Zambian football will today commemorate the 30th anniversary of the plane crash that wiped out almost of all the national team, mourning the loss of a golden generation the players that inspired the nation to later victories. Eighteen footballers were among 30 people killed when a Zambian air force plane crashed off the coast of … The post Zambia today mourns
United States Olympic long jumper, Tara Davis-Woodhall, has been stripped of her national indoor title after testing positive for a psychoactive constituent of marijuana, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday. The positive test came from a February 17 sample and Davis-Woodhall accepted a one-month period of ineligibility that began on March 21. USADA … The post Olympic
Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly reached a verbal agreement to become the next Chelsea manager – and the deal could be done within days. Sportsmail revealed the former Tottenham boss held further talks with the Stamford Bridge hierarchy on Tuesday as he nears a Premier League return. Now, talkSPORT report Pochettino’s appointment has moved a step … The post Pochettino
Burnley have recorded a 1-0 victory at neighbours, Blackburn Rovers, to finally seal the Championship title. Vincent Kompany’s side initially secured promotion to the Premier League at the first time of asking when they posted a 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough on April 7. Since then, the Clarets have struggled to get their hands on the … The post Burnley win Championship title appeared
In the wake of another comically catastrophic few days at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Lilywhites return to the capital to take on Premier League top-four rivals, Manchester United, tonight. While the hosts were thumped 6-1 by Newcastle United on Sunday and subsequently gave Cristian Stellini the boot, the Red Devils set up an all-Manchester … The post Battered
London Marathon organisers have released a statement after the death of runner, Steve Shanks, 45, as he travelled home after completing the race. Shanks was a keen runner who had completed the race in 2 hours, 53 minutes and 26 seconds before being taken ill and passing away as he travelled home. Event organisers have … The post London Marathon runner dies on way
Organisers of next year’s Olympics in Paris have revealed that four million people have registered for the draw in the second phase of ticket sales. Registrations to enter the ballot closed on Thursday (April 20) last week, but demand has far exceeded the number of tickets available in the second stage expected to be approximately … The post Paris
Girona striker, Taty Castellanos, hit an incredible four goals as his side thrashed champions Real Madrid 4-2 in La Liga on Tuesday, helping leaders Barcelona edge closer to the trophy. Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid are 11 points behind Barcelona having played one extra match, with this defeat virtually killing any hope they had remaining of defending … The post Castellanos
The newly-inaugurated Board of the Ghana Hydrological Authority has been charged to develop a drainage master plan to help address perennial flooding facing the country. According to the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, the master plan would guide the development and management of drainage systems to strengthen the country’s capacity to deal … The post 10-member
A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyerematen, has assured the citizenry of breaking the industrialisation and unemployment jinx bedeviling the socioeconomic growth and development of the nation. “My years of determination, dedication and commitment to empowering local businesses, attracting, and retaining investments in Ghana makes me the best person to lead … The post I’ll
The General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s decision to petition the Council of State over the President’s appointment of politically connected persons to the Electoral Commission (EC) is an act in futility. She explained that the Council of State was involved in … The post Decision
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky says he has had a “long and meaningful” phone call with China’s Xi Jinping, their first contact since Russia’s war began. He believed the call, along with the appointment of an ambassador to Beijing, would “give a powerful impetus to the development of our bilateral relations”. China confirmed the call, adding that … The post Zelensky
The Islamic State (IS) group mastermind thought to have planned the devastating 2021 bombing at Kabul airport has been killed by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, US officials say. The bombing that August killed 170 civilians and 13 US soldiers as people were trying to flee the country as the Taliban took control. The IS figure was … The post Taliban kill IS leader beh appeared first on
A senior Iranian Shia Muslim cleric and member of the powerful Assembly of Experts has been killed in a gun attack in northern Iran, state media report. Ayatollah Abbasali Soleimani died in hospital after being shot at a bank in Babolsar in Mazandaran province. Its governor said the attacker, who has been arrested, was a … The post Senior Shia cleric shot dead at Iran bank appeared
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Local-Currency (LTLC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘RD’ from ‘CCC’. It has also downgraded to ‘CC’ from ‘CCC’, and subsequently withdrawn the issue ratings on five local-currency bonds issued prior to the domestic debt exchange programme. Fitch in a report affirmed the issue rating of local-currency bonds issued on … The post Fitch
There is the need for collaboration between private organisations and government institutions to generate insights that would contribute to community development and socio-economic policy. “When we partnered with Ghana Statistical Service alongside Flowminder, we were able to use this partnership to really drive insight-led decisions,” Angela Mensah-Poku, Commercial & Digital Operations Director, Vodafone Ghana, said. … The post ‘Govt,
The Digital Economy Policy (DEP) to regulate the Information Communication Technology sector has been completed and submitted to Cabinet for approval, the Director of Technical Services of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Solomon Kofi Richardson, has said. Mr Richardson, who disclosed this at the MTN Business Chief Technology Information Officer Roundtable Africa ‘23’ conference … The post Digital
The Ghana global crusade of renowned international evangelist, Pastor (Dr) W.F Kumuyi from Nigeria, ended in Accra on Tuesday. Pastor (Dr) W.F Kumuyi (left) with Most Rev. Paul Boafo,the Presiding Bishop of Methodist Church at the ministers professional conference Dubbed Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK), the five-day global evangelistic campaign, which is held every month … The post Global
Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has stated that Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng’s illegal mining report calls for a national probe into the allegations. He indicated that the issues in the report could not be left unaddressed since it was damning and confirmed that the entire fight against illegal mining was a facade for the government … The post Frimpomg-Boateng’s
An aspiring presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has indicated that he will never withdraw from the party’s presidential contest. He assured the delegates to disregard false claims that he would withdraw from the race at the tail end of the contest to declare support for another candidate. “I can promise … The post I’ll
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