Maxime Hamou, an up-and-coming tennis player, has been removed from the French Open and could face further punishment after repeatedly kissing and almost choke-holding a female reporter, who interviewed him live following his first-round loss Monday.

“The management of the tournament has decided to revoke Maxime Hamou’s accreditation following his reprehensible behavior with a journalist yesterday,” the French Tennis Federation said in a statement. The federation said it will review the incident before deciding on further sanctions.

League Leaders, Tesano Spinners would seek to solidify their status on the summit of the table tennis league table in this weekend’s fixtures as rivals Immigration gets a bye in the first round of matches to be played on Saturday at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Spinners will meet Western Table Tennis Club in the first match of the day in a clash the lads from Nigerians are expected to win with ease against a struggling Western side.

The Badminton Association of Ghana has commended the President of the association, Mr Evans KojoYeboah, on his election as a council member of the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) at their just ended Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Gold Coast, Australia.

Mr Yeboah was one of 15 members from other African countries elected to manage the affairs of African badminton for the next five years.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has underscored the importance of golf to the country, hence the need to give it utmost attention.

He wondered why Ghana had paid little attention to the sport in spite of the huge advantage the country stands to gain if it is promoted.

A former Communications Director for the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Suleiman Habuba, has advised sports journalists to come out of their ‘local’ shelves and position themselves for a global world, as information technology has made the profession more open.

Habuba, now a consultant and also into oil and gas, also advised sports journalists in Africa to use their medium to enhance the image of sports on the continent instead of being carried away by what happens in the western world.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed a new two-year contract, extending his 21-year reign at the club.

Wenger and club owner Stan Kroenke met on Monday to determine the Frenchman's future, with the decision relayed to directors at a Tuesday board meeting.

Alhaji Sulley Muniru Muntari, the father of brothers Sulley Muntari and Muniru Sulley has died after a long battle with illness.

Golf star Tiger Woods was arrested on a drink-driving charge in Florida early on Monday morning, police say.

Police recorded the arrest at 07:18 local time (11:18 GMT). The golfer was released a few hours later, records from Palm Beach County police show.

League leaders Tesano Spinners withstood a late charge from Fire Service to beat them 3-2 in the second match of this week’s fixture of the ongoing national Table Tennis League played last Saturday at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium.

Earlier Spinners defeated Koforidua Eastern Loopers 3-0. The two victories keep the leaders atop the ladder as the league continues with thrilling fixtures this weekend.

Ghanaian football icon Anthony Baffoe was last Saturday crowned the 2016 SWAG Sports Personality of the Year at the 42nd MTN SWAG Awards held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who was the Special Guest of Honour, decorated Baffoe -- FIFA and CAF General Coordinator and the General Secretary of the Professionals Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) -- with SWAG’s flagship award.

Defending champions, the Immigration ping-pong team would have to continue playing catch up for a while as league leaders Spinners continued their winning ways after defeating Eastern Loopers and Fire Service, 3-0 and 3-2 respectively in the ongoing Table Tennis League.

In the week five fixtures played last Saturday at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium, Immigration also put aside the sudden resignation of their former coach to step their foot on the pedal and chase after Spinners.

A 21st-minute penalty converted by midfielder Mamadou Samake gave the Aiglonnets of Mali a lone goal victory over Ghana’s Black Starlets at the Stade de L’ Amite in Libreville yesterday to win the African Under-17 Championship for a historic second successive time.

The Starlets fell behind after conceding a penalty when Ghanaian defender John Otu brought down Ibrahim Kane. Ghana’s goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim bravely saved the first kick but Samake reacted quickly to latch onto the rebound and drilled the ball home for what turned out to be the championship-winning goal.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-emphasised his government’s commitment to ensure sports thrive in the country with a promise to see to it that all sporting disciplines receive the necessary support.

As proof of his government’s commitment, President Akufo Addo said the sports budget received a 100 per cent increment this year to ensure that the sports ministry got adequate funding to support sports in the country.

Coach Stephen Polack of Asante Kotoko has indicated that the team can only seek to build on their performance after securing his second win for the club since taking over.

Kotoko defeated Tema Youth 1-0 in their 16th-week Premier League game at the Tema Stadium yesterday to register only their first win in their last eight league matches.

Ampem Darkoa Ladies Sunday beat Fabulous Ladies 2-1 in their crunch Round of 32 tie of the Sanford Women’s FA Cup competition.

A brace from newly crowned SWAG Female Footballer of the Year, Princella Adubea, helped the National Women’s League (NWL) champions avenge the loss they suffered at the hands of last year’s finalists to progress to the next round of the competition.