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Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has received a suspended jail sentence of nearly three years for firing a gun in a hospital after a fight with a singer. Turan – currently on loan to Istanbul Basaksehir – got into a brawl with Berkay Sahin last year which ended with a broken …

Popular Ghanaian boxer, Braimah Kamoko, is tasking Shatta Wale to stay true to his words and buy him a Toyota Camry. In a video posted on Asempa FM’s facebook page, Bukom Banku as he popularly called, said the dancehall artiste had promised to buy him the vehicle when he wins …

The Police in Ekiti State said on Tuesday night that they had recovered a weapon from one of the protesting students of Federal University, Ado Ekiti. Police Public Relations Officer for the state command, Caleb Ikechukwu, stated that “a weapon have been recovered from the protesting student”. This was as …

With a 1-1 result in the first leg, most Algerian fans believed that a victory or at least, keeping the score that way was going to be possible for the Young Foxes to make it to the U-23 AFCON tournament in Egypt and fight for a spot in the 2020 …

Ghana has defied odds to beat Algeria 1-0 and qualify for their first-ever CAF U23 Cup of Nations finals. Captain Yaw Yeboah, who plays for Celta Vigo, scored the only goal to ensure the Black Meteors secured a 2-1 aggregate win. Ghana gaffer Ibrahim Tanko made three changes to his …

Atletico Madrid ace Thomas Partey has signed four Ghanaian players to Spanish side Alcobendas, a club he co-owns. The Ghana midfielder has signed Samuel Tetteh Yemoh, Gideon Acquah, Samuel Buer and Felix as new players for the Spanish lower tier side. Samuel Tetteh, a defensive midfielder joins the club for …

Former World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is currently serving an indefinite medical suspension by the Arizona Department of Gaming. The ADG in an e-mailed response to the Graphic Online stated that Dogboe was suspended following his last bout against the hard-hitting Emanuel Navarrette in Tucson, Arizona on …

A 61 page beach soccer industry blueprint for Ghana has been presented to FIFA and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in Accra. The impressive document which was put together by the executive committee of beach soccer is titled “SAND TO GOLD – Ghana Beach Soccer Industry”  (2019-2029). The proposed ten …

The President Cup match between Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko has been called off. The game was called off after just five minutes due to the soaky nature of the field. Prior to the game, there was a heavy downpour in Kumasi and that affected the smooth nature …

Ghana’s U-23 team, the Black Meteors, were held to a 1-1 draw by their Algerian counterparts in a 2019 CAF U-23 AFCON last round qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium. Algeria took the lead in the first half through Dorgane Adam before Dauda Mohammed scored a second-half penalty to draw …