Author: Brila

Football fans in the smiling city of Akure, will troop out to the Ondo state football agency office, at football village, Oda Road at about 11am on Tuesday morning, to witness the unveiling of two of the sports icons, Augustine Eguaveon and Ike Shorunmu as coaches of their beloved Sunshine stars. The mandate to keep Sunshine stars in the NPFL was only recently handed over to honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye, a former vice chairman of Sunshine stars football club, a former deputy chairman of the house committee on sports and a former director general of the National sports commission who alongside…

Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has called on the executive arm of government in the state to come up with a regulation that would prevent such devastating occurrence for future purposes. The Honorable Speaker made the call during Plenary yesterday, commiserated with the families of the deceased, including the demise of other political leaders in the country. A high-tension cable had fallen on a shop, where football fans were watching a UEFA Europa league quarter-final match between Manchester United and Anderlecht and electrocuted them to death. He said: “The incident that happened in Calabar could happen even…

Chelsea star reveals he slept through defeat to Manchester United due to illness. Alonso was a late drop-out for Chelsea’s trip to face Manchester United earlier this month. The Spaniard was suffering from illness and missed the game, that United won thanks to Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera. After returning to help Chelsea beat Tottenham 4-2 and reach the FA Cup final, Alonso has opened up on his nightmare. Alonso told the London Evening Standard “I was throwing up the night before and wasn’t feeling very good,” “I watched the first half in the directors’ box but I had to go…

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Akwa United Supporters Club has expressed satisfaction over the team’s performance in the just concluded first round of matches in the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL which has seen the team occupy 5th position on the table with 29 points from 19 matches. Chairman of the supporters club Mr. Sunday Otu gave the commendation in a chat with the media department of the club in Uyo. Mr. Otu explained that the supporters club and all the fans of Akwa United are very happy with the performance of the team after the first stanza of the league. “As members of Akwa…

REVEALED: Real Madrid coach Zidane ripped into Bale in Barcelona aftermath Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane steamed into Gareth Bale in the aftermath of defeat to Barcelona on Sunday. Bale, having declared himself fit for the game, lasted only 39 minutes before hobbling off. After the 2-3 reverse, Zidane insisted to the media: “He told me he was fine and I do not regret it at all. I’m disappointed for him. These things can not be controlled. “Tests will be carried out and I hope it is nothing.” However, behind closed doors it was a different story, says Don Balon.…

Serena Williams on Monday called the alleged comments about her unborn child made by former world number one Ilie Nastase “racist” and applauded the International Tennis Federation for launching a probe into the remarks. Former tennis bad boy Nastase, who won two grand slam titles in the 1970s, was quoted by Romanian and some British media as saying in response to William’s pregnancy announcement: “Let’s see what colour it has. Chocolate with milk?” “It disappoints me to know we live in a society where people like Ilie Nastase can make such racist comments towards myself and unborn child, and sexist…

Ghana legend Mohammed Polo says the current problems of the Black Stars are spiritually. The senior national team have been on a slide after a calamitous 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign. Ghana have burned and crashed on the cusp of winning the Africa Cup of Nations with the latest being 2015 where they were beaten in the final by Ivory Coast on penalties. The Black Stars have the dice loaded against them in the qualifers to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals with one point from two matches. Polo believes the team a hex has been put on the team.…

Rafa Benitez has successfully guided Newcastle United back to the Premier League after a season in the Championship.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he will not be on the sidelines for Monday’s game four against the Portland Trail Blazers, and he might be out for the rest of the play-offs.