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...
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk gets an extra one-match ban for red-card reaction at Newcastle
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has been suspended for an extra match and fined £100,000 after admitting he acted in an improper manner following his red card in a win at Newcastle United. The defender was sent off in the 28th minute for fouling Alexander Isak. Van Dijk was banned against Aston Villa on 3 September and will be unavailable to...
Anyiko Owoko’s VIP Access show set to air in Ghana on MX24 TV
Africa’s leading music publicist and media entrepreneur, Anyiko Owoko, has teamed up with Ghana’s premier youth TV channel MX24 to bring the VIP ACCESS show across Ghana. The partnership will see the show air twice a week on Tuesday 3pm & Saturday 5pm. Season 2 of VIP Access features 18 music stars from Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, South Africa...
Hiplife Renaissance: Fimfim drops hiplife masterpiece ‘BOASIAKO’ EP
Ace Ghanaian music producer and musician, Fimfim, born Isaac Adu Buxton, has finally dropped the much-anticipated seven-track (7) highlife EP, ‘Boasiako’ According to the evergreen artist, the new EP which he describes as his first son, is one of the best hiplife albums by all standards, ”let these sounds echo to reaffirm our allegiance to the hiplife genre” With a fusion...
UEFA Women’s Champions League: Ghana forward Doris Boaduwaa scores on Spartak Subotica debut
Ghana forward Doris Boaduwaa scored his first goal for Spartak Subotica in their 7-0 win over Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifiers. Boaduwaa, who joined Subotica this summer from Ghana Women's Premier League side Hasaacas Ladies was included in the starting lineup for the game against the Faroe Island side. The Black Queens forward scored the third goal...
