SPORTS

Video assistant referees will be used at the World Cup for the first time after Fifa formally approved the technology for this year’s tournament. VAR has been trialled in some domestic English cup games this season, and has been used in Germany and Italy. “We need to live with the times,” said Fifa president Gianni Infantino. “We wanted to give ...

Despite the Accra High Court’s decision on Thursday to throw out Great Olympics’ application for an injunction on the Ghana Premier League, Citi Sports investigations reveal that there could still be some more drama in the offing. This is because a concerned football fan and a whistleblower, Enock Yarboi, has revealed that he has filed a case against the GFA ...

MANCHESTER UNITED fans watched their two closest rivals drawn against each other in the Champions League quarter-finals – but who do they want to win? The Champions League draw has thrown up a ‘Battle of Britain’ as Liverpool take on Manchester City in the quarter-finals. The Reds toppled Porto while Manchester City sailed past Basel in the Last-16 to set ...

An agreement has been reached between Bastie Samir and Brimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, for a rematch on June 30. Bastie and Banku signed a contract on Thursday afternoon in Accra to fight at a yet to be confirmed venue. The two boxers are ready to slug it out again after their first fight in October last year. ...

World number one Roger Federer equalled his best start to a season when he beat South Korea’s Chung Hyeon to reach the Indian Wells Masters semi-final. The defending champion claimed his 16th victory of 2018 with a 7-5 6-1 win over the world number 26 in California. The Swiss has matched the start he made to the 2006 season, where ...

Manchester City will face Liverpool in an all-Premier League Champions League quarter-final. Runaway leaders City suffered their only Premier League defeat at Liverpool on 14 January, while Pep Guardiola’s side beat the Reds 5-0 at Etihad Stadium last September. The first leg will take place at Anfield on 3-4 April, with the return the following week on 10-11 April. Holders ...

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger says he will watch Danny Welbeck’s penalty again before revealing his thoughts on the controversial incident. Welbeck appeared tumble easily in the box during Arsenal’s 3-1 Europa League win over Milan on Thursday. The Gunners were in trouble at the time of the incident, having just conceded to a Hakan Calhanoglu wonder strike. Milan’s players were ...

The Ghana FA won another court case against Accra Great Olympics on Thursday, paving the way for the Ghana Premier League to start this weekend. However, Olympics are still holding out that they have hope in the case that has confused many followers of the game. Below are the full facts of the case The GPL ended on *22nd October ...

Accra Great Olympics’ quest to play in the Ghana Premier League suffered another embarrassing setback on Thursday when the court dismissed their quest for an injunction on the start of the competition, clearing the path for the top-flight matches to commence. This is the second time the court has rebuffed the Accra-based side’s request for the league to be delayed ...

Mark Hughes says his “affinity” with Southampton is the reason he agreed to take charge of the Premier League strugglers until the end of the season. The former Stoke boss replaces Mauricio Pellegrino, who was sacked on Monday with the club one point above the relegation zone after one win in 17. “The objective is to make sure we’re a ...