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2023/24 GHPL: Poor pre-season affecting us – Bechem United President admits

Chairman of Bechem United, Kingsley Owusu Achau has identified poor pre-season preparations as the reason for their slow start to the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season. Despite...

WTA Finals: Coco Gauff sweeps past Ons Jabeur while Iga Swiatek makes winning start

US Open champion Coco Gauff needed just 57 minutes to beat Ons Jabeur in her opening match at the WTA Finals. Gauff, 19, who is...

Lionel Messi beats Haaland to win eighth Ballon d’Or award

Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has won the Men's Ballon d'Or for an eighth time. The 36-year-old was recognised at the ceremony in...

Lionel Messi: Ballon d’Or winner’s records – and will they ever be broken?

A phenomenon. A magician. The greatest. The last one remains a matter of opinion, but there can be no arguing that Lionel Messi is not...

Ballon d’Or: Jude Bellingham wins Kopa Trophy for world’s best young player

England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has won the Kopa Trophy for the world's best player aged under 21. The 20-year-old was recognised at...

Women’s Ballon d’Or: Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati wins award for first time

Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the Women's Ballon d'Or for the first time. The 25-year-old enjoyed a hugely successful year as she...

Paris 2024 qualifiers: Black Queens will give 150% against Benin – Nora Hauptle

Black Queens head coach, Nora Hauptle, says her side is prepared to give a 150 percent performance in their reverse fixture against Benin...

We will start winning games – Hearts of Oak coach assures

Head coach of Hearts of Oak, Martin Koopman believes they will soon start winning games. His comments come after his side secured a point against...

It’s disappointing – Mohammed Kudus reacts after West Ham’s defeat to Everton

Ghana international, Mohammed Kudus expressed disappointment after West Ham United suffered a narrow defeat to Everton in the English Premier League on Sunday. The 23-year-old was...

Luis Rubiales: Ex-Spanish football federation chief given three-year ban by Fifa

Former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has been banned from all football-related activities for three years by Fifa. Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso on...

Sundowns edge Ahly in tense AFL semi-final first leg

Mamelodi Sundowns claimed a vital 1-0 home win over Al Ahly in the first leg of their African Football League semi-final in Pretoria on...

Bousfiane strike gives Wydad slender AFL semi advantage over Esperance

A second-half goal from Hicham Bousfiane earned Morocco's Wydad Casablanca a 1-0 home victory over Tunisian side Esperance in the first leg of their...

We have been denied precious three points against Kotoko – Bechem United coach

Bechem United head coach, Bismark Kobby-Mensah says they were denied precious three points against Asante Kotoko. The Hunters crawled back to snatch a point against...

Kotoko coach laments over missed chances against Bechem United

Asante Kotoko head coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum has lamented about the chances his players missed against Bechem United. The Porcupine Warriors in the matchday seven...

WTA Finals: Aryna Sabalenka says she feels ‘disrespected’ over Cancun organisation

World number one Aryna Sabalenka has criticised the Women's Tennis Association over the organisation of its season-ending Finals in Mexico. Sabalenka, 25, beat Greece's Maria...

Medeama SC to play CAF Champions League home games at Baba Yara Stadium

Medeama Sporting Club will now play their CAF Champions League group stage home games at the Baba Yara Stadium in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. The...

Sir Bobby Charlton: Manchester United and England great was ‘tower of strength’, says Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson described Sir Bobby Charlton as a "tower of strength" in a tribute to the England and Manchester United legend. Charlton, a key...

Vinicius Jr: Barcelona to investigate claims of racist abuse against Real Madrid forward

Barcelona will "investigate any racist insult" following reports Real Madrid's Brazil forward Vinicius Jr was abused by fans during Saturday's El Clasico. Two goals from...

Magic Johnson declared a billionaire by Forbes

Former basketball star Magic Johnson has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making him only the fourth athlete to join the exclusive club. The business...

Luis Diaz: Major military and police search under way for Liverpool player’s father

A major military and police search is under way in Colombia for the father of Liverpool player Luis Diaz, with the authorities offering a...

Marseille v Lyon postponed after visitors’ team bus attacked on way to match

Marseille's Ligue 1 home match with Lyon was postponed after visiting boss Fabio Grosso was injured when his team's bus was attacked on the...

Napoli clinch draw after Giroud double for AC Milan

Olivier Giroud scored twice for AC Milan before hosts Napoli hit back to draw a thrilling game in Serie A. Giroud put the visitors ahead,...

2023/24 GHPL Week 7 Wrap: Asante Kotoko held by Bechem United as Hearts of Oak secure point at Gold Stars

The matchday 7 games of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League have ended at the various stadia with some interesting results. The games kicked off on Friday...

PL: Haaland scores twice as Man City thrash Man Utd at Old Trafford

Manchester City cruised past Manchester United with embarrassing ease in the derby at Old Trafford to emphasise the vast gulf between the two sides. Erling...

PL: Liverpool show support for absent Diaz in Forest win

Liverpool's players showed their support to absent team-mate Luis Diaz during a comfortable win over Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Diaz missed the match following reports his...

Chelsea: Mauricio Pochettino ‘not happy’ after 2-0 defeat by Brentford

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he was "not happy" with his side's home form as their torrid run at Stamford Bridge continued with a...

Liverpool ‘aware’ of ongoing Diaz family situation

Liverpool say they are "aware of an ongoing situation" involving the family of Luis Diaz after reports his parents had been kidnapped in Colombia. Colombian president Gustavo...

Mbappe double gives PSG victory at Brest

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St-Germain fended off a Brest fightback to win and move up to second in Ligue 1. Warren Zaire-Emery put...

Calvert-Lewin clinches Everton win on poignant day

Dominic Calvert-Lewin's piece of brilliance ensured Everton secured a vital Premier League victory in their first game since the death of chairman Bill Kenwright. On...

New Zealand 11-12 South Africa: Springboks win record fourth Rugby World Cup in dramatic final

South Africa clinched a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in...

Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou: British heavyweight claims controversial split decision win over ex-UFC fighter

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claimed a controversial split decision victory over former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, 37, put Fury on...

Morocco, Spain, Portugal sign letter of intentions for 2030 World Cup hosting

The president of the Moroccan, Spanish, and Portuguese football federations gathered in Rabat on Saturday to sign the letter of intentions for their hosting...

Ghana’s Antoine Semenyo scores in Bournemouth win over Burnley

Ghana striker, Antoine Semenyo was on the scoresheet as AFC Bournemouth recorded an all-important win over Burnley on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League at...

Black Stars players were paid appearance fees for Mexico, USA friendlies – GFA

Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum has confirmed that players were paid appearance fees for the October international friendly...

2026 WCQ: Beat Madagascar and Comoros or suffer the consequences – Black Stars coach Chris Hughton told

Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has cautioned Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton to return to winning against Madagascar...

Walk the talk – GFA tells Black Stars coach Chris Hughton

Communications of Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum has called on Chris Hughton to stick by his words by improving...

Mexico, USA defeats must be a wake-up call for Black Stars – Henry Asante Twum

The spokesperson for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum says the defeat against Mexico and the USA must be a wake-up call...

El Classico: Bellingham double seals dramatic Real win over Barca

Jude Bellingham scored an incredible equaliser and a 92nd-minute winner to help Real Madrid come from behind to beat rivals Barcelona on his first...

PL: Eddie Nketiah grabs hattrick in Arsenal home win against Sheffield United

Eddie Nketiah scored his first Premier League hat-trick as Arsenal extended their unbeaten start to the season with victory over Sheffield United at Emirates...

PL: Chelsea beaten at Stamford Bridge by Brentford

Brentford held on for their third Premier League win of the season as goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo sank a wasteful Chelsea...