Articles from the ‘Sports’ category

Hearts Board preach restrain to supporters

Posted by on May 23, 2008 at 5:31 pm in Sports

The Board of Directors of Accra Hearts of Oak is preaching restrain to their disgruntled supporters in a move aimed at rallying them behind the team. Hearts’ precarious fortunes in the Onetouch Premiership have seen no resurrection, but the management insists supporting the team to finish the league on a satisfactory note remains its vision. [...]

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Make Remittances Attractive — Baah-Wiredu

Posted by on at 5:25 pm in Business, Lawn Tennis, World News

Finance Minister, Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, has charged banking institutions in Ghana, to come up with innovative products to attract more remittances. He said with an estimated four to six million Ghanaians resident outside the country, the remittance market remained a core sector with great growth potential for the country. “Banks are expected to have products that [...]

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CAN 2008 LOC EXPOSED

Posted by on at 5:09 pm in Sports

…over attempt to cheat drivers By Pascal Kofi Abotsi Over one hundred drivers, whose services were hired during the recent Africa Cup of Nations in the country, have still not been paid by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC). The drivers, made up of twenty nine bus drivers, and eighty four saloon car drivers, have raised [...]

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Ghana anthem gaffe at Socceroos match

Posted by on at 1:49 pm in Sports

An embarrassing gaffe at the Sydney Football Stadium saw Ghana’s national soccer team start Friday night’s friendly with Australia without hearing their national anthem. The incident could hardly have happened at a worse time for Football Federation Australia, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter due to arrive in Sydney on Friday night ahead of next week’s [...]

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Australia Beat Ghana

Posted by on at 1:47 pm in Sports

Winger Mile Sterjovkski’s goal one minute into the second half gave Australia a 1-0 win over Ghana in an international friendly Friday at Sydney Football Stadium. I Am: Looking for: Australia used the match to prepare for four 2010 World Cup qualifiers in June _ against Iraq in Brisbane (June 1) and Dubai (June 7), [...]

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Gold Fields urges support for Stars 2010 World Cup campaign

Posted by on May 22, 2008 at 6:01 pm in Sports

Gold Fields Ghana Limited, headline sponsors of the Black Stars has urged support for the team as they embark on the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations. The Stars begin their campaign for the two competitions against the Greens of Libya on June 1 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, [...]

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Beijing is ready for the world

Posted by on at 3:36 pm in Sports

(William Ezah, GNA Special Correspondent, Beijing, China) Beijing – host city for the 2008 Olympic Games has indicated it’s readiness to host the world’s most popular event. Addressing delegates at the 71st Annual Congress of the Association of International Press Sports, (AIPS) Mr Liu Jiuming, Deputy Mayor of Beijing said preparations for the event has [...]

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Stars in Sydney

Posted by on at 10:43 am in Sports

…For Friday`s Stars- Socceroos friendly By Kofi Owusu Aduonum Ghana’s squad for Friday’s friendly against Australia have gathered in Sydney as the Black Stars build up for their up-coming continental qualifier. The Black Stars would play the Socceroos at the Sydney Football Stadium on May 23. Ghana will use Friday’s game as part of the [...]

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