Author: Brila

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has warned all clubs invited for the final 6 play-off of the Premier Basketball League slated to hold between 14th and 19th August, 2017 to disregard any invitation from anybody or group of people parading as the NBBF members.

A prolific burglar got more than he bargained for when he broke into the house of a professional boxer.

Craig Shakespeare believes Leicester have pulled off a transfer coup by signing Kelechi Iheanacho and insists the 20-year-old can form a productive partnership with Jamie Vardy.

Nigeria Coach Salisu Yusuf has dropped nine players including Mfon Udoh, Okemute Odah and Prince Aggreh, picking 20 for Sunday’s 2018 CHAN qualifying match away to Benin Republic.

Barrister Solomon Dalung, the Youth and Sports Minister has restated that grassroots sports development remains the only route to rebuilding the country’s sports.

Borussia Dortmund have rejected a bid from Barcelona for Ousmane Dembele before suspending the starlet following his failure to show up for training on Thursday. The 20-year-old Dembele, who has been lined up as a potential replacement for Neymar, has been fined and is now prevented from train with his team-mates until next week. After Dortmund manager Peter Bosz confirmed that Dembele did not attend training on Thursday, the club released a statement explaining that the forward had been the subject of a bid from Barcelona – one that was rejected because it did not reflect his ‘extraordinary’ ability. ‘Borussia…

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has continued with his rich vein of form, netting a brace in Changchun Yatai’s 2-0 win away to Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League (CSL). Ighalo opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the game, getting on to a cross from Jiang Zhie to finish in the near post. He added another goal in the 60th minute, shooting past the Henan Jianye goalkeeper from a Li Guang byline Odion Ighalo nets brace for Changchun Yatai in China – Football – Pulse This was the Nigerian’s 10th goal in 19 games showing that he has…

Ivorian defender Serge Aurier has agreed a five-year deal to join Manchester United from Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports.

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr is pondering handing a recall to Russia based Striker, Aaron Samuel.

PARIS — It’s been nearly a week since Neymar landed in Paris, and the world’s most expensive player still can’t play for his new club in the French league. Neymar’s world-record US$262 million transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain was completed last week, but the Brazil international has yet to be granted permission to play. PSG wanted Neymar to start the season at the Parc des Princes last week against Amiens but his debut was delayed because his international transfer certificate (ITC) had not been received by the French league on time. Neymar was unveiled to the PSG fans on…