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Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, saying he is “extremely sorry for creating her such stress”. World number one Djokovic, 33, was disqualified from his fourth-round match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta because of the incident. The Serb took a ball out of his pocket and hit it behind him, ...

Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for Covid-19. Algeria’s Mahrez, 29, and Frenchman Laporte, 24, will not train with their team-mates while they self-isolate in line with UK government and Premier League rules. Manchester City say neither player was displaying symptoms of coronavirus. Pep Guardiola’s side play Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first fixture of ...

Member of the normalization committee Naa Odoforley Nortey says the Normalization Committee (NC) has been vindicated, following the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sports to dismiss the petition of Wilfred Osei Kwaku popularly known as ‘Palmer’. The Tema youth owner had appealed against the decision of the GFA Normalization Committee that barred him from contesting in the 2019 ...

Van de Beek completes Man Utd medical Donny van de Beek has completed a medical at Manchester United, according to Sky Sports. The 23-year-old is set to move to Old Trafford from Ajax, joining the Premier League club for a £40 million ($53) fee. Van de Beek had his medical while with the Netherlands national team ahead of their Nations League games against Poland and Italy. Kolasinac wants Schalke return Arsenal left-back Sead ...

The case filed against the Ghana Football Association at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by Wilfred Osei Kwaku popularly known as Palmer has been dismissed by the court. CAS in its September 1, 2020 ruling backed the disqualification of Mr Palmer from contesting the GFA presidential race in October last year. This means the current leadership structure at ...

Former Accra Hearts of Oak striker, Gilbert Fiamenyo has said that he disagrees with the club’s decision to allow Joseph Esso to leave after failing to meet his demands. The Phobians parted ways with the attacker after he refused to soften his demands following the expiration of his contract. Esso has now signed a two-year deal with fellow Ghanaian top-flight ...

Aduana Stars striker, Yahaya Mohammed believes pricing midfielder, Justice Blay $100,000 is ridiculous and unreasonable. Blay was a key player for Asante Kotoko in the just ended 2019/20 football season after joining them on a long season loan deal. However, the midfielder has returned to his parent club, Medeama SC after the season was truncated due to the outbreak of ...

The President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt Okraku has lashed out at some football persons for their public criticism of the association. Addressing the 26th Congress of the GFA, an unhappy Kurt Okraku was strong in his condemnation of such persons as destructive elements in Ghana football. He reminded them of the fact their penchant for attacking the FA is eroding the gains being ...

International Football Federation of History and Statistics’s Africa club of the century, Asante Kotoko SC was officially founded 85 years ago on Friday August, 31 1935. Tracing the history of the club to the colonial days of Ghana, formerly called Gold Coast, renowned sports historian, Bright Yeboah Taylor of Kumasi based Pure FM has given a narration of how the club which ...

The Congress of the Ghana Football Association has approved a GHC12,000 monthly allowance for the President of the Association Kurt Okraku. The amount was among other compensation packages proposed by the ad-hoc committee of the Association. Having approved the recommendations, the FA Vice President, Mark Addo, will also earn GH¢7,000 while the rest of the Executive Council members take home ...