WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) is not allowing himself to get riled up by the constant taunts from his upcoming challenger Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KOs). The two boxers will collide in the ring on December 1 in the main event at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California. During the LA portion of their recent three [...] The post Wilder: Tyson Fury ’ll pay
Marcos Alonso has signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2023. The Spanish international has established as a key player for the Blues since joining from Fiorentina in 2016. After putting pen to paper on his new deal, the 27-year-old said: “I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one of the best teams in [...] The post Alonso signs new Chelsea contract appeared
CRISTIANO Ronaldo helped provide the winner on his return to Manchester United as Juventus cruised to a 1-0 Champions League win at Old Trafford. Ronaldo had an immediate impact against his former club to silence the masses, firing a cross into the middle which eventually fell for Paulo Dybala to net his fifth goal of the season with just 17 [...] The post United lose on Ronaldo’s return appeared
REAL Madrid rode their luck to seal a much-needed 2-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen at home to end their run of five games without a win. Under pressure Jose Lopetegui brought back Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema into the starting line-up following the weekend loss to Levante. And it was Benzema who grabbed the opener with a pinpoint [...] The post Crucial win for Real Madrid appeared first
MANCHESTER City surged to the top of Champions League Group F with a superb 3-0 victory at Shakhtar Donetsk. Pep Guardiola’s men became the first English side to win at the home of the Ukrainian champions with an impressive display that was built largely on the foundations of a first-half master class. The Citizens had hit the post and gone [...] The post City revive campaign appeared first on
AL Ahly of Egypt qualified to play Esperance of Tunisia in the CAF Champions League final despite a 2-1 semi-final second leg loss on Tuesday at Entente Setif of Algeria. The record eight-time African champions advanced 3-2 on aggregate to the two-leg title decider next month having won the first leg 2-0 in Cairo 21 days ago. Ahly will host [...] The post Ahly, Esperance clash in Champions
MORE than 20 people were hurt, some seriously, when an escalator ran out of control at a Rome metro station. Footage shared on social media showed people being crushed at the bottom as stairs on the escalator crumpled. Many of those injured were fans of the visiting Russian football team CSKA Moscow. One of the fans had a foot partially [...] The post CSKA fans injured in Rome appeared first on
The introduction of tax stamp on textiles will protect the ailing textile industry and make it buoyant, a Deputy Minister of Trade and Industries, Mr Carlos Ahenkorah, has said. He said some of the textile manufacturing companies such as Ghana Textile Manufacturing Company and Tema Textile Limited were on the verge of collapse, while Volta Star and Juapong Textiles Limited [...] The post Tax
The Ghana Military Christian Fellowship (GMCF) has observed an International Day of Intercessory Prayers for Ghana and the security services in Accra on Saturday. The event, which coincided with the re-launch of the GMCF, was observed to intercede for the development of the country and strengthen the security agencies in the discharge of their duties. The Chief of Defence Staff, [...] The post Ghana
GOIL, a leading oil marketing company in the country, has launched its ‘Efie ne Fie’ promotion to reward loyal customers of the company. To participate in the promotion, customers who are using commercial or private vehicle must purchase GH?80.00 worth of fuel at any GOIL station across the country. Those using motorbikes and tricycles must also purchase GH?50.00 after which [...] The post GOIL
As part of activities marking the celebration of the 73rd United Nations Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration held a health walk through some principal streets of Accra last Saturday. At 6 a.m., participants drawn from the security services, the diplomatic corps, Foreign Affairs Ministry and United Nations offices in Ghana, among others, walked from the Ministry [...] The post United
Twenty-three journalists from African Anglophone countries have arrived in Israel for a professional study tour. The journalists would have the opportunity to study on a variety of issues, including Israel’s politics, security challenges, achievements in agriculture and water, and Israel as an innovation hub and tourism. The countries are Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameron, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Angola [...] The post African
The Sunyani Municipal Assembly in the Brong Ahafo Region is set to roll out a comprehensive revenue mobilisation strategy aimed at boosting its internally generated funds (IGF). The MCE for Sunyani, Dr Evelyn Kumi-Richardson, said this when she addressed a town hall meeting here on Tuesday. She said the Assembly had identified issues such as abuse of funds by revenue [...] The post Sunyani
The Electoral Commission (EC) will from today display the electoral voters’ register at the various polling stations in the 47 districts which will participate in the referendum for the creation of six new regions. Scheduled to end on October 31, the exercise would enable eligible voters to check their details and correct errors in their personal details where necessary ahead [...] The post EC
About 200,000 out of 1.5 million Ghanaians in the informal sector pay taxes, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. According to him six million Ghanaians were expected to be in the tax net but only 1.5 million Ghanaians pay taxes regularly. Mr. Ofori-Atta said this on Tuesday in a speech read on his behalf at the launch [...] The post GRA targets informal sector in new campaign
A colourful flag-raising ceremony was yesterday held at the Fore Court of the State House, Accra in commemoration of the 73rd United Nations Day. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, hoisted the Ghana flag on behalf of the people of Ghana, while the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms Christine Evans-Klock did that of the United Nations. The [...] The post Ghana
Most houses along the Weija Dam in Accra have submerged in flood waters following the opening of all six spillage gates of the dam to shed excess water. Access routes and various homes in communities including Oblogo, Ada Kope, Away, Tetegu and Weija Newtown, all in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality were submerged when the Ghanaian Times visited yesterday. The Head of [...] The post Weija
Ghana is among countries with the lowest cases of domestic violence in Africa in per capita terms, according to the African Union (AU) Commission for Peace and Security. In addition, the country has one of the lowest per capita cases in violence on the continent. This came to light when the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail [...] The post AU praises Ghana
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) yesterday joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to condemn the brutal murder of Saudi Arabian journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Dr Roland Affail Monney, President of GJA, described the act as a threat to the right and freedom of journalists and called on journalists to prioritise their life as against their profession when the need arises. [...] The post GJA
A DEPUTY Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has urged the United States International Development Agency (USAID), an American international development agency, to consider the needs of Ghanaians in its assistance package rather than the American point of view. Mr. Ahenkorah commended USAID for its support for Ghana over the years across all sectors of the economy, but [...] The post USAID
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