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Akpokavie admits GOC Role in Media Accreditation for Australia 2018 CWG Visa scam

The Secretary General of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) Richard Akpokavie has admitted for the first time at an Accra High Court Labour Division on Tuesday that the GOC played a role in the media accreditation process that led...

Doha 2030 looks to the future with launch of Youth Working Group

Credit AIPS: DOHA, December 7, 2020 - The Doha 2030 Bid Committee today announced its new Youth Working Group, which will ensure that Asia’s future sports stars, ambassadors and fans are at the very heart of Doha’s plans for...

Concerned Badminton Stakeholders make damning allegations against BAG Board

Following two investigative stories published by us, we have received the below press release by a group calling itself 'Concerned Badminton Stakeholders and Petitioners.' Kindly read the press release below: CONCERNED BADMINTON STAKEHOLDERS AND PETITIONERS RE-PROBE BADMINTON BOARD Our attention as petitioners...

Probe BAG President over CWG & Olympic Scholarship funds, 20% per diem deductions &...

Members of the senior national badminton team have demanded for a probe into how scholarship funds meant for two athletes to prepare towards the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games respectively were accessed by...

GOC ‘failed’ to pay 2 athletes £5,000 Commonwealth Games scholarships

Two national athletes claim they did not receive the Commonwealth Games scholarships worth £5,000 each awarded them by the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) to prepare for the Games in Gold Coast 2018. In separate interviews with national #1 female...

Covid-19: GFA to receive $500,000 covid financial support from FIFA

The Ghana Football Association is set to receive $500,000 from world football governing body FIFA as financial support in response to COVID-19 pandemic, a statement from FIFA says. According to FIFA, it will release all operational funding due to member...

High jumper Robert Kotei: Ghana’s first medalist on the international stage; killed in...

We continue our quest to publish the list of Ghana's greatest athletes of all time. Did you know that Ghana's first medal on the international stage came at the then British Empire and Commonwealth Gamea 1958 through high jumper...

Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time: Ghana’s medalists from 1958 to 2020

Editor’s note: This is a continuation of our project to find the ‘Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time. This week, we compile the list of Ghana’s medalists at the IAAF organised events, Commonwealth Games, African Championships and the All...

LSG releases list of ‘Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time’

Liquid Sports Ghana has released the first draft of its list of the 'Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time' as earlier advertised. The list was compiled with data from athletics tracking website tilastopaja, tbe World Athletics website and data from...

Reflections on Ghana Athletics at Doha 2019

I caught up with my friend from Jamaica Donald Quarrie again this time at the IAAF World Championships Doha 2019. Donald was a top athlete in his days during the 70s. He won a gold medal in the 200m...

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Sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines, London 2017. World javelin champion Julius Yego insists he will defend his title at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 after...

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