC accuses Akufo-Addo of hampering the progress of sports

Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of hampering the progress of football in the...