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Ghana’s new sprint queen, Hor Halutie, failed to win a medal in the women’s 100m final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Australia by placing eighth. The determined Halutie crossed the finish with a time 11.54s with other seven athletes finishing ahead of her. The 19-year old, who hails from the Upper West Region, is a former student of T.I. ...

Former Super Eagles captain, Kanu Nwankwo has dissociated himself from the campaign for the 2019 presidency, saying he does not know where and how his name has been linked to the race for Aso Rck Villa. Speaking in Lagos on Friday, Kanu said he was surprised to see his poster on the Internet campaigning for the Presidency, adding, “I have ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named as the PFA player of the month for March. The Egypt international scored six times in four matches against Newcastle, Manchester United, Watford and Crystal Palace over the month, while also adding an assist. Many neutrals thought Sadio Mane should have been sent off for a deliberate handball in the second half. But ...

Baby Jet Airlines will commence commercial operations by the end of this year to drive competition in the aviation industry, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has said. The comment comes days after it announced the start of another domestic airline soon. The aviation authorities are also upbeat about the situation due to the intense competition and available varied options ...

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and the Commonwealth Games Association of Ghana (CGA) say their outfit will welcome any investigation into deportation of some 50 supposed Ghanaian journalists who traveled to Australia with the country’s delegation to cover the Commonwealth Games. This comes after the Ministry of Youth and Sports had requested National Security to investigate the debacle. The Sports ...

Aduana Stars Head Coach Yusif Abubakar insists their CAF Confederation Cup qualifier against Fosa Juniors isn’t over, despite their 6-1 first leg mauling of their Malagasy opponents on Sunday. A brace each, from Sam Adams and Elvis Opoku, led Aduana to a massive comeback win in front of a jubilant home crowd at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park, after Fosa ...

AshantiGold head coach Charles Akunnor has lauded his side’s tactical supremacy after they claimed a 2-0 victory against Asante Kotoko in the Adansi derby. The first half was cagey as the Porcupine Warriors kept the free-scoring Miners at bay with their defensive tactics. But the Miners men opened up their opponents in the second half and defeated them courtesy goals ...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has requested National Security to investigate the deportation of some 50 supposed Ghanaian journalists who traveled to Australia with the country’s delegation to cover the Commonwealth Games. The said journalists were deported after failing to answer basic questions posed by Australian officials about their profession. Most of them did not also have basic journalistic ...

Asante Kotoko head coach, Paa Kwesi Fabin, did not hide his displeasure at his team’s 2-0 loss to league leaders, AshGold, in Week 5 of the Ghana Premier League. The Porcupine Warriors went into game seeking to get another win after beating Eleven Wonders in Week 4 but they fell to goals from Samed Ibrahim, who headed home strongly from ...

PEP GUARDIOLA is worried about Manchester City’s mental fragility ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League re-match with Liverpool. The City manager admits his devastated stars could be haunted by their capitulation in the Manchester derby as they bid to retrieve a 3-0 first leg deficit from the first leg at Anfield. City’s Premier League title coronation party was wrecked when they ...