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A Ghanaian Liverpool fan, Hebert Danso Atiko, collapsed and died Tuesday night after his team Liverpool shocked Barcelona in a stunning 4-0 comeback in the Uefa Champions League semi-final. According an eye witness who watched the game with the deceased said Danso was found lying on the floor unconscious immediately after jubilating over the fourth goal at a pub. Water ...

Legendary Ghanaian footballer and coach Mohammed Polo has urged Hearts of Oak to maintain their form in the GFA Special Competition. The ex-Hearts of Oak coach also tasked the team to remain consistent after their delightful display against WAFA on Sunday. A game they won 4-0. Hearts lead Zone A of the competition and will host Liberty Professionals on Match ...

Anthony Joshua has warned Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury they risk facing a better version of him if frustrating fight negotiations drag on. Unified world heavyweight champion Joshua faces Andy Ruiz Jr on June 1. The 29-year-old says the bout will showcase evolving methods he began to use after beating Wladimir Klitschko. “I’ve got through with strength, guts and heart,” ...

Black Queens striker Alice Kusi says she and colleagues are set for the defence of the WAFU Zone B Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Ghana, the defending champions will begin their campaign against Togo on Wednesday, with Kusi claiming the success from the last edition will propel them higher against their opponents in the upcoming tournament Having arrived in ...

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has revealed that his ultimate goal with the senior national team is to win the Africa Cup of Nations. The striker says not winning the competition has remained a major source of concern for him and his teammates. The 33-year old is expected to lead the team in Egypt and has already set the target of ...

Liverpool are into their second successive Champions League final after overcoming Barcelona with a stunning second-leg fightback on an epic night at Anfield. Roared on relentlessly by their fans, the Reds produced an incredible all-action display to claw back and then ultimately overturn their 3-0 deficit from the Nou Camp with an unanswered four-goal salvo in thrilling style. It is ...

Diego Maradona’s hopes of winning his first coaching title were dashed Sunday as his Dorados team lost the Mexican second-division finals, along with their shot at promotion. Rivals Atletico San Luis scored the lone goal of the second leg in extra time to clinch the title and a spot in the first division — the second time they have left ...

Referees officiating games in the GFA Special Competition have announced the suspension of work following the unpaid allowances due them. According to a statement released by the referees, the Referees Association of Ghana failed to redeem all outstanding debt promised them before the end of April. The failure on the part of the Association has forced the officials to suspend ...

Liverpool will be without top scorer Mohamed Salah for Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final, the second leg against Barcelona after manager Jurgen Klopp revealed he was concussed in a 3-2 win at Newcastle on Saturday. The Egyptian was stretchered off at St James’ Park due to a head knock sustained as he challenged Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka for a high ball. ...

The Liverpool defender has landed the PFA Player of the Year award, but insists he is giving no thought to being named the best on the planet Virgil van Dijk insists Ballon d’Or success is not “on my mind at all”, with Liverpool’s newly crowned PFA Player of the Year focused solely on Barcelonaand a Champions League clash with Lionel Messi. Having been recognised as the ...