Author: Brila

Portugal fought back from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in extra time in the Confederations Cup third-place game on Sunday.

Australia’s Jeff Horn stunned Filipino Manny Pacquiao in a bloody Brisbane battle to claim a unanimous 12-round decision and win the WBO world welterweight title albeit in very controversial style in front of 50,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

Strikers Godwin Obaje and Chijioke Alaekwe scored in each half as FC Ifeanyiubah ended their run of three games without a win with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Katsina United in a Matchday 27 encounter decided in Nnewi on Sunday.

Germany have won the FIFA Confederations Cup for the first time after a 1-0 victory over Chile at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.

Plateau United were hard done by in Maiduguri as the league leaders were broken on 90+5′ by El Kanemi on Sunday.

Rivers United will require a miracle to advance beyond the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup after they lost 2-0 at home to Club Africain and dropped to the bottom of group A with six points from five matches.

The negotiations were thornier than expected, but the successful partnership between Andre Iguodala and the Warriors will continue deeper into this decade.

Akwa United manager Abdul Maikaba feels his side are still in the race to claim their first NPFL crown.

Christine Ohuruogu could miss next month’s World Athletics Championships in London after failing to qualify for the women’s 400m final at the British trials in Birmingham.

Ahmed Musa and his new wife Juliet Ejue were joined in a traditional wedding ceremony on Saturday, July 1, in Idum Mbube community in Ogoja, Cross Rivers state.