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Ghanaian high jumper Rose Yeboah concluded her historic journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a commendable performance but fell short of advancing to the final of the women’s high jump on Friday, August 2. Yeboah, competing in her first Olympic Games, cleared a height of 1.83 and 1.88 meters on her third attempt. Despite a strong effort, she could …

Simone Biles is going home with another gold medal after claiming the top spot on the podium in the women’s gymnastics all-around final on Thursday night, becoming the oldest all-around champion since 1952. Biles, 27, stole the show early on with the Yurchenko double pike vault – a complex and difficult vault renamed after the American gymnast in 2023 after …

About Imane Khelif; The Media Fail And Boxing Politics? THE MEDIA There has been a recent uproar on social media about the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to allow two persons to box in the women’s competition at the ongoing Olympics in Paris. This follows an incident where Italian female boxer Angela Carini abandoned her fight against Algeria’s Imane Khelif …

Jurgen Klopp has suggested he is more likely to retire than step back into management. Klopp left Liverpool at the end of last season, and is enjoying a sabbatical away from the game. The German had been linked with the vacant England job, but has distanced himself from such speculation, while he also reportedly turned down an offer to coach …

The Ghana Badminton Association proudly announces the official squad representing Ghana at the upcoming 2024 Badminton All African U19 Championship and the All England Juniors Championship. This prestigious tournament will showcase the best young badminton talent from across the continent and Europe. It is also part of the qualifying event for Africa’s 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The YOG Dakar …

Adoa News Three time Paralympian, Rapheal Botsyo Nkegbe, founder of the Gogetdem Racing Club in partnership with Wheels for Change in United States of America (USA), has presented three new racing chairs to the next generation of para-athletes to sharpen their talents in the sport. The beneficiaries were Perpetual Sabban, Emmauel Gyasi and Fadiga Mohammed all from Gogetdem Club. In …

Source: BBC Olympic Games organisers have said they are “sorry” that scenes in Friday’s opening ceremony caused offence. A banquet sequence featuring drag artists in particular came in for criticism from Christian groups, who felt it parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ‘The Last Supper’. That famous 15th Century work depicts a key biblical scene. The Catholic Church in France was …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has released the fixtures for the 2024-25 Ghana Premier League Season. The start date of Friday September 6, 2024, is 82 clear days from the end of the just ended 2023/24 season. FC Samartex 1996 will open their defence of the Premier League title with an away tie at Dreams FC. Giants Hearts of Oak …

Samoan boxer Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali has been left shattered after his coach died just hours before his Olympics loss to Belgium’s Victor Schelstraete – and just three years after losing his mum during the Tokyo Games. Plodzicki-Faoagali is Samoa’s only boxer in Paris and received the devastating news just before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. Lionel Elika Fatupaito, …

Hearts of Oak coach, Aboubakar Ouattara has said he cannot guarantee trophies for the club next season. Last season, the Phobian Club narrowly avoided relegation by securing a 3-2 victory against Bechem United at Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park on the final day. During a press conference held on Thursday, Ouattara outlined his priorities, emphasizing his aim to avoid relegation next …