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Liverpool FC youngster Rhian Brewster scored a hat trick to send the Young Lions to the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Brewster opened the score in the 10th minute of the first half. Though Brazil equalised later in the half through Lincoln, Brewster sent his side ahead again with six minutes to the break. He stretched England’s lead in the 77th minute when he tapped in a cross. England will face the winner of the Spain-Mali semi-final clash in the final on Saturday. By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh

Sarah Pobee has not been fortunate in attempts to be endorsed as the District Chief Executive for Ada East District Assembly as she has again failed to secure two-thirds of votes from members. On Wednesday, when she came up again for voting, Ms Pobee polled 19 out of a total of 36 votes, representing 52 per cent. This was the same number of votes she polled in the previous elections though she was absent during the second voting. Reporting from Ada East, Media General’s Josephine Frempong said the voting was peaceful. She said there was heavy police presence at the…

Half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study, a BBC survey says. Of the women who said they had been harassed, 63% said they didn’t report it to anyone, and 79% of the male victims kept it to themselves. The ComRes poll for BBC Radio 5 live spoke to more than 2,000 people. The survey was commissioned after sexual assault claims against Harvey Weinstein resulted in widespread sharing of sexual harassment stories. Women and men who have been sexually harassed have been revealing their experiences on social media…

Light heavyweight boxer Braimah Issah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, says he was unhappy Fred Ghartey, the referee in his loss against Bastie Samir, stopped the bout in Round 7. He said he led Bastie on all the three judges’ scorecards. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise over his first professional loss, which came by way of a technical knock-out last Saturday, Bukom Banku said he admits he lost but it was a win for Bastir against “an elephant”. “But the way the way the referee stopped the fight, that is what worries me,” he fumed on Wednesday, “because on all…

The police say the relationship between the phenomenon of landguards and armed robbery cannot be glossed over since both are a security threat to the nation. Therefore, they have announced a major crackdown over the two – especially against the former. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise on Wednesday, Director General of the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service ACP David Eklu said officers have been charged with a first intervention of arresting any person found to be guarding lands. He said the crackdown on the menace of landguards has been very difficult as culprits cannot be arraigned for just…

China has revealed its new senior leadership committee, breaking with tradition by not including a clear successor to President Xi Jinping. The omission cements Mr Xi’s grip on China for the next five years and possibly beyond, a day after his name was written into the constitution. Five new appointments were made to the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, China’s most powerful body. The absence of an heir raises questions over how long Mr Xi intends to rule. Apart from 64-year-old Mr Xi, premier Li Keqiang, 62, was the only committee member to retain his position. Chinese leaders have in recent…

Kenya’s Supreme Court has been hit by a shortage of judges to hear a petition calling for the cancellation of the repeat election planned for Thursday. Chief Justice David Maraga said not enough of the court’s seven judges were available to hear the case. The deputy chief justice’s bodyguard was shot by gunmen on Tuesday. Mr Maraga said that Philomena Mwilu “was not in a position to come court”. Her bodyguard is receiving treatment at a hospital in the capital, Nairobi. The Supreme Court annulled the original election in August, saying there had been “irregularities and illegalities”. Opposition leader Raila…

The Ashanti Region Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sam Pyne, has charged former caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) to be honest to themselves. The NPP man said the former caterers of the Programme are creating the impressions that no money has been paid to them ever since their contracts were abrogated by the current government. The former caterers on Tuesday petitioned the Gender, Children and Social Protection Ministry over arrears owed them by government. The women embarked on a protest walk to press home their demands. Commenting on the development on TV3’s New Day hosted…

Loud mouth local boxer, Braimah Kamoko, aka Bukom Banku, has stated emphatically that he is willing to return the favour of Bastie Samir to fight him in a rematch after their ‘Make or Break’ bout on October 21. Bastie had said after Saturday’s bout that he was willing to accept a rematch if Banku proposed one. The talkative Banku was handed a seventh round knockout in front of huge crowd at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday night. It was a moment of truth as Bukom Banku sat on the stool in the red corner with a deep cut on…

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger predicted a bright future for teenager Edward Nketiah after his two goals helped the Gunners edge past Championship side Norwich City in extra time to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Substitute Nketiah, 18, scored twice after Norwich had taken the lead when James Maddison’s pass released Josh Murphy, who dinked a shot past Gunners debutant goalkeeper Matt Macey. The Canaries, sixth in the second tier, had chances to make it 2-0, but Macey pushed away Nelson Oliveira’s curled effort with Murphy and Mario Vrancic also missing chances. Those misses proved crucial as Nketiah grabbed a late…