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The nominations for the prestigious BET Awards have been announced, and unfortunately, they do not bode well for the Ghanaian music industry. No Ghanaian artist received a nomination. Canadian rapper Drake has the highest number of nominations, followed by Nicki Minaj. The Awards ceremony will take place on June 30, 2024, at 8 pm ET/…

Euro 2024 hosts Germany named a largely expected preliminary squad on Thursday, with Mats Hummels and Leon Goretzka the only notable absentees. Manager Julian Nagelsmann has four goalkeepers in his squad, with VfB Stuttgart’s Alexander Nübel joining Manuel Neuer, Oliver Baumann, and Marc-André ter Stegen as Nagelsmann otherwise largely showed faith in the players he…

Norwich dismissed manager David Wagner less than 24 hours after their promotion dreams were shattered. The Canaries drew the first leg of their play-off semi-final 0-0 against Leeds at home but fell to an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Elland Road on Thursday night. The club has now acted swiftly in the wake of the loss…

Tottenham is believed to be leading the race to sign the highly-rated 24-year-old despite the player drawing the attention of Newcastle United as well. Having made significant investments in their squad recently, Forest is considering selling Gibbs-White in a bid to balance their finances. On the most recent episode of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast,…

If the 2023-24 campaign has taught Real Madrid one lesson, it is that their depth at center-back is not sufficient. Burdened to handle most of the season without two defenders, Carlo Ancelotti and Co. are looking to recruit a new name in the department come June. Considering Nacho Fernandez’s almost certain departure from the Spanish…

The Liverpool center-back will be part of Didier Deschamps’ 25-man group for the tournament in Germany, which begins next month. Les Bleus are in Group D and will face Austria (June 17), the Netherlands (June 21) – for whom fellow Reds Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van Dijk have been named in a provisional…

Tuchel came under fire for what appeared a hugely controversial decision to substitute Kane during the Champions League semi-final clash with Real Madrid, with the German giants suffering a late collapse in that contest to tumble out of Europe. However, he explained after the game that he took off the forward because he “froze up”…

Brazil has been named host of the 2027 Women’s World Cup after beating a joint bid by the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany (BNG). They became the first nation to be handed the rights by an open vote, with member associations voting 119 to 78 in favor of Brazil at Fifa’s congress in Bangkok on Friday.…

Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has been appointed head coach of Dutch top-flight side Heerenveen. The Netherlands’ record men’s goalscorer, 40, has signed a two-year deal and will begin his first managerial role in the summer. Since retiring as a player in 2019, he has worked as an assistant coach at…

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has renewed calls for the government to review the rates of the Electronic Transfer Levy popularly known as (E-levy). Their concerns follow recent conversations around financial inclusion at the ongoing 3i Summit in Accra. E-levy was introduced in 2022 as part of the government’s effort to put in…