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Rwanda’s weightlifting coach at the Commonwealth Games has been missing since Tuesday after excusing himself to use the toilet, Rwandan chef de mission Nzabaterura Eugene has told The Australian. According to BBC, “He [Jean Paul Nsengiyumva] was at Carrara Stadium with an athlete for the competition there and before the end of the competition the coach went to the toilet ...

Paris Saint-Germain’s season ended a month ago, but this Sunday they find themselves celebrating reclaiming the French title, their second trophy in a fortnight. While Neymar is still absent recovering from an operation on a fractured foot, Unai Emery’s side took back the Ligue 1 crown in the best possible fashion, demolishing last year’s champions Monaco. A near flawless run ...

Liberty Professionals assistant coach Emmanuel Asante Ofori ‘Alaska’ has bemoaned their profligacy in the 2-1 loss to Ebusua Dwarfs in Week 7 of the Ghana Premier League at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday. The Scientific Soccer lads went into the clash against Ebusua Dwarfs on the back of two consecutive wins against Techiman Wonders and Ashgold. Liberty were ...

A Group of supporters of Accra Hearts of Oak, led by Paa Kofi Sunsum the club’s National Chapters organizer, have called on the management of the club to sack interim head coach Henry Wellington following the team’s poor start to the campaign. This call comes after the Phobians suffered a 1-2 defeat to Elmina Sharks at the Ndoum Stadium on ...

Aduana Stars left Accra last night with a contingent of sixteen players, seven officials   for their Confederation Cup playoffs second leg against Fosa Juniors in Madagascar Wednesday, April 18. The Fire Boys won the first leg 6-1 at the Dormaa Park. The winner of the two legs qualifies to the group phase of the competition Full list of players for ...

Starrfmonline.com has obtained the comprehensive list of journalists from across the various media houses in the country who received accreditation from the Ghana Olympics Committee to cover the just ended Commonwealth Games in Australia. The list which contains 71 names has been the center of controversy as reports suggest that many of the individuals whose names appeared on it but ...

Team Dogboe left Ghana ahead of a World title fight with WBO World super bantamweight champion Jessie Magdaleno on April 28 in Philadelphia. The bout will be Magdaleno’s second defence of his belt and  his first fight since April 2017 when he made his first defence of his belt against Brazil’s Adeilson Dos Santos. Dogboe  stopped Cesar Juarez in round ...

Asante Kotoko head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Dreams FC in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors were beaten in Dawu courtesy a late strike by substitute George Dwubeng. It was Kotoko’s third consecutive defeat on the road and has left ...

Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-finals, while RB Salzburg play Marseille. The Gunners will play the first leg at home on Thursday, 26 April, with the second leg a week later on 3 May. The final will be held in Lyon, France on Wednesday, 16 May, with the winner guaranteed a place in next season’s Champions ...

Liverpool will face AS Roma in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds cruised past Manchester City to reach the semi-finals of the competition with a 5-1 aggregate victory, and they will face Italians Roma. Second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino killed off any hopes of a City fightback after an early Gabriel Jesus strike, securing ...