SPORTS

Ghanaian football fans have descended heavily on Dutch defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah for showing support to the Black Stars. The Black Stars made it into the knockout stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt after beating Guinea Bissau 2-0 in the final Group match. Ghana is thus on the quest to clinch the Cup of Nations title for ...

Permutations for the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations were up in the air until Tuesday’s close of the group phase and delivered some intriguing pairings for the weekend’s knockout-stage matches. The failure of holders Cameroon to beat Benin in their last Group F game on Tuesday saw them usurped at the top of the standings and condemned ...

German top-flight club, TSG Hoffenheim have congratulated their defender Kassim Nuhu for helping Black Stars qualify to the knockout stages of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Kassim has been one of Ghana’s standout players at the ongoing continental showpiece but missed Tuesday’s clash with Guinea-Bissau after receiving two bookings in the opening two group games. The four-time champions inflicted ...

Kwesi Owusu, former captain of the Black Stars, has described striker Jordan Ayew as the solution to the striking problems in the national team, having netted two goals in the competition for Ghana at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. He said, Ayew had been Ghana’s best player in the ongoing AFCON, after scoring two goals in ...

Charity Kissi, the 39-year-old woman who had to crack stones at a stone quarry in Omanjor to make a living, has known no peace since her story was published in the Daily Graphic on Thursday, June 20, 2019. She has been thrown out of the stone quarry by the owners who accused her of teaming up with the Daily Graphic ...

Atletico Madrid on Wednesday signed 19-year-old Portuguese striker Joao Felix from Benfica for 126 million euros ($142 million), the clubs announced. The fee is a record for a Portuguese club and for Atletico Madrid and makes the teenager one of the five most expensive players in history. Atletico tweeted a video of the player in the Prado gallery in Madrid ...

Premier League champions Manchester City on Thursday announced the signing of Spain Con a five-year deal from Atletico Madrid. Rodri, 23, officially became a City player a day after the La Liga club revealed the 70-million-euro (£63 million) release clause in his contract had been triggered. “Manchester City is delighted to announce the signing of Spanish midfielder Rodri,” said a ...

Chelsea have appointed former midfielder Frank Lampard as their manager on a three-year deal. Lampard, 41, has left Championship side Derby County to take over at a club where he spent 13 years as a player. He succeeds Maurizio Sarri, who left Stamford Bridge in June to take charge of Italian champions Juventus. Lampard led Derby to the Championship play-off ...

The Argentine superstar once again cut a frustrated figure on Tuesday as his side were beaten out of the Copa America by their rivals Barcelona star Lionel Messi tried his best to steal the show but a poor overall performance from Argentina has seen Brazil triumph 2-0 in their Copa America semi-final. Brazil opened the scoring in the 19th minute ...

Ghana’s Black Stars will face Group E second place Tunisia in the round of 16 of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana came top of Group F after beating Guinea Bissau 2-0 in the final group match. The two sides will battle it out in the round of 16 in Ismailia next Monday. Ghana last defeated Tunisia 2-0 at the quarterfinals of ...