It has been a long two weeks for Pep Guardiola, left to stew on Manchester City’s defeat to leaders Liverpool, while his players were away on international duty. The 3-1 loss at Anfield left City in fourth place, trailing Jurgen Klopp’s side by nine points with little room for further error. The increased pressure can … The post Lampard puts pressure? on Manchester

More than 170 suspected criminals, including illegal miners and foreigners, have been arrested by security personnel in a joint operation along the borders of five regions in the Northern enclave. The operation, which started on Monday, November 18, 2019, to date, and code named “Koudanlgou III”, led to the

Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software. The law will come into force in July 2020 and cover smartphones, computers and smart televisions. Proponents of the legislation say it is aimed at promoting Russian technology and making

Tesla has unveiled its “Cybertruck” pickup truck, but not without an embarrassing moment on stage. The truck’s windows were smashed during a demonstration supposed to show how hard they were to break. Mr Musk was heard to swear before joking: “Room for improvement.” The truck

A commercial bus driver in Accra has been adjudged overall best driver at this year’s Ghana Driver and Road Safety Awards. Innocent Kofi Tsawoe, an inter-city driver who operates from Accra to other parts of the country, was presented

After failing to turn on the style against the Young Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the semi-finals of the ongoing Africa Under-23 tournament on Tuesday, the Black Meteors will this afternoon attempt to pluck the final ticket available for the 2020Tokyo Olympics when they play the Amaglug-glug of South Africa at

After a long, anxious wait, Ghana football at the local level will bounce back in full swing at the various league centres next month. According to a statement by the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the country’s football governing body, the new season will roar off on Saturday, December 21, 2019 and end in

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Invisible Stars from the Eastern region emerged winners of this year’s Blind Soccer League which ended at the Accra Sports Stadium over the weekend. They defeated Great Olympics from the Volta region 1-0 at the finals, courtesy a strike from Meshack Agbor to ensure they walked away with the ultimate trophy. The Stars

Sweden star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been offered a six-month deal to come to the aid of struggling former Italian giants AC Milan, according to reports in Italy on yesterday. The 38-year-old striker confirmed his departure from Los Angeles Galaxy last week following the club’s elimination from the Major League Soccer

Barcelona and Bayern Munich are ready to pounce for Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentine is going back to his house in Spain after the shock Spurs sacking on Tuesday. Poch is in the unusual position of having Europe’s top clubs forming a queue for him, despite losing his job after a poor start to the season. … The

Footballers in the Netherlands’ top two divisions will not play during the first minute of their matches this weekend to draw attention to racism. It comes after the racial abuse of Excelsior’s Ahmad Mendes Moreira by Den Bosch fans on Sunday. While players in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie stand still, the message ‘Racism? Then … The post Dutch

Crystal Palace must find a way to weather spells of sustained Liverpool pressure in the opening periods of each half if they are to get a result on Saturday, Palace winger Andros Townsend has said. Liverpool are unbeaten in the league this season and hold an eight-point lead at the top after a 3-1 win … The post Palace player? ?determined to ?stop Liverpool

Floyd Mayweather has retired from boxing at least three times, but this time it just might stick. The 42-year-old boxing great recently told Reuters that he is officially done for good. “I’ve got calls to get back into the ring, but my health is my wealth,” Mayweather said to Reuters. “Boxing is

Jose Mourinho was at Tottenham’s training ground to meet his new squad following his appointment as Mauricio Pochettino’s replacement at the struggling Premier League club on Wednesday. The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager was announced as the new boss at White Hart Lane hours after the Argentine was sacked. The 56-year-old, who … The post Mourinho

Briton Anthony Joshua has said his first career defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr was down to a lack of experience and he has become a “smarter” fighter ahead of December’s rematch. Mexican-American Ruiz produced one of boxing’s biggest upsets when he dethroned the previously undefeated world

Etoile du Sahel has appointed Spaniard Juan Carlos Garrido as head coach till June 2021, as a replacement for Faouzi Benzarti. “I’m glad to be working with Etoile du Sahel. The club has a great history and a big fanbase “ Garrido said in the press conference held in Sousse to introduce the new staff. … The

The Bank of Ghana and the Ministry of Finance have reached an agreement with the receiver of the collapsed savings and loans and finance houses as well as microfinance institutions, to release locked up funds of rural and community banks. The receiver, Eric Nana Nipah, had earlier announced that customers of

Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has organised a welcome session for its SME clients who recently embarked on trade visits to China, Dubai and Turkey, to seek more opportunities to grow their businesses. The trip which was under the Barclays Business Club initiative,

The Agriculture Development Bank (ADB) has presented a dummy cheque of GH?530,000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture towards the National Farmers Day to be held at Ho in the Volta Region on December 6, 2019. The amount equivalent of $100,000 is to sponsor the ultimate winner of the 35th edition of the awards.