Champions League to use VAR next season
Video assistant referee (VAR) technology will be used in the Champions League from next season, UEFA has announced. The European governing body revealed VAR would be used in the 2019-20 competition from the play-off stage onward, as well as at the 2019 UEFA Super Cup, the Euro 2020 finals, the Europa League group stage from […]
Chelsea legend Terry heaps praise on Hazard after stunning goal
Luka Modric may have been crowned the world’s best player, but John Terry is adamant that Eden Hazard is the standout individual both in the Premier League and the global game. Hazard provided another reminder of his undoubted quality as he scored the winner in Chelsea’s 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over Liverpool on Wednesday night […]
Pogba & Mourinho clash in frosty Man Utd training
The pair have clashed repeatedly throughout the season, and the Manchester United star was filmed engaging in a frosty meeting with the manager Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho endured a frosty meeting in Manchester United training on Wednesday. The pair have repeatedly clashed this season, and the Portuguese confirmed, after the club’s defeat on penalties […]
Bill Cosby sentenced to state prison for sexual assault
Cosby, 81, has also been categorised as a sexually violent predator, meaning he must undergo counselling for life and be listed on the sex offender registry. The actor declined to make a statement when a judge gave him the opportunity. At a retrial in April, Cosby was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault […]
Sunderland terminate Didier Ndong's contract after going AWOL
Sunderland have announced the termination of Didier Ndong’s contract after he provided ‘no reason’ for his absence from the club since July. The 24-year-old joined the English League One side in a club-record fee of £13.6 million in August 2016 on a five-year deal from French Ligue 1 side Lorient and made 49 appearances for […]
GTUC lecturers on strike over delays in passage of University Bill
The Ghana Technology University College (GTUC)-Lecturers Association has announced an indefinite strike action beginning today to register their displeasure at delays in the passage of the Ghana Technology University, GTU Bill. According the lecturers, though the effort of government at initiating the process to making GTUC a full public university is commendable, the bill is […]
Tarkwa: MDF projects abandoned due to lack of funds
Legacy projects under the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), across the country have stalled due to lack of funds. The University of Mines-Tarkwa, a beneficiary of such project, has about 10 projects at various stages of construction, abandoned or left to rot in some cases. A delegation from the Minerals Development Fund, Minerals Commission and the […]
Arsene Wenger returns to football by playing in charity match
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made his return to football by playing in a charity match in memory of Aldo Platini. The match, which was also put on in an effort to raise money for sick children, took place in Nancy on Sunday afternoon. Legendary French midfielder and former UEFA president Michel Platini, son […]
Surprise nomination in FIFA Best Men's Player of the Year award
Luka Modric brought an end to a decade-long duopoly of football’s biggest individual prize by claiming FIFA’s Best Men’s Player of the Year on Monday night. The award has been shared between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo equally over the last 10 years, but Modric ran out as a resounding winner at the Royal Festival […]
Salah beats Ronaldo and Bale to Puskas Award
Salah’s goal in Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Everton was voted the best goal from last season Mohamed Salah has beaten Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo to the 2018 Puskas Award with his strike against Everton last December. The award for the Liverpool star came as a surprise to many, with Gareth Bale heavily tipped […]
Deschamps edges Zidane and Dalic to win Best Men's Coach award
The France coach was recognized at Monday’s FIFA Best Awards in London following Les Bleus’ World Cup triumph Didier Deschamps has won the FIFA Best Men’s Coach award after leading France to World Cup glory. Deschamps was included on a three-man shortlist and saw off competition from former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and the […]
Tiger Woods wins Tour Championship as Justin Rose secures FedEx Cup
The 42-year-old’s victory in Atlanta was his 80th PGA Tour title – only fellow American Sam Snead has more – but his first since August 2013. Less than a year ago, he was 1,199 in the world after spinal fusion surgery – the latest of multiple operations. “I was having a hard time not crying […]
Abdul Rahman Baba determined to repay Schalke faith
Ghana’s Abdul Rahman Baba is hoping his injury nightmare is finally behind him and that he can repay Schalke 04 for the faith they’ve shown in him. The 24-year-old has featured twice already this season, more than he managed last term as he slowly made his return from a seven-month injury-induced absence. “My hope is […]
Anthony Joshua knock out Alexander Povetkin in the seventh round and maintain unbeaten record
Anthony Joshua unleashed all Britain’s pent up anger with Russia to produce the most spectacular and important knock out of his booming career. The nuclear destruction of Alexander Povetkin delivered something even more sensational than the thriller with which he had promised to make amends for his two previous routine wins. This was the emphatic […]
