Former national team all-rounder Samson Kwasi Awe Awiah has been elected President of the Ghana Cricket Association (GCA), pledging to decentralise the sport and ensure nationwide representation in national team selection. Awiah polled 11 votes out of 25 valid ballots cast at the elective congress held last Saturday at the Cantonments Police Station Mosque in Accra.
Vodza Iron Breakers have given us such a victory. Special recognition must go to Joshua Mawuli Kukuia and the entire management of Vodza Iron Breakers.
Former Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Francis Oti Akenteng, has questioned the role of the institution in ignoring local coaches during national team appointments. Bjorkegren will be assisted by Medeama head coach Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram, with Fatawu Dauda still remaining the goalkeeper coach.
‘We were desperate to win,’ says team’s frontline spinner Bowler believes defeats are useful learning experiences Liam Dawson has revealed that the England cricket squad are “gutted” after two agonising defeats to Sri Lanka and last weekend to Pakistan have left their chances of making the ODI tri-series final hanging by a thread. “That changing room is gutted, we’re desperate to win,” the team’s frontline spinner said.
Winless in eight games and hovering just above the Premier League relegation zone, struggling Manchester United are facing the prospect of yet another managerial change, with Michael Carrick likely to pay the price. Carrick was handed a two-year deal in May after inspiring an impressive revival following the team’s struggles under Ruben Amorim — United secured third place in the Premier League and a return to the Champions League.
Channel 5 in advanced talks over highlights package Opening game may be also be free-to-air in deal TNT Sports is close to securing live UK rights for England’s white-ball tour of Australia next month in a deal that could see one of the matches broadcast free-to-air (FTA) on Channel 5. The Guardian has learned that Channel 5 is also in advanced talks with Cricket Australia over a highlights package for the eight-match tour, with the terrestrial broadcaster also in discussions over securing live rights for one of the five T20 internationals.
Gunners edged north London derby while new United manager put the brakes on Manchester City’s winning start The penalty that allowed Arsenal to come from a goal behind to take the lead may have come with a healthy helping of luck, with the ball having come off Ella Morris’s raised arm as her teammate attempted to clear it, but it could prove to be the turning point Arsenal needed. We haven’t got the results we wanted,” penalty scorer Alessia Russo told the BBC afterwards.
Hearts of Oak defender Kelvin Osei Asibey believes he is ready for an invitation into the Black Stars team following his strong start to the season. Following his impressive performances, including his outing against Basake Holy Stars over the weekend, Asibey has expressed readiness to wear the national team colours for the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Somalia.
Iheanacho extends scoring streak as Ajayi, Awaziem shine. Kelechi Iheanacho maintained his remarkable scoring run in Turkey, Semi Ajayi earned two Man of the Match awards after Hull City’s draw with Brentford, while Chidozie Awaziem, Gift Orban and David Okereke also impressed for their clubs.
Gli Azzurri show positive signs of improvement in seesaw 3-3 draw against a Roma side inspired by Messi-like Matías Soulé Scott McTominay was leaving nothing to doubt. He appeared to have scored with a close-range header early in the second half of Napoli’s game at home to Roma, but Pierluigi Gollini clawed the ball out from inside the goal.
Senegal hosts Africa's first Olympic event as the Dakar 2026 Youth Games bring together 2,700 athletes from around the world.
Ghana’s Amadu Mohammed and Joseph “Jaguar” Commey have secured semifinal places at the 2026 IBA Africa Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, guaranteeing themselves medals. The progress of the two Black Bombers provides a positive start for Ghana at the championships, which have attracted a record 171 boxers, comprising 132 men and 39 women.
Police Ladies claimed a famous victory over Jonina Ladies in the opening weekend, recording a 2-0 away victory at the Antie Aku AstroTurf. Safiatu Mahamud scored a 90th-minute winner for Fosu Royal Ladies in the opening game of the season against league newcomers Ashanti Ladies.
Asian Cup 2027 to kick off on January 7 with Saudi Arabia facing Palestine in Riyadh as the AFC announces the schedule.
Brisbane Heat made unwanted WBBL history with a winless 2025 season. Now, new skipper Georgia Redmayne, fresh from stints as a doctor, is tasked with moving the team up the table.
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Senegal star Nicolas Jackson took his goal tally since joining Aston Villa from Chelsea to seven in 11 matches by bagging a brace in a 2-1 Premier League win over Manchester City at the weekend. FRANCE ELYE WAHI, SOFIANE DIOP (Nice) Internationals Wahi of the Ivory Coast and Diop of Morocco scored as mid-table Nice came from behind to win 2-1 at Brest in Ligue 1.
Ghana Football Association (GFA) Communications Director Henry Asante Twum has cautioned that restoring the Black Stars to their former level will require time following the team’s disappointing run of results. Meanwhile, A five-member committee recommended Black Queens coach Kim Lars Björkegren for the Black Stars coaching job temporarily, with Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram proposed as his assistants, following the departure of Carlos Queiroz.
Ghana U-15 Boys team continued their perfect run at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival with a dominant 7-0 victory over Guam in their third Group W match in Azerbaijan on Sunday. After thumping Uzbekistan 4-1 and Myanmar 7-1, Ghana have shown no signs of slowing down and will now turn their attention to their final two Group W fixtures against Bahamas and Kazakhstan on Monday, October 26.
Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane and Michael Olise have all enjoyed standout campaigns, making the battle for football’s most prestigious individual honour even more intriguing. Watch here: Will the El Clásico set the tone for who wins the 2026 Ballon d’Or on Monday?@Fentuo_, @kwakuasanteb, @Dani77k, @OfficialSitso, and @AtsuTamakloe share their picks for the award.#JoySports pic.twitter.com/2Xnfu6HJX6— #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) October 25, 2026
Ghana’s Spintex Knights have been left stranded in Libya over an outstanding bill of around US$33,000, raising concerns about the team’s return home and preparations for the next stage of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) qualifiers. Spintex Knights recently booked their place in the Elite 16 after winning all three of their Group B matches in the Division West preliminary stage, maintaining their hopes of becoming the first Ghanaian club to qualify for the BAL.
England captain Harry Kane is the favourite to win a wide open race to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner at a glitzy London ceremony on Monday, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also in the running to be named the world’s best footballer. Her former club team-mate, Poland’s Ewa Pajor is the main challenger to Putellas after she netted 11 Champions League goals in Barca’s latest triumph.
Ghanaian basketball club Spintex Knights have qualified for the Elite 16 stage of the Road to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) after winning all three of their group-stage matches in Praia, Cape Verde. The Knights secured victories over Guinea’s Nabaya Sofas, Liberia’s NPA Pythons and Benin’s Energie BBC to maintain an unbeaten record and reach the Elite 16 for the third consecutive year.
Former Black Stars assistant coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani says Ghana must be deliberate and consistent in its approach to youth football development if the country is to restore its fortunes at the junior level. Speaking to JoySports, Dramani, who led Ghana’s U-20 women’s team to bronze at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, said a deliberate and sustainable approach was needed to rebuild the country’s youth football system.