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Serena Williams was knocked out of the Miami Open in the first round by Naomi Osaka as the 23-time Grand Slam winner continues her return after pregnancy. Williams, unseeded after taking 13 months off to have her first child, was beaten 6-3 6-2 by the Japanese, 20. The American lost serve twice in each set and was unable to break ...

The Premier League Board (PLB) has confirmed Accra Hearts of Oak’s Ghana Premier League week two fixture with Ashantigold will be honoured on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Cape Coast Stadium. The rescheduling of the match, originally fixed for television coverage on Sunday, was necessitated by Aduana Stars’ inability to honour their television-scheduled match with Elmina Sharks at the ...

The management committee boss talks about the Juve man’s continues absence from the national team Chairman of the Black Stars management committee George Afriyie says he is not aware why Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah failed to honour his words of returning to national duty. Absent from the Black Stars since 2014, the playmaker, in 2016, indicated his readiness to make ...

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, on Wednesday, 21 March 2018, cut sod for the commencement of work on a 10,000-seater multi-purpose Youth Centre at Nuwunu, Ho, in the Volta Region. The $2.4million project is expected to be completed in 10 months. The facility includes a FIFA-standard pitch with tartan tracks and other sports facilities as well ...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said Cristiano Ronaldo has not asked to leave the Spanish and European champions as he fielded questions over a possible move to China. The Chinese Super League has emerged as a possible destination for Ronaldo after former Brazil and Portugal head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had often asked about ...

USAIN BOLT took another step to to realising his dream of becoming a Manchester United player after being coached by Jose Mourinho in the Hublot Match of Friendship. Retired Olympic champion Bolt mixed it with the likes of Marcel Desailly, Patrick Kluivert and Christian Karembeu in Basel, Switzerland – under the watchful eye of the Special One. The event saw ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly told Juan Mata and Ander Herrera that they can leave Old Trafford if they want. In January, Mata signed a one-year extension with Manchester United to prevent him leaving this summer on a free transfer. It had been reported United also triggered a clause to extend Herrera’s contract but the agreement was not ...

DIEGO COSTA has confidently predicted Antoine Griezmann will remain at Atletico Madrid amid intense transfer speculation. Griezmann will be one of the most wanted attacking players in Europe football in the summer after another prolific campaign for the Spanish club. The 27-year-old has scored 23 goals in 38 appearances and his season has been revitalised by the return of Diego ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly only willing to pay £52m for Gareth Bale and that has not gone down well at Real Madrid. Bale looks set to leave Real at the end of the season following an injury-ravaged past two years at the Bernabeu. And a return to the Premier League, where he made his name during a six-season spells at ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO will reportedly end his opposition to Real Madrid signing Neymar if Florentino Perez hands him a new deal. Neymar has been on Perez’s radar ever since he broke on to the scene with Santos in his homeland of Brazil. And the Real president was given a glimmer of hope of one day securing his services when he left ...