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ICC congratulates Morgan for a splendid career

6/29/2022

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Eoin Morgan for an outstanding international career that saw him lead England to victory in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2019.
The 35-year-old, who was instrumental in England’s strong showing in limited overs games in recent years, announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday as the leading scorer for England in ODIs and T20Is.
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice praised Morgan’s innovative batting and astute captaincy while wishing him all the best for the future.

16 Pillow Fighters Undergo Training Ahead Of First PFC Championship At Official Town Market

6/29/2022

16 athletes who will compete in the first ever public competitive pillow fights have been trained by officials of PFC Ghana at the premises of Dreamland Sports Plus in Bubuashie, Accra.
The trainees, both males and females were excited with the rules and regulations of the new sport and promised to dish out good performance on July 10 at the Odorkor Official Town Market.
Miss Sarah Awuni, Secretary at Dreamland Sports Plus led in the training and urged the athletes to be disciplined and comport themselves before, during and after the matches.

HD Plus Supports 2022 Accra Inter-City Marathon

6/29/2022

Medivents Consult, organisers of the 2022 Accra Inter-City (Homowo) Marathon have received support from a number of companies including HD Plus.
HD Plus on Monday presented their package for the Accra Inter-City Marathon to Medivents Consult, and prayed for a successful event as part of this year’s Homowo festival.
Meanwhile, the management of Medivents Consult will meet the Ga Traditional Council on July 4 at the Ga Manste Palace at Kaneshie in Accra.

Zongovation Hub gets support from Allied Consortiums

6/29/2022

Zongovation Hub – a non-governmental-organization (NGO) that provides skills training in Information Communication Technology (ICT) for the youth, has received financial support from Allied Consortiums, a South African based civil engineering company with branches in Ghana.
Zongovation Hub, on Monday, received a cash donation of GHC30,000 from Allied Consortiums, to help in the execution of their training activities for the youth in the country.
Zongovation, an NGO formed in 2018, has over the years trained over 500 young men and women in website development, mobile app development, digitized media, codding, data management and other ICT related activities.
Mr. Benjamin Kofi Quashie Group Chairman of Allied Consortium, said they were motivated to support the Hub, because they understand their vision and mission.

MexTour 2022 September Sendoff Matches set for Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium and Bay Area’s Levi’s® Stadium

6/29/2022

Mexican National Team to face South American sides Peru and Colombia on the Road to Qatar; Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 7 via MexTour.org

MEXICO CITY, PASADENA & SANTA CLARA (Tuesday, June 28, 2022) – The Mexican Men’s National Team is headed to the Golden State for two matches against top South American competition this September ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as part of the “MexTour Sendoff Series” that will also include fan and media-facing events such as Media Day, a fan appreciation day, and other festivities.

The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) and Soccer United Marketing (SUM) today announced that Mexico will take-on the national team of Peru on Saturday, September 24, at Pasadena’s legendary Rose Bowl - site of the 1994 Men’s and 1999 Women’s FIFA World Cup Finals. The Sendoff Series will continue in the Bay Area on Tuesday, September 27, when Mexico faces the Colombian National Team at Santa Clara’s Levi’s® Stadium, home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and a venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This will be the last opportunity for Mexico fans to see their team play in the U.S. prior to the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

Broad guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct

6/28/2022

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.

Athapaththu, Yadav progress in MRF Tyres ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings

6/28/2022

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.

Nashville SC Midfielder Hany Mukhtar Voted MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for Week 16

6/27/2022

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).

Accra 2022 National Cycling Championship was successful - Shaban

6/27/2022

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.

A bustling and successful Olympic Day celebration on the footsteps of the Stade de France

6/27/2022

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.

Accra Hearts of Oak beat Bechem United to win MTN FA trophy again

6/27/2022

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.

Abraham Seaneke secures World Championship ticket to participate in long jump

6/27/2022

Photo Credit: Abraham Seaneke/Instagram

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 Presale offers exclusive chance to purchase FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ tickets

6/27/2022

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 TO HOST INAUGURAL COPA ANGELINA THIS LABOR DAY IN FACE-OFF BETWEEN ANGEL CITY FC AND THE MEXICAN WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

6/27/2022

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.

Boost for basketball in Middle East, North Africa and France with beIN SPORTS broadcast deals

6/27/2022

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.

EUROPEAN TROPHY RETURNS WITH CONTINENT'S BEST AXEMAN VYING FOR 2023 WORLD TROPHY SPOT

6/27/2022

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.

FATMATA BINTA WINS THEBASQUE CULINARY WORLD PRIZE 2022

6/27/2022

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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.

Serbia and France win CrelanFIBA 3x3 World Cup 2022

6/26/2022

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).

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 sets new digital engagement benchmark

6/26/2022

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 captain Andre Ayew visits Parliament

6/26/2022

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.

Boxers electrify Bukom Boxing Arena on Fight Night 7 of De-luxy Pro Boxing League with outstanding performances

6/26/2022

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.

McLaughlin makes more magic with 51.41 world record and feels there's more to come

6/26/2022

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 sign highly rated left-back Prince Aning

6/26/2022

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.

Eritrea: Merhawi Kudus becomes National Champion of 2022

6/26/2022

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.

Juvenile Boxers Storm Books B4 Hooks 2022 Programme At James Town

6/26/2022

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.