ZINEDINE Zidane has been compiling a list of Manchester United transfer targets — if he lands the job. The former Real Madrid boss has told friends he expects a call from Old Trafford chiefs if the crisis engulfing Jose Mourinho spirals out of control. Despite Old Trafford executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward insisting that the club are still backing under-fire Mourinho, [...] The post Zidane
NOVAK Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras’ mark of 14 Grand Slams. Djokovic, playing in his eighth final in New York and already the champion in 2011 and 2015, is now just three Slams behind Rafael Nadal and six [...] The post Djokovic equals Sampras record as he
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has landed a mouth-watering deal with PaySwitch Company Limited to assist National Federations in payment of their international affiliation fees. The deal will see the various federations getting at least US$500.00 as subsidy for their affiliation fees. The President of the GOC, Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah told www.ghanaolympic.org that the biggest challenge facing federations in [...] The post GOC,
The Ghana national Karate Do team has returned from the Africa Karate Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. In all, five athletes and three officials who participated in the championship, from August 29 to September 3, returned to Accra on Thursday. Team Ghana comprised Emmanuel Adjei (75kg), Victor Lartey (Kata), Felix Annan (+84kg), Dickson Acolatse (-60kg) and Haruna Yusif (Kata & Kumite [...] The post Karate-Do
AT least one person was killed and 37 were injured in a stampede at a football stadium in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, hospital sources said on Sunday. The stampede occurred at the entrance to the venue just before kickoff between Madagascar and Senegal, the city’s Hrja Hospital spokesman Oliva Alain Rakoto told reporters, adding that “for the moment” the accident toll [...] The post One
Stadium ‘B’, St. Francis Foundation and Flipper emerged victorious at the Hope Performance Tennis (HPT) clinic and club competition held at the Accra Sports Stadium. Stadium ‘B’ of the Accra Stadium Tennis Academy was winners in the U-12 category, beating Baboo Tennis Club of Tema and St. Francis Foundation of Ashaiman to second and third places respectively. At the U-14 [...] The post Thrills
The World Bank says it has no issue with bilateral relations between Ghana and China, but will insist that Ghana benefits from any deal it enters into with the People’s Republic of China. It said Ghana must prioritize the economic returns on its people to ensure shared growth and prosperity. Government has signed an agreement with the Chinese government to [...] The post International
In its unwavering commitment to become the first virtual finance company in Ghana, Dalex Finance has opened a state-of-the-art Call Centre at the Accra Digital Centre (ADC). The facility will enable the company to enhance its engagement with current and potential clients. Overtime, this will serve as a rich data source for the improvement of current products and the development [...] The post Dalex
A total of 400 schools across the country are today implementing the much talked about double track system with a total number of 385,550 expected to start the semester alternately. The first batch also referred to as the “Green Track” numbering about 192,775 students are expected to report today and vacate, before the second batch also referred to as the [...] The post Govt
AS the much talked about newly introduced double track system takes effect today, a cross section of Ghanaians have expressed their views on the system. The system, according to government, is to absorb the increasing number of students who are benefiting from the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. It estimates that about 180,000 Junior High School graduates across the [...] The post Mixed
Close to eight months after the government released Common Fund allocation arrears for Persons with Disability (PWD), some district assemblies in the Greater Accra Region are yet to release the monies to the beneficiaries. The Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund, Irene Nana Torshie Addo in January this year released GH¢ 28 million as arrears for the 2016 fourth [...] The post Assemblies
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has assured of continuous investment in the human resource development of Ghana and other partner countries, the Country Director, Yukyum Kim has said. The capacity of human resources, especially in the public sector, he said was crucial for developing countries to unleash their potential and accelerate their growth like Korea. “Korea’s remarkable development transformation [...] The post KOICA
SOCCER Angels beat Mallam 2-0 to win an U-19 soccer gala played at the Anglican School Park on Saturday in Tema Newtown. On their way to the finals, Soccer Angels beat AC Milan 1-0 and eliminated Adidas United 1-0, while Mallam defeated Triumphant Academy 3-0 and edged out ‘We and Them’ 5-4 on penalties. The match was organised by Yohane [...] The post Soccer Angels win Tema U-19 gala
The government and the private sector have been called upon to engage local professionals in building and infrastructural matters as well as in industry-related policy development and implementation programs. Registrar of the ARC, Arc Mrs. Stella N.D. Arthiabah who made the call said as the industry kept getting complex with technological innovations, there was therefore the need to require such [...] The post Engage
The Ghana Trade Fair Company is set to hold this year’s Grand Sales as the biggest indoor and outdoor sales event in the country to bring buyers and sellers together to do business. The Grand Sales is also designed to bring together buyers and sellers to network and have fun by clearing old and outstanding stock and looking for new [...] The post Trade Fair Company to hold 2018 Grand
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development ( LGRD) Hajia Alima Mahama has cautioned Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCEs) to desist from engaging in illegal mining, saying “if you are into galamsey stop it.” She said there were reports that some of them were engaged in the illegal act adding “ the reports we are getting from [...] The post Desist
The Minister for Youth and Sports Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah has inaugurated a nine-member Technical Committee for the establishment of three sports colleges in the Coastal, Middle and Northern belts of the country. The inauguration was part of the process towards the fulfillment of Government’s promise to establish three sports colleges to bridge the gap between academia and industry. [...] The post MoYS
The Head Coach of the national U-17 team the Black Starlets, Abdul Karim Zito has declared tomorrow’s clash with the Junior Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire as a must win encounter. The Starlets booked the semi final place against the West Africans at the on-going West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B U-17 Championships in Niger after drawing goalless with Niger [...] The post Zito
Ghana coach, Kwesi Appiah has expressed optimism over the Black Stars’ chances of qualification to the next AFCON in 2019 despite the shocking loss to Kenya on Saturday in Nairobi. The Black Stars created several goal scoring opportunities that if the attack had been prolific would have killed the game off as early as the first half. They paid dearly [...] The post Appiah: Stars will qualify
Importers have been warned to desist from smuggling goods because they will be arrested and made to face the necessary sanctions. Mr Paul Kwesi Ahiakpor, Assistant Commissioner, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Northern Region, who gave the warning, said the GRA had put in place systems help arrest anybody engaging in the smuggling of goods [...] The post GRA warns
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