The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) on Tuesday marked Olympic Day with a flag raising ceremony at the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra. The Day, which is celebrated worldwide, was to mark the formation of the Olympic movement and also forms part of activities by the GOC towards the “Olympic Day.†Mr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, [...]
Read the rest of this story »A Non-Governmental Organization, Friends of the Physically Challenged Foundation (FCPF) has appealed for financial support towards their participation in the impending World Dwarfs Games. The National Dwarfs Team is billed to participate in the fifth edition of the quadrennial games billed for Belfast, Northern Ireland from July 28 to August 8, 2009. [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Mark Woyongo has stated that government is to develop a comprehensive sports Policy and adopt a related legislation to regulate and guide sports development in the country. He said the Policy would focus on school sports, institutes and infrastructure development across the country. Mr Woyongo said this at the [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Vice President, Mr John Dramani Mahama would lead this year’s Republic Day Walk to be held in Accra on Saturday, June 27. The event, which is being organized by the El-Wak Keep Fit Club in collaboration with Kick Malaria Out of Africa and the Foreign-based Black Stars Mothers’ Association, is under the theme “Kick [...]
Read the rest of this story »Three communities in the Accra Metropolis exhibited an impressive performance to emerge tops of the contest of the second week of the on-going Under-18 Community Basketball Tournament, dubbed “Community Dunks†Tournament at the El Wak Stadium, Accra. The maiden edition of the tournament, which is under the sponsorship of Indomie Noodles and Sprite, saw Ridge, [...]
Read the rest of this story »Bahmed XI Sunday Stars emerged winners of a mini soccer tournament organized at the Prisons Park over the weekend in Accra. The tournament, which was in honour of Major Tong, a staff of the American Embassy in Ghana, who has been a regular member of the team during his service in Ghana, was sponsored by [...]
Read the rest of this story »Members of the National Athletics Team, are unhappy over their training and camping conditions ahead of preparations towards the impending National Athletics Championship and the World Athletics Championship. According to the athletes, most of them struggle to move from their various houses for training at the El Wak Stadium each day without any form of [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Ghana Cricket Association (GCA) on Tuesday presented a quantity of cricket equipment to some selected Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Tamale Metropolis. The equipments valued at over 20 million US dollars, which included cricket balls, wicket keeper, barters’ gloves, knee pads and protective guards were presented to the Tamale Senior High [...]
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