MTN/Business World Sets the Forum to Discuss Block Chain Technology in the Financial Services sector.
MTN Ghana and Business World will host corporate leaders within the technology and financial sectors of Ghana’s economy at the 23rd edition of the MTN Business World Executive Breakfast meeting scheduled for the 5th of July, 2018 in Accra at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra. 
The event under the theme, ‘Is Block Chain Technology the future of financial services?’ seeks to explore the controversy of digital currency. It also seeks to uncover the disruption the block chain technology may have on mobile financial services and other sectors including the music industry, healthcare, legal and governance.
The discussion will be done by personalities with extensive experiences within the technology and financial sectors of the economy. They include:

• ​Moscow FIFA Fan Fest is largest one at 25,000 capacity
• Fans from all over the world have come together at Vorobyory Cory
• Variety of entertainment on offer for all supporters to enjoy

Millions of fans have been enjoying the goals, drama and all the excitement of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ at the various FIFA Fan Fests™ across the country.

The FIFA Fan Fest in Moscow is the largest at this World Cup, taking in as many as 25,000 fans at a time. It is in Vorobyory Cory, situated on a hill on the right bank of the Moskva River, providing fans a stunning view of the beautiful city.

For Essam El Hadary, the evening could not have been better. When the Egyptian goalkeeper entered the Volgograd Arena to face Saudi Arabia in the countries’ final game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, he made history as the oldest person ever to play at football's flagship event.
At 43 years and 161 days, El Hadary, who was born in the village of Kafr El Battikh in northern Egypt, broke the record set by Colombia keeper Faryd Mondragon when he participated at Brazil 2014 at the age of 43 years and 3 days as a substitute against Japan

Record-breaking Namibia continue their perfect start to the Africa Gold Cup as they chase automatic qualification to Rugby World Cup 2019

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 26, 2018/ -- Namibia recorded their biggest-ever score in test rugby as they took another step towards reclaiming the Africa Gold Cup with a 118-0 win over Tunisia in Windhoek.

Leslie Klim and JC Greyling both scored four tries apiece and Chrysander Botha grabbed a hat-trick in a victory that puts the Welwitchias in total command at the top of the standings and on course to qualify directly for RWC 2019 as Africa 1.

This was the second win for the Welwitschias following their 55-6 victory over Uganda at the same venue a week ago.

Namibia meant business from the start scoring their first try in the second minute through right winger Klim, which was converted by fly-half Cliven Loubser. Captain Johan Deysel added another converted try to make in 12-0 within 10 minutes before Klim got his second, Loubser kicking the extras to put the hosts 21-0 up with only 14 minutes on the clock.

Tunisia were offered a chance to put some points on the board in the 19th minute, but Nejemeddine Khaliea missed his penalty attempt.

The push to usurp Mamelodi Sundowns as the top football club in South Africa is continuing unabated at Orlando Pirates after they named three new members of their technical team on Monday.
After recently signing nine new players – including top-quality PSL performers such as Brilliant Khuzwayo, Vincent Pule, Ben Motshwari, Abel Mabaso and Kudakwashe Mahachi – Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza has bolstered Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic’s technical team as well.
Sredojevic has vowed to pursue Sundowns’ reign of South African football after the Buccaneers ended second in the Absa Premiership last season, which ensured they qualified for the Caf Champions League.
The Serbian mentor will have a new goalkeeper coach to work with in the shape of Andrew Sparkes, who replaces Ivica Vukusic.

​Innocent Simiyu to be reinstated as the head coach of the 7s Shujaa National Team
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 25, 2018/ -- Press Statement by The Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage: 

I met with the Board of Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) led by their Vice Chairman Thomas Opiyo and CEO Ronald Bukusi to resolve on the head coach suspension and preparation of 7s World Cup to be held in July 2018 in San Francisco, United States of America (USA).

We resolved the following: 

Mexico and Sweden have produced two of the most dramatic moments at the 2018 FIFA World Cup with MLS players featuring for both sides in the tournament’s thrilling play. The two nations will face off in a decisive final match of group play on Wednesday (10 a.m. ET, FOX / Telemundo), with both sides needing a positive result to secure advancement into the Round of 16. An MLS player from either country is guaranteed to advance into the next round, while both countries could advance pending results of Germany’s match against South Korea kicking off simultaneously

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - President of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL), Sue Redfern, is pleased to announce that the 2022 FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championship has been awarded to Canada.  The FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championship, which takes place every four years, will be held in Coquitlam, British Columbia and scheduled to run from July 13th-24th, 2022.
 
“The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) is pleased to partner again with the city of Coquitlam, the organizing committee, and the Canadian Lacrosse Association to stage a FIL World event,” said FIL President, Sue Redfern. “FIL is actively evolving its World events and is confident that the host Committee under the leadership of Mr. Cliff Pascas will again conduct an event that FIL and the International Lacrosse Community will be proud of.” 
 
CLA Bid Committee Chair, Cliff Pascas said, “On behalf of the Bid Committee and the City of Coquitlam, we are delighted to host this world class event and welcome the best Men’s Lacrosse teams to British Columbia.”

Footvolley is a blend of volleyball and association football which was founded in 1960s in Brazil. Initially the game was played to enhance the skill level of the players so that they would be able to control air balls and striking precision. Today rules have been established to guide the game. The game is now seen has one of the most popular sport in Brazil and it has quickly spread to other continents. Footvolley is not limited to sand only; the game can also be played on hard floor and normal grass pitch
Ghana Foot volley Association was established in 15th August, 2015 with the main objective of ensuring the growth and development of foot volley in Ghana and beyond.  Our mission is to support the development and growth of the practice of foot volley as we intend to establish foot volley in schools as a recreational activity and in clubs as part of football training session, providing the necessary coaching resources through the accepted rules to develop performance of Ghanaian athlete.

BIC, producers of the Bic range of products has launched a shave and win promotion with a brand new vehicle on offer.
According to Business Development Manager of the Coastal Cluster, Mr George Nkonsah said customers are expected to scratch the panel on the coupon inside any pouch of BIC 1 sensitive or BIC Comfort 2 shaver they buy on the market.
The promotion which is to honour its customers for over 40 years of loyalty to the brand has fantastic prizes including TV sets, mobile phones, gift vouchers and other home appliances for prospective winners.
“Each coupon has a unique code which must be sent to a toll free number 1393 on all networks after which a text message will be received.
“Every text message received is an opportunity to win any of the prizes at stake,” George Nkonsah added.

The Confederation of African Handball has confirmed Rwanda as hosts for the 2018 IHF Africa Challenge Trophy tournament - scheduled for August 7-12, 2018 in Kigali.
Rwanda was endorsed to organize and host the tournament over the weekend, a month after the junior U20 team clinched the regional Zone 5 Challenge Trophy for a second time in a row to qualify for the continental finals. Kenya will represent the region in U18 category.
According to Jean Paul Ngarambe, the Secretary General of Rwanda Handball Federation, the country will host both the U18 and U20 tournaments and the local handball governing body is confident they will be ready in time for the glamorous championships.
"Each zone will be represented by two teams, one in U18 category and one in the U20 competition. We are going to start preparations soon and ensure we have a well-organized tournament," Ngarambe said.

Spanish soccer team FC Barcelona have been ranked as the world’s top club based on the value of their sponsorship deals.
The La Liga champions have an annual sponsorship income of US$247 million, US$45 million higher than Manchester United (US$202 million), the next club on the list. Barca are the only club in the top three of the Forbes list to see their 2018 figure increase from 2017, rising by US$15 million.
United, who still lead their Premier League rivals by some distance despite not having a lucrative sleeve-sponsorship deal in place, move up from second to third. However, Forbes estimate their sponsorship revenue is down by US$12 million on 2017.
Real Madrid, who swap places with United in a year they won their third consecutive Uefa Champions League title, are third on the list with US$200 million, which is down US$16 million on the club’s 2017 figure

Formula One is continuing to invest in fan engagement after agreeing a new partnership with technology company VirtTrade.
The latest agreement will see the tech firm become an official digital partner of Formula One, launching the sport’s first trading card game.
The app - initially available on iOS devices, with android to follow next month - includes collectible images of drivers, tracks, teams and action from throughout the race calendar with specific ‘live’ day and date content available during every race weekend.
The race calendar will be the focus of most of the digital activity, while metagames within the app aim to provide continued engagement between race weekends, as well as during the off-season.
According to the tech organisation, social and community will also play a significant part in the user experience

The 2018 Totalsports Women’s Race (Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town) boasts a combined prize purse of R123 600.
An annual Women’s Day celebration, the Totalsports Women’s Race encourages athletes to ‘Run United’ in three major cities in support of PinkDrive.
“The Totalsports Women’s Race invites women to celebrate life and a healthy living by running united,” says Agne du Plessis, Stillwater Sports:  General Manager Road Running and Athletics.  “We are excited to be able to offer an incentive to the more serious runners that would like to challenge themselves and possibly better their personal best finishing times.  In 2018 each event will feature a prize purse to the value of R 41 200.  Prize money will be allocated to the top 8 finishers in the Open Category with the winner taking home a whopping R10 000.

NEW YORK (Monday, June 25, 2018) – Five players touting FIFA World Cup experience and a bevy of young talent from host Atlanta United highlight the 2018 MLS All-Star Fan XI presented by Target, as voted by Major League Soccer fans. The MLS All-Star Team will take on Italian powerhouse Juventus in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET, live on ESPN, UniMás, TSN and TVA Sports.
 
Los Angeles Football Club and Mexico National Team forward Carlos Vela, the EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge winner, leads a star-studded group with World Cup experience (2010, 2018 World Cups). He is joined by LA Galaxy striker and Sweden’s all-time goal scoring leader Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a former Juventus player and two-time World Cup participant (2002, 2006). Rounding out this group is LAFC and Belgium defender Laurent Ciman (2014), Sporting Kansas City and U.S. Men’s National Team player Graham Zusi (2014) and two-time U.S. MNT World Cup goalkeeper Brad Guzan (2010, 2014) of All-Star hosts Atlanta United

The International Cricket Council today announced the schedule for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018, to be held in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November.


The 10-team tournament, featuring three-time champions Australia, reigning ICC Women’s World Cup winners England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and defending champions the Windies, plus two qualifiers, will be played across three venues in the Caribbean.


The finalists of the ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier in the Netherlands from 7 to 14 July will complete the line-up of the November tournament, which is the first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20 event. The teams participating in the Qualifying event are Bangladesh, Ireland, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates

​The team returned to the country early Monday morning and will face Zimbabwe in their next Gold Cup
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 25, 2018/ -- Kenya Head Coach Ian Snook was a delighted man after his charges rallied from a 7-17 deficit to see off hosts Morocco 28-24 in a Rugby Africa Gold Cup encounter in Casablanca on Saturday 23 June 2018.

Giving his comments during the post -match interview, Snook said, “Well obviously we are very smiley at the moment…we were a little bit worried towards the end…obviously we had to play a lot of footie to get in front at the end. It could have gone either way …we are delighted with how it went. Morocco have got big,strong players…they are direct…they are well organized and know what they want to do..we knew what we were here to deal with but on lots of occassions we weren’t good enough to deal with it.”

​MIES, Switzerland (Basketball Champions League) – The Basketball Champions League continues its impressive digital growth and confirms being the fastest growing league in Europe.

There is much to savor from the 2017-18 Basketball Champions League, as the competition gave the fans plenty of inspirational moments to discuss. In all, the second season registered 44 million video views and reached more than 120 million people through social media over the course of 2017-18.

The Final Four in Athens itself has generated a ton of excitement, triggering a 94% increase in video views compared to last season's Final Four in Tenerife, and reaching 18,800,000 people.

The South African Football Association (Safa) has not taken kindly to the growing rounds of speculation that Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter is going to join Kaizer Chiefs.
On Saturday evening, Safa issued a statement which read: “The South African Football Association (Safa) would like to clarify the matter surrounding rumours doing rounds regarding the position of Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter.
“The South African Senior Men’s National Team head coach is contracted to the Association and, as things stand, that contract is binding.

The streets of Johannesburg and Cape Town will be painted pink on National Women’s Day (Thursday, 09 August 2018) when thousands of women #RunUnited at the Totalsports Women’s Race in support of PinkDrive.

The Totalsports Women’s Race supports PinkDrive, a Non-Profit Company (NPC) that is committed to improving breast cancer awareness, education, and providing and offering free services to the medically uninsured across South Africa.

The Rugby Cranes suffered a 55-6 defeat at Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday during the Rugby Africa Gold Cup

KAMPALA, Uganda, June 18, 2018/ -- Uganda Rugby (http://UgandaRugby.com) Cranes head coach John Duncan remains optimistic despite his sides embarrassing defeat to Namibia in Windhoek in the opening game of the Africa Gold Cup.

Belgium and Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has agreed a long-term sponsorship deal with sportswear brand Puma.
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The deal ends the 25-year-old’s long search for a boot sponsor after his agreement with Nike expired more than a year ago.

Lukaku, who is Belgium’s all-time leading goal scorer, played the 2017/18 Premier League campaign without a boot sponsor, but spent most of the season sporting Adidas footwear. The deal with Puma kicks in immediately with this summer’s World Cup in Russia, which got underway on Thursday with an emphatic 5-0 win for the hosts against Saudi Arabia.

Springbok loosehead Tendai Mtawarira, popularly known as “Beast”, revealed how the president rang him to celebrate his 100th cap ahead of South Africa’s Test series win over England on Saturday.
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Mtawarira told journalists after his side’s 23-12 win in the second Test at the Free State Stadium that he initially challenged the telephone well-wisher – who turned out to be President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Morocco 2026 lost by a sizable margin of 69 votes last week, making the United bid, the North American trio of Canada, Mexico, and the US, the comfortable winner of a competition many had thought would be tight.
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Minister of Youth and Sports Rachid Talbi Alami announced that the country would recollect its forces and fighting spirit and bid again to win the hosting rights of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

NEW YORK (Monday, June 18) – Major League Soccer today unveiled the adidas jersey that the best of MLS will wear on August 1 when they take on Italian giants Juventus in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. The game is at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and can be seen live on ESPN and Univision.
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The 2018 adidas MLS All-Star jersey is a bold restyling of an iconic design -- a modern interpretation that can be worn from the stadium to the street. The jersey features cream white as its central color, with red and blue chevrons on the sleeves.