Articles from the ‘Sports’ category

Gideon Baah Out For 8 Months

Posted by admin on March 19, 2010 at 1:58 pm in Football, Sports

Injured Kotoko Defender Gideon Baah’s misery has been compounded as he has been ruled out for six to eight months. A team of medical doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi successfully repaired the broken tibia and fibular of the young player on Thursday.
Minutes after the complicated surgery, Dr. Kwaku Kwarteng said [...]

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Kolo Toure Has A Future At Manchester City

Posted by admin on at 1:38 pm in Football, Sports

By Zack Wilson
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has spoken to reassure defender Kolo Toure that the defender does have a future at Eastlands.
The Ivorian has found himself benched recently as Joleon Lescott and Vincent Kompany forged a solid looking partnership at the back for the Citizens.
Toure has made just five appearances since the turn of [...]

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Algeria’s Belhadj suspended for World Cup match

Posted by admin on at 1:34 pm in Football, Sports

(Reuters) – Algeria wing back Nadir Belhadj will miss their opening World Cup game against Slovenia after being given a two-match ban for his red card in the African Nations Cup finals, the Confederation of African Football said on Thursday.
Belhadj was sent off against Egypt in the Nations Cup semi-final on Jan. 28. The Portsmouth [...]

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Joshua Clottey: Not Losing Guard

Posted by admin on March 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm in Boxing, Sports

 
 

 
The days when boxing was used to assert national superiority are well and truly over. The earlier Ghanaians accept this fact, the better. Years ago, Azumah Nelson fought as much for himself as he did for the nation. Anytime he jumped the ropes to enter the ring, he did so not just for [...]

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Why We Can’t Blame Mario Balotelli

Posted by admin on at 12:41 pm in Football, Sports

If any man tells you that life in the village is not interesting, call him a congenital liar. Kete-Krachi, where I grew up, is not a village in the strictest sense of the word village but it has all the credentials that qualify it for a village. The best of times there in [...]

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Ghana row erupting over Portsmouth midfielder Boateng

Posted by admin on March 17, 2010 at 1:54 pm in Football, Sports

tribalfootball.com
 

A row is erupting over delays for Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng to qualify for Ghana.
The Germany U21 international wants to play for Ghana in the World Cup and the FA say they have lodged the necessary documentation.
But a FIFA spokesman has told kickoff.com that Ghana’s submission is incomplete, so risking Boateng’s eligibility for [...]

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Lost Fight Because Of Banku and Okro Soup – Clottey

Posted by admin on March 16, 2010 at 5:41 pm in Boxing, Sports

 

 
Joshua “Grand Master” Clottey, lost an uneventful 12-round decision on March 13th to pound for pound king, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, and gave his explanations to why he lost the fight to the Filipino boxing icon. In an interview, Clottey believes his lost to Pacquiao, was partly due to having [...]

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Inter Must Tame Didier Drogba If They Are To Oust Chelsea In Champions League

Posted by admin on at 10:38 am in Football, Sports

 
Manchester United boss predicts key role for Ivorian…
By Gill Clark

Didier Drogba, Chelsea (Getty Images)

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Tuesday night’s Champions League clash between Chelsea and Inter is hard to call, but feels Blues’ striker Didier Drogba may prove the difference between the two sides. [...]

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