By Mark Riddix, Investopedia.com
Almost 80 percent of National Football League players are flirting with bankruptcy two years after they retire, according to Sports Illustrated. NBA players aren’t faring much better. 60 percent of former National Basketball Association players end up broke within five years of retirement. Athletes squander millions of dollars due to bad decisions, lavish spending and poor financial planning. (more…)
Ghana skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, more commonly known as Snow Leopard, on Saturday achieved his Olympic goal — of not coming last in the slalom.
That dubious honour went to Albania’s Erjon Tola, who finished 48th, a massive one minute, 4.56 seconds behind Italian gold medallist Giuliano Razzoli. (more…)
By Lem Satterfield
A native of Ghana who is preparing for a March 13 challenge for the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) crown held by seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), of the Philippines, Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 knockouts), of The Bronx, N.Y., spoke to FanHouse on Friday from his sleeping quarters near his training facility at Fort Lauderdale’s Contender Gym in Fla. (more…)
By ROB HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) - FIFA is concerned that players at the World Cup could use undetectable stimulants derived from traditional African medicines that aren’t currently banned substances.
FIFA medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe told The Associated Press on Sunday that he wants the World Anti-Doping Agency to analyze some African plants that could give athletes an unfair advantage. (more…)
By Dirk Meissner (CP)
WHISTLER, B.C. — The African skier known as the Snow Leopard can now add musician to his improbable list of accomplishments.
Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong, known for his trademark white leopard-print ski suit and underdog story, has defied the odds by becoming the first person from the snowless African country of Ghana to qualify for the Olympics. (more…)
So alarmingly shaky was the beginning of the out-of-control NDC government of John Evans Atta Mills that we members of NPP could not wait to register our concerns over the direction our nation was headed. Although those concerns formed the basis of our earlier criticism of the new government, critics had a point in arguing that we give the new administration enough time to settle in and begin the work of managing the affairs of our nation. (more…)
Kumasi Asante Kotoko are hoping to rescue their ailing season on Sunday when they begin their 2009 CAF Champions League campaign in Sekondi. (more…)
An African skier who first set eyes on snow five years ago has reportedly qualified for the Winter Olympics.
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong won the nickname ‘The Snow Leopard’ (more…)
Accra, Jan 4, GNA - Below are the results of the fifth week matches of the Glo Premier League matches played on Sunday, January 4, 2009.
Blackburn new coach Sam Allardyce is keen on making Ghanaian whizzkid James Bissue his first signing as the youngster will join the club on trials next week.
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