I don’t subscribe to the notion that because the FIFA World Cup produced a brand new Champion, the English Premier League would see a departure from the old faces of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. To my mind, nothing dramatic has happened to the structures of these perennial winners and it is going to be the same old story. more »

Ghana’s heptathlon star Margaret Simpson-Senya is a fine encouragement to women who entertain the sad notion that competitive sports could make them infertile. The versatile athlete of seven disciplines broke her athletics career in 2006 to have a baby and her brilliant winning form in the just ended Africa Athletics championships in Kenya should be good news for all sportswomen, especially those in my part of the world, to shun the superstition that sports would deny them the chance of having babies. more »

The mood of uncertainty that characterized the fate of Ghana’s national soccer team, Black Stars after their disastrous trial match against Holland, has now completely changed to a hopeful one following the splendid 1-0 win over Latvia on Saturday. Many of the doomsayers in the Ghanaian media who predicted that Ghana would be only tourists in South Africa are now full of praise for Coach Rajevac Milovan and his squad. more »

It is strange that with all the superlatives being showered on Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho by the international media, not much attention is being given to the fine record by Cameroonian super star Samuel Etoo who has won the Champions league with two different clubs in two successive years. more »

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is understandably in very high spirits and no one should begrudge him for that elusive double he has achieved in his very first season at Stamford Bridge. He is so excited that he wants to stay with the team for the next decade and promises to make the Blues the strongest team in England. That’s quite refreshing. more »