FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has revealed football’s global governing body is exploring the possibility of some of Qatar’s Gulf neighbours hosting matches at the 2022 World Cup. Speaking at a sports conference in Dubai, Infantino also confirmed FIFA was looking into a possible expansion of the tournament to 48 teams, but said diplomatic tension in the area could be a [...] The post Infantino:

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has admitted the Premier League champions’ pride has been wounded by a recent shock run of three defeats in four Premier League games to fall seven points behind league leaders Liverpool. But ahead of the visit of Jurgen Klopp’s men to the Etihad today, Kompany issued a rallying cry to the City squad and fans [...] The post Wounded City ready

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Brisbane International with a left thigh strain but hopes to be fit for the Australian Open this month. The world number two said he had wanted to play but that after an MRI scan his doctors had advised him not to. “They say if I play here, there is a risk… to not have [...] The post Nadal withdraws from Brisbane tourney with thigh

Chelsea have signed Borussia Dortmund forward Christian Pulisic for 64m euros (£58m), but will loan him back to the German club until the end of the season. The 20-year-old United States international, who was linked with Liverpool and Arsenal, joined Dortmund as a youth player in 2015. Pulisic has scored nine goals in 23 games for the US. “It’s a privilege to [...] The post Chelsea

Ghanaian featherweight challenger, Emmanuel Quartey, has dared the WBO Africa super bantamweight champion, Wasiru Mohammed to accept his challenge for a showdown. According to Quartey, aka Akufo Addo, who fights in the featherweight division currently, the champion was avoiding the best boxers in the division with the help of his management, adding that, the only way to prove he is [...] The post Quartey dares

The government has promised to give Kantanka Automobile Company the same or extra incentives as the two foreign companies, Volkswagen (VW) and Nissan Motors, which are to establish assembling plants in the country this year. Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, who gave the hint, said the incentives which included tax waivers, were to cushion the local company to expand its operations and compete favourably with the two automotive [...] The post Govt

The National House of Chiefs is codifying the lines of succession for the various stools and skins of all the communities and paramountcies, the Osu Mantse and President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs (GARHC), Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, has disclosed. The aim of the project, known as “Ascertainment of customary laws and practices”, is to streamline [...] The post Nat’l

TWO of the nation’s prized boxers – Abdul Wahid Omar and Jessie Lartey, have paid glowing tribute to one of the sport’s treasured icons – Ambassador Ray Quarcoo. The boxers, who called on Ambassador Quarcoo at his residence, last Tuesday, told the Times Sports that their visit was to express their “unalloyed appreciation to the unflinching support he has given [...] The post Wahid

Asante Kotoko commenced camping yesterday ahead of their CAF Confederations Cup playoff against Cameroonian giants, Coton Sport de Garoua. According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the club, the team is embarking on a five-day training camp that will break on Sunday for the ‘local derby’ against rivals Ashgold  for the J.A. Kufuor Cup. The main target for the [...] The post Kotoko to

Members of BONABOTO Union have appealed to the government to initiate pragmatic mechanisms to ensure sustainable funding for the implementation of activities of the Northern Development Authority (NDA). BONABOTO Union which is made up of citizens and the indigenes from Bolgatanga, Nabdam, Bongo and Tongo (BONABOTO) districts of the Upper East Region also has branches in all the 10 regional capitals [...] The post Govt

A total of 43 youth drawn from the Kassena-Nankana East Municipality and the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region, who were offered various skills training modules have passed out at a graduation ceremony held at Navrongo. They were trained in batik, tie and dye, soap making, beads making, dress making and Information Communication Technology (ICT). The beneficiaries also [...] The post 43

It was a time of rededication as Christians from all walks of life gathered in their respective churches for December 31 Watchnight Service to usher in the New Year. Mostly clad in white apparels, worshippers amidst singing and dancing offered thanksgiving prayers to God for the past year while committing themselves to him for 2019. It was all joy and [...] The post Christians usher

The National Youth Authority (NYA) is to offer 10,000 youth in the informal sector with job opportunities nationwide under the Steps Towards Employment and Productivity (STEP) programme in 2019. The programme, to be implemented in collaboration with the Council for Technical Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) and National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), the youth would be trained and [...] The post NYA

New Times Corporation (NTC) yesterday held its annual thanksgiving service with a call on the staff to build their capacities to enhance the activities of the corporation. The Head Pastor of the Gateway Sanctuary of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) at Pokuase, Reverend Andrew Darko Ameyaw, preaching on the theme: “When does the first become the last” explained that, [...] The post NTC

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has opened an office in Wenchi in the Brong-Ahafo Region, the fifth in the region and twenty- ninth in the whole country. The office would serve customers within that enclave who, hitherto, travel to Techiman and Kintampo to access vehicle registration services, among others. Speaking at the inauguration, Akwasi Agyeman Busia, Chief Executive [...] The post DVLA

SOME irate youth yesterday besieged the Headquarters of the Glorious Word and Power Ministries Inter- national in Accra and vandalised some property follow- ing a prophecy by the head pastor, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah. At the watch night service on Monday, the man of God, noted for death prophecies, predicted the death of some prominent Ghana- ian leaders including the [...] The post Irate

A MEMBER of the fundraising committee of the National Cathedral Project in Accra, Eric S. Kutortse, has urged Ghanaians to throw their weight behind the venture, saying it would definitely serve as an icon of unity among the citizenry when completed. The 5,000-seater capacity National Cathedral of Ghana, to be located behind the Parliament House, in Accra, between Ridge and [...] The post ‘National

WBO Africa super welterweight champion, Patrick Allotey, staged a second successful defence of his title on December 24 with a unanimous decision over a tough and rugged DR Congo boxer, Sheriff Kasongo at the Bukom Boxing Arena. Headlining the second edition of the Cabic Promotions’ ‘Fight Night’ series, Allotey subjected Kasongo to 12 rounds of pummelling and battering to earn [...] The post Allotey

HARD-hitting lightweight boxer, Abdul Wahid Omar, must have been delighted with the moderate feats he is chalking up in the pugilistic sport.   Ironically, however, the 25-year-old shrewd boxer is not a happy man as far as national recognition for his efforts in the sport is concerned.   Omar soared to prominence in 2014 when he bravely shook off the [...] The post Ghanaian

The Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Tsutomu Himeno, last Wednesday handed over two culverts and drains at Bethlehem to the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly.   The project, comprising 12m and 8m culverts, 80m and 300m U-drains was constructed by the Japanese government in 2016 at the cost of US$80,814 under the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project.   Speaking at [...] The post Japanese