Author: Brila

These are stranger days in France where some of the most jaw-dropping happenings in football have emerged from the Ligue 1 in the past Eight months.

Luvo Manyonga has overcome many challenges in his 26 years, but on Saturday evening under the cool sky at London Stadium, he took his place in long jump history by winning gold at the IAAF World Championships.

Usain Bolt advanced to the 100 metres final at the World Championships – despite finishing behind American Christian Coleman – to remain on course for his golden finale.

The sporting public were denied a fairytale ending to Usain Bolt’s solo 100m career when American Justin Gatlin took gold in the World Championship final, and some found the outcome too galling to bare.  Bolt’s final dash at the London Stadium resulted in a bronze medal, behind not only Gatlin but his young compatriot Christian Coleman.  A chorus of boos from a crowd unhappy with Gatlin’s doping past rang around the arena in a slightly surreal conclusion to the blue-chip event.  Gatlin was banned for one year after testing positive in 2001 for an amphetamine contained in attention deficit disorder medication (ADD),…

Yes, the Brazilian wants to be the world’s No.1 player, but delivering financial security “for ever” to relatives who lived without electricity in a run-down suburb when he was young as its best-paid one is the priority. Money over ambition. And when you consider the eye-watering sums involved in Neymar ’s stunning world-record-doubling move to Paris Saint-Germain it is easy to see why his head has finally been turned. Around £49million per year in wages for five years – £942,000 per-week – making the 25-year-old the highest paid player in the world. After tax, he will take home £27m or around £520,000 per-week, while…

Justin Gatlin has beaten world record holder Usain Bolt in the men’s 100m at the world athletics championships in London.

Bayern Munich have won the DFB Super Cup after defeating Borussia Dortmund 5-4 on penalties following a 2-2 full time result.

Joel Obi will welcome a new teammate Nicolas N’Koulou who joins Torino FC on loan from Ligue Un side Olympique Lyonnais.

Football World governing body, FIFA have announced a category for Goalkeepers will feature in the 2017 Best Awards.

Faryal Makhdoom tried to backtrack on her astonishing love-split Twitter feud with Amir Khan by deleting her tweets and claiming she had been hacked so the couple could stay together for their sake of their daughter, a source close to the family has said.