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Ghana will be commemorating the 16th anniversary of the May 9 Accra Sports stadium disaster today. Over 127 soccer fans lost their lives in a stampede which occurred when Hearts of Oak clashed with Asante Kotoko in 2001  league game. It has been described as Africa’s worst soccer disaster ever Kotoko fans threw plastic seats and bottles onto the pitch after Hearts ...

Tyson Fury has claimed that London’s Wembley Stadium has already been booked for a heavyweight super-fight between himself and fellow Briton Anthony Joshua in April next year. Fury, 28, has not fought since dethroning Wladimir Klitschko as world heavyweight champion in November 2015 because of drug issues and mental health problems. But he is back in training and following Joshua’s ...

Former Ghanaian international footballer, Anthony Baffoe, has called for more concerted efforts among the football fraternity to curb racism against black players. Citing the massive support given to Ghanaian midfielder, Sulley Muntari, by organizations such FIFPro, a worldwide representative organization for professional footballers, the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Baffoe believes ...

Accra Hearts of Oak have ended WAFA’s seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League after beating them 2:1 in Accra. Skipper Thomas Abbey gave the Phobians an early lead to subdue the spirited academy boys, and playmaker Winful Cobbina sealed the win with a spectacular free kick midway in the second half. The second goal temporarily killed off the little ...

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says second-placed Tottenham “have an advantage” over the Premier League leaders because Mauricio Pochettino has been in charge at White Hart Lane since 2014. Conte is close to winning the title in his first season in English football. His side can move seven points clear with three games left if they beat Middlesbrough on Monday (20:00 ...

Iranian student Reza Parastesh looks so much like his sporting hero Lionel Messi that it almost landed him in jail for disrupting public order this week. So many people came out to take selfies with Parastesh in the western city of Hamedan over the weekend that police rushed him into a station and impounded his car to stop the chaos ...

The Ghana FA delegation at the CAF Congress in Bahrain were the first to congratulate Kwesi Nyantakyi as CAF 1st vice president. Vice President George Afriyie, Acting General Secretary Alex Asante and Executive Committee member Frank Nelson were in the Bahrain capital of Manama for CAF’s Congress. New CAF president Dr Ahamd hand-picked Nyantakyi to be second-in-command with Constant Omari ...

Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari says he would walk off the pitch “again and again”, accusing Fifa and Uefa of not caring about racism in football. The Pescara player, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused during a Serie A game. In a BBC interview, the ex-Portsmouth player claims racism is “everywhere and getting worse”, ...

With Pedro in such good form at Chelsea, Willian finds himself in a situation not dissimilar to that of Juan Mata’s back in 2013-14 – and yet again it could be Manchester United who take advantage. Mata, despite being a fan favourite at Stamford Bridge, was ostracised by Jose Mourinho – now the Spaniard’s boss at Old Trafford – and ...

Sports Vinicius ‘decides’ to join Real Madrid in £38m deal despite Barcelona and Liverpool interest Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal,International Business Times 6 hours ago Reactions Sign in to like Reblog on Tumblr Share Tweet Email Vinicius Real Madrid are reportedly leading the race for the signing of Brazilian wonderkid Vinicius de Oliveira Junior after having launched a stunning €45m (£38m, $49.2m) offer ...