Author: Brila

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals for Juventus as the Italian champions maintained their perfect start to the season.

CRISTIANO RONALDO has finally ended his Juventus goal drought by scoring his side’s first goal against Sassuolo. The 33-year-old has been struggling to find the back of the net after four games in his new league. But he did the job this time at the Juventus Stadium, netting with a tap-in from just a yard out after a defensive mishap saw the ball bounce off the post. After failing to score in his first 319 minutes of league action for Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo now has two in 15 minutes. More Follows…

Nigeria’s Samson Tijani and Kunle Olusegun both picked individual awards at the 2019 Africa U17 Cup of Nations qualifying championships in Niger.

A year ago, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fought to a controversial draw that many felt should have gone GGG’s way. In the rematch, the two men again fought tooth and nail, throwing down until the final bell. This time, Canelo took the majority decision win with scores of 115-113, 115-113, 114-114. The fight was incredibly close the entire way. Virtually every round was a razor-thin affair that could have gone to either man. For Golovkin, the story of the fight was his effective jab, and a late rally that saw him coming on strong in the…

Golden Eaglets have emerged winners of their WAFU Zone B U17 AFCON qualifiers after defeating Ghana 3-1 on penalties on Saturday. The Golden Eaglets were forced to begin the opening minutes of the first half trying not to concede at the Ghanians attacked and were rewarded with two corner kicks. In the encounter, Akin Amoo and OLakunle Olusegun  Starred for the Golden Eaglets and almost combined to give Nigeria the lead before the end of the first half. In the penalty shootout, the Eaglets triumphed 3-1 and will thus join seven other teams to battle for four…

Wilfred Ndidi couldn’t halt Leicester City bashing and Kelechi Iheanacho failed to do enough to help the Foxes save face as they were pounded 4-2 by Bournemouth in Saturday’s premier League game.

Belgian Captain Eden Hazard scored a hat-trick as Chelsea continued their perfect start under Maurizio Sarri to move top of the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Cardiff at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Sol Bamba’s opener shocked Sarri’s men into life, but the Belgian was too hot for Cardiff to handle with a quickfire double just before half-time. Hazard completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot before Willian’s stunning strike completed the rout seven minutes from time. The victory moves Chelsea above Liverpool on goal difference at the top of the table, whilst Cardiff remain without…

D’Tigers star Al-Farouq Aminu shut down criticisms about his style of play and the team’s nervy 73-84 win over Ivory Coast both in Friday’s 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.

GEORGINIO Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino both scored for Liverpool in a Wembley win over Premier League title rivals Tottenham and retain their place at the top of the table. Despite having a goal ruled offside within two minutes, Liverpool went on to take the lead on the cusp of half-time courtesy of a looping Georginio Wijnaldum header which evaded the Spurs defense and was proved to have crossed the line. Liverpool took the initiative and soon built on their margin early in the second half, Sadio Mane picking out Roberto Firmino who lashed the ball over the line at close…

Floyd Mayweather has said he will come out of retirement to fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch later this year.