Author: Krobea

Premier League Champions Aduana Stars have lifted the first trophy of the 2017/2018 football season after defeating Asante Kotoko by a lone goal in the Super Cup in Obuasi. The Super Cup, the traditional season opener, pits the league champions against winners of the MTN FA Cup, and Aduana proved their might against the Porcupine Warriors. Bright Adjei scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute to ensure Aduana took the giant trophy to Dormaa. With the Super Cup over, all is now set for the resuscitated Gala competition, which kicks off next weekend in Elmina. The…

Fifa agents and scouts are expected to descend on the upcoming FC Skyboom Open Football tournament, which is scheduled to come off at Oyarifa, Accra, on February 21 – 24. The four-day tournament is a thrilling initiative which is expected to unearth football talents across the nation. Several local and foreign clubs will send scouts to monitor talented players with many of them expected to take notes at the tournament, which is set to come off at the Oyarifa Doga Park. Talented players who show industrious play and exhibit unique ability could get the chance to play for any of…

United States Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson has expressed surprise at the granting of refugee status to the two former Guantanamo Bay detainees in Ghana. According to him, he got wind of the new status of the two Yemenis last week when the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, announced it in Parliament. In apprising Parliament Last Wednesday of government’s position on Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, Ms Botchwey said the deal brokered by the John Mahama-led government made the Asians refugees. She pointed out that no exit arrangements were made after…

Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar stole the show, and most of the awards, at the 2018 Grammys. Mars provided the night’s big upset, taking the album of the year trophy that most critics assumed would go to Lamar’s rap tour de force, Damn. In the end, voters found Mars’s crowd-pleasing R&B more palatable, while Lamar dominated the rap categories. Alessia Cara won best new artist – making her the only female artist to win a major prize. Stars like Lady Gaga, Kesha, Lorde and SZA were overlooked, with only 17 awards (out of a total of 86) going to women…

The annual Ghana Rugby Club Championship (GRCC) semi-finals were concluded in Accra when Conquerors Sporting Club (Conquerors) and Accra Rugby Club (ARC) managed to sail through to the finals with victory margins of 40 and 44 respectively in the Men’s Fifteens section of the GRCC. In the Women’s Sevens section Dansoman Hurricanes Ladies and Conquerors Ladies secured a spot in the final by beating Cosmos Buffalos Ladies and Griffons Ladies respectively. The losing teams will face each other in the third place playoffs prior to the finals matches with Dennis Foundation RFC facing Lions RFC in the men’s 15s section…

Ghanaian boxer Emmanuel ‘The Game Boy’ Tagoe successfully defended his IBO Lightweight title after technically knocking out his Argentine opponent, Fernando Saucedo. In a bout full of showboating in the ring by the Ghanaian and several complaints by the South American, experienced referee Roger Barnor stopped hostilities in Round 10, much to the surprise of patrons. Tagoe had hit the back of Saucedo’s head in what many considered illegal in the noble sport of self defence. It was at least the third time Tagoe’s punch had landed there, triggering complaints from Saucedo’s corner men after the first round. But all…

Ghana’s Black Princesses completed a fifth successive qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after beating Cameroon 3-0 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Saturday. It was the second leg of their final qualifier. The first leg had ended 1-1 in Yaounde a couple of weeks ago. But the Princesses held the bull by its horns to put three unanswered goals past their  opponents to win 4-1 on aggregate. They join Nigeria as Africa’s qualifiers. The tournament, which will take place in France, begins on 5 August and ends on 24 August. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Member of Parliament for Kumbungu Constituency Ras Mubarak says he is going to talk to his lawyers to seek interpretation of the constitutional provision on the several swearing-in of the Speaker of Parliament in the absence of the President and Vice President. The Speaker, Aaron Mike Oquaye, is scheduled to be sworn in on Saturday as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo travels to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for an AU session. Already, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is on medical leave. This is in accordance with Article 60(11) of the 1992 Constitution. Saturday’s exercise, however, will come almost a week after…

Back in primary school, I bought my first football ever― a “Case 5” football. Possessing one of such added a lot to one’s “social standing” and God knows how long I saved and fasted to make this dream come true. Indeed, I had to tame my hunger to buy this pleasure. After buying this seemingly priceless asset, I treated it pricelessly. Every morning, I would clean it so well and put it in my bag before leaving for school. In the evening, I would bathe it like a baby and sleep with it by my side. All through the day,…

President Donald Trump has told global finance leaders he will always put the US first when it comes to trade, but “that does not mean America alone”. “The US is open for business,” he said in his inaugural address to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday. But he continued to attack “predatory” trade practices, warning partners that the US would not tolerate unfair trade. Mr Trump’s election campaign centred on America First, aiming to protect local manufacturers from foreign competition. This policy appeared to contradict the Davos conference’s goal of promoting globalisation and co-operation. Mr Trump lauded the…