England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third match of England’s ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand in Leeds.
Broad was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to throwing a ball at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an international match.
In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Broad’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking his cumulative demerit points to two.

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and India spinner Radha Yadav have moved up in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after some fine performances in the bilateral series in Sri Lanka that the visiting side won 2-1.
Athapaththu has moved up one place to a career-best seventh position after aggregating 139 runs in three matches including a match-winning 80 not out in the final T20I in Dambulla while left-arm spinner Yadav has progressed seven places to 13th among bowlers with four wickets in the series. Athapaththu has also gained two slots to reach seventh in the all-rounders’ list.
India batters Smriti Mandhana (fourth), Jemimah Rodrigues (14th) and captain Harmanrpeet Kaur (18th) have retained their places while all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar (up 30 places to 32nd) and Renuka Thakur (up 83 places to 97th) are the India bowlers to advance.

NEW YORK (Monday, June 27, 2022) – Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for the 16th week of the 2022 MLS season.

Mukhtar recorded a brace for the third time this season in Nashville’s 3-1 road victory against D.C. United (Watch Highlights from His Performance Here). His eight goals on the season are tied for the fourth-most in the league and his 13 goal contributions are tied for the MLS lead. Mukhtar’s performance marked the eighth time he has scored multiple goals in a game, which is the most in MLS since joining the league in 2020. Of Nashville’s 22 goals this season, Mukhtar has scored or assisted on 13 of them (59.1%).

With Nashville leading 1-0 in first-half stoppage time, Mukhtar forced a turnover in the midfield that sprung a counterattack led by the charging Dax McCarty. McCarty received a pass into the 18-yard box and wisely played the ball across to Mukhtar, who placed it into the open net for the second goal of the game (Watch Here). In the 50th minute, the German bagged his brace when he played a give-and-go with Randall Leal, dribbled to produce just enough space and struck a shot that deflected off a defender as well as the crossbar before landing in the back of the net (Watch Here).

The much talked about 2022 National Cycling Championship in Ablekuma in Accra was held over the weekend.
Cyclists from all over the country took part in the exciting competition.
According to the Technical Director of the Ghana Cycling Federarion, Mohammed Shaban, the event was very successful.
Anthony Boakye  of River Pack Cycling club, B.A won the seniors race in a time of 4:15.56 over 152km.
Here are the results.

Seine-Saint-Denis is getting ready for 2024
On Sunday 26 June, the area around the Stade de France was transformed into a huge open-air playground, where tens of thousands of people came with their families or friends to enjoy a number of sports, art initiations, and demonstrations. The event was led by Paris 2024, the Ministry of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) alongside stakeholders from Seine-Saint-Denis: the Department of Seine-Saint-Denis, Plaine Commune and the City of Saint-Denis. Under a festive and bustling atmosphere, all attendees were able to enjoy a foretaste of Olympic magic, in the heart of Seine-Saint-Denis, host territory of the Paris 2024 Games, in the presence of great champions: boxer Souleymane Cissokho, basketball player Diandra Tchatchouang, handball player Michaël Guigou, fencer Ysaora Thibus, Rugby 7s player Anne-Cecile Ciofani, swimmer Camille Lacourt as well as swimmers from the French team, back from the FINA Aquatics World Championships.

Defending Champions, Accra Hearts of Oak beat Bechem United 2-1 to retain the MTN FA Cup trophy on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
The Phobians were looking to end their 2021/2022 season on a bright note after finishing 6th in the Ghana Premier League.
Emmanuel Avornyo scored for Bechem United the lead in the 45th minute but fantastic goals from midfielder Caleb Amankwah and striker Daniel Afriyie Barnieh won the day for the glorious club founded in 1911.

Ghanaian long jumper, Abraham Seaneke, has booked his ticket to the World Athletics Championships with a new Personal Best jump of 8.22m (+2.0m/s) at the ECC/Club Outdoor competition in Eugene, Oregon in the United States.
Seaneke’s accomplishment has also secured him a ticket to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The 26 year old former student of the University of Ghana and West Texas A&M University made the mark on his second attempt at the competition.
The 8.22m is also second in the all time Ghana long jump records, only behind Ignisious Gaisah’s national record jump 8.43m(-0.2m/s) achieved in 2006.

• Visa cardholders have an exclusive presale window for FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ tickets from 27 June until 10 July
• Prices start at USD 5, with tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis for the tournament, which kicks off on 10 August

Starting today - Monday 27 June - Visa cardholders have the chance to purchase tickets during the exclusive Visa Presale for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™.
Fans have an exclusive opportunity to secure match tickets on FIFA.com/tickets by using a Visa card until 08:00 Costa Rican time (CST/UTC-6)/16:00 CET on 10 July.
A range of affordable tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with prices ranging from USD 5 for a category 3 ticket for the first five matches up to USD 10 for a category 1 ticket for the final.
Future stars of women’s game to showcase their skills

LOS ANGELES & MEXICO CITY (June 27, 2022) – Angel City Football Club (ACFC) and Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), together with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), today announced that through a multi-year partnership, LA’s new women’s professional soccer club Angel City FC, will host the Mexican Women’s National Team in the inaugural Copa Angelina at Banc of California Stadium in downtown Los Angeles on Labor Day, Monday, September 5 at 6:00 p.m. local time.

Copa Angelina celebrates a mutual love of soccer, bringing together the storied history of the FMF and the path ACFC is forging for women in sports. The event will highlight the rich Mexican culture in Los Angeles through entertainment, community outreach, and an annual competition on the pitch.

Current ACFC Season Ticket Holders will receive tickets for their regular season location unless they opt out of the match. Tickets will be available to the general public at www.AngelCity.com and on Ticketmaster on Tuesday, July 12.The organizations also announced today that fans will have access to a pre-game Fan Fest adjacent to the Banc of California Stadium and that a musical artist will perform at the game. The musical act and details of the festivities will be shared soon. ​

JUNE 27, 2022 MIES (Switzerland) - beIN SPORTS is now the perfect destination for basketball fans to watch FIBA's biggest international events with FIBA and the global sports and entertainment group strengthening their partnership today.The beIN MEDIA GROUP has signed an extension to its partnership with FIBA so that beIN SPORTS continues its broadcasting of FIBA's major international and continental events until 2025 in the Middle East and North Africa.
In France, following the announcement made with France Télévisions in 2021, the beIN MEDIA GROUP has struck a deal with FIBA to show all games of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023, as well as selected games of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers being played around the world currently.  
The Women's World Cup will be staged in Sydney, Australia, from September 22 to October 1 and beIN SPORTS will broadcast live all 38 games of the competition.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is delighted to confirm the return of the European Trophy in 2022, which will take place with a live audience in Schirrhein, France on Sunday 3rd July. The event will see Europe’s best woodchopping and sawing athletes battle it out for a place at next season’s World Trophy, one of the most prestigious international competitions in the TIMBERSPORTS® Series.

#BCWP2022 #BCWP22 #foodforchange #transformingsociety

 West African chef Fatmata Binta has won the Basque Culinary World Prize 2022 for showcasing sustainable nomadic culinary culture and exploring the diaspora of West African cuisine through her innovative “Dine on a Mat” pop-up initiative.
 

• In addition, the jury has recognised the work of two other chefs, awarding special mentions to Douglas McMaster (UK) for his dedication to the zero-waste movement in gastronomy and Edson Leite (Brazil) for his educational work with the initiative “Gastronomia Periférica”. 
• In its 7th edition, the BCWP has selected Chef Fatmata Binta who embodies the importance of protecting and showcasing heritage in gastronomy and special mentions that have offered inspiring proposals on the power of sustainable thinking and using education in combating poverty.
• The selection was carried out by the BCWP jury made up of the members of the International Council of the Basque Culinary Center in Girona. The jury is chaired by chef Joan Roca and made up of some of the most influential chefs in the world. 

 

JUNE 26, 2022​ ANTWERP (Belgium) -  Serbia's men and France's women won the Crelan FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2022, which took place in Antwerp, Belgium in a sold-out outdoor venue on the iconic Groenplaats on June 21-26. 

Serbia become world champions for the fifth time (in seven editions!) after defeating Lithuania (21-16) in the final. The number one 3x3 player in the world Strahinja Stojacic had a game-high 9 points in the game. His teammate Dejan Majstorovic led the team in scoring in Antwerp and was named MVP of the competition. The man also known as the 'Maestro' became the (joint) most successful player in 3x3 World Cup history with four titles. He was joined on the Team of the Tournament by Ignas Vaitkus (Lithuania) and Thibaut Vervoort (Belgium).

• Most viewed women’s cricket competition in history, delivering a record-breaking 1.64 billion video views

• Third most viewed ICC event of all time

• Increased female fan engagement

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 was the most digitally engaged ICC women’s event ever in another major milestone for women’s sport. Recording an extraordinary 1.64 billion total video views across ICC channels, the event in New Zealand, is the third most digitally engaged ICC event ever behind the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.
The ICC content enjoyed by fans around the world was a 45% increase on the record-breaking Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 which garnered 1.1 billion views and 16 times more than the 100 million views from the previous 50 over World Cup in England in 2017. ​

Ghana Andre Dede Ayew paid a courtesy call to the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin.
Ayew, along with his entourage and former Sports Minister Edwin Nii Lante Vaderpuye on Thursday met with the Speaker to discuss Ghana football and the Black Stars' participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Prior to the meeting, the Al Sadd forward appeared before the Parliament Select Committee on Sports and Culture on the same day to answer questions about Ghana's dismal performance at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Michael ‘One Bullet’ Ansah used just two rounds to see off Fatiou Sarouna of Togo in a lightweight contest to express his preparedness for the Commonwealth title on Fight Night 7 of the De-luxy Professional Boxing League Fight at the Bukom Boxing Arena last Saturday evening. 
Joseph Tetteh of Akotoku Boxing Gym lost to Idrisa Amadu of the Charles Quartey Memorial Boxing Gym in a Cruiserweight bout. 
Sam Adjetey Sowah of Sonia Gym came in strongly, but could not match the power and skills of young sensation Charles Tetteh of Panix Gym in their Super Featherweight match. 
Alidu Suleman of the Black Panthers Gym maintained his unbeaten record to beat Habeeb Giwa Kehinde of The Gym in a Super Welterweight contest. 
Elvis Ahorgah, the boxing soldier was too strong for Patrick Kudjoe of Wisdom Gym in their Super Middleweight match and won by a round 2 TKO.

Sydney McLaughlin does not race often, but she produces memorable performances whenever she does step on the track. Running a sizzling world record of 51.41* in the women’s 400m hurdles on a hot afternoon at the US Championships on Saturday (25), McLaughlin has now set world records in three of her past four 400m hurdles finals.

Clearing the hurdles effortlessly and with no one pressing her, McLaughlin broke her own record of 51.46 from the Tokyo Olympics, where she captured the gold medal. McLaughlin set her first world record of 51.90 on this same track, Hayward Field in Eugene, during last year’s US Olympic Trials and will return here next month for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22.

Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of young left-back Prince Aning, who will play for the U-23s next season.
After months of complicated negotiations, Borussia Dortmund have finally secured the signing of Prince Aning from Ajax. The young left-back joins BVB on a four year contract, and is set to play for the U-23s in the 3. Liga next season.
Borussia Dortmund were first linked with a move for Aning in January, and he even visited the club’s training ground with his family. The 18 year old has now finally sealed his move to Dortmund, and Ajax will receive a training compensation for his sale.
Prince Aning played for the Ajax youth team in the recently concluded season. He made 23 appearances for the Ajax U-18s, including five in the UEFA Youth League.

Mergawi Kudus, member of the American EF Education Club, wins the 171.7 km men elite competition riding 43.3 km per hour and becomes national champion of 2022

ASMARA, Eritrea, June 26, 2022/ -- Eritrea’s Road Cycling Championship 2022 that commenced with Time Trial competition in Asmara on 24 Friday concluded today, 26 June with Road Race.

As a result, Mergawi Kudus, member of the American EF Education Club, wins the 171.7 km men elite competition riding 43.3 km per hour and becomes national champion of 2022.

Natnael Tesfatsion finished second and Niat Russom, from EriTel Club wins third place.

Scores of juvenile boxers, both males and females were at the Will Power Boxing Gym at James Town in Accra to exhibit their skills and talent in boxing on Friday. 
The children who were between the ages of 5 to 12 years displayed real raw talent and marvelous skills to the admiration of fans who were there to cheer them up. 
All the coaches of the numerous boxing Gyms were present to monitor and it was just amazing and interesting to see the level of techniques and strategies of the juvenile boxers. 
The programme organised by the Greater Accra Boxing Association is the scout, select, groom and encourage young boxers. 
Miss Sarah Lotus Asare, an executive member of the Association said she was overwhelmed by the attendance, but not shocked over the number of kids who want to box because boxing is the culture of the people of James Town.

MTN Ghana is pleased to resume the celebration of Ashantifest, its month-long festival for the people of Asanteman. The festival was put on hold following the outbreak of COVID 19.
Ashantifest is an annual regional festival created by MTN to bring the brand closer to Asanteman while appreciating the loyalty of its cherished subscribers in the region for contributing to the success story of MTN. Since the inception of the festival over eleven years ago, various life enriching initiatives including the provision of community improvement projects, sports and entertainment have been brought to the doorsteps of several communities in the region.   The celebration also comes with specific promotional offers for customers in the region. 
Activities planned for this year’s celebration are:

​NBA Academy Graduate Led Washington State in Rebounds and Blocks as a Sophomore in 2021-22
WALNUT CREEK, United States of America, June 25, 2022/ -- Forward Efe Abogidi, an NBA (www.NBA.com) Academy graduate and standout at Washington State, has signed with NBA G League Ignite, NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced.

“NBA Africa offered me a platform to begin my journey, and I am so thankful for the opportunities that NBA Academy and Washington State provided me,” Abogidi said. “It is with gratitude and excitement that I join NBA G League Ignite and begin my career as a professional basketball player.”

Abogidi joins NBA G League Ignite after playing two seasons at Washington State. As a sophomore in 2021-22, he appeared in all 37 games (29 starts) and averaged 8.1 points and team highs of 5.8 rebounds and 1.78 blocks in 20.8 minutes. A Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention selection, the 6-10 Abogidi ranked second in the conference in blocks per game. He also tied for the team lead with three double-doubles, including a career-high 21 points and 14 rebounds against Washington on Feb. 23.  

Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record* to win the 400m hurdles in 51.41 at the US Championships in Eugene on Saturday (25).
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The world silver medallist, competing on the track on which she set her first world record last year, had eased through the rounds with a 54.11 heat on Thursday and a 52.90 semifinal run on Friday.


Drawn in lane five for the final, she had already built up a significant lead by the time she reached the back straight. That margin continued to grow as she negotiated each barrier and she entered the home straight with a lead of about six metres.
McLaughlin maintained her composure and technique in the closing stages and charged through the finish line in 51.41, winning by a huge margin. NCAA champion Britton Wilson was second in a PB of 53.08 while Shamier Little claimed third place in a season’s best of 53.92.

The draw for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations 2022 was conducted on Friday, 24 June 2022 in Maputo, Mozambique.
The draw will kick off at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) and livestreamed on CAF digital Platforms.
Title holders Senegal, who hosted the 2021 edition in Saly Portudal, are amongst the 14 teams engaged in this qualifying phase.
The Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022 will be held from 21 to 30 October 2022.
The seven qualified teams will join 2021 runners-up Mozambique who qualify automatically as hosts.
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Engaged Teams:

Ghana international, Abdul Salis Samed has completed a transfer to French Ligue 1 side RC Lens ahead of next season.
The French club in the last few weeks has been in talks with Clermont Food for the signing of the talented young midfielder.
On the back of successful talks, RC Lens have today announced the signing of Salis Abdul Samed.
“The Lensois transfer window continues with the third summer recruit, Salis Abdul Samed. At 22, the Ghanaian, shaped in the ranks of the prestigious Jean-Marc Guillou academy, burst the screen in Ligue 1 during the last exercise, in Clermont-Ferrand. Intense midfielder, tireless runner and endowed with a first-rate footwork (in the top 5 of the best pass rate in Ligue 1 last season) the midfielder displays an overflowing energy and an infectious joie de vivre.