A year on since moving from Arsenal to Manchester United, Alexis Sanchez has become little more than an afterthought in the Red Devils’ revival since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took caretaker charge. Sanchez returns to the Emirates for the first time today in the FA Cup fourth round as Solskjaer targets an eighth straight win since replacing the sacked Jose Mourinho. [...] The post Sanchez

Gonzalo Higuain has joined Chelsea on loan from Juventus for the remainder of the season, the Premier League club have confirmed. Chelsea then have the option to extend the loan deal for a season or buy Higuain outright for £31m, according to Juventus. Higuain spent the first half of the campaign on loan at AC Milan, where he scored eight [...] The post Higuain completes Chelsea move appeared

REAL Madrid have replaced Manchester United as the world’s wealthiest club, according to the latest Deloitte Football Money League. The Champions League winners generated a record £665m income last season to top the annual index for the 12th time in 22 years, ahead of La Liga rivals Barcelona (£612m). Meanwhile, neighbours Manchester City retained their fifth-place ranking with revenues of [...] The post Real

PSG have confirmed Neymar has injured the same metatarsal in his right foot that led to him nearly missing the World Cup last summer, making him a major doubt for next month’s Champions League clash with Manchester United. The world’s most expensive player hobbled off after an hour in the French Cup win over Strasbourg, leaving manager Thomas Tuchel furious [...] The post Neymar

NAOMI Osaka battled past Karolina Pliskova in three enthralling sets to reach the Australian Open final and move within one victory of securing back-to-back Grand Slams. The US Open champion won 6-2 4-6 6-4 to become the first Japanese player to reach the final in Melbourne, and she will face eighth seed Petra Kvitova on Saturday after the Czech overcame [...] The post Australia

First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has asked expectant mothers to be bold and test to know their HIV status to prevent transmission of the virus to their unborn children. “My fellow women, visit antenatal clinics regularly when you become pregnant, be bold and test for HIV to know your status. If you test positive, know that you are not alone [...] The post Check your HIV

The country’s prisons have grown from an overcrowding ratio of 31.88 per cent inmates recorded in 2017 to 39.07 inmates estimated in 2018. According to the Ghana Prison Service (GPS) 2017/2018 statistics report on inmate’s population, total prisons population in 2017 was estimated at 13,023 as compared to 13,733 inmates received by the various prisons in 2018.   It said [...] The post Overcrowding

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Isaac Asiamah has hinted of the construction of additional sports complex to compliment the current 10 multipurpose sports centers being put up across the regions of Ghana. Mr. Isaac Asiamah said this when he spoke with the media on Wednesday at Navrongo in the Upper East region where he inspect works on one [...] The post Asiamah: Govt will

Emmanuel ‘Game Boy’ Tagoe has suffered a hand injury in training, necessitating the postponement of his scheduled WBO Africa lightweight title defence. Originally scheduled for Saturday, January 26, Tagoe will now face his Russian challenger Vyacheslav Gusev on February 23, 2019 on ‘Asamoah Gyan Fight Night 2’. Gusev was scheduled to arrive in Accra on Wednesday for the fight.   [...] The post Tagoe’s

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) are to host the 2019 national cross country event at Mpohor in the Western Region of Ghana. The annual event is to usher in a new sports year and also to identify promising athletes for regional, national and international competitions. This year’s event scheduled to be held [...] The post National x-country at Mpohor

Ghana Premier League side, Wa All Stars has denied reports that club has not been sold or taken over by investors. A letter signed by the club’s Operations Manager, Nana Obiri Yeboah read: ”Wa All Stars Football Club can confirm there is no truth in media reports of a sale or takeover of the club. ”The club has received approaches [...] The post ‘Wa All Stars not sold’ appeared first on

The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has congratulated Asante Kotoko for qualifying to the group stages of the 2018/19 CAF Confederations Cup.   The Porcupine Warriors completed the double over Coton Sport de Garoua following a 2-1 victory on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium – advancing to the next stage on a 5-3 aggregate score after beating [...] The post PFAG salutes

Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hungary on Cooperation in the field of water management with a commitment to work towards establishing a framework for a swift and seamless co-operation between the parties on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefits. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey signed on behalf of Ghana. The signing [...] The post Ghana,

The quest  by Takoradi Port to become  the preferred hub for  oil and  gas services in the West African sub region has received a  major boost  as Belmet 7, an indigenous fabrication company has  completed the  fabrication  of   giant  suction  piles for  oil production on the Jubilee Fields by Tullow Oil Ghana. The 15.5 meters wide suction piles was successfully [...] The post Ghana

The new United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan has indicated her country’s commitment to support Ghana and President Nana Addo Dankwa  Akufo-Addo’s ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ vision. According to her, the partnership between the two countries was focused on furthering economic development and trade, boosting   regional security and advancing governance. She was speaking at a ceremony at the Jubilee [...] The post We’ll

Five security agencies yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Integrated Border Management (IBM) to facilitate efficient border security management. The agencies are Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Customs Division, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Ghana Police Service, Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) The signing of the MOA covers three major developments on border management namely [...] The post 5

Ghana is on the verge of losing its fish stock to China, a Natural Resources Economist, Prof. Wisdom Akpalu has warned. Prof. Akpalu in a recent lecture revealed that out of the 76 fishing trawlers operating in the country, only one of them is Ghanaian-owned, with the remaining trawlers belonging to Chinese nationals who have Ghanaians fronting for them.   [...] The post Ghana

Thousands of people from all walks of life have converged on Sankarayili (Yendi), capital of Dagbon, for the historic coronation of the new Yaa-Naa, Abukari Mahama. The outdooring of Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama, who successfully went through one-week rituals, in line with the tradition and customary rites of succession to the throne, is being held at the forecourt of the Gbewaa [...] The post Dagbon outdoors

Three more persons have died following the underground explosion of mining pit at the Gbane community here in the Upper East Region bringing the total death toll to 16. Earlier, 15 persons who are also believed to have inhaled toxins from the blast are also currently receiving treatment at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital. The small scale miners were underground mining [...] The post Death toll

The Tema Regional Fire Command says haphazard arrangement of items in some households pose a threat to the safety of the occupants and a recipe for disaster. According to the Tema Regional Fire Safety Inspector, Divisional Officer Grade II (DOG II) David Afful, the Command had observed that in some homes Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders, stoves and electrical appliances [...] The post Indiscriminate