Articles from the ‘Other Sports’ category
Posted by Contributor on May 20, 2009 at 9:58 am in Other Sports, Sports
Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Minster of Youth and Sports, has called on religious leaders to put a stop to social segregation during socio-religious gatherings. “These days it is common to have churches and religious organizations allocating seats to people according their social status. “Much emphasis is now laid on wealth during religious gatherings instead of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on May 19, 2009 at 10:42 am in Other Sports, Sports
The Sports Wing of the Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled at the weekend took delivery of a consignment of sporting equipment to enhance organization of disabled sporting events in the country. The equipment made up of modern hand bikes, racer bikes and custom made wheelchairs for basketball games and their components worth [...]
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Posted by Contributor on May 16, 2009 at 7:16 pm in Other Sports, Sports
Nii Nortey Dua, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports has decried the decline in the nation’s medal haul at recent International Games. Team Ghana has experienced a sharp decline in its medal haul at major events and even returned empty from the recent Olympic Games in Beijing last year. The Deputy Minister told GNA Sports [...]
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Posted by Chronicle on May 12, 2009 at 7:18 pm in Other Sports, Sports
Kofi Owusu Aduonum Staff of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana Limited, were over the weekend taken through a healthy exercise in fun games organised by the bank to keep their bodies in shape to face future challenges. Prior to the games, staff of the bank, including those in managerial positions, embarked on a [...]
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Posted by Contributor on May 11, 2009 at 11:35 am in Other Sports, Sports
Lion Fighters defeated Zain Professionals 240-190 in the finals to win this year’s Ayawaso Cards Gala played at Accra Newtown on Sunday. The game, which was started on a fast note, saw Zain taking the lead in the first 15 minutes by 120-80. The champions redoubled their efforts and deservedly overtook their counterparts [...]
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Posted by Contributor on May 7, 2009 at 10:17 am in Other Sports, Sports
Nii Nortey-Dua, Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports has tasked the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the forthcoming Africa Hockey Federation (AfHF) Cup of Nations Championship to raise high the bar of standard for the competition slated for July. He said organizing a successful competition would deepen the country’s accomplishment in sports and prove how [...]
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Posted by Contributor on May 4, 2009 at 4:59 pm in Other Sports, Sports
The Knights defeated the Bishops 5-1 to win this year’s May Day Polo championship played at the Accra Polo Grounds on Sunday. Rasheed Ibrahim set the Knights on the winning trail when he opened the scores a minute inside the First Chukka. He was on hand again to make it 2-0 for [...]
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Posted by Contributor on April 30, 2009 at 3:00 pm in Other Sports, Sports
Pro-Credit Savings and Loan Company Limited has pieced together a soccer and volleyball gala for its Northern and Southern sector zones towards celebrations of the Workers Day on Friday, May 1. Mrs Barbara Odei, head of the company’s organization department told the GNA Sports in Accra that the gala forms part of the [...]
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