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Simona Halep cut the gap to world number one Naomi Osaka in the WTA rankings on Monday after the Romanian made the semi-finals at the Miami Open last week. French Open champion Halep, who last held the top spot in January, would have returned to the summit had she reached the final in Florida following Osaka’s early exit. Halep reduced ...

Roger Federer jumped up one spot to fourth in the ATP rankings released on Monday after capturing his 101st career title with his victory over John Isner in Miami. The Swiss great switched places with Austria’s Dominic Thiem, who had briefly climbed to fourth after defeating Federer in the final at Indian Wells two weeks ago. Rising Greek star Stefanos ...

Isaac Kwame Asiamah, Minister of Youth and Sports (MOYS), has inaugurated four committees, tasked with the responsibility of seeing to the development of sports in Ghana. The four committees include; Ghana 2023 African Games Project Team, National Sports Policy Review Committee, International Games and Competitions Committee and Local Organizing Committee (LOC) 2019 International Table Tennis Federation/African Table Tennis Federation (ITTF/ATTF). ...

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has organised a workshop in Kempton Park, Gauteng to train 40 referees selected from 32 African countries on the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The 7-day workshop will help referees and assistant referees to officiate in matches where the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology is used, or even serve as VAR operators. The ...

Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their permanent manager on a three-year contract. The former United striker was appointed as the club’s caretaker boss in December following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho. Solskjaer has won 14 of his 19 matches in charge, helping to propel United back into the race for a top-four finish. As ...

Europe’s leading clubs have re-iterated that they will refuse to participate in Gianni Infantino’s revamped Club World Cup – but have not ruled out changing their minds for future editions if their needs are accommodated. Following its general assembly in Amsterdam, the European Clubs Association said its members would stand firm and oppose competing in the new-look 24-club global competition ...

United Nations Human Right Council has condemned the plans by IAAF to classify female athletes by their testosterone levels which they claimed “contravene international human rights”. Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, 28, is challenging the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over its bid to restrict levels of testosterone in female runners. The UN called the plans “unnecessary, humiliating and ...

New owners of Kwesi Nyantakyi’s Wa All Stars have revealed that the Wa based club is now known as Stallions FC. Wa All Stars believed to be bought by former Ghana international, John Painstil and his partners have confirmed the club’s new name. “My team of investors and I are now the new owners of Stallions FC previously called Wa ...

Ghana’s Black Stars defeated Mauritania 3-1 in an international friendly at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday. The game formed part of the team’s preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. With Both Ghana and Mauritania confirming places at the competition, they needed to test their strength before the tournament. Coach Kwesi Appiah however handed opportunities to some ...

Many Ghanaian-born players who could have worn the jersey to play for the Black Stars are the subject of most people’s football fantasy, as such, this write-up is putting together the first 11 who could have played for Ghana. The parameter of this fantasy team is limited to players currently in the game. This means that the likes of Marcel ...