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Later this morning, Ghana’s Hor Halutie will run in the final of the women’s 100m event in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Australia. She made it to the final after qualifying as one of the fastest losers from the semi-finals on Sunday. Halutie was the only Ghanaian to progress to the final of the athletics event after Gemma Acheampong, Flings ...

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has denied deliberately spitting on the Manchester City badge at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Television footage shows Herrera spitting on the large badge on the floor at the entrance to the tunnel at the end of the first half. United were 2-0 down a the time but came back to win 3-2. It is understood ...

Aduana Stars were ruthless at home in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup Playoff with a 6-1 victory over Fosa Juniors of Madagascar on Sunday. The defending Ghana Premier League champions had fallen into the CAF Confed Cup after losing to ES Setif in the CAF Champions League qualifiers and they wanted to give themselves a good advantage ...

A high-level delegation of the Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday to consider lifting the five-year ban on Libyan stadiums, a spokesman of the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) said. “A high-level delegation arrived today in the capital Tripoli for a three-day official visit to make a comprehensive technical report on the technical ...

Barcelona have been charged by UEFA over an incident during their Champions League quarter-final clash with Roma at the Nou Camp. European football’s governing body has charged the club with an alleged breach of Article 16 (2) which deals with objects being thrown inside the stadium. The case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body ...

Banking giant Standard Chartered Bank has launched its World Cup campaign to facilitate cashless transactions at the upcoming tournament in Russia. The campaign targeted at the bank’s Visa Credit and Debit Card customers will among other benefits afford them the opportunity to win a package to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This is a collaboration between the ...

Hearts of Oak star Winful Cobbinah has hit back at Sadick Adams over claims he doesn’t merit 2016/17 season MTN FA Cup most valuable player award. Cobbinah clinched the individual accolade ahead of the Kotoko talisman and that did not go down well with the latter. According to Adams, the FA Cup committee were absolutely wrong to crown Cobbinah, arguing that he had a ...

Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB) Network’s Nana Aba Anamoah has been appointed as the Head of Marketing, Sponsorship and Branding for the new Great Olympics management committee. The GHOne TV News Editor joins the new committee to oversee the successful restructuring of the club and to make a quick return to the premiership. The new committee has Olloboi Commodore as the Chief ...

Alexandre Lacazette, making his first start since January, and Aaron Ramsey netted doubles as Arsenal strolled to a 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow in their Europa League quarter-final first leg at the Emirates. Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey scored two goals each as the Gunners hit four in 26 minutes before half-time. Arsenal were unable to add to their tally ...

Ghana’s Minority in Parliament is demanding a Presidential probe into the deportation of some Ghanaians who posed as journalists to cover the ongoing Commonwealth games in Gold Coast, Australia. According to the Minority, President Akufo-Addo should initiate a probe into the deportation to identify personalities who engaged in the visa fraud which has tarnished Ghana’s image internationally. Meanwhile, ranking member ...