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Kano Pillars media officer Idris Malikawa has confirmed the resignation of coach Kadiri Ikhana from the Kano based side on medical ground. Ikhana’s resignation was recieved by the club Sunday evening after Pillars’ 3-1 defeat to Rangers in Enugu although he wasn’t on the bench for the encounter. Malikawa said the club will make a decision on the vacant position of head coach before the week runs out. The board in a release signed by its media officer, Malikawa Idris Rilwanu said though they got the information through press interview granted the media late Sunday night, but  thanked the former…

Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Mukhtar Khaled ‘Malone’ has stated that Nigeria’s Afrobasket title defence will not be threatened by Angola been named new host of the 2017 Afrobasket championship following the withdrawal of the Republic of Congo based on logistics. Malone in a chat with Brila.net said that Nigeria is good enough to raise two championship winning side but that the success will depend on the kind of preparation which goes back to funding which isn’t forthcoming from the Government and this has been a huge problem in the area of modalities on how to go about…

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation Daniel Igali has stated that it is still a dicey situation for Nigerian wrestlers with three days to the commencement of the African wrestling championship which starts this week in Marakech Morocco. Igali in a chat with Brila.net revealed that the National Sports commission only approved 7.2 million naira from the 28 million naira budget submitted but that the Bayelsa state Government have promised to sponsor about 12 wrestlers meaning 16 of the eligible wrestlers could be what Nigeria will travel with for the Africa wrestling championship which serve as qualifiers for the World…

Solidifying their position as the strongest relay nation in the world, the USA collected their third successive Golden Baton honor at the IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2017.

The Nigeria House Project Committee for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games has been officially dissolved. Having completed its assignment in Rio during the Olympic Games, the Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung thanked the committee headed by Muhammed Abdullahi for their service to the country and wished the members well in their future endeavours. The committee was given the task to give Nigeria a face at the Olympic Games in Rio by showcasing the Nigerian culture, arts and entertainment to the world during the Games.

Officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Nigeria Olympic Committee have arrived in Nassau, Bahamas to inspect facilities to be used by Team Nigeria at the 6th edition of the 2017 Youth Commonwealth Games. The Youth Commonwealth games slated for July 19-23, 2017 will feature 1000 athletes taking part in 9 sports including aquatics, athletics, rugby sevens, beach volleyball, beach soccer, cycling, boxing, tennis and judo. The inspection which starts Today, Monday is one of the requirements of participating countries as well as a meeting with the host nation ahead of the Youth commonwealth games. The participating…

Here are some of the picture highlights from the El Clasico last night. Let’s relive some of the top moments. Enjoy. Disclaimer: We do not claim ownership of these pictures.

Maria Sharapova returns to tennis this week following her 15-month ban having tested positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.

In the heat of a media storm over a leaked audio on her marital life with Black Stars midfielder, Afriyie Acquah, Amanda described her then husband as a “Monkey”.

Legend Abedi Ayew Pele says he is not interested in running for the Ghana Football Association presidency in 2019.