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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 …

Games wide open’ is the motto for this year’s Paris Olympics, which officially begin on Friday with the opening ceremony. It is the first time in 100 years that the French capital has hosted the Summer Games, with the majority of the events taking place in or around the city’s most iconic areas. Friday’s opening ceremony will see boats carry …

Ghana’s Beach Soccer National Team, the Black Sharks, arrived in Abidjan ahead of the second leg of their AFCON qualifier against Ivory Coast, scheduled for Saturday, June 27, 2024. After securing a thrilling 5-3 victory in the first leg clash held at the Keta Emancipation Beach last weekend, the Black Sharks are determined to maintain their momentum and secure a …

Sports Minister Mustapha Yusif has criticised the Norwegian Embassy in Ghana for its alleged failure to conduct proper due diligence during the visa application process, that led to a scandal involving Ghanaian para-athletes. According to reports, nine out of an 11-member team of para-athletes from Ghana disappeared upon arriving in Oslo for the Bergen Marathon earlier this year. In a …