AMIR Khan survived a knockdown to claim a points victory over Samuel Vargas in Birmingham. Khan was put on the canvas at the end of the second round when he appeared to be in complete control. The Colombian Vargas landed a right hook as Khan left himself open after putting his opponent down earlier in the round. Khan thereafter boxed [...] The post Khan beats Vargas on points appeared first on
REFEREE Danny Makkelie ruled out Danny Welbeck’s goal in the seventh of nine minutes of stoppage time for a foul by the England sub. The extra-long injury time resulted from a worrying head injury to Luke Shaw, who was carried off after appearing to be knocked unconscious by an accidental collision with Dani Carvajal early in the second half. The [...] The post Ref denies England late equaliser
DONNIE Nietes still hasn’t lost a fight in 14 years, but a controversial draw on Saturday with Filipino compatriot Aston Palicte denied his dream of a world title in a fourth different weight class. Judges scored the 12-round showdown for the vacant World Boxing Organization super flyweight title 118-110 for Nietes, 116-112 for Palicte and a 114-114 draw at The [...] The post Dubious
NAOMI Osaka won the US Open final 6-2 6-4 with Serena Williams left furious and in tears after a huge controversy involving a coaching violation and a docked game. Williams was left hugely emotional as she repeatedly confronted umpire Carlos Ramos after he handed her a coaching violation before docking her a point and then a game in a dramatic [...] The post Osaka beats
SAYING Mohamed Salah had an eventful game for Egypt against Niger is a massive understatement. The Liverpool star scored twice, created two assists and missed two penalties as Egypt thrashed Niger 6-0 at home in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Salah saw his first-minute penalty saved but he was soon on hand to help break the deadlock on [...] The post Egypt
OLYMPIC legend Michael Johnson is recovering after suffering a “mini-stroke” last week. Johnson, 50, wrote on twitter that he had a Transient Ischemic Attack, but was back at home and hoping to make a full recovery. “Last week, I rather surprisingly suffered what’s known as a Transient Ischemic Attack or mini stroke. The good news is I’m back at home [...] The post Michael
MO Farah triumphed at the Great North Run in Newcastle to win the race for a record fifth time. The Olympian, who is now focused on road running full time, broke the course record with a time of 59 minutes 26 seconds. This was his fifth consecutive race, and he won it with a health 31 second lead over Jake [...] The post Farah wins record-breaking 5th marathon appeared first on
The Legal Aid Scheme (LAS), established about 31 years ago to provide legal assistance to the public is in dire need of resources to carry out its mandate. In Accra for example, the scheme, which provides free legal services ranging from legal advices to the settling of disputes, operates from a building made up of seven small rooms occupied by [...] The post Legal
The Avenor Rural Bank Limited is showing strong performance with its investment portfolio going up by 25 per cent. It rose from GH¢5.26 million in 2016 to GH¢ 6.58 million in 2017. At the same time total assets of the bank increased from GH¢12.05 million to GH¢13.80 million, representing a 14.53 per cent jump. Mr Simon Nerro Kodjo Davor, the [...] The post Avenor
Domestic revenue generated this year through the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) trips tax administration system has exceeded GH?10 billion as at the end of July. This achievement comes at a time when 68 tax offices of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division (DRTD) of the GRA have been migrated onto the system and are using it to process taxes. The tripsTM [...] The post Domestic
The District Fire Commander of Ministries Fire Station, Divisional Officer II (DOII) Naomi Ofori-Adubea has advised Ghanaians to regularly contact the Fire Service for help in dealing with safety issues. She said per instructions from the Chief Fire Officer, Edwin Ekow Blankson, all service commanders were required to make time for safety interactions with residents within their jurisdictions to help [...] The post GNFS
Workers of L’Oreal West Africa in Accra, a beauty product company, have undertaken a clean-up exercise at the La Pleasure Beach in Accra. The exercise, which took place last week, was part of the company’s annual charity programme that devotes one working day within the year for community service, particularly in the area it operates. Staff and management members of [...] The post L’Oreal
Market women in and around Tema Station in Accra have benefitted from a free breast and cervical screening exercise organised by Daughters Ministries, a Kumasi-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) together with Breast Care International (BCI). Beneficiaries were screened for breast and cervical cancers, and were educated on their effects, signs and symptoms; those with challenges were referred to Peace and Love [...] The post Tema
The newly-constructed Terminal Three of the Kotoka International Airport will commence full operations on September 15 this year. According to the Managing Director of Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), John Attafuah, it would precede the inauguration of the modern edifice by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo later on October 2. He was speaking recently in Accra when he conducted the [...] The post KIA
Moldovan President Igor Dodon has been injured in a traffic accident north-west of the capital Chisinau. A lorry overtook a vehicle in wet weather near the town of Straseni and crashed into the presidential convoy. One of the cars in the convoy overturned. President Dodon was taken to hospital but suffered only scratches and bruises, officials say. The 43-year-old, an [...] The post Moldovan
The people of Sweden are voting in a general election – where an anti-immigration party is vying to make large gains. The nationalist Sweden Democrats (SD), which polls suggest have 20 per cent support, are tipped for second place. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven called the SD a “racist” party as he cast his ballot in Stockholm. The SD – which [...] The post Sweden vote amid
A New York City subway station has reopened for the first time since it was destroyed 17 years ago in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Cortlandt Street on the 1 line was buried under debris when the two World Trade Center towers collapsed after hijackers crashed planes into them. On Saturday, people were welcomed into the newly renamed WTC [...] The post 9/11 subway station reopens
Richard Ofori (GK) Andy Yiadom, Dan Opare, Nicholas Opoku, Daniel Amartey, Afriyie Acquah, Ebenezer Ofori, Christian Atsu, Edwin Gyasi, Thomas Partey, Majeed Waris Substitutes Lawrence Ati, Harrison Afful, Kwadwo Asamoah, Isaac Sackey, William Owusu, Raphael Dwamena, Rashid Sumail. The post Ghana Starting XI appeared first on Ghanaian Times.
Ghana’s Black Starlets qualified to the semi-final of the African U-17 zonal qualifiers after beating Togo 2-1 in Niamey on Saturday. Simon Appiah converted an 85th minute penalty to give Karim Zito’s side victory at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché. Having drawn with the hosts, Niger in the group opener, the Starlets took the lead through Christian Agyenim Boateng in [...] The post Black Starlets
A TEN-MAN Kenya Harambee Stars on Saturday managed a 1-0 over the Black Stars of Ghana in Nairobi in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. The defeat sent shocks down the spine of the Ghanaians who were let down by their poor finishing after failing to convert any of the 13 decent chances created in the game. Despite [...] The post AFCON
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