Up to now, neither Russia nor Ukraine has been able to gain control of Ukraine’s skies, largely because their pilots don’t want to risk getting shot down by the other side’s air defence systems. While Russia’s air force far outweighs Ukraine’s, both in size and sophistication, Russia has resorted to firing long-range ballistic and cruise … The post West
Palestinian analysts have ruled out any serious or real breakthrough in resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict after former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his right-wing bloc secured a clear majority in the parliamentary elections held on November 1. They said in separate interviews with Xinhua that the victory of the right-wing in the Israeli general … The post Right-wing
First responders have accused Syria’s military and its ally, Russia, of a “massacre”, after nine civilians were reportedly killed in strikes on camps in the opposition-held north-west. The White Helmets said rockets loaded with cluster bombs hit camps for the displaced in Idlib province on Sunday. Three children and a woman were among the dead, … The post Russia
Suspected al-Shabab fighters attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region on Monday, the defence ministry has said, days after the area was captured by government forces. The army repulsed the attack on the base housing national and local troops in Qayib, a village captured from al-Shabab last week, defence ministry spokesman, Abdullahi … The post Al-Shabab
A fisherman who was one of the first responders at the site of Sunday’s plane crash, which killed 19 people in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, has described how he tried to save the pilots stuck in the cockpit, and how he nearly lost his life trying to rescue them. Majaliwa Jackson has been officially declared a … The post ‘Fisherman tried to break window to save pilots’
Rwanda has accused neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo of “provocation” after a military plane crossed into its territory on Monday morning. A statement from the Rwanda government said the jet “briefly touched down” at the western Rubavu airport before it returned to DR Congo. The authorities said they had expressed their displeasure with their Congolese … The post Rwanda
Work on the second phase of the Kaleo Solar Power Plant in the Nadowli-Kaleo District has commenced, the Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih has disclosed. He said the commencement of work was a sequel to the first phase of 13 megawatt which was inaugurated by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in … The post 2nd phase Kaleo Solar Power Plant begins appeared
Accra Great Olympics climbed to third spot on the betPawa Ghana Premier League (GPL) table with a 1-0 victory over visiting Medeama SC in their match day five game played at the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. An 80th minute header from striker Yusif Abdul-Razak secured the three maximum points for the ‘Dade Boys’and sent the … The post Abdul-Razak header powers Oly over Medeama
The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) will hold its Annual General Assembly on Thursday. The one-day event will take place at the association’s secretariat at the Accra Sports Stadium at 9am, a statement from the association said. It will be attended by representatives of Premier League Clubs, Division One League outfits, Regional Football Association for … The post GHALCA
Police Ladies FC lifted the gloom over their performance in the ongoing Malta Guinness Women League by recording a 3-0 away win over LadyStrikers FC in their Southern zone game, played at the Robert Mensah Stadium in Cape Coast over the weekend.Goals from Bernice Apprey Arhinful, Jane Ayieyam and Deborah Afriyie brought joy to the hearts of the uniform Ladies, who … The post WPL: Police
Abubakari Damba, a former goalkeeper of the senior national team, the Black Stars says goalkeeper Joseph Luke Wollacott has the best opportunity to lead Ghana, as the number one goalkeeper at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Jojo Wollacott, (as he is affectionately known) has been Ghana’s first choice goalkeeper for the past one … The post Wollacot can be Stars’ first choice
A UK-based Ghanaian weightlifter, Solomon Nii Nortey Ocquaye, showed extraordinary grit and determination to win three medals at the Africa Seniors Weightlifting Championships in Cairo, Egypt. The strong-minded lifter contested in the 109kg weight category that roared off from October 26-31, last month. Ocquaye was accompanied by US-based female lifter Marie KorkorAgbah-Hughes and national team … The post UK-based
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is confident Son Heung-min will be fit for the World Cup after the South Korean forward had surgery for a serious facial injury. The Spurs star sustained a fracture around his left eye during their 2-1 win at Marseille last week when he collided with Chancel Mbemba. The South Korean skipper … The post Tottenham boss confident Son will play at
People “cannot accept a small country from the Middle East” hosting the World Cup and those criticising the tournament are “arrogant”, Qatar’s Foreign Minister has told Sky News. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani described negative media coverage of the upcoming tournament as “misinformation” in an exclusive interview with Sky News Middle East correspondent Alistair … The post Foreign
liverpool will face Real Madrid in the last-16 of the Champions League in a repeat of last year’s final. Real knocked out three English teams in last year’s competition. Chelsea will play Borussia Dortmund, while Tottenham face AC Milan and Manchester City go up against RB Leipzig. Manchester City will face RB Leipzig. Pep Guardiola’s … The post Liverpool
Christopher Mbii emerged winner of the GCB Bank’s second Classic Medal golf competition held on Saturday at the Bok Nam Kim Golf Club in Accra. He recorded a net score of 63 to pick the Men’s category A ultimate prize after beating stiff competition from John Quarshie by 10 strokes to take home a trophy and … The post Golf: Mbii win GCB Bank’s 2nd Classic Medal
Uber Ghana has signed a three-year contract with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to become the official e-hailing partner of the FA.By the partnership, Uber Ghana will ensure spectators have reliable transportation options on match days and additionally providing dedicated pick-up and drop-off areas to be known as Uber Zones across the various stadia in the Greater Accra region, Kumasi, Cape Coast, … The post UBER
A 17-member Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture last week paid a working visit to the National Sports College(NSC), Winneba as part of efforts to foster a working relationship for sports development. The visit also offered the Committee the chance toget up-to-date information on the workings of the NSC and know the challenges … The post Youth, Sports, Culture C’ttee
Apple has warned shoppers to expect delays in receiving its products after a strict Covid lockdown forced the world’s largest iPhone factory to shut. The tech giant said its assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China is now operating at a significantly reduced capacity. Officials locked down the district that is home to the factory, run by … The post Apple: iPhone shipments
Oil prices edged lower yesterday on demand concerns linked to China’s stringent COVID containment policy but remained close to $100 a barrel on support from a weaker dollar and recovering Chinese crude imports. Brent crude futures fell by 39 cents, or 0.4 per cent to $98.18 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell by … The post Oil slips but holds near
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