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A tearful Luis Suarez has said he was “underestimated” by Barcelona after winning La Liga with Atletico Madrid. Suarez – who was allowed to leave Camp Nou eight months ago – scored the winning goal on Saturday as Atletico pulled off a 2-1 comeback victory away at Real Valladolid to clinch the league title on the final day of the ...

Influential Hearts of Oak player, Salifu Ibrahim, has described his Black Meteors call-up as an opportunity to earn a place in the next Black Stars team. Ibrahim says he is grabbing the opportunity offered him with both hands and he is keen to use his place in the national U-23 team to catch the eye of Black Stars coach Charles ...

Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Salifu Ibrahim, says the team is committed to ending the club’s ten-year Ghana Premier League drought by winning this season’s title. Ibrahim, who is one of Hearts’ instrumental players, believes the players are working tirelessly to ensure they finish the season as champions of the league. The Phobians last won the top flight league in ...

Record winners of the MTN FA Cup, Accra Hearts of Oak have been paired with Liberty Professionals in the Round of 64 of the knockout competition. Hearts of Oak have won the competition 10 times – with their last final appearance ending in defeat to arch rivals Asante Kotoko in 2017. On the other hand, Asante Kotoko will trek to ...

Volleyball Teams in the Western and Western-North Regions become the latest group of Sporting teams to have benefitted from the community sports improvement program, following similar outreaches in Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central Region. Betway, Africa’s leading booking marking site, extended support to local volleyball teams in the two regions as part of its “BetwayUp” initiative, which is aimed at ...

The referee who handled the game involving Hearts of Oak and Elmina Sharks, Maxwell Kofi Owusu, is on his knees begging for his not too impressive performance. His decision to award a penalty to Hearts after a Sharks defender prevented a goal with his shoulder generated arguments among the playing body and officialdom of the Elmina-based side. Replays, however, have ...

Swansea will take a narrow advantage back to south Wales for the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final with Barnsley thanks to Andre Ayew’s fine individual goal. Ayew gave the visitors the lead before the break when he cut inside from the right and curled an unstoppable left-footed effort past home goalkeeper Bradley Collins. Roared on vociferously by 4,000 ...

Ghanaian Boxing sensation Isaac Dogboe is hoping to launch his quest for another world title fight and impress Ghanaians when he graces the boxing ring next month against American Adam Lopez by knocking him out. The former WBO junior featherweight champion, 26, is set to face Adam Lopez in a 10 round featherweight “undercard” battle with the winner having a ...

Tyson Fury has been ordered to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time, casting doubt over a proposed August super bout with Anthony Joshua. Fury, 32, won the WBC world heavyweight title from Wilder in a rematch in February 2020 after an initial draw. The pair were due to fight again but delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic prompted Fury ...

Accra Hearts of Oak scored two second-half goals to beat Elmina Sharks 2-0 on matchday 25 of the Ghana Premier League. Isaac Mensah took advantage of a goalkeeping hauler to prod home the first goal in the 68th minute before Benjamin Afutu added the second, ten minutes from time. Hearts of Oak are now two points behind Asante Kotoko who ...