Hansi Flick sacked by Germany as Euro 2024 hosts lose patience
Hansi Flick has been sacked as Germany manager following Saturday's 4-1 friendly defeat by Japan in Wolfsburg. He becomes the first Germany boss to be sacked since the role was created in 1926. Germany have lost four of their past five games, with Flick overseeing just 12 wins in his 25 matches since replacing Joachim Low in August 2021. Rudi Voller, who...
GFA awards Julian Nunoo with brand new car for emerging as Referee of the Season
Referee Julian Nunoo has been rewarded with a brand new Hyundai Elantra saloon car after emerging as Referee of the Season for 2022/23. GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon announced this at the flagship award at the maiden GFA Awards event which was held at the UPSA Auditorium on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Referee Nunoo emerged as the winner ahead of Rustum...
GFA takes delivery of referee uniforms for new season
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken delivery of new Referee uniforms for referees ahead of the new season. This follows the announcement by President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku at the last ordinary Congress in Kumasi that the GFA will continue to provide uniforms for referees in the upcoming season. The beneficiaries include Premier League referees, Division One League referees, Women’s Premier...
Brazil forward Antony to delay Manchester United return after assault allegations
Manchester United winger Antony has agreed to delay his return to the club "to address allegations" of assault made against him. The 23-year-old was due back to training on Monday after being dropped from Brazil's squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Peru. But United say it has been agreed with the player that he will delay his return...
Great North Run 2023: Mo Farah fourth in final race of career
Mo Farah, one of the greatest British athletes of all time, finished fourth in the final race of his career at the Great North Run. The 40-year-old four-time Olympic champion slipped off the pace early in the famous 13.1-mile race from Newcastle to South Shields. He finished three minutes 29 seconds behind Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola, who won in 59 minutes 58...
US Open 2023: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in New York
American teenager Coco Gauff fulfilled the potential she has long promised by landing her first Grand Slam title with a fightback win over Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. Gauff, seeded sixth, started slowly in front of an expectant home crowd but grew in confidence to wear down second seed Sabalenka in New York. Gauff, 19, clinched a 2-6 6-3...
Paris 2024 qualifiers: Ghana’s Seth Gyimah loses to Seydou Konate in Dakar
Ghana boxer Seth Gyimah lost to his Senegalese opponent Seydou Konate in the middleweight (80kg) division at the ongoing Paris 2024 qualifiers in Dakar. Gyimah announced last month that he would be joining the Ghana national team in a bid to qualify for Paris 2024 through the Africa Boxing Qualifier. His remarkable rise to fame makes it almost impossible to believe...
US Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev to play Novak Djokovic in final after beating Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz had his reign as US Open champion ended by Daniil Medvedev as the Russian set up another New York final against Novak Djokovic. The Spanish top seed lost 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 to Medvedev, ensuring there will be no repeat of the Wimbledon final between Alcaraz and Djokovic. Djokovic swatted aside young American Ben Shelton to move within...
US Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Ben Shelton to reach New York final
Novak Djokovic swatted aside another young contender in American Ben Shelton to reach the US Open final and move within one more victory of a record-equalling 24th major title. Serbia's Djokovic, 36, beat 20-year-old Shelton 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to again close in on Margaret Court's tally. The victory sets up a potential rematch with Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic in...
Aston Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho joins Al-Duhail on loan
Aston Villa's Philippe Coutinho has joined Qatari side Al-Duhail on loan for the rest of the season. The Brazilian midfielder, 31, has made just two substitute appearances for Villa this term after scoring one goal in 22 matches in the previous campaign. His current contract at the Premier League club runs out in June 2026. Coutinho completed a permanent move to Villa from...
