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‘Media 7’ acquire rights to broadcast Dogboe-Navarrete bout

“Media 7”, a digital terrestrial television based in Ghana, has acquired the rights to broadcast the boxing bout between World Boxing BO World Super Bantamweight Champion, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe (20-0, 14 Ko’s) who faces off against Mexico’s Emmanuel Navarrete (25-1, 22Ko’s). Speaking at the media launch of the bout slated for December 8, 2018, at the Madison Square Garden, ...

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Man Utd extend De Gea deal until 2020

The club have exercised their option to tie down the goalkeeper for an extra 12 months amid continued talks to agree a new longer-term deal Manchester United have exercised their right to extend David de Gea’s contract for an additional year, tying the Spain international to Old Trafford until 2020. The Spaniard signed a new four-year contract in September 2015, ...

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FIFA Rankings: Ghana climbs up

The Black Stars of Ghana have moved a place up in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola rankings which was released on Thursday. Ghana moved from the 52nd position to the 51st position on the global ranking as well as a position up on the continental level(CAF). November’s release sees the Black Stars increase in total accumulated points from 1407 to 1412. ...

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Wilder-Fury nearly boils over

Undefeated heavyweight giants Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury erupted in Los Angeles on Wednesday at the final press conference for their WBC Heavyweight World Championship this Saturday, December 1 on Showtime PPV from Staples Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The 6-foot-7 Wilder and the 6-foot-9 Fury went back-and-forth with verbal haymakers before nearly coming to blows ...

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Kenya gay rugby player ‘granted bail’

A gay rugby player from Kenya, who is facing deportation from the UK, has been granted bail, the Press Association reports. Bristol Bisons team member Kenneth Macharia is being held in an immigration removal centre near Heathrow Airport in London. More than 96,000 people have so far signed a petition to stop him from being deported and to grant him ...

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Agents chasing Black Maidens all over – Coach Adotey

Football agents were chasing the Black Maidens all over in Uruguay before their departure to Ghana, Coach Evans Adotey has disclosed. He said: “Wherever you pass, you see agents chasing Ghana.” Coach Adotey disclosed this upon the team’s arrival in Accra on Wednesday. Ghana painfully exited the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after losing 4-2 on penalties to Mexico ...

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‘You don’t have the requisite competence to criticize me’ – Dan Kweku Yeboah tells Kojo Yankah

The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee, Dan Kweku Yeboah has hit back at Kojo Yankah claiming he does not have the requisite competence to criticize him. After the Black Stars ‘B’ lost 4:1 on penalties to Namibia in a friendly encounter over the weekend, the former Western Regional Football Association chairman has been on the nerves ...

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UEFA CL: Ronaldo hits 100 wins as Juventus soar into last 16

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed the impact Cristiano Ronaldo was having on the Italian champions as the Portuguese star became the first player to achieve 100 Champions League wins in Tuesday’s 1-0 success over Valencia that clinched their passage to the knockout rounds. “Ronaldo gives us a sense of security and confidence,” said Allegri of the beaten finalists in two ...

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