Ghanaian stops Cesar Juarez to win WBO super bantamweight title

Isaac Dogboe beat Cesar Juarez to win the interim WBO World super bantamweight belt by stopping the Mexican in round five on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena. It was a packed crowd at the 4000-seater edifice, as the supporters came in their numbers to Cheer Dogboe. The former Olympian went straight into action in the first round…

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Mohamed Salah named BBC African Footballer of the Year

Egyptian Mohamed Salah has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2017. Following a record number of votes, the Liverpool star won ahead of Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Guinean Naby Keita, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Nigeria’s Victor Moses. “I am very happy to win this award,” the 25-year-old told BBC Sport. “It’s always a special feeling when…

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Champions League draw: Chelsea face Barcelona

Chelsea have been drawn against Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Tottenham will face Italian champions Juventus. Premier League leaders Manchester City will play Switzerland’s Basel, Manchester United face La Liga side Sevilla and Liverpool take on Portugal’s Porto. Holders Real Madrid will face Paris St-Germain. A record five English teams progressed from the group…

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Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Ballon d’Or award

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d’Or award for the fifth time – and the second year in a row. Victory took the 32-year-old Portugal international level with 30-year-old Argentine Messi, who won the most recent of his five awards in 2015. Messi’s ex-Barcelona team-mate Neymar, now at Paris St-Germain, was third….

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World Cup draw: England face Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G

England have been drawn with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G at next year’s Fifa World Cup in Russia. Gareth Southgate’s men will begin their tournament against Tunisia on Monday, 18 June (19:00 BST) in Volgograd. They will then face World Cup debutants Panama in Nizhny Novgorod on 24 June (13:00 BST) before playing top seeds Belgium four…

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Ga Dangme youth fights renaming of Accra Sports Stadium

The Ga Dangme Concerned Youth Group (GDCYG) has condemned moves by some sports officials to have the Accra Sports Stadium renamed as Ohene Djan Sports Stadium. The non-political pressure group said Robert Sarfo Mensah, the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA) revealed that “although the power to rename the edifice lies with the Sports Ministry and the…

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Swansea and West Brom leading seven clubs in chase for Ghana international Edwin Gyasi

Premier League and Championship clubs are ready to battle it out for the 26-year-old winger, who plays in Aalesunds FK in Norway GHANA winger Edwin Gyasi has SEVEN clubs in England chasing him after his scoring on his international debut. Swansea and West Brom are leading the chase for the 26-year-old winger, who plays in Aalesunds FK in Norway. And Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and Cardiff are…

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Ghana Crash Kenya’s U-20 World Cup Ambitions

Kenya crashed out of Fifa U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier after losing 10-1 on aggregate to a well oiled Ghanaian side on Sunday. The junior Harambee Starlets lost the reverse fixture 5-1 at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos to bow out of the race in a rather embarrassing style on home soil, having gone down in the second minute after kick-off. Kenya…

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Ghana’s Duke Micah beats Jose Gonzalez to defend WBC Belt

On Saturday night at the Resort World Casino in Jamaica, Queens, New York, Ghana’s Duke Micah (21-0, 18 KO’s) successfully defended his WBC international bantamweight belt.The clash was Micah’s debut fight in the United States of America (USA). Micah won via a majority decision over Mexico’s Jose Santos Gonzalez 23-5 (13 KO’s). The clash was the Ghanaian’s first defense…

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FIFA U20 WC Qualifier: Black Princesses thump Kenya 5-1

The Black Princesses of Ghana have booked a place in the last round of the 2018 FIFA U20 World Cup qualifiers following their 5-1 victory over the Harambee Starlets of Kenya at the Nairobi City Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Olivia Anokye opened the scoring for Ghana in the first minute of the game with a superb strike. A brace…

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