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English Premier League champions Manchester City have sent Black Stars forward Thomas Agyepong for another loan spell. He has been loaned to Scottish Premier League side Hibernian FC. Since joining Man City in 2015, Agyepong, 21, has spent most of his time on loan in the Netherlands. He has played for NAC Breda and FC Twente. He is expected to complete visa processes in order to play for Neil Lennon’s side, who are seeking a place in the 2018/2019 Europa League. They have begun the season strongly after beating Motherwell 3-0 last Sunday. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, is a ghost town as most people stay indoors ahead of the release of disputed presidential election results. Troops patrolled the city centre, ordering people to “behave”. Six people were killed after Wednesday’s clashes in the city between the security forces and supporters of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. He says Monday’s polls were being rigged to give President Emmerson Mnangagwa victory. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) said there was “absolutely no skulduggery”, and it would begin releasing presidential results at 20:00 GMT. Mr Chamisa insists he has won, and has called on his supporters to await “mass…

Pope Francis has changed the teachings of the Catholic faith to officially oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, the Vatican has said. The Catechism of the Church, a codified doctrine which sums up teachings, had previously stated that the death penalty could be used in some cases. It now says it is “inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”. Pope Francis has spoken out against executions in the past. Last October, he had said the Church’s policy on the death penalty was one area where teaching was not static and could change…

Head coach of Aduana Stars Kenichi Yatsuhashi is confident he has the best players and they will make it out of the group in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise, Kenichi Yatsuhashi said he can arrest the poor form and qualify Aduana into knock-out stages. “I think we have pretty good chances for qualifying to the next round. We are far but the points are very close and depending on conquering two matches that we play.” The two-time Ghana Premier League champions are currently third in Group A behind Raja Casablanca and AS Vita. According to the…

Organisers of the annual Miss Ghana beauty pageant Exclusive Events and its Chief Executive Officer, Inna Maria Patty, have dared former beauty queens to name the men they claim have been pimped to them. Exclusive Events say the names and addresses of the men involved will help them take a legal action against these “big men”. This comes in the wake of the abdication of the crown by Miss Ghana 2017 Margaret Dery. Previous winners had accused Ms Patty, who is a former queen herself, of using them for her selfish gain. READ: Inna Patty ‘uses’ Miss Ghana girls for…

Ghanaian sprinter Janet Amponsah has won her first individual medal on the continent after placing second in the final of the 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships. Amponsah’s feat in Nigerian city of Asaba – where this year’s Championships are taking place – comes after making consecutive finals in the past two editions. She placed 2nd in a time of 11.54 seconds behind Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou, who is the world leader in 100m with 10.85s. She, however, won Thursday’s final in 11.15s. Another Ghanaian Hor Halutie missed out on a medal placing after finishing 4th with a time of 11.61s.…

Minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Kwame Asiamah is adamant Ghana will not lose the hosting rights for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations. He was speaking ahead of a crunch meeting with the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Dr Ahmad Ahmad next week. The meeting with the CAF boss is expected to border on the turbulence in Ghana football. And while the corruption investigations that have brought Ghana football to its knees will feature highly, the subject of the 2018 Women’s Nations Cup will also be a major talking point. Asiamah will seek to allay…

The Football Association is considering putting England forward as a potential host for the 2030 World Cup. The last major tournament played in England was the 1996 European Championship, 30 years after the country hosted its only World Cup. FA chairman Greg Clarke says the governing body’s board has agreed to start work to see if a bid is feasible. “This work will take place during the new season and no decision will be made until 2019,” added Clarke. Wembley is already hosting seven games during Euro 2020, and the FA has bid to host the European Women’s Championship in…

The Vice President, Marketing, of A1 Bread, Nana Poku Osei, popularly known as Hammer, and his team on Tuesday, August 1 donated an undisclosed amount of money to 3 Foundation and gave 500 loaves of their new wheat bread to the staff of Media General. “We are donating some money for the hole-in-heart foundation. We usually give back to society but this is the very first time we are hearing about the foundation. That is why we are here today.” According to Hammer, they could not come empty-handed and have not come to TV3 to officially announce their presence. They,…

Tema-based Ghanaian rapper and early proponent of the ‘Twipop’ Darlington Kwasi Agyekum, popularly known in showbiz as D.Cryme, says he always walks around with condoms. He said he carries condoms around because during crucial times, most guys forget to protect themselves, advising that using condoms protects one from contracting diseases and also prevents unwanted pregnancies. “I always walk around with condoms, condoms are like handkerchiefs. [If] you don’t even get to use them, you lend them out.” The ‘Kill Me Shy’ hit-maker reiterated that he always has condoms in his pockets all day, every day and passes it on to…