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Social Media reacts to UG’s first loss in basketball at FASU since 2016

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Social media has reacted to the unexpected shock loss of the University of Ghana Legon’s men’s basketball team at the ongoing 10th Africa University Sports (FASU) in Kenya.  UG’s winning streak in the basketball competition came to an end when they...

Scandal! GTTA confirms match-fixing allegations in CWG justifier 

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The Ghana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has been caught up in a match-fixing scandal at the just ended qualifiers for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.  The local table tennis governing body has ordered the suspension of the results of the...

Mary Boakye is a gem that has been found- Prof. Nsiah

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Former Ghanaian sprinter Prof. Christian Nsiah has described new home-based sprint sensation Mary Boakye as ‘a germ that has been found.’  Boakye captured the hearts and minds of athletics fans when she clocked the third-fastest 100m time (11.56sPB) by a...

Stay away from spiritism – Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh cautions footballers 

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The renowned international Evangelist, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh has cautioned footballers to stay away from spiritism because of its destructive impact on the life of its adherents on LifeStyle TV’s Heart and Soul programme hosted by Erasmus Kwaw. Heart and...

SEEDAfrique & Liquid Sports Ghana to hold Kids Athletics at St. Nicholas Preparatory School

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As part of our drive to make athletics accessible and inclusive to all, SEEDAfrique and Liquid Sports Ghana will organise a fun-filled Kids Athletics session at the famed St. Nicholas Preparatory School at Tema New Town (UK Charity No....

Akani Simbine and Caster Semenya lead South Africa to CAA Senior Championships 

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African 100m champion Akani Simbine and former World champion Caster Semenya have been named as part of an 89-member team to compete for South Africa at the CAA Senior Championships in Mauritius from 8-12 June 2022. Simbine is billed to...

Barnabas Dompreh clocks a lifetime best 14.35 (PB)

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110m hurdles specialist Barnabas Dompreh had a lot to celebrate after achieving a personal best of 14.35(PB) to win the men’s 110m hurdles invitation at the CAA Region II Championships in Cape Coast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbpbLNrCsgU&feature=youtu.be Dompreh and Eric Annobil were initially locked...

Mary Boakye clocks third (electronic) fastest 100m time by a home-based athlete

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Ghana’s Mary Boakye clocked the third-fastest time by a female home-based athlete when she produced 11.56 (PB) to win the women’s 100m invitational at the CAA Region II Championships in Cape Coast. She was followed in second place by Janet...

CAA REGION II U-18/20: RESULTS OF SOME FIELD ATHLETICS EVENTS

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Men’s Long jump U-20 Aboudoul Ouatara CIV  64m Aymar Bakouan BUR   6.56m Ben Noukpokinnou BEN  40m   Men’s High jump U-20 Jacob Tsibu GHA  76m Faycal Traore NIG 73m   Men’s High jump U-18 Benjamin Baidoo GHA 75m Fidele Sawadogo BUR  72m Kouadio...

Israel Domeh erases Elorm Amenakpor’s 12- year-old 200m record at UEW

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When Israel Anane Domeh stopped the clock at 21.32(SR) at the recently held University of Education Winneba’s (UEW) Inter Halls athletics championships, he wrote his name into the history books as he eclipsed the old mark of 21.47s set...