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Sports News of Sunday, 22 August 2021 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2021-08-22 Asante Kotoko SC • Asante Kotoko will be wearing a new replica jersey• The Porcupine Warriors signed a deal with Errea after ending their partnership with Strike• Kotoko’s 2020/2021 season ended without a trophyGhana Premier League giants, Asante Kotoko, have announced the date for the unveiling of their home jersey for the 2021/2022 Ghana football season.The Porcupine Warriors will be wearing Errea replica jerseys for the second successive season since ending their partnership with kits sponsors Strike.The record holders of the Ghana Premier League took to their official Twitter page…

Boris Johnson and G7 leaders will plead with Joe Biden to delay the US withdrawal from Afghanistan – amid fears mercy flights will be halted within 48 hours – though they could be facing an uphill battle with the President refusing to commit to an extension.The Prime Minister will use a virtual meeting of world leaders on Tuesday to push for more time so thousands are not left behind in the clutches of the Taliban.Nearly 6,000 UK citizens and Afghan staff had been airlifted out by the RAF by last night, but the rescue mission is reliant on the American…

(CNN) — Deserted streets, silent canals and eerily empty bridges. Photos of an empty Venice during lockdown sent social media wild, with many people vowing to flock to the city as soon as borders reopened.And they seem to be true to their word. This summer, with the borders open to US citizens, plus Europeans keen to travel by car to their vacation destinations, the tourists are back in Venice.And so are the lines.On weekends and holidays, the lines to and from popular destinations in the city can be hundreds strong. This week, up to 80,000 visitors a day have poured…

Sports News of Sunday, 22 August 2021 Source: ghanasoccernet.com 2021-08-22 Ghana international Mohammed Salisu (R) Ghana defender, Mohammed Salisu emerged as one of Southampton’s best players in their Premier League clash against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.Salisu who struggled in the opening day defeat against Everton was given the nod in Southampton’s first home game of the season and he did not disappoint.He put up an eye-catching performance at the back to help the Saints secure their first point as they drew 1-1 with Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s men at the St Mary’s Stadium.Per Sofascore.com, Salisu was Southampton’s best player and…

That result allowed champions Atletico Madrid, who beat Elche 1-0 earlier in the evening, to take top spot in La Liga. In the late game in Valencia, Bale gave Real Madrid the lead after five minutes. Karim Benzema ran in on goal but when the ball was held up by water on the pitch cut it back to Bale who side-footed the ball home. It was the Welshman’s first goal in La Liga since his second goal, an 86th minute equaliser, in a 2-2 draw against Villarreal at the start of September in 2019, a match which he ended by…

Sports News of Sunday, 22 August 2021 Source: footballghana.com 2021-08-22 Richard Gyamfi Richard Gyamfi, a former Ghanaian footballer has been apprehended by the police and accused of killing two children in Abesim in Sunyani.The 28-year-old in the past played for National Division Two League side Kum Apem Stars based in Sunyani.The police with the help of community members arrested Richard Gyamfi after he was suspected to have been involved in the murder of the two children.Information gathered, has disturbingly revealed that police found body parts in the refrigerator of the suspect.Speaking to GNA, Mr. Thomas Agyei who is the father…

The Pentagon is calling in reinforcements from six commercial airlines on Sunday in its continued Afghanistan evacuation efforts by activating the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF).Eighteen planes will be used for ‘onward movement’ of Americans and Afghan allies who are already in ‘safe havens and interim staging bases’, according to a statement from Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby.’The Department does not anticipate a major impact to commercial flights for this activation,’ he assures in his statement on the activation.Stage 1 of the CRAF gives the Department of Defense access to commercial air mobility. The commercial aircraft will not be flying…

Henri, which weakened from a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday morning, had sustained winds of 60 mph when it made landfall at about 12:15 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said. The storm has since weakened to 40 mph winds and slowed down from 16 mph Sunday morning to 7 mph as of 5 p.m., the NHC said.Still, the storm brings damaging winds and dangerous storm surge that threaten to topple trees and power lines and cause flooding for millions of people across the region’s major metropolitan areas. Already, more than 120,000 customers have lost power in the Northeast, primarily in…

Former National First Vice Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ntim, says the ongoing annual delegates conference of the party must serve as a rallying point in the renewal and reorganization of the party for victory 2024 and beyond.He wished the party well and prayed for a successful organization of the conference.In a statement, Mr Ntim also commended the party for the COVID-19 safety protocols that have been put in place and entreated all delegates to fully adhere to them.The NPP on Saturday, August 21, 2021, began its annual delegates’ conference for 2021 across the country.The one-week…

Ronaldo started on the bench at the Dacia Arena in Udine amid rumours he is looking for a way out of the Italian giants, but he almost snatched the three points deep into stoppage time after Juve insisted he was going nowhere this term. After the match returning coach Massimiliano Allegri played down the controversy, saying that he was always planning to bring on Ronaldo. “Cristiano is OK… It’s the start of the season and seeing the condition everyone is in and thinking about the game, especially at the beginning, I put him on the bench knowing that there would…