Category: Archives
From My Archives : The World of Sports
May 7th, 2009May 6th 1993: Overjoyed Manchester United fans staged a huge victory celebration at Old Trafford and the team responded with a 3-1 victory over Blackburn.
United won when Aston Villa went down 1-0 to Oldham. Some of the loudest cheers were reserved fo… more »
From My Archives : The World of Sports
May 4th, 2009May 1st 1993: Zambia, gripped by grief following the death of the national soccer team players in air crash has announced her withdrawal from both the 1994 African Cup and World Cup.
FIFA had earlier announced that it would not pressurize the Zambian… more »
From My Archives : The World of Sports
April 30th, 2009Roy 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 »
From My Archives : The World of Sports
April 16th, 2009April 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 »
From My Archives : The World of Sports
April 13th, 2009April 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 »