Author: Brila

Injured Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo is in the race against time to hit full fitness before the June 9 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.

Cristiano Ronaldo caught up with referee Martin Atkinson in the tunnel at half-time to debate his opening goal in Real Madrid’s win over Atletico Madrid.

The owner of Manchester City are willing to bankroll another mega-spending spree at the Club this summer after making it clear he is in full support of Pep Guardiola. Guardiola’s performance this season, his first in charge has come under increasing questioning. He will have a trophyless campaign for the first time in his managerial career, and the Citizens are still sweating over automatic Champions League qualification. According to sources close to the club’s summer recruitment drive, Guardiola will try to sign as many as eight players. Having spent more than £150million after taking over last summer and can expect…

Aizawl FC have warned they will resort to a hunger strike “unto death” if they are not afforded the chance to defend their status as Indian champions.

No weakness allowed for Anthony Joshua as he hits the the swimming pool looking to keep shape just days after defeating Klitschko with a left uppercut in the 11th round at Wembley last weekend. The British heavyweight looked to be on the brink of defeat at a sold-out Wembley Stadium before picking himself up from the canvas to secure an emphatic victory. Joshua who has now won all 19 of his professional fights via knockouts posted several videos on his Instagram account on Wednesday morning. The first video, which showed Joshua swimming, was captioned: ‘Focused to get better… Fitter, strong,…

Floyd Mayweather, has always been one man who loves to flaunt his wealth at will because he has enough of it. Following another big win on his gambling venture, Mayweather, former five-division world champion was on deck to show off his winnings to followers on Instagram. They don’t call him ‘Money’ for nothing. The 40-year-old was pictured on a private jet, the day after he had been out in West Hollywood at CATCH LA nightclub for a record label launch. On his flight, the former world champion could be seen with a huge stack of dollar bills sitting in his…

Poor preparation, bungled flight arrangements and a little bit of hard luck were all contributing factors to Nigeria’s ouster from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup according to Sand Eagles Pivot, Abu Azeez.

Diego Simeone had brave words after his worst night as Atletico Madrid coach by declaring that the tie was not over despite Real Madrid’s three-goal advantage. He said he was ‘neither disappointed nor furious’ after the first-leg hat trick of  Cristiano Ronaldo. Asked what he had told the players after the game, he said: ‘I have told them: “rest, recover, forget this game. Football is marvelous because anything can happen” ‘It’s difficult yes, impossible maybe, but it’s football so we will give every drop of sweat to make it happen. ‘They were better than us and we congratulate them for…

Qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is another top priority for the Super Eagles and the team is keen on ensuring a blistering start to the qualifying campaign, Onazi Ogenyi has told www.brila.net 

Both Moyes and Bilic are having a difficult period at their respective clubs, with results not helping matters, the pressure is mounting as club owners are already demading more. Moyes met with Sunderland’s owner Ellis Short and chief executive Martin Bain in London over the bank holiday weekend for a scheduled catch-up following the club’s confirmed relegation status from the Premier League. Moyes, joined the Black cats on a four-year deal last July, remains undecided whether he will continue as manager in Championship next season. Meanwhile, Bilic has suffered a disappointing second term at West Ham after leading them to…