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Hearts of Oak legend confirms retirement from football

Ghana and Accra Heart of Oak legend, Bernard Dong-Bortey, has officially confirmed his retirement from active football, he told Goal.com. Bortey is arguably...

Official: CK Akonnor’s monthly salary revealed

Ghana Black Stars coach, Charles Akonnor will be paid $25,000 as a monthly salary, according to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS). The 45-year-old was...

Champions League and Europa League could be abandoned if … , Says Uefa president

The Champions League and Europa League could be abandoned if coronavirus restrictions remain in place into September, according to Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin. But Ceferin...

Kobe Bryant to be inducted into NBA’s Hall of Fame

Kobe Bryant will be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The five-time NBA champion died, aged 41, in a helicopter crash...

Dr Nyaho Tamakloe hails GPL clubs

Board Member of Hearts of Oak, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has hailed Ghana Premier League (GPL) clubs for making the 2019/20 season competitive. Following the directives...

Floyd Mayweather daughter arrested for stabbing NBA Youngboy’s Baby Mama

Floyd Mayweather's daughter, Iyanna, has been arrested for felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, TMZ has learned, and it appears to have been a...

Lockdown: Cristiano Ronaldo receiving haircut from girlfriend [Watch]

Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest player to undergo a haircut during lockdown, with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez taking up the clippers to keep the superstar...

Who was the best? Don Bortey or Charles Taylor? Football fans react

Football fans have joined the debate as to whether Charles Taylor or Bernard Dong Bortey was the best player during their playing days. Most people...

Ronaldo becomes football’s first billionaire

Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo will become the third sportsman in the world after golf star Tiger Woods and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr to have earned...

Hearts of Oak set to name a new assistant coach

Chief Executive Officer of Hearts of Oak, Frederick Moore, has assured supporters that the club is working to get the best assistant coach. The 19...

Coronavirus: Premier League clubs to consult players on 30% wage cut as resumption delays

Premier League clubs will ask players to take a 30% pay cut in order to protect jobs as it was announced the season will...

Coronavirus: Eto’o and Drogba lead crusade against ‘racist’ professors’ plan to test vaccine in Africa

Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba have hit back angrily at “racist and contemptuous” comments made by two doctors on French television suggesting studies...

Find out why Messi’s private jet made emergency landing

A £12million private jet used by Lionel Messi has been forced to make an emergency landing at Brussels airport due to a fault. ALSO READ: Meet...

Hearts of Oak rubbishes reports of planning to replace Nii Odoom

Chief Executive Officer of Hearts of Oak, Frederick Moore, has debunked reports suggesting that the club has held talks with Svetislav Tenasijevic. Reports on Thursday...

Christian Atsu quits Black Stars – Reports

Ghana and Newcastle United winger, Christian Atsu, has prematurely retired from international football, according to media reports. The 28-year-old has told his friends that he...

Coronavirus: Partey and ATM teammates suffer 70 per cent pay cut

Thomas Partey has agreed to accept a 70% pay cut to enable the club to assist the club to be able to continue paying...

Club Bruges to be named champions as Belgian Pro League is cancelled

The Belgian Pro League is set to become the first major European league to be cancelled because of coronavirus. Club Bruges will be declared champions...

Abedi Pele: How Pape Diouf inspired me and my sons to greatness

Former Marseille chairman, Pape Diouf, died this week from coronavirus - the first victim of the disease in Senegal. He was not only the...

Appiah was never interested in the penalty against Uruguay, says former Black Stars goalkeeper

Richard Kingston has refuted claims that Stephen Appiah was not happy when Asamoah Gyan missed the last-minute spot-kick against Uruguay in South Africa. The Black...

Local players must be consistent to earn Black Stars call up – Akonnor

Ghana coach, Charles Kwabla Akonnor has challenged home-based players to be consistent to command regular place in the senior national team. Local players over the...

Anthony Joshua loses close friends to coronavirus

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua revealed on Wednesday he has “lost close ones” due to the coronavirus. Joshua’s title defence against IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat...

Wimbledon cancelled completely for 2020 as grass-court season is wiped out by coronavirus

The Lawn Tennis Association has confirmed that there will be no Wimbledon Grand Slam in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to cancel...

Coronavirus: Champions League, Europa League suspended ‘until further notice’

All Champions League and Europa League matches have been suspended "until further notice" by Uefa because of the global coronavirus pandemic. All national team games...

Kuffour and Muntari are ‘ungrateful’ – Alhaji Grusah

Tough-talking football administrator, Alhaji Karim Grusah, has taken a swipe at Sammy Osei Kuffour and Sulley Ali Muntari, describing them as 'ungrateful'. His comment follows...

Coronavirus: Ayew brothers pay tribute to former Marseille president

Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew have paid a heartfelt tribute to former Olympique Marseille president Pape Diouf who was pronounced dead on Tuesday. The Senegalese...

Coronavirus: Too early to call for cancellation of Ghana Premier League – GHALCA

The Ghana League Clubs Association has said it opposes any decision to cancel the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season. Following the directives by the...

I convinced Opoku Afriyie to sign for Kotoko – Osei Kofi

Ghana legend, Osei Kofi has revealed that he convinced the late Opoku Afriyie to sign for Asante Kotoko during his playing days. Opoku Afriyie, popularly...

Coronavirus: GFA must consider abrogating season – Alhaji Grusah

Alhaji Karim Grusah has implored the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to consider abrogating the season due to coronavirus outbreak. Football activities in the country have...

Former Marseille president dies after contracting coronavirus

Former Marseille president, Pape Diouf, has died aged 68 after contracting coronavirus (Covid-19), the club has announced. The Senegalese was president between 2005 and 2009...

Coronavirus: Chelsea coach wants season cancelled

Head coach of Berekum Chelsea, Joseph Asare Bediako, has backed calls for the cancellation of the 2019/20 football season. Following the outbreak of coronavirus, the...

Fiorentina, Torino presidents say Serie A season unlikely to finish

The heads of Fiorentina and Torino said in separate interviews on Monday that they believed that the Serie A season was unlikely to finish...

Asante Kotoko yet to clear all outstanding debts

Communications Director of Asante Kotoko, Kennedy Boakye Ansah, has disclosed that the club has paid four winning bonuses with one outstanding left. Earlier this month,...

Coronavirus: Caf keen to ‘keep’ 2021 Nations Cup dates

The Confederation of African Football has no plans to cancel any of its forthcoming competitions because of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping it can reschedule...

A critique of Executive Chairman of Kotoko, Dr Kwame Kyei’s tenure

When Dr Kwame Kyei took over from Samuel Opoku Nti as the new Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko, many football enthusiasts and supporters of...

Michael Essien misses out of Jose Mourinho’s all-time best XI

Ghana legend, Michael Essien, has missed out of Jose Mourinho's all-time best XI despite winning laurels with the Portuguese manager. Essien, 38, worked with the...

Ronaldinho playing foot-volleyball with prison inmates while awaiting trial [Watch]

A footage has emerged showing football icon Ronaldinho playing foot-volleyball with fellow inmates in a Paraguay prison while awaiting trial. Ronaldinho, who turned 40 on...

Coronavirus: 2019/20 football campaign must be scrapped, says New Edubiase president

Tough-talking New Edubiase president, Abdul Salam Yakubu, has called for the 2019/20 football season to be scrapped due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Due to the...

I won Asante Kotoko’s number one spot on merit, not juju – Kwame Baah to critics [Watch]

Asante Kotoko goalkeeper, Kwame Baah, has denied media reports and rumours suggesting that he used black magic (juju) to overtake first-choice goalkeeper, Felix Annan.  Annan, who joined...

Barcelona: Lionel Messi announces players will take 70% pay cut

Barcelona players will take a 70% pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic and make additional contributions to ensure non-sporting staff receive full wages. Captain Lionel...

Rescheduled Olympics confirmed for summer 2021

The International Olympic Committee announced the Olympics had been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak last week, with the decision now taken to push...