Author: Brila

Two-time champion at the Roland Garros, Maria Sharapova will not compete at the French Open later this month after being denied a wildcard by the French Tennis Federation, but WTA chief executive Steve Simon condemned the reasoning for her snub. Sharapova was informed that her request for entry into the forthcoming grand slam following her recent return from a drugs ban had been rejected on Tuesday. She has competed at three events since returning to competitive tennis following her 15-month suspension for testing positive for meldonium, a sanction that was reduced from two years by the Court for Arbitration of…

Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has left a cryptic message on his twitter handle Today, talking about a major announcement.

Micheal Keane, who has continued to live in Manchester and is a boyhood United fan, can expect to quadruple his £25,000-a-week wages if he returns to a club that he first joined at the age of 11. The defender was first allowed to go to Burnley on loan before Louis van Gaal sanctioned a permanent move to Turf Moor. Keane has however developed into one of the Premier League’s most highly-rated defenders since leaving United to join Burnley for £2m in January 2015. And reports indicates Manchester United are set to re-sign Michael Keane from Burnley in a £25million deal this…

Amaju Pinnick deserves a second term as President of Nigeria Football Federation on account of how he has managed the crisis-ridden FA, according to renowned military sports administrator, Emmanuel Okaro.

Pogba’s dad Fassou Antoine died on Friday and the France international, who already missed Sunday’s match at Tottenham, is on compassionate leave and expected to be absent for the match at St Mary’s on Wednesday as he returns to his home country to pay his respects. United boss Jose Mourinho said: ‘I don’t think (he will be available). I think that his dad’s funeral has to be between Tuesday and Wednesday in France. ‘I don’t think that Paul has the conditions to play. We have left him completely free to be back when he thinks he’s ready.’

Last night the gunners beat already relegated  2-0 at the Emirates to keep their top four hopes up hoping Liverpool might lose points on match day 38 as Manchester City also sealed their top four fate with a convincing 3-1 victory over Tony Pulis West Brom. Despite the fine form of the Gunners in recent weeks, fans have not stopped protesting against manager, Wenger. Last weekend at stoke despite the gunners cruising to a 4-1 victory a plane still went over the Bet365 stadium with a ‘Wenger Out’ banner and last night was no different as a faction of the…

Golden State Warriors’ dominance of the NBA’s Western Conference does not look like stopping.

Faced with a possible legislative sanction, the Ministry of Sports is going ahead with the preparation for the June 13 Presidential elections into the various sports federation.

Former Super Eagles striker, Jonathan Akpoborie has said the football administrators in the Country have not invested correctly in the development of the sport over the years, hence the challenges with sustaining growth.

Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Alloy Agu has told www.brila.net that the Coaching crew keep tabs on Nigerian players and are stepping up the monitoring as the 2019 Afcon qualifying match against South Africa draws near.