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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 …

The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has imposed a fine of GHc100,000 on Real Tamale United FC (RTU FC) for behaving in a way that brings the game into disrepute contrary to Section 34(6)(d) of the GFA Premier League Regulations. The Disciplinary Committee found that during the Matchday 28 game against Dreams FC at the Theatre of …

Ambitious, historic, spectacular – these are some of the words used to describe the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony since the first plans were unveiled three years ago. Set to be the first Olympic Games Opening Ceremony held outside a stadium, the 26 July celebration will transform the French capital into a stadium and theatre as the traditional parade of athletes …

Adoasports The cloud of COVID-19 (which loomed so large over Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022) has dissipated. Still, the lead-up to the 2024 Olympiad in Paris (the “Paris Games”) has been said to be the best by the African Region. The city of Paris has a huge responsibility to host the world’s largest multi-sport international event, which will be attended …