The race to control Ghana boxing has entered a critical stage, with candidates contesting next week’s Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) elections subjected to intense vetting as the sport edges closer to the end of the Interim Management Committee’s reign.

The Ghana Boxing Interim Management Committee (GBIMC) has begun screening aspirants for key executive positions ahead of the June 4 Elective Congress, with the final list of approved candidates expected later this week after what officials described as a rigorous verification process.

Coach of Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, has expressed excitement after guiding the club to this season’s league title.

Gor Mahia secured the championship with a game to spare after rivals AFC Leopards lost their final match, ending any hopes of taking the title race to the last day of the season.

Coach of the Ghana Premier League champions, Medeama SC, has dismissed suggestions that his side’s title-winning campaign was by luck, insisting the success was the result of hard work and dedication throughout the season.

The former Assistant Coach of the Black Stars, Ibrahim Tanko, said the team deserved to be crowned champions because of the enormous effort and resources invested during the campaign.

Alex Amankwah has already shifted gears from his dramatic African Championships bronze medal heroics, with the Ghanaian middle-distance star now targeting an even bigger statement at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Days after producing one of the most dramatic moments of the African Athletics Championships with a thrilling late charge to rescue 800m bronze for Ghana in Accra, the experienced middle-distance runner says the next phase of his mission has already begun, as he is preparing for another shot at championship glory on one of the sport’s biggest stages.

Tahiru Haruna has powered his way into Ghanaian sporting history after conquering Africa and breaking into the world’s elite with a sensational medal-winning performance at the 2026 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Algeria.

Competing against some of the sport’s most dominant heavyweights in the men’s 107kg+ division, the Ghanaian strongman delivered a commanding display, claiming bronze behind two Iranians while simultaneously securing his status as Africa’s top-ranked athlete with a string of record-breaking performances in the category.

Oleksandr Usyk struck lucky to retain his world heavyweight titles in Egypt with a highly controversial 11th-round stoppage win against boxing novice Rico Verhoeven.

Verhoeven, in just his second professional boxing fight, was the clear aggressor for long spells, stunning generational great Usyk in a way nobody expected.

In a surprisingly tight contest, Ukrainian Usyk produced a late surge and landed a sharp left uppercut that sent the Dutchman to the canvas.

Two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson produced a dominant display to win the 200m Diamond League event in Xiamen.

Jackson smashed the meeting record and narrowly missed out on the world lead by 0.01 seconds, finishing with a time of 21.87 seconds to claim the victory.

Houston’s Guilherme Santos matched a first-half goal by the Galaxy’s Joseph Paintsil and the Dynamo and Galaxy played to a 1-1 draw last Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Paintsil staked the Galaxy to a 1-0 lead with an unassisted score in the 30th minute and Santos answered in the 41st with assists from Jack McGlynn — his fourth — and defender Antônio Carlos — his first.

Swedru All Blacks pulled off a breathtaking survival escape on the final day of the Ghana Premier League season yesterday, while Nations FC suffered devastating relegation heartbreak despite winning away from home.

In a dramatic conclusion to the 2025/26 season packed with twists and shattered dreams, All Blacks fought back to stun Asante Kotoko 2-1 in Kumasi and preserve their top-flight status, while Nations’ brave survival bid ended in heartbreak despite a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Karela United.

Former Ghana football chief, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has thrown down a defiant warning ahead of the FIFA World Cup, insisting the Black Stars become most dangerous when they are doubted and cautioning rivals against writing Ghana off despite the team’s recent struggles and underdog status.

At a time when fear, frustration and scepticism are engulfing the national team after a disastrous run of results, the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President has urged Ghanaians to resist the growing wave of pessimism and instead unite behind a side he believes still possesses the capacity to explode on football’s biggest stage.

Ghana’s Black Starlets will miss the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the fourth consecutive time after suffering a painful defeat to Uganda in a playoff match last Saturday.

Despite Africa securing 10 qualification slots for the expanded tournament in Qatar, the Black Starlets failed to book a place after losing 8-7 on penalties to the East Africans.

Nations FC yesterday became the third team to be relegated from the Ghana Premier League despite recording a 1-0 victory over Karela United on the final day of the season at the Aliu Mahama Stadium in Tamale.

The final whistle was met with disappointment and emotions from players and officials of Nations FC as their efforts proved insufficient to secure survival in the top flight for next season.

Accra Hearts of Oak produced a stunning performance yesterday to defeat league champions Medeama SC 4-2 at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The victory marked Hearts of Oak’s first home win in seven matches and ensured they finished the season on a high note in third place with 54 points.

The Phobians made a bright start to the game and needed just four minutes to break the deadlock through Hamza Issa, who finished brilliantly after a well-worked team move.

It's been a long wait, but after 22 years Arsenal finally have their hands on the Premier League trophy once more.

The success completes Mikel Arteta's remarkable transformation of the club across nearly seven years, now taking the biggest step of all to become domestic champions.

The 2026 season of the World Corporate Golf Challenge (WCGC) Ghana has officially been launched in Accra, setting the stage for what organisers describe as a major convergence of corporate networking and competitive golf ahead of the National Final in July.