Author: Brila

Sometimes, someone gets hot. In Game 3 of the East finals, Marcus Smart, a career 29.1% three-point shooter, hit a Ray Allen-esque seven threes in a game the Celtics won by one possession, a flukey performance that still uncaged some silly takes and over explanations.

John Terry walked off with tears in his eyes as the Chelsea captain was substituted in the 26th minute and given a guard of honour by his team-mates at Stamford Bridge. Play was paused in the Premier League match against Sunderland on Sunday to allow Chelsea to give their 36-year-old skipper a send-off in the first half.

Manchester United took to Twitter on Monday evening to reveal images of the squad trying on match day suits before the trip to Stockholm. Accompanied with the caption: ‘Our Europa League final suit fitting – dressed for the part thanks to @paulsmithdesign! #asuittotravelin,’ Daley Blind, Michael Carrick, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford looked sharp as they tried on the attire. The suits are understood to have been designed by Sir Paul Smith for the Red Devils and are worth around £800 each. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/866715320077209606

There’s no other thought than Roma-Genoa now, and I don’t know if it really will be Totti’s farewell,’ Roma manager Spalletti told Gazzetta dello Sport. Francesco Totti’s imminent retirement has been thrown into doubt, as Roma manager Luciano Spalletti said he doesn’t know the player’s plans. Totti had been expected to finally hang up his boots at the end of the season, after 25 years at the Serie A club. But manager Spalletti claims the player, who has not yet made a formal statement on his future, may not be making a farewell appearance. ‘He must say what he plans…

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNewsHQ/status/867025584848863233 According to Sky Sports News, this saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley will have extra security in and out of the Stadium for the safety of fans and players. Following recent attacks aimed at major events in major cities in Europe, the FA feels they need to ensure the safety of individuals coming for the game is a priority. Just Monday, there was a bomb attack in Manchester killing over 21 people and injuring dozens.

Of all the winners of the modern Champions League, few teams are remembered as fondly as the Ajax side of the mid-1990s. The names aren’t just familiar, they’re the stuff of legend – the team almost springs to most fans’ minds fully formed, such was their era-defining brilliance. And yet, within a couple of years, that great side was no more, torn apart by forces beyond the Dutch club’s control, leaving Ajax without a side able to compete for European silverware for decades. Now, more than 20 years after their Champions League win and the final defeat that followed it…

Life as head coach of Bafana Bafana began today for Stuart Baxter. The Englishman resumed at the SAFA offices for the first time this morning. Baxter, who opted to prioritise putting together his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations clash with Nigeria over travelling with SuperSport United to Gabon, was appointed earlier this month, but until now has been focusing on his club football. He will name his squad for the clash with the Super Eagles on Thursday afternoon. Baxter is now dedicating the next couple of days to selecting a side that can engineer their first ever win…

Thirteen Nigeria Judo Federation officials on Monday all passed their international Judo Federation course held in Lusaka, Zambia. Coach Ewa Ekuta was adjudged best overall student of the 2017 International Judo Federation (IJF) Academy practical Examination after excelling in the Tachi waza and Ne waza practical as well as the theory. The Tachi waza is throwing techniques. Legs,hands and hip techniques, Ne waza is in the group techniques of Chocking, hands lock, leg lock and pinning down. All 13 official of the NJF scored 75% up which qualifies them to enroll for the level 2 which will kick start by…

The Premier Soccer League has charged Cape Town City and NFD trio Mthatha Bucks, Milano United and Jomo Cosmos for various offences. The quartet will appear before the PSL’s disciplinary committee on Thursday at 18h00. The League released a statement, which reads: ‘The Premier Soccer League has charged the following clubs for various offenses. They will appear in front of the PSL Disciplinary Committee this week, Thursday 25 May 2017 at 18h00. ‘MTHATHA BUCKS:  The club has been charged with contravening Rule 35.2 of the NSL Handbook after they allegedly failed to field the stipulated number of U23 players during…

Former Super falcons star, Stella Mbachu revealed to Brila.net that the Nigerian national female league is not at its best and that has gone down to affect the national team of Nigeria. She noted that gone are the days when good sponsors usually commit to the sponsorship of the league which made it more competitive but now, everything has gone haywire. Citing that if the quality of the league is going down, it is also expected that the quality of players produce will be affected which is now the case.