On June 7, Australian authorities knocked on the door of a Sydney apartment. Mail was piled up outside the door, and the tenants hadn’t paid rent in more than three months. Inside, they found two dead women – sisters from Saudi Arabia – whose bodies had laid undiscovered, in separate bedrooms, for weeks. Two months … The post Mystery deaths of 2 Saudi sisters in
A prominent Afghan cleric who supported the Taliban and was in favour of female education has been killed. Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani reportedly died in a suicide bomb blast in Kabul. Speaking to Reuters, Taliban sources say the religious leader was targeted by a man who detonated explosives hidden in an artificial plastic limb. It is … The post Artificial leg bomb kills Afghan cleric
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a “monster” wildfire in south-western France that has already destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of forest, officials say. The raging blaze near the city of Bordeaux has gutted a number of homes and forced 10,000 residents to flee. “It’s an ogre, it’s a monster,” firefighter representative, Gregory Allione, … The post France
Two days after Kenya’s general election, officials were yet to announce who was leading the presidential race in East Africa’s regional powerhouse, as confused citizens struggled to make sense of divergent tallies from the media in a nail-bitingly close race. Media houses were compiling results from images of forms that the electoral commission uploaded onto … The post Dead
Dozens died in anti-government protests in Sierra Leone, police and other sources said on Thursday, sharply raising the death toll from the previous day’s clashes as shocked citizens stayed mostly behind closed doors in the capital, Freetown. Six police officers and at least 21 civilians were killed, the sources said, as hundreds took to the … The post Freetown in shock
South African authorities have charged seven men with 32 counts of rape after a mass assault at an abandoned mine near Johannesburg. A group of eight women were attacked while filming a music video at the mine near the town of Krugersdorp last month. Officials say they are illegal miners who dig for gold in … The post South Africa charges 7 over gang rape appeared first on
Group A Costa Rica 1-3 Australia Spain 0-0 Brazil Group B Germany 0-1 Colombia New Zealand 1-1 Mexico The post Some results at a glance appeared first on Ghanaian Times.
Young Australian side started their FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup campaign in style with a 3-1 win over hosts Costa Rica in the Group A match on the opening day of the event on Wednesday. Sarah Hunter and Bryleeh Henry scored back-to-back goals in the first half to upset the home crowd before Kirsty Fenton’s … The post Hosts Costa Rica fall to
Ghana’s Black Princesses yesterday got their Group D campaign in the on-going FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica off on the wrong footing when they were walloped 3-0 by former champions USA at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. Though underdogs, the Princesses were expected to hold their own against The Yanks in the group’s … The post US hammer Princesses in Group D opener
The National Sports College (NSC) will from September 4-10, host an advanced certificate course in Sports Management and Administration at the College in Winneba. The course, under the theme “Moving Sports to the next level through human resource development” is targeted at Sports Managers and Administrators who had taken introductory and intermediate courses in the … The post NSC
The Ministry of Youth and Sports are ready to collaborate with one of Africa’s leading sports and digital entertainment outfits – BetKing, to take develop sports and drive it to a new level. Delivering an address on behalf of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, the Head Policy for the Ministry of Youth … The post Sports Ministry to partner BetKing
Aduana Stars forward Bright Adjei has sent a strong warning to clubs ahead of the 2022/23 betPawa Ghana Premier League (BGPL), insisting he is geared up to raise his goals tally this season. According to him, he is more inspired than last season to score more goals as he is also targeting to win the … The post Bright Adjei gears up for betPawa GPL appeared first on
Two Pakistani boxers have gone missing in Britain after the end of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, a team official told local media yesterday. Suleman Baloch and Nazeerullah Khan failed to show up for the team’s scheduled departure, Pakistan Boxing Federation secretary Nasir Tang said. “Later, we got to know that they had left the … The post Two Pakistan
Ball Girls Baseball teams from USA swept four out of the 5 divisions in the just-ended 7th Annual Baseball For All (BFA), Nationals – from July 20-24, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona USA. The gallant Ball Girls teams matched their opponents hit-by-hit and skillfully overcame them to secure the tops in the 10U, 12 AAA, 12 … The post Ball Girls show class in annual
Barcelona’s attempts to establish themselves once again as a force in La Liga and the Champions League this season have seen the heavily-indebted Catalans gamble with their future to enable a striking summer spending spree. A year after being forced to let Lionel Messi go as eye-watering reported debts of 1.35 billion euros ($1.39 billion) … The post Attempt
Serena Williams admitted to being “terrible at goodbyes” as the American legend said “goodbye Toronto” after suffering her first defeat since announcing her imminent retirement from tennis. The 6-2 6-4 second-round loss to Belinda Bencic at the National Bank Open came just a day after the 23-time Grand-Slam champion revealed in a Vogue article she … The post Tearful
Manchester United are preparing a move for £35m-rated PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo. United boss Erik ten Hag, who shares the same agency as Gakpo, is keen on signing the 23-year-old to boost his attack. Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia have been signed in defence along with midfielder Christian Eriksen already this summer, but the … The post Man United chase PSV winger Gakpo appeared
A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling that President Joe Biden called “unacceptable.” Griner was arrested in mid-February, and her case threw the Texan athlete into the geopolitical maelstrom triggered when President … The post Russian
The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of University of Ghana’s College of Humanities. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, disclosed this when she inaugurated the 15-member Advisory Board of the college. At the … The post Dr
Absa Bank Ghana’s commitment to the environment remains one of the strengths of the company’s strategy in the country. Beyond establishing an undisputed leadership in financial performance and sustainability, the bank’s dedication to addressing key issues related to the environment, health and education, is an example of what a modern bank must stand for. Recently, … The post Absa
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