MANNY Pacquiao may be training for an upcoming fight with one brash American – but the Filipino legend still could not resist a dig at another. Pacquiao, now 40, defends his WBA welterweight title against Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on January 19. Ahead of the MGM Grand showdown, the eight-weight world champion took part in a public workout with [...] The post Pacquiao hits out at Mayweather
ARSENAL midfielder Aaron Ramsey has agreed to join Juventus in the summer. Ramsey will leave Arsenal on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the season – and we reported last week that a move to Juventus was his preferred choice. The Wales international will undergo a medical with Juventus on Sunday, and the deal is [...] The post Ramsey agrees Juventus deal appeared first
ATLETICO Madrid have joined the race to sign Alvaro Morata on loan. The Chelsea forward has been linked with a move away from the club in recent weeks as his struggles have caused the Blues to look at going in a different direction. Sevilla have been seen as the favourites to secure his services, but negotiations over a loan deal [...] The post Atletico join race for Morata appeared first on
HOROYA AC will square off with Esperance de Tunis in the 2018/19 CAF Champions League Group B match at the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry today. The Guinean champions advanced to the group stage after overcoming Liberian side Barrack Young Controllers and Libya’s Al Nasr in the qualifying rounds. Horoya are making their second successive appearance in the group [...] The post Horoya out to shock
MANCHESTER United paid up Jose Mourinho’s £15million compensation package immediately after he was sacked. The 55-year-old was dismissed on December 18 after two and a half seasons in charge. The fact that he received the pay-off on his departure from Old Trafford means he is free to return to management. A source close to Mourinho revealed on Wednesday night: ‘There [...] The post United
THREE days after sticking seven past Rotherham in the FA Cup, Manchester City killed off their Carabao Cup semi-final with Burton Albion on Wednesday night without the need for a second leg. The holders head for Burton not so much to finish the job as go through a formality after another thoroughly ruthless display. Full marks to Pep Guardiola’s side [...] The post City crush Albion 9-0 in Carabao
SERENA Williams has been handed a challenging draw in her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, starting with Germany’s Tatjana Maria in the first round. The American, seeded 16, is gunning to match Margaret Court’s record of singles majors and claim an eighth Australian Open crown. But Williams is in a tough half of [...] The post Serena
The Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Mohamed Bin Salih has called on religious leaders and Ahmadi Muslims to pray for an end to inter-ethnic and inter-communal violence occurring in parts of the country. He said the recent clashes between the Chokosi and Konkomba which have resulted in needless deaths were instances which called for [...] The post Prayers
The chiefs and people of Amosima in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central Region have cut sod for the construction of a community centre which will also host a library and an ICT centre for the town and adjoining communities. The project, according to the traditional authorities, was geared towards improving education in the area and to improve on the [...] The post Amosima
Cloud of doubt still hang over the performance of the final funeral rites of the Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani scheduled to begin today. Unconfirmed report at the time of going to press, there were some skirmishes as the convoy of Sangnari-Naa Yakubu Andani’s convoy made their way into Yendi yesterday, resulting in one death, four injuries and a house set ablazed. [...] The post Dark
A population expert has said the increasing population of the country calls for strategic planning by the government to mitigate its adverse socio-economic repercussion on the country. Professor Stephen Owusu Kwankye, an associate professor at the Regional Institute for Population Studies,University of Ghana, listed family planning and education as some of the ways to address the “alarming” situation. He was [...] The post Ghana’s
About one million households are to benefit from a waste bin distribution across the country as an intervention to eliminate indiscriminate littering, especially at household levels. The initiative which is a partnership between government and Universal Plastic Product Recycling Services, a recycling company is supported by Zoomlion and Ecobank. The Project Coordinator, Mr Lawrence Laryea disclosed this to the media [...] The post 1million
Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the Minister of Business Development is the Best Minister for 2018, a survey by Ghanaian research and investigative firm, FAKS Investigations Services, has disclosed. He was scored 93.18 per cent by respondents of the 7th Annual assessment of the performance of Ministers, Deputies, Regional Ministers, Members of Parliament and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of State [...] The post Minister
The new Tema General Hospital morgue has been abandoned and the staff of the Pathology Department, relocated to share space with undertakers in the old morgue originally meant for dressing of corpse and body viewing by the public. The doors of the new mortuary are locked and there is no activity at the new morgue. This is because the building is [...] The post Tema General Hospital morgue in
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Asiamah has commended contractors working on government’s multipurpose sports center at Axim in the Western Region for the quality of work done so far. Speaking during an inspection of the facility yesterday, the minister said, he was satisfied with the work done and praised the contractor for his determination and hard work. [...] The post Minister
Former Management Member of Asante Kotoko, Mr Jarvis Peprah has expressed anger following a threat by Seidu, a supporter of the club to sack C.K Akonnor from training with the team. Asante Kotoko invited the Police to provide protection at their training grounds following rumours of a ploy by fans to sack Coach Charles Akonnor. It will be recalled that [...] The post Deal
The Normalisation Committee (NC) has issued a cheque for GH¢523,000 to the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG). This was disclosed to Accra based Rainbow radio by the Spokesperson of the Committee, Dan Kweku Yeboah, in an interview yesterday. The move was to calm nerves following an earlier threat from RAG not to officiate in the special competition if a debt [...] The post NC settles RAG debt appeared first
Mr Odun Odunfa, the Managing Director of First Atlantic Bank, says the year 2019 holds immense promise for the bank, following approval from Bank of Ghana for its merger with Energy Commercial Bank Limited. He said the merger with Energy Commercial Bank is in line with the vision of both banks to become a bigger and stronger player in the [...] The post 2019 holds immense promise – Odunfa appeared
The Ashaiman constituency executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have debunked claims in a section of the media that there is confusion between the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area and the constituency chairman. A press release issued and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), the Deputy constituency communications officer, Madam Zainab Mohammed stated that there [...] The post No
Members of the Krowor Municipal Assembly have endorsed Joshua Nii Bortey as the Municipal Chief Executive of the Assembly. Nii Bortey who on two occasions failed to secure two-thirds of the votes as required, managed to get a 100 per cent endorsement on Wednesday as all the nine assembly members who took part in the confirmation election endorsed his [...] The post Krowor Assembly endorses MCE
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