Even football pundits are surprised that the European Champions’ league first leg semi finals involving the continent’s four top scoring clubs should provide only one goal. Thanks to a 17th minute goal by Manchester United’s John O’Shea the Old Trafford ball artistes beat old rivals Arsenal to set up an intriguing second leg tie at the Emirates next Tuesday. more »

Roy Ankrah became the first Ghanaian to win the British Empire featherweight boxing title by out pointing Ronnie Clayton of Britain over 15 rounds in London. more »

The Ghana Football Association is understandably disturbed about the low patronage of the premier league. And the FA puts the blame on the inundation of foreign league matches being shown by cinema hall operators in the country to the total neglect of the local league. more »

A recent phenomenon in Ghana is the emergence of a group of able bodied young men who call themselves land guards. These paid youngsters act as security men for owners of uncompleted buildings especially those built on plots in dispute with several people claiming ownership. more »

Ghana has lost another sporting hero James Aryee Addy, the unassuming athletically built track and field star who will be buried in Accra on 1st May (May Day- Workers day); fittingly for the hard work he did on the athletics tracks. Aryee held the record of being a member of Ghana’s Olympic team more than any other track and field performer in the country. In short he was four time Olympian. more »

I disagree with all the football analysts who say that Liverpool are putting pressure on Manchester United for the Premiership title. I think it is rather Liverpool who are under pressure to catch up with leaders. more »

A hint on radio by Accra Hearts of Oak’s vice chairman Frank Nelson that an Indian business tycoon has plans to buy the club has generated a lot of discussions in football circles around the country. The main topic for discussion is whether Ghanaian football clubs especially the so called big traditional ones have the required structures that make them fit to be sold. Indeed, the million cedi question is who owns these traditional clubs that may give them the rights to put up the clubs for sale. more »

I have said it many times that football coaches (call them managers if you like) are real gamblers and the experts are agreed that the nature of their work demands that you take risks. If you are lucky enough, you go through but when your luck runs out you fall down like a pack of cards more »

The sporting fraternity in Ghana, notably sports writers and football administrators on Saturday paid a fitting farewell to arguably the nation’s leading sports photographer with long name of John Zechariah Xystus Xavis Xuans Kojo Ackom who died in a terrible motor accident on the Winneba –Accra road on March 18th, 2009 at the age of 68. more »

I am sure Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho who styles himself as “the special one” would be ready to surrender his appellation to Cristiano Ronaldo for that splendid goal that sailed Manchester United into the semi finals of the European Champions’ League at the expense of FC Porto on Wednesday night. The sixth minute pile driver was all that United needed to neutralize the forays of the fast running Portuguese champions. more »

April 28th 2001: Manchester United paraded the English Premier League trophy for the third year running today after a rare home defeat at Old Trafford. The Championship party was spoilt by Derby County whose 1-0 win preserved their Premier League status… more »

I admire the diplomatic language used by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to dismiss the subtle maneuvers by some faceless people who are determined to mislead the Ghana government to interfere in the running of football in the country. more »

There is no doubt that all the four quarter final first leg matches of the European Champions’ league provided shocking results. In my estimation the 4-0 drubbing of Bayern Munich by Barcelona was the most unexpected followed by Chelsea’s 3-1 away win over free scoring Liverpool. The Old Trafford 2-2 draw between Manchester United and Porto ranked third followed by Arsenal’s hard fought 1-1 stalemate with Villarreal. more »

April 25th 1996: Accra Hearts of Oak ban two players indefinitely. They are skipper Nii Dowuona who has been stripped of his captainship and Nuhu Mohammed. Assistant coach Lante France has been dismissed because his services are no longer required “at th… more »

March 15th 1995: British Police investigating allegations of match rigging in English soccer have arrested two Premier league players, a Malaysian businessman and the girl friend of a top striker.They are Zimbabwean Bruce Grobelaar, English soccer’s most… more »

April 24 1995: Kumasi Asante Kotoko gets new Interim Management Committee (IMC) headed by George Aduse-Poku. Mr. A.K.Adu is vice chairman and Atta Prempeh in charge of finance. The new changes were announced by Nana Wiafe Akenten, Offinsohene. April… more »

Ghana sports could be heading for trouble and apparent doom if the glaring over enthusiasm of the new Sports Minister Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak is not checked. more »

As Ghana’s champion club Kumasi Asante Kotoko return home from Morocco after their early exit in the Champions league, there is a strong agitation for the dismissal of Coach Opeele Boateng. Kotoko were eliminated by Khemisset of Morocco who qualified by the away goal after both sides had tied 3-3. Kotoko won 3-1 at home and lost 2-0 away. more »

April 10 1995: Ibrahim Adam appointed chairman of Tamale Real United FC. April 12 1995: Bora Milutonic who guided the US national soccer team in the World Cup has resigned as head coach. He stepped down over differences regarding his future role with… more »

It could be a coincidence but many football fans are prepared to bet that the reported Boardroom row over payment of bonus may have accounted for the Black Stars of Ghana’s rather unimpressive performance against The Squirrels of Benin in their recent World Cup/Africa Cup qualifying match in Kumasi. more »

It looks as if the bug that hit Manchester United forcing them to surrender a number of their hitherto impeccable records has hit Ghana’s champion club Kumasi Asante Kotoko. As if on cue, Asante Kotoko has quickly surrendered their impressive home record this season and half way through the Premiership they have lost three home matches already, their worst home performance in half a century. more »

April 3 1995 : Leeds United wants Ghanaian international Anthony Yeboah to stay. Meanwhile, Frankfurt coach Jupp Henches whose public row led to the striker’s departure has left the club. April 4 1995: Qatar set to replace Nigeria in the World Youth… more »