Cabic Promotions and Management will host a seminar on fighting drug abuse at the conference room of the SSNIT Sports Emporium, Bukom Boxing Arena on Friday at 10am.
The Theme: “Setting a National Agenda to FIGHT Drug Abuse and related vices” is to educate and inform the youth, students, boxers, sportsmen, officials, guests and patrons on the dangers of drug use.
Cabic Promotions and Management has successfully staged two major big fight nights and has so far helped in winning Ghana two WBO Africa titles in just six months. 
They also signed and changed the life of Papa Row, a great music and entertainment talent who was nearly consumed by alcohol.“In our work so far we have observed that the youth across the country are actively engaged in drug abuse like Tramadol, cannabis or marijuana, madras and the ‘sniffing of glue’ among others which is of great concern to us at Cabic Promotions. We are therefore holding this grand durbar to educate the youth against drug abuse, there will be narration of real life experiences from reformed hard drug addicts” said CEO Ivan Bruce Cudjoe.

NEW YORK (October 29, 2018) – Following Sunday night’s action-packed MLS Decision Day 2018 presented by AT&T, MLS today announced the broadcast schedule for the first round of the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs.  The postseason kicks off this Wednesday, Oct. 31 and Thursday, Nov. 1 with the single-elimination Knockout Round games.
 
All four single-elimination intraconference Knockout Round matches will air domestically in the United States in Spanish language on UniMás, while ESPN and FOX Sports will each broadcast two of the Knockout Round matches. TSN and TVA Sports will provide coverage of all four matches throughout Canada.
 
On Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed New York City FC will host the No. 6 seed Philadelphia Union at Yankee Stadium (7 p.m. ET, UniMás / FS1 / TSN / TVA Sports). Then, Western Conference No. 4 seed FC Dallas and their crop of talented young standouts will host No. 5 Portland Timbers at Toyota Stadium (9:30 p.m. ET, UniMás / ESPN+ / TSN / TVA Sports).

Ghanaian football duo Anthony Annan and Evans Mensah have won the Finnish Veikkausliiga with HJK Helsinki on Saturday.
The capital club went into their final league match as runaway champions with a four-point lead.
Annan played the entire duration and Mensah was an unused substitute in the 4-0 win over TPS on Saturday.
HJK Helsinki have now successfully defended the title they won last year and will play in the qualifiers in the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League.

SA Rugby announced that it is renewing its partnership with sports performance brand, ASICS, for a further five years.
The new agreement – which will make the relationship a decade-long one at the end of 2024 – will incorporate landmark rugby events such as the visit of the British & Irish Lions to South Africa in 2021 and the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
“ASCIS is a byword for cutting-edge technical sportswear and in our partnership to date we have come to know how meticulous they are about the quality of high performance footwear and clothing,” said SA Rugby CEO, Jurie Roux.
“That is critical for a sports organisation that is always seeking for ways to improve performance and extending our current arrangement was an easy decision.”
SA Rugby and ASICS first teamed up in 2014 when the high-profile brand became the official apparel  and footwear supplier to South Africa’s national ruby teams.

Fifa, world soccer’s governing body, has scrapped plans to vote on a revamp of its Club World Cup competition at a council meeting in Rwanda.
The Fifa Council was set to decide on proposals to overhaul the competition, with an expanded tournament to replace the quadrennial Confederations Cup national team tournament, which is traditionally held in the summer preceding World Cups.
However, it was decided that Fifa will instead prolong the consultation process into the possible revamp, with many members from European governing body Uefa opposing the changes. Some Uefa representatives had threatened to stage a walkout over the proposals.
Instead, a taskforce has been set up to explore the possibility of the competition’s overhaul, and is set to report on its findings at the next Fifa Council meeting in March 2019.

Tiger Woods’ one-off US$9 million clash with Phil Mickelson – labelled ‘The Match’ – has secured US-based bank holding company Capital One as its title sponsor.
The landmark golf event – produced by Turner Sports after US media company WarnerMedia signed a worldwide rights deal – is thought to be the first televised pay-per-view golf product in US history, with a recommended retail price of US$19.99 announced by Turner.
The head-to-head competition takes place on 23rd November at 3pm Eastern Time at the Shadow Creek course in Las Vegas, and will be hosted by MGM Resorts International.
As part of the agreement with Capital One, the banking firm will work alongside Turner Sports on creating digital and broadcast integrations in the build-up to and during the event, as well as having cardholder access opportunities for the event.
Capital One has also been named the official bank and credit card as part of its agreement with ‘The Match’, as well as B/R Live’s preferred payment card. Capital One cardholders will also receive a one-time 25 per cent discount off B/R Live’s live coverage.

English soccer clubs are in favour of a law change that would allow fans to consume alcohol in their seats.
Since 1985, legislation has existed which prevents spectators from drinking alcoholic beverages in view of the playing area, forcing fans to remain within the concourse of the venue.
Clubs challenging the current law, which is unique to stadia featuring soccer matches, have argued that an end to the 1985 Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol) Act would reduce the issue of matchday binge drinking, as well as providing an increase in revenue for clubs.
The report states that English Football League (EFL) outfits Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Doncaster Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Port Vale, Forest Green Rovers, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers and Northampton Town have all backed a pilot scheme. Meanwhile, Grimsby Town, Newport County and Gillingham are also said to have suggested that they would be open to discussing the situation.
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) is also supporting calls for a reconsideration of the 33-year-old regulations. Amanda Jacks, caseworker for the FSF, told Talksport: “When the laws were drafted they were a knee-jerk reaction to problems at the time.

Historic city, Accra has been chosen as the main venue for the 2023 African Games, supported by two stadiums in Kumasi and Cape Coast, Ghana will have over four years to prepare and welcome the rest of the continent to the 13th edition of the African Games in 2023.
A press release signed by deputy Sports Minister Perry Curtis Okudzeto reads:
“The monumental achievement was declared at the 3rd Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC-YCS) forum of the African Union Commission Ministers’ session in Algiers, Algeria on Thursday, 25th October 2018.
Ghana won the rights to host the 2023 African Games (previously christened All-Africa Games), the country’s Sports Ministry officially confirmed Friday.
The Ministry believes this is a unique opportunity to rewrite the scripts of Ghana sports for the next century.

Unique opportunity for journalists to win an official jersey from Africa’s premier international rugby tournament – won by Namibia who qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 29, 2018/ -- APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading media relations consultancy in Africa and the Middle East, and main Official Partner of World Rugby’s African association Rugby Africa(www.RugbyAfrique.com), today launched a competition – open to journalists only – to win an official referee’s jersey from the recent Rugby Africa Gold Cup.

The sky-blue jersey (https://bit.ly/2JoXEHh) features the APO Group logo on the front and back as well as branding from Rugby Africa and African Flair.

The jersey is quick-dry, lightweight and breathable and is made out of 100% hydrophilic polyester fabrics to provide maximum comfort for match officials. With its body-hugging fit, the jersey ensures elasticity and softness and delivers optimum movement.

• Czech pairing become sixth team to hold the year-end No.1 doubles ranking
• Co-World No.1s claimed back-to-back Grand Slam doubles titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon 
• Secured ranking milestone by reaching title match at the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced today that the doubles team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova have earned the 2018 WTA Year-End World No.1 Doubles Ranking presented by Dubai Duty Free.

By reaching the final at the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, the all-Czech pairing became the sixth team in the history of the WTA to finish the year as Co-World No.1s, following Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur (2006), Cara Black/Liezel Huber (2007-09), Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (2013-14), Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza (2015) and Latisha Chan/Martina Hingis (2017).

Alessando DiCato was appointed by the International Sport Climbing Federation (IFSC) as its Competition Manager for The World Games 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama, 15-25 July 2021. In an interview he describes the lessons he learned at the first Competition Manager Meeting in the host city in October. 

How did you experience the Competition Manager Meeting?
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Alessandro DiCato: It was my first Competition Managers Meeting, so I don’t have any benchmarks. After the two days here in Birmingham I can say that the meeting offered great opportunities for me in more than one aspect. Firstly, it created the feeling of being together as a team. The federations work together with the Birmingham organisers and the IWGA. We are really striving to achieve a common goal, the success of The World Games in 2021. 

What were the other aspects?

Football administrators from over 22 Caribbean member associations have gathered in Barbados this week to take part in a four-day educational workshop on the FIFA Connect Programme – the global players and stakeholders registration online system.
Hosted at the FIFA Regional Development Office in Bridgetown, Barbados, the workshop brought together administrators from across the northern and southern Caribbean to familiarize themselves with the FIFA Connect Platform.
Members from the FIFA Member Associations Division led the interactive workshop and shared their insights into the administration and development benefits of using the FIFA Connect platform – which is offered as a free service to the member associations.

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One year after his compatriot Joyciline Jepkosgei broke the women’s world record at the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum broke the men’s world record* at the IAAF Gold Label road race, clocking 58:18 to take five seconds off the mark set by Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese in 2010.
At yesterday’s technical meeting it was confirmed that the men’s pacemakers would reach the 10km point in 27:50 to target a finishing time just inside 59 minutes, but there wasn’t any talk of a possible world record assault.
On a perfect day for endurance events (a slight wind and 11C), the race opened according to the plan with the main pack passing the opening five kilometres in 13:56. By 10 kilometres, the pace had dropped slightly as the 15-man lead pack went through that checkpoint in 28:02.
But shortly afterwards the long-legged Kiptum broke away from the rest of the pack with incredible ease and began to cover each kilometre in a stunning 2:44.

Hon. Perry Okudzeto, deputy minister of Youth & Sports has commended the team driving the Bukom Fist of Fury Boxing League concept and believes it is one of the preparing grounds to select boxers to represent Ghana at the Olympic Games and the African Games which the nation will host in 2023.
The deputy minister who opened the second week of the League at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Friday evening with a flag hoisting ceremony said boxing remains the number one sport in Ghana and loved the passion which the people of Accra place on the sport.
He adviced fans to protect sports facilities which are not many in the country, however they are trying to leave a legacy by constructing sports facilities across the country.
He commended the juvenile boxers and their coaches as well as the amateur and professional boxers who displayed on the day. 
In fact all boxers showed promise at Bukom Fist of Fury League, even losers were not disgraced.

Chris Broad today became only the second member of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees to reach 300 ODIs when he walked out for the toss in the third ODI between India and the Windies in Pune.


Even though Broad made his ODI debut as an official in Auckland in 2004, 11 years after Ranjan Madugalle refereed in his opening match in Karachi, the Englishman now trails the Sri Lankan by only 36 ODIs. Jeff Crowe of New Zealand is third on the list with 270 ODIs, while former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath has officiated in 212 ODIs. Roshan Mahanama retired in 2015 after refereeing in 222 ODIs.


Broad is presently sitting on 98 Tests and will become the second referee after Madugalle to complete a unique double by reaching the 100-Test mark in the second Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Wellington in March 2019. Madugalle also leads Broad 92-89 on a head-to-head in T20Is.


A stylish left-handed top-order batsman during his playing days, Broad became an elite match referee in 2004, a year after refereeing in his maiden Test in Hamilton, and has since refereed in all the ICC Cricket World Cups.

BEIJING  (FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2018) - Novi Sad Al Wahda (SRB) won their 3rd FIBA 3x3 World Tour title in the Chinese capital on October 28 after finishing the season with a historic 32-0 record.

The Serbian squad defeated Riga Ghetto (LAT) in the title game 20-18. Agnis Cavars had a chance to tie the game with just 2 seconds to go, but his 2-pointer bounced out.

FIBA 3x3 World Tour Bloomage Beijing Final MVP Dusan Bulut led Novi Sad in scoring in the final with 7 points, Dejan 'The Maestro' Majstorovic added 6, while Karlis Lasmanis was the leading scorer for Riga with 9 points. 

Novi Sad Al Wahda won their third 3x3 World Tour title in Beijing without losing a single game in the season, stretching their unprecedented winning streak to 32. ​

Elina Svitolina has won the biggest title of her career, lifting the Billie Jean King trophy at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.

The sixth seeded Ukrainian mounted a three-set comeback over Sloane Stephens, securing the victory 36 62 62 and clinching her fifth title of the season.

"This is a very special moment for me in my career and it will give me plenty of confidence for the season coming ahead," said Svitolina.

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Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum broke the men’s world record* at the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso on Sunday (28), clocking 58:18 at the IAAF Gold Label road race to take five seconds off the mark set by Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese in 2010.
On a perfect day for distance running, the 15-man lead pack went through the first 10 kilometres in 28:02. Shortly afterwards the long-legged Kiptum broke away from the rest of the pack and his 15-kilometre split of 41:40 – just seven seconds slower than Tadese’s equivalent split from his world record run – suggested that Kiptum was on course to break his PB of 59:09 set six weeks ago in Copenhagen.
Having covered the second 10-kilometre section in 27:16, Kiptum strode home in 58:18 to break the world record by five seconds.
“I can’t believe it, I’m over the moon,” said 29-year-old Kiptum. “Obviously I knew I was in good shape because I set a PB last month in Copenhagen but I was eager to run in Valencia because it’s one of the flattest circuits I’ve ever run and I was confident of improving on my best.

Runner-up last year, this time the number one: the Ethiopian Kelkile Gezahegn won the 37th edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon in cool and at times extremely windy conditions in 2:06:37. After a thrilling duel he broke away from Martin Kosgey of Kenya who finished in 2:06:41. Fellow Kenyan Alex Kibet finished third on his marathon debut in 2:07:09.
 
A World Record for Masters or Veteran Runners was broken when Mark Kiptoo finished sixth in 2:07:50, improving the men’s Over-40 record by 48 seconds. Arne Gabius showed strong form to finish ninth in a high-quality field when the 37-year-old crossed the line in 2:11:45, the fastest time by a German this year.
 
The top result of the day was achieved by the women’s winner as the 33-year-old Ethiopian Meskerem Assefa broke the course record with 2:20:36. That was 25 seconds faster than her compatriot Meselech Melkamu had run here in 2012.
 
In a women’s field which produced high-quality performances in depth, Haftamnesh Tesfay of Ethiopia ran 2:20:47 for second place, also faster than Melkamu’s former course record of 2:21:01. Ethiopia achieved a clean sweep of the women’s podium when Bedatu Hirpa crossed the line for third in the Festhalle in 2:21:32. The leading German finisher among the women was Katharina Heinig who finished impressively in 14th place, just inside 2:30. Her time of 2:29:55 was the second fastest by a German woman this year.
 
13,934 runners from 102 countries took part in this year’s Mainova Frankfurt Marathon and, taking into account participants in the various parallel events, 26,826 were running in total. The Mainova Frankfurt Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label race, the highest category in international road running.

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Red Bulls set MLS single-season points record with 71,
move ahead of Atlanta for top seed heading into Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs
NEW YORK (Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018) – The New York Red Bulls leapt past Atlanta United on MLS Decision Day presented by AT&T to capture their third Supporters’ Shield following a 1-0 victory against Orlando City SC on Sunday at Red Bull Arena. Led by Homegrown Player Derrick Etienne Jr.’s strong cutback effort to put NYRB up 1-0 early in the second half (SEE GOAL ), the Red Bulls became only the second club in MLS history to come from behind on the season’s final game to win the Shield (the other was the 2001 Miami Fusion over the Chicago Fire). The Red Bulls also won the Supporters’ Shield in 2013 and 2015.
 
The Red Bulls cap the regular season with a 22-7-5 record (71 points), which breaks the MLS points record set by Toronto FC in 2017 (20-5-9, 69 points) and matched by Atlanta in 2018 (21-7-6, 69 points). As the Supporters’ Shield winner, NYRB has the top seed throughout the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs and would host MLS Cup if the club advances to that stage.

NEW YORK (Sunday, October 28, 2018) –  Atlanta United forward Josef Martínez tonight won the 2018 Major League Soccer Golden Boot, establishing himself among the global game’s scoring elite, with a record-breaking 31 goals this season. The 25-year-old Venezuelan, has showcased his world-class striking ability, reaching the 30-goal mark faster than any other player in the world this season.
 
The 31 goals tallied by Martínez has surpassed global scoring icons Cristiano Ronaldo (26, Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (29, Bayern Munich), and Harry Kane (30, Tottenham Hotspur).  His league production ranks right alongside the reigning Golden Boot winners from both the English Premier League (Mo Salah - 32 goals for Liverpool) and La Liga (Lionel Messi - 34 goals for FC Barcelona).
 
With a goals-per-game average of .912, Martinez finished the season ahead of Mo Salah (.889) and in near reach of Messi’s per-match production (.944).

Dr. Bright Okoh Stephen of Greenfield Scientific Herbal Clinic, the award winning herbal medicine doctor has appealed to the medical authorities in Ghana to encourage the use of herbal medicine as an alternative to orthodox medicine and try as much as possible to take out the quake or fake practitioners in the industry.
Speaking to newsmen recently after being winning the global award in Dubai as the best herbal medical producer and clinic at the world changers summit 2018, and also awarded an academic certificate by two universities; the Charisma University which is accredited by the European Association for Quality Assurance  in higher Education and the American International Theology University said God has blessed the plants and trees for the use of mankind, and he has blessed people with knowledge and skills to administer their usage.
He said the world summit which had the theme: “Expanding the possibility and exceeding the vision” was successful and he was chosen due to his dynamism and uniqueness in practice, such as customer care, service, consultancy and finding solutions to problems.
He thanked his staff who have been supportive and encourage their patients with dedication and affection.
Dr. Okoh said he is motivated by the fact that the world changes and things are not the same for ever.

President of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Ben Nunoo Mensah has commended Ghana’s Ministry of Youth and Sports for putting in a good bid to secure the hosting right for the 2023 All-Africa Games (AAG).
Deputy Sports Minister, Perry Okudzeto, weeks ago confirmed Ghana’s decision to bid for the continental multi-sport event.
On Wednesday, reports went widespread that the West African nation has been awarded the right to host the tournament.
Speaking to the media, Nunoo Mensah confirmed the report but cautioned against any wild celebration until the delegation returns to make the official announcement.

The organisers of the FIA World Rallycross (WR) Championship have signed new multi-year hosting contracts with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Sweden’s Höljes track.
The former circuit will continue to host a leg of the global motor racing series for the next four seasons, while the latter will remain on the calendar for at least a further five years.
Spain’s Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has staged World Rallycross, which is organised by IMG Motorsport, since 2015. The race is promoted by Barcelona-based sports and events marketing agency SevenMila.
James Taylor, the vice president of rallycross at IMG, said the Catalan event has “consistently grown in stature, raising the bar with its first-class facilities, exciting on-track challenge and engaging off-track diversions”.

Absa, title sponsors of the Absa Premiership, are giving fans another opportunity to Bring their Voice, this time to the Woza Nazo Soweto Derby.
Amakhosi were humbled by the Buccaneers in their last Absa Premiership clash back in March and are now facing the daunting prospect of playing against their rivals having not won in any of the Absa Premiership Soweto Derby fixtures, for the last four years.
For fans attending the match, there is always a great deal of pride as the two giants face off at the FNB stadium. With tickets selling out a week before the game, the clash has been billed as the biggest game of the season so far, owing to the rivalry between the two sets of fans and the two teams having continuously dished out entertaining, winning football since the start of the 2018/19 Absa Premiership season.
Absa will be using the Soweto Derby to continue to encourage fans to celebrate the wins, the spectacular goals and energy in the various stadiums across the country through ’Bring Your Voice’, which will be an opportunity for fans to express their Africanacity.