Author: Brila

It was billed as the race of the weekend, and the women’s 200m duly delivered a contest for the ages at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Saturday afternoon (27), with Tori Bowie upsetting the odds and flying to victory in an IAAF Diamond League record of 21.77.

Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi insists coach Unai Emery will remain at the helm of the Ligue 1 giants.

Diego Costa insists he would only leave Chelsea for former club Atletico Madrid and has no interest in moving to the Chinese Super League.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s sublime penalty proved the difference as Borussia Dortmund ended a run of three successive defeats in DFB-Pokal finals by seeing off a stoic Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1, in what could be Thomas Tuchel’s last game as head coach.

Neymar scored Barcelona’s second goal in a Copa del Rey-clinching 3-1 win over Alaves on Saturday, becoming the first player to score in three consecutive finals since Real Madrid great Ferenc Puskas.

A silly tackle, simulation from Victor Moses and a lethargic – perhaps overjoyed from the Premier League success – performance cost Chelsea a double, following their 2-1 loss to Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

Odion Ighalo and Brown Ideye fired blank in the Chinese Super League matches played on Saturday as their respective clubs dropped points and lost further grounds in the season’s race.

Watford have named former Hull boss Marco Silva as their new head coach.

Corsica Executive Council President Gilles Simeoni has mused a frightening possibility in world football following Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against the Island nation on Friday.

In the match between Croatia and Australia in the 2006 Soccer World Cup, British referee Graham Poll made a horrible mistake. He issued three yellow cards to the same player (Croatian Josip Šimunić) before sending him off.