Newly appointed Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz has begun a European tour to engage Ghanaian players as preparations intensify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Anthony Joshua has signed a deal to fight fellow former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, Eddie Hearn has announced.
Joshua, who has not fought since he was a passenger in a fatal car crash in December, will first have a comeback fight against Kristian Prenga in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 25 July.
Fury and Joshua - both two-time world champions - have carried British boxing on the global stage for more than a decade, yet despite years of negotiations and false starts, the fight has never materialised.
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for the El Clasico against Barcelona next month because of a hamstring injury.
The France captain was replaced after 81 minutes of the 1-1 La Liga draw with Real Betis on Friday.
Ghana’s para-athletics prodigy Hayford Addai has underlined his status as one of the country’s brightest sporting prospects, storming to a second gold medal of the year and sealing qualification for the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a breathtaking performance in Rabat.
The 18-year-old sensation powered to victory in the men’s T47 200 metres at the 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Morocco last Friday, clocking a blistering 22.62 seconds to claim top honours and announce his arrival as a force on the global stage.
University of Leicester Alumni Ghana Chapter holds reception to foster collaboration, impact society
The University of Leicester Alumni Ghana Chapter has held its annual reception aimed at strengthening networks and exploring opportunities for collaboration and societal impact.
The event, dubbed “Alumni and Partners Reception 2026,” also sought to celebrate shared achievements while promoting scholarships, research, and opportunities for future Ghanaian students.
Held on Sunday, April 26, the programme featured speeches, solidarity messages, and a video documentary highlighting 100 years of global impact by the University of Leicester.
Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford's goals took Barcelona to the brink of the LaLiga title with a 2-0 win at Getafe last Saturday.
Later on, Atletico Madrid edged Athletic Bilbao 3-2 to build confidence ahead of their UEFA Champions League semifinal against Arsenal.
Defending Spanish champions Barca moved 11 points clear of second-place Real Madrid, who drew at Real Betis last Friday to dent their hopes of finishing the season with a trophy.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will miss the rest of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in a 3-1 Premier League win over Crystal Palace, Egypt national team director Ibrahim Hassan said last Saturday.
The 33-year-old Egyptian winger, who has announced he will leave the reigning Premier League champions at the end of the season, applauded the crowd as he walked off injured in the 60th minute.
The race for the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) presidency is gathering pace, and Ivan Bruce-Cudjoe has fired a clear early salvo.
The boxing promoter and businessman intensified his bid for the sport’s top job with a strategic visit to the United Boxing Association of Ghana meeting grounds at James Town last Tuesday, directly engaging coaches and key stakeholders ahead of the crucial June 2 elections.
With the clock ticking towards a decisive transition in Ghana’s professional boxing governance, Bruce-Cudjoe is positioning himself as the candidate of reform — a man, he insists, ready to deliver a long-overdue “reset” of the sport.
Ghana’s storied boxing tradition is set for a bold reinvention on May 8 as the nation’s finest fighters trade the familiar confines of the ring for the open sands of LaBoma Beach in La, headlining a high-octane showcase dubbed Best of Bukom 3.
In a striking fusion of sport and spectacle, organisers Bishop Boxing Promotions are transforming the shoreline into a fight arena, where crashing waves and ocean breeze will frame a stacked card featuring Bukom’s established names and its next generation of rising contenders.
Booed onto the pitch before the game, taunted with angry chants by their own supporters and the once-loved owners urged to "get out of our club" as the team were relegated to League One -- what a way for Leicester City to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the most remarkable story in Premier League history.
It's been nearly a decade since Claudio Ranieri's Leicester -- 5000-1 outsiders -- sealed the Premier League title, and it would be hard to argue that there has ever been a more unlikely football triumph anywhere.
But there was no joy this time, no Andrea Bocelli singing "Nessun Dorma" in the centre-circle, just bitterness and anger and the sight of club owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha shrugging his shoulders and blowing out his cheeks as the supporters sang "sack the board" at the final whistle.
In an era where the velocity of information often trumps its veracity, the caution delivered by Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) President, Kwabena Yeboah, should not be treated as mere ceremonial rhetoric.
It is, in effect, an urgent call to reset the moral and professional compass of sports journalism in Ghana.
Marking the eighth anniversary of the SWAG Volta/ Oti Region Chapter in Ho, the SWAG President laid bare an uncomfortable truth: the profession is at risk of diluting its authority at the very moment its influence is most needed.
Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice-President George Afriyie has thrown his weight behind new Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz, but launched a sharp critique of the decision to hand the veteran tactician a short-term contract, insisting Ghana needed stability, not a four-month gamble.
He said the FA may have misjudged the scale of the task by handing the Portuguese a short-term deal, insisting that Ghana should have secured Queiroz on a minimum two-year contract to guarantee stability, continuity and a realistic shot at success on the global stage beyond the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Wilmar Africa left it late to claim a crucial victory, while Ghana Airports Company Limited recorded their first win of the season as Week 9 of the 2026 University of Ghana Corporate Football League delivered drama at the University of Ghana Stadium.
Black Stars Head Coach Carlos Queiroz was officially unveiled last Thursday at a press conference in Accra.
The 73-year-old Portuguese tactician has signed a four-month contract to guide Ghana in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States in June/July, having taken over from Otto Addo. Here are excerpts of the coach's interaction with the media.
A strong field of golfers converged at the Celebrity Golf Club over the weekend as the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Ghana staged its maiden golf challenge, blending sport with professional networking in a tournament organisers say will become a fixture on the calendar.
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