The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced it has extended its global partnership with leading smartphone brand OPPO through until the end of 2023.
OPPO will continue to be the official Mobile Handset and Headset partner of the ICC and all associated ICC events starting with the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 in South Africa and both the Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cups in Australia next year. The partnership, which began in 2015, will continue to provide OPPO a platform to connect with cricket’s 1.2 billion fans who unite behind their nations at ICC events around the world.

The International Cricket Council has expressed sadness at the passing of former England captain Bob Willis at the age of 70.
In a statement, ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said Willis was one of English cricket’s biggest heroes.

​FNB Stadium in Johannesburg will host the first Test on Saturday 24 July and with a capacity of approximately 88,000 spectators
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 4, 2019/ -- The British & Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was jointly announced on Wednesday.

The hotly-anticipated tour will span the length and breadth of South Africa, visiting some of the most impressive stadiums in world sport and culminating in three Test matches against the newly-crowned Rugby World Cup champions, the Springboks.

FNB Stadium in Johannesburg will host the first Test on Saturday 24 July and with a capacity of approximately 88,000 spectators, a sell-out crowd would be higher than the 84,188 who witnessed the series decider against the Wallabies in Sydney in 2001.

​Six players in Delport’s squad of 13 will make their World Series debuts next weekend.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 4, 2019/ -- Zintle Mpupha will captain the Springbok Women’s Sevens team at next weekend’s HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament, while Zenay Jordaan, South Africa’s most experienced player in the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, will pull the strings for the Imbokodo as playmaker.

Imbokodo coach Paul Delport, Mpupha and Jordaan joined forces in the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens last year, but playing in front of their home fans at the Cape Town Stadium for the very first time will be a personal highlight for the trio and the rest of the.

Nadine Roos, Christelene Steinhobel, Mathrin Simmers and Eloise Webb also did the double with their coach, captain and playmaker in 2018, while Buhle Sonomzi joined them for the trip to San Francisco last year. However, six players in Delport’s squad of 13 will make their World Series debuts next weekend.

NEW YORK (Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019) – MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced today that Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore has been issued an undisclosed fine for his postgame comments regarding the officiating during Toronto’s MLS Cup match against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 10. These comments are in violation of the league’s public criticism policy.

The MLS Commissioner announced today that Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach Marc Dos Santos has been issued an undisclosed fine for his comments regarding the league during an interview published on Nov. 4. His comments are in violation of the league’s public criticism policy.

The Ghana blind Goalball team both male and female will face Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire and South Africa in a four-nation international Goalball tournament from 12-16 December 2019 at the University of Cape Coast Sports Hall.
The Goalball team will use the four-nation tournament to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics games qualifiers to be held in a yet to be named African country after the original host Morocco pulled out as host.

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 4, 2019 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Dr. Thomas Bach today praised the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for its commitment to pioneering innovation across all areas of volleyball at a historic joint meeting in the new Olympic House.

The meeting was the first to be held between the IOC Executive Board and the FIVB Executive Committee, and volleyball also became the first International Federation to hold a joint meeting with the IOC at their new headquarters, which was officially opened in June, 2019.

​RugbyX is a fantastic development tool integrated since September by four federations currently (Australia, England, Ireland, New Zealand)
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, December 4, 2019/ -- As part of its Mauritius2024 Olympic program, Rugby Union Mauritius (http://www.Mauritius.Rugby/) is developing different forms of rugby to reach a maximum of players on the island including RugbyX, new rugby version launched by World Rugby in 2019.

RugbyX is a fantastic development tool integrated since September by four federations currently (Australia, England, Ireland, New Zealand) in various school programs, high performance and development.

Mauritius, being the 5th, follows the example of these federations by integrating RugbyX in its development program, particularly with its young people but also in the school environment for 2020.

Kok missed a large chunk of the Springbok Sevens pre-season after being allowed by Blitzbok coach Neil Powell to join French powerhouse club, Toulouse, on a short-term loan

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 4, 2019/ -- He is a former World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year, a two-time HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series winner, played in 47 tournaments and scored 106 tries for the Blitzboks. And still Werner Kok sees playing for the SA Rugby Sevens Academy side in Dubai this weekend as a step forward.

Kok missed a large chunk of the Springbok Sevens pre-season after being allowed by Blitzbok coach Neil Powell to join French powerhouse club, Toulouse, on a short-term loan and, consequently, is “restarting” his sevens career in the Academy side as they play for the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational Trophy.

The 26-year-old has no issues playing away from the TV cameras and on the outer fields in Dubai this time around. In fact, says Kok, this is just what he needs.

The team overturned a halftime deficit of 18-14 to win their first match at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in the country’s capital, Tbilisi
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 4, 2019/ -- Junior Springbok assistant coach, Bafana Nhleko – who is serving in the same capacity on the SA Under-19 team’s tour to Georgia – looked back at the positives from their 28-21 victory against the hosts on Monday, and singled out a few areas to work on ahead of their second and final tour match on Thursday.

The team overturned a halftime deficit of 18-14 to win their first match at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in the country’s capital, Tbilisi.

After reviewing the match on Tuesday morning, Nhleko said: “With such short preparation time and the testing playing conditions, the players did well to try to stick to the game plan. They adapted particularly well to the defensive breakdown interpretation, especially after conceding a few penalties in the first half.

The International Boxing Federation's (IBF) Inter-Continental super bantamweight championship fight between holder, Lodumo Lamati, and Ghana’s Wasiru ‘Gyatabi’ Mohammed has been postponed to March 8 in South Africa.
Lamatu, an undefeated fighter in 16 bouts, was billed to defend his crown against the Ghanaian World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Global super bantamweight titleholder on Sunday but was cancelled due to logistical inefficiencies
Disclosing the news to Graphic Sports Online, Yoofi Boham, a technical advisor to Wasiru, noted that they were supposed to arrive in South Africa on Wednesday for the fight on Sunday but had a message from the promoters indicating that the fight has been called off.

Popular Ghana boxer, Braimah Kamoko aka Bukom Banku will make a return to the Bukom Boxing Arena for the first time since he was beaten by Bastie Samir in the biggest fight ever stage in Ghana in recent times.
Bukom Banku headlines a super fight show powered by Monarch Events and Promotions in Accra on 21 December at the Bukom Boxing Arena dubbed ‘King of the Ring 2’.
Bukom Banku who now holds the WBU Cruiser weight title and would be defending in the USA has stepped up his training and preparing to win back his fans in Accra.

The newly constituted National Women’s League Committee held its first meeting at the GFA Secretariat on Tuesday 3 December.
The Committee’s maiden meeting was to bring all the board members up to speed with plans to restart the women’s competitions across the country and to discuss strategies geared towards improving all female club competitions.
Committee chairperson Madam Hillary Boateng and vice  chairperson Rosalind Amoh were all present at Tuesday’s meeting with members Nana Fosu Gyeabour II, Cleopatra Nsia Nketiah, Nana Aba Anamoah, Jerry Dugbatse and Christian Mensah all in attendance.

Veteran Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan was in action earlier today when his NorthEast United side drew 1-1 with Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League (ISL).
The 34-year old has enjoyed a very good start to the 2019/2020 ISL campaign and was handed a deserved starting role.
In a match week 6 fixture played at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur who played as the home side took the lead on the 24th minute through an effort from Sergio Castel.

Ghanaian football coach Moses Cofie who made history after leading young Burkina Faso side, Rahimo FC to win the FA Cup in addition to the Premier League title has returned home.
He helped Rahimo to lift their second cup after winning the first trophy since joining the premiership three seasons ago – and the feat was celebrated wildly around the city of Bobo-Dioulasso – where the club is based.
“Having won the league and the FA Cup in Burkina Faso, I can say it’s not easy, but everything is possible. I now want to train Ghanaian clubs and take them to Africa” he expressed.
Cofie is a former player of Accra Great Olympics, Accra Hearts of Oak and Liberty Professionals who had a successful coaching career in Sudan, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

Registration period for the 2019/20 domestic season has been extended to January 13th, 2020.
The original date for closure of registration was 21st December but GFA in consultation with CAF have reached an agreement to extend the date.
All Clubs (Premier, Division One and other tiers) are expected to complete their signings before this deadline.

Mrs. Cathy Morton, CEO of Activly Sports Ghana, a sports events organizer and women’s sports advocate will be one of the main speakers at the maiden Women’s Sports Empowerment Colloquium on Wednesday December 4 at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports stadium.Mrs. Morton is race director of the Millennium Marathon and chief organiser of the Kiddie Mile Races. 
The colloquium which is under the auspises of Women Sports Association of Ghana (WOSPAG), the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Women In Sports Association (WISA) will also feature Ms. Odelia Ntiamoah, also a consultant in sports.
The Women Sports Association of Ghana (WOSPAG) event, which is on the theme “Gender advocacy and empowerment,” is expected to bring to women within the sports fraternity together and is aimed at equipping them with knowledge of the tenets of the various sporting federations.

The “Night Of The Young Stars” Bill organised by Winbase Promotions was held on 30th November 2019 at the City Engineers Yard at Jamestown in Accra.
The event comprised of nine bouts; five amateur and four professional bouts. The evening’s bouts were action packed and the athletes put up good performances, in the presence of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation president, Mr George Lamptey.
In the Amateur bouts, Joseph Akai Nettey of Charles Quartey Boxing Foundation defeated Ebenezer Kolibey of Seconds Out Boxing Gym.
Michael Abban of Black Panthers Gym won his bout against Moses Adjei of Seaview Gym.

Opoku Agyeman Emmanuel also known as Odenkey outwitted Thomas Asarpong to win the first edition of Logsline Tennis Championship at the G.O/Eusbett Tennis Club in Eusbett Hotel, Sunyani.
Opoku Agyemang capitalised on his opponents weak backhand with a serious attacking game that led to his 7-5 victory over Thomas Asarpong in 45 minutes.
At 5 games all, Agyeman steered another of his trademark forehand down the line and raised his arms in triumph to win his first title.
Speaking after the game, Agyeman told ghanatennis.org that, 'I am happy to win my first title and happy to end the year on a good note'.

•Inaugural FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme reaches conclusion
•15 mentors and 17 mentees attended final workshop in Zurich
•Programme’s next cycle to take place following evaluation of first edition
The first FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme (CMP), which saw 17 elite members of the women’s football coaching world guide 21 mentees through a year of acquiring new knowledge, skills and experience, has reached a conclusion in Zurich.
The setting for the programme's inauguration in October 2018 was a fitting place to draw to a close more than a year of shared experiences that have spanned continents and generations.

FIFA and the Local Organising Committee are pleased to welcome The Look Company as the newest National Supporter of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ presented by Alibaba Cloud.
The Look Company is an award-winning visual engagement and branding firm based in Doha, Qatar. It has more than 15 years of experience in the region and boasts a state-of-the-art 3,000m2 large‑format print production facility in Doha, from which it produces an array of branding materials for the sports and events industry. As part of the agreement, The Look Company will provide stadium signage and branding, as well as wayfinding signage in the vicinity of the FIFA Club World Cup 2019™ stadiums.

Accra, Ghana; December 3rd 2019: Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG) having reached a milestone agreement with the Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) to institute a continental Student-Athlete Sports Scholarship program for Universities in Africa on November 22nd 2019, will now establish the first ever African Collegiate Sports League for all sports disciplines mirroring the NCAA in the USA. ​

​The African Sports Monthly Staff has decided to name Siya Kolisi the Captain of the South African National Team (the Springboks) for the 2019 Rugby World Cup Campaign as the Athlete of the Month of December for his performance in the field of play in leading his team to a stellar performance throughout the World Cup in Japan and winning the World Cup over the English National Rugby squad. 

The initiative, which was launched in 2019 as part of FIFA’s drive towards greater transparency is designed to share the most important regulatory changes and decisions of the last year with representatives of national associations, leagues, clubs and players’ unions, as well as professionals in the legal field.

Tokyo, 3 December 2019 – The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today unveiled the designs that will feature on the vehicles making up the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Convoy. The convoy will accompany the torchbearers, helping to create a festive- like atmosphere along the relay route and ensure its safe and smooth operation. Commencing its journey on 26 March 2020 from the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima Prefecture, the Olympic flame will traverse all 47 prefectures of Japan, passing by many of the nation’s most famous and cherished sights along the way.
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