Author: Papa Linc

Grealish marked his home debut following his British record £100 million ($136 million) move from Aston Villa with a close-range effort to double City’s lead after Tim Krul’s own goal opened the floodgates at the Etihad. Aymeric Laporte, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez netted in the second half to ensure City bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Tottenham. Despite Grealish making the perfect start on his home debut, it was Gabriel Jesus who caught the eye in an unfamiliar role on the right of a front three. “One of the reasons why I’m a manager is when you can…

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Ghana striker, Kwesi Appiah Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah netted his debut goal for English League 2 side Crawley Town as they suffered a heavy defeat to Forest Green Rovers. The 31-year-old joined the Reds this week and wasted no time in showing his intentions as he scored in the 6-3 defeat on Saturday afternoon at The New Lawn Park.Forest Green forward Nick Cadden bagged a hat-trick, to add to Mathew Stevens, Jamille Young and Jake Young’s strikes.Jake Hassenthaler’s brace and Kwesi Appiah’s late strike was all Crawley Town could offer.The Ghanaian forward penned a year deal with the Reds on…

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Restaurants are now recruiting PRISONERS to ease worker shortages caused by Brexit and pandemicShelves left empty in recent weeks due to lack of drivers, fruit pickers and more Businesses hope to fill gap in vacancies with prisoners via a placement scheme Situation likely to get worse when schools and offices re-open in SeptemberBy Laurence Dollimore For Mailonline Published: 21:18 EDT, 21 August 2021 | Updated: 21:20 EDT, 21 August 2021 A ‘desperate’ shortage of supply chain workers has forced food manufacturers and restaurants to try and recruit prisoners to fill the void.Recent weeks have seen supermarket shelves across the country left empty…

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The White House may invoke the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, which was created in 1952 to assist the military during emergencies following the post-World War II Berlin Airlift. The program could facilitate almost 20 commercial jets from five airlines to help transport evacuees from bases in the region, according to the official.Another senior administration official told CNN that the commercial jets wouldn’t be flying into Afghanistan but instead would be helping to transport Afghans from locations where they were taken after being evacuated from the country, including US bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Germany.The Wall Street Journal first reported on…

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Former MP for Chiana/Paga Constituency, Abuga Pele Former Member of Parliament for Chiana/Paga Constituency Abuga Pele has thanked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for granting him pardon.“Thank God for my release, I thank the president and I thank the people of Nakolo, I thank all those who were instrumental in getting me out of prison,” he said to a crowd in his hometown on Saturday, August 21.President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo granted him a presidential pardon after he was taken ill at the Nsawam Maximum Security Prison, from where he was transferred to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and admitted…

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“You can’t have a much better debut at home in front of our fans,” said the Hungarian midfielder, who scored two stunning goals as Leipzig swept aside Stuttgart 4-0 on Friday in front of 23,100 spectators. It was the first time Leipzig had that many fans in the stadium since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Germany in March 2020. Sidelined from domestic action by a persistent injury from late December 2020 until last month, Szoboszlai also missed out on playing for Hungary at the Euro 2020 finals. “I have experienced a lot in the last seven months while I was injured…

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Sports News of Saturday, 21 August 2021 Source: ghanasoccernet.com 2021-08-21 Black Stars defender, Abdul Baba Rahma with his Chelsea teammates, Hakim Ziyech Chelsea defender Baba Rahman, who has been linked with clubs in Ligue 1 and the Championship, will make a decision on his future next week. The 27-year-old will announce his next move in the coming days after Chelsea received offers from Reims, Reading, Middlesbrough, PAOK, and Olympiacos for his service.The Black Stars defender impressed last season while on loan with PAOK, playing in 13 league games and scoring a goal. He was also instrumental as the Greek side…

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The elected Police and Crime Commissioner overseeing Surrey police has launched an unprecedented attack on the Stonewall lobby group, accusing it of promoting a dangerous transgender ideology that puts women at risk.Lisa Townsend, the newly elected Conservative commissioner for Surrey, says she’s been inundated with emails and messages from women frightened that female-only spaces, including women’s refuges and toilets, are being opened up to people who ‘identify’ as women even if they have male genitalia.Stonewall, once best-known for promoting gay rights, is now leading the way in demanding that anyone should be free to determine their own gender – even…

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Seven of the deceased are from Xalapa and one is from Poza Rica, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and six of the victims are from the same family, Governor Cuitlahuac Garcia Jimenez of Veracruz said during a press conference. Mexico’s president has urged residents in its path to seek refuge in shelters or on higher ground.Hurricane Grace made landfall in the Gulf Coast of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of at least 120 mph. Strong winds will continue to batter the region through the morning hours, the National Hurricane Center said. After plowing through the Yucatan Peninsula, Grace weakened…

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Clement Apaak, Member of Parliament for Builsa South The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party’s Director of Communication Buaben Asamoa for shooting down claims that there was hardship in Ghana.The legislator is wondering why the NPP’s executive member would deny the fact that Ghanaians were going through extreme hardship under the corrupt Nana Addo-led administration.Yaw Buaben Asamoa on Friday accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of fueling a perception of hardship in the country.He held the view that the country is in a good state and President…

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