Ghana took the initiative today in the World T20 Africa Qualifier A as they inflicted a first defeat on hosts Nigeria to remain unbeaten at the top of the group.

Ghana’s Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Pius Hadzide has been suspended as an investigation begins into an alleged visa scam which led to 60 Ghanaians being arrested when trying to attend the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Nigeria and Ghana have made strong starts to their World T20 qualifying campaign by earning victories in their opening two matches in Lagos.

Ghana have targeted winning five Commonwealth Games medals in Gold Coast next month as the first athletes from the country start to head to Australia.

The Ghanaian Olympic Committee (GOC) were presented a cheque for GHS100,000 (£15,770/$22,272/€17,871) by PaySwitch Company Ltd, to support Akwasi Frimpong who is set to be the country's sole representative at this month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) President Ben Nunoo Mensah has targeted strong development of sport in the country in 2018.

A volleyball course held over three months by the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has concluded in capital city Accra.

Ghana inflicted a heavy defeat on Egypt at the women's Africa Cup of Nations in the Egyptian city of  Ismailia today.

England have made it through to the semi-finals of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India with a comfortable 4-1 win over the United States this evening.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has called for their controversial World Cup qualifier away to Uganda to be replayed after lodging an official protest to FIFA over refereeing decisions in the match in Kampala.

India's first appearance in a major FIFA tournament was one to forget as they were comfortably beaten in their opening match of the Under-17 World Cup on home soil.

Ghana has eyed bidding for the 2038 FIFA World Cup and a future edition of the Olympic Games as part of its 40-year national development plan. 

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has endorsed skeleton slider Akwasi Frimpong as he bids to represent the African country at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in February.

National team coach Stephen Kofi believes hosting the International Ghana Open Championship will help the country's taekwondo preparations for the 2019 All African Games.

Akwasi Frimpong has announced he will head back to Ghana to help develop winter sport in the country, particularly aiming to help the athletes to discover bobsleigh and skeleton.