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Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick as Liverpool marked their first Champions League knockout game for nine years with an emphatic victory at Porto in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie. Mane opened the scoring when home goalkeeper Jose Sa failed to hold his placed strike. Mohamed Salah then showed wonderful composure to steer the ball home for Liverpool’s second and ...

Winger Portia Boakye will captain the Black Queens team at the WAFU Women’s Cup of Nations tournament in Cote d’ Ivoire. Boakye was appointed the stand-in captain for the team in the absence of Elizabeth Addo. Addo was excused from the squad after securing herself a new Club in the States. Assistant Coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo who will be leading the ...

Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has taken a strong swipe at Ghanaians over the way they are celebrating the death of Ghanaian musician Ebony. Last Friday, the ‘Mame Hw3’ hitmaker was confirmed dead after she died through motor accident in Bechem. However, tributes have poured in from all walks of life. But the former Sunderland goal poacher is unhappy on ...

One of Ghana’s world title hopeful, Richard Commey, has dropped one place down in the lightweight division in the latest World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings for the month of February 2018. Last month, the one-time World title contender was at the 4th position in the rankings but in the latest rankings he has dropped to 5th place Commey has been ...

At least four churches have been banned from holding religious service at the Aliu Mahama Stadium in Tamale. Stadium authorities have refused to renew their license to operate from the national sports facility. The affected churches are Grace Gospel Church, Holy Hill Worldwide, Converted Christian Ministry and Prophetic Fire Ministry. They have over 700 congregants in total. They were given ...

One thing that was profound at Coach Herbert Addo’s funeral was the discord between his wife Mrs. Gifty Acquah Addo and his family. The disunity and enmity that existed between the two factions was one that everyone who attended the burial and funeral ceremony of the late coach noticed. Nearly a year after the former Hearts coach died, trouble is ...

Andre Ayew has paid tribute to the death of popular artist Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng. Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng a popular artist who was known for her passion for music died in a road accident at Sunyani-Kumasi road which occurred on late Thursday evening. She was a well-known dancehall artist and known for her various hits and was commonly known as Ebony ...

MANCHESTER UNITED reportedly have different plans for loan stars Tim Fosu-Mensah and Andreas Pereira Manchester United sent Fosu-Mensah and Pereira out on loan at Crystal Palace and Valencia respectively. The duo have impressed during their time away from Old Trafford, with Fosu-Mensah helping boost Palace’s hopes of staying in the Premier League. Pereira, meanwhile, has blossomed over in La Liga, ...

Marcos Rojo says he is glad Alexis Sanchez is now a Manchester United team-mate – so they can stop kicking lumps out of each other. The Argentina defender has engaged in many rugged battles with the Chile striker over the years at both club and international level. “I have faced him a number of times, playing either against Arsenal or ...

Former Black Stars psychologist Professor Joseph Kwesi Mintah has lashed out at Asante Kotoko for failure to provide a psychologist for the team ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup campaign but instead squander money on black magic. The Porcupine Warriors have come under a barrage of criticisms following wastefulness during their 1-0 victory over Congolese outfit CARA Club in the ...