Ghana squad for 2014 World Cup qualifier with Sudan on March 24: Squad Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset/NOR), Fatau Dauda (AshantiGold), Daniel Adjei (Liberty Professionals) Defenders: Harrison Afful (Esperance/TUN), Richard Kissi Boateng (TP Mazembe/COD), John Boye (Rennes/FRA), Jonathan Mensah (Evian/FRA), Isaac Vorsah (Red Bull Salzburg/AUT), Mohammed Awal (Maritzburg United/RSA), Baba Abdul Rahman (Greuther Furth/GER), Yaw Frimpong (TP Mazembe/COD)

Former Fulham, West Ham and Leicester City defender John Paintsil was being held by police in Ghana on Friday after his wife was stabbed. An Accra police spokesman told AFP they were called to a domestic incident in a suburb of the capital and Paintsil was arrested for allegedly chasing his wife into the garden of a neighbour and stabbing her. The spokesman said the woman is receiving hospital treatment for serious eye wounds after collapsing following the assault.

* Boateng and Muntari score in surprise Milan win * Barcelona players fuming over controversial first goal (Writes through) By Brian Homewood MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Barcelona's treble hopes were hanging in the balance after they were strategically outplayed in a 2-0 defeat by AC Milan in their Champions League last-16 first-leg match on Wednesday.

Greek champions Olympiakos have reached agreement with experienced Ghanaian international midfielder Derek Boateng to join them, Greek media reported Monday. According to the reports, the 29-year-old was in Athens and after passing a medical examination agreed to join Olympiakos for the rest of this season with an option for another two years. The reports said that Boateng - who has played for four other Greek clubs during his career - is waiting to be released from his Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk which he joined last season, something that is expected very soon.