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Barcelona have reached an out-of-court agreement with their former player Neymar to end a legal dispute in “amicable fashion”. Brazil forward Neymar, 29, claimed Barca refused to pay him £37.2m in owed loyalty bonuses after his £200m move to Paris St-Germain in 2017. Barca then started legal proceedings to get him to pay back the £8m he received when he ...

Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earned a straight-set win in Tokyo. Osaka, 23, has been one of the faces of the Games in the Japanese capital and had the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in last week’s opening ceremony. But the four-time Grand Slam champion could not back ...

Ghana’s Sulemanu Tetteh will face Cuban boxer Veitia Yosbany in the round of 16 in the 48-52kg flyweight boxing at the Olympic games after securing victory over Dominican Marte de la Rosa Rodrigo on Monday morning. Sulemanu Tetteh who is the captain for Ghana’s boxing team displayed incredible energy to fight from behind to secure a 3-2 victory over his ...

Asante Kotoko coach Mariano Barreto has revealed his players were left frightened after some fans of the club invaded their hotel to rain insults on them ahead of their MTN FA Cup exit. The Portuguese claims the incident- which happened hours before kick-off- affected his players in their elimination on Sunday in Obuasi. Kotoko were ousted 5-4 on penalties after ...

The Porcupine Warriors are unable to retain title in the cup competition after losing to Berekum Chelsea. Asante Kotoko have been knocked out of the Ghana FA Cup following a penalty shootout defeat to Berekum Chelsea on Sunday. Following a 0-0 draw after extra-time, the Porcupines Warriors fell 5-4 on penalties in the quarter-final fixture at the Len Stadium in ...

Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Peter Twumasi, has described the hosting of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as a victory for the world, athletes and Ghana to conquer the Coronavirus. Motivating Team Ghana ahead of the opening ceremony at the Games Village, when he led government’s delegation to visit the athletes and officials, he praised the federations’ ...

Officials of Hisense, Kotoko and the players displaying the dummy cheque Euro 2020 key sponsor Hisense Ghana, the electronic giant, has made good on its pledge to Asante Kotoko and players who scored against the Porcupine Warriors in the just-ended Premier League. Kotoko, who finished second in the 2020/21 league season few days ago, received a cheque for GH¢135,000 for ...

At the age of just 13, Japan’s Momiji Nishiya made history on Monday by winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s street skateboarding. Nishiya topped a youthful podium with Rayssa Leal of Brazil, also 13, taking the silver medal and Japan’s Funa Nakayama, 16, winning bronze. The youngest-ever Olympic champion is Marjorie Gestring, who won the springboard title at ...

Ghana captain Andre Ayew is expected to arrive in Qatar on Thursday to complete a shock move to Qatari giants Al Sadd. The 31-year-old will arrive in the Qatari capital of Doha on Thursday morning to undergo a medical before sealing what is expected be a bumper deal for the playmaker. It is estimated that the Ghana captain could earn ...

The world’s attention will turn to Tokyo in the coming days with the Games getting underway on Friday, July 23. Before, during and after the big event, Twitter will feature premium content, real-time reactions and the best conversation as fans worldwide cheer on top athletes from across the planet. On the road to Tokyo, here are the sports and athletes ...