Germany’s Alexander Zverev became just the third man to beat Roger Federer this year as the 20-year-old German won his fifth title of 2017 in Montreal. Zverev, ranked eighth, won 6-3 6-4 at the Rogers Cup to claim his second Masters 1000 title and extend his winning run to 10 matches. Federer, 36, lost for just the third time in ...

The Bank of Ghana has approved the takeover of Capital Bank and UT Bank by the GCB Bank Ltd. A statement by the Central Bank stated that it has “approved the Purchase and Assumption transaction with GCB Bank Ltd that transfers all deposits and selected assets of UT Bank Ltd and Capital Bank Ltd to GCB Bank Ltd.” The statement ...

A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joshua Attoh-Quarshie, has lashed out at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, stating he has failed Ghanaians even before the end of his four-year mandate. He claimed acts of corruption and injustices among others which were perpetuated under past administrations are being repeated under Akufo-Addo, something he said has left him [Atto-Quarshie] ...

CHELSEA will be without Spanish forward Pedro for their opening defence of their title tomorrow against Burnley at Stamford Bridge. The forward injured an ankle in the Community Shield clash with Arsenal at Wembley and has not recovered. But the good news for manager Antonio Conte, who will also be without the suspended Victor Moses, is that new signings Alvaro ...

Dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr., known by his stage name as Shatta Wale, is currently the best musician in the country hiplife musician C-zar, has said. Listing his best Ghanaian musicians on the Ayekoo Ayekoo midmorning show on Accra 100.5FM on Friday August 11, 2017, C-zar said Shatta Wale was number one. R2Bees, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Kofi Kinaata ...

Brazil have returned to the top of the FIFA rankings, ending Germany’s one-month reign at the summit. Brazil 13/2 to win the World Cup The reigning World Cup champions, who had moved into first place in July after winning the Confederations Cup, dropped into second for the August rankings, despite the fact that neither they nor Brazil played no games ...

Prof Joshua Alabi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said the party is in a “difficult stage.” He was speaking in the wake of rapid escalation of tension within the party. The seeming deepening of the cracks within the NDC was triggered by a strongly worded letter addressed to the NDC founder JJ Rawlings by the ...

Hiplife gem Kofi Kinaata has revealed that he felt cheated when he was not nominated for Artist of the year at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. The ‘Susuka’ hitmaker, known in private life as Martin King Arthur, expressed his disappointment in an interview on Happy FM‘s drive show Ayeeko hosted by DJ Advicer. “I felt cheated in this year’s ...

Former President John Mahama has confessed it is not easy to lose an election, but has urged Kenyans to protect the peace ahead of the declaration of the official results. “It is not easy to lose an election [because] it can be very disappointing,” Mahama told the Kenyan media. Mahama is part of international observers in the Eastern African country ...

LIVERPOOL fans have gone into meltdown on Twitter as Philippe Coutinho has informed the club he wants to leave. Coutinho has been chased by Barcelona this summer with the Catalans offering a whopping £90million for his signature. Liverpool were adamant their star man would not be leaving the club and owners FSG released a statement today saying no amount of ...