Sarah Adegoke and Thomas Setodji last Saturday justified their reputation as the top-ranked players by claiming the top honours in the men's and women's divisions respectively of the McDan West African Open Championship at the Accra Sports Stadium. Togolese debutant Setodji posted an emphatic 6-2, 6-1 victory over his Beninois counterpart, Felix Hounkpevi, to win the all-Francophone men's final, while defending women's champion Adegoke defeated youngster Angel McCleod 6-4, 6-3 in

The new president of the Ghana Badminton Federation (GBF), Mr Evans Yeboah, says he would intensify a drive to get more people to participate in the sport, organise regional and national badminton tournaments and make badminton a national pastime. He also pledged to provide a permanent place for competitions and the construction of satellite badminton courts across the country.

Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the role of its military. The helicopter carrier Izumo is escorting a US supply vessel within Japanese waters.

An amount of $41.05 million was realised as proceeds from the export of bauxite in 2015, according to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). This was contained in a report submitted to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament by the BoG.

France says its forces in West Africa have killed or captured more than 20 militants in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. A statement by its regional force said air and ground forces were involved. It did not identify the militant group.

Two mourners, including a female specialist medical doctor, died instantly when their Toyota Fortuner vehicle on which they were travelling from?Kumasi to Akyem Wenchi in the Eastern Region was rammed into by a commercial bus at a spot between Akyem Otwereso and Akyem Anyinase last Saturday.

The Ghana Rugby Football Union senior men’s team, Black Eagles, yesterday defeated their Beninois counterparts 46 -5 in the first match of the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1, held at the Accra Sports Stadium. Team Ghana began with a winning intent in the first half when dangerman fullback Yusif Jalilu scored two tries to give the Ghanaians 29 points to five points in the half.

Accra Hearts of Oak will be without head coach Frank Nuttall when they face rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko in the first leg of the ‘Ghana: 60 Years On’ President's Cup today at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Scot has already guided the Phobians to a 1-0 victory this season over the Porcupine Warriors, who were then coached by Croatian trainer Zdravko Logarusic in the league this season albeit a win secured through a controversial spot kick by Vincent Atingah's at the same venue.

It appears Ghana's King of Comedy, DKB has bounced back from a setback which saw him described as a boring comic by former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings. Last time round, DKB was the lead act at a comedy show at the Accra International Conference Centre but his vulgar jokes failed to impress Nana Konadu who reportedly stormed out.

Dr Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Municipal Director of the Ghana Health Service has noted that less than 50 per cent of children born in the Ho Municipality got immunised against vaccine-preventable diseases. He said the Municipal area recently recorded two neonatal tetanus cases, which resulted in one fatality and said the city sat on a “health time-bomb”.

The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) has commended Organised Labour and all workers of Ghana for their immense and invaluable contribution towards the promotion, sustenance and development of the socio-economic wellbeing of the Ghanaian. “The monumental sacrifices made by the working people of Ghana towards nation building and national progress are highly commended.

Professor Stephen Adei, the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Ashesi University College, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to give “total autonomy” to basic school heads to manage the schools. He said the heads should be given the ultimate supervisory role and allowed to punish pupils responsibly to improve education at that level.

The wife of the Vice President, Hajia Samira Bawumia has been named the Female Personality of the Year at the second edition of the Ghana Muslim Achievers Award (GMAA). The awards were organised by Sukra Concepts in collaboration with the Office of the National Chief Imam and Progressive Muslims last Friday (April 28) at the National Theatre in Accra.

He came, he saw and he conquered. Now world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants a piece of Tyson Fury after knocking out Wladimir Klitschko. It was a fight for the ages as British star Joshua defeated veteran Klitschko in front of a 90,000-capacity crowd at Wembley on Saturday.

A man who raped a five-year-old girl and said her mum would die if she told anyone has been jailed for 13 years.

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is spending his 100th day in office not at the annual black-tie dinner that some say launched his bid for the White House, but with some of the people who sent him there.

Yesterday’s issue of the Daily Graphic (April 28) carried two critical stories highlighting maternal mortality, causes of maternal deaths and the urgent need for planned and sustained  measures to improve quality of care to ensure survival and transformation for national development.

Two separate basketball clinics will come off at the Takoradi Technical University and the University of Ghana courts today and next Saturday respectively.

The second edition of the Liquid Sports Ghana Awards will be staged at the Siam Meeting Room of Kempinski Hotel at 6pm tonight.

Head Coach of the national under 17 football team, Paa Kwasi Fabin has named a provisional 25-man squad for the upcoming Africa Under 17 Championship in Gabon.