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Out-of-favour Chelsea Captain and defender Gary Cahill is on the verge of completing a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray, according to reports. The 32-year-old, who announced his retirement from international football earlier this week to focus on reigniting his club career, could still leave Chelsea before the end of August. Cahill has failed to feature in any of Chelsea’s opening three games in the Premier League, and it has resulted in question marks over the centre-back’s future. The retired England International is said to be prepared to fight for his place in Maurizio Sarri’s starting lineup, but it has…

Enyimba International striker Wasiu Alalade has expressed delight after notching the lone goal that qualifies the People’s Elephant into the Quarterfinals. Enyimba have not won any continental trophy since they took the more prestigious CAF Champions League back to back in 2003 and 2004. The striker told www.brila.net’s Yinka Oyedele after the encounter that he is really happy to have scored after all the efforts from all the players. Alalade further stressed that Enyimba’s target now is getting to the finals and possibly winning the competition. Enyimba dominated the game in the second half, but the…

Serena Williams and older sister Venus will be playing their 30th tour-level encounter at the US Open. Serena Williams set up the highly anticipated matchup at Flushing Meadows by hitting 13 aces and overwhelming 101st-ranked Carina Witthoeft of Germany 6-2 6-2 in a little more than an hour in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday night. Hours earlier, across the way at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Venus Williams did her part with another straight-set victory, eliminating 40th-ranked Camila Giorgi of Italy 6-4 7-5. “Unfortunately and fortunately, we have to play each other. We make each other better. We bring…

Super Eagles forward Isaac Success ended his 22 months goal drought for Watford after hitting the back of the net for Watford, in a 2-0 victory over Reading. A true pass from Adam Masina in the 36th minute put Success through on goal and the striker dribbled past the goalkeeper Sam Walker before stroking the ball into an empty net for the opening and only goal in the first half. Domingos Quina hit a 25-yard shot in the 62nd minute to wrap up the win for Javi Gracia’s men who now progress to the third round of the…

Coach of the Tanzania National team, Emmanuel Aminuke has indicated intentions to drop up to six players of Champions Simba Fc from the National team. Amunike in a chat with www.brila.net’s Yinka Oyedele, the former Super Eagles winger said his selection isn’t to witch hunt any team but to the overall good of the National team. This is Amunike’s first major decision as the Manager of the Tanzanian team, and the decision has been met with a lot of mixed reactions but the Coach seems to have made up his mind. He also added that all top performing…

Former Super Eagles forward Victor Moses has answered questions from the official website of Chelsea about his Chelsea teammates and his plans on retirement from the game. The Blues are currently getting used to life under new manager Maurizio Sarri after the Italian manager’s appointment as the club’s new boss back in July following the sacking of Antonio Conte. However, Moses’ playing time has been reduced drastically due to the change in style of play under the former Napoli Boss Maurizio Sarri. Asked who has been the best player in training recently, Moses replied: ”Everyone has been good, everyone is…

Enyimba will now face Rwanda’s Rayon Sport in the CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinal after a stoppage-time winner by Wasiu Alalade saw them beat CARA Brazzaville of Congo. Enyimba won the group on 12 points, while Cara finished runners-up after Williamsville of Cote d’Ivoire could only manage a goalless draw in Abidjan with bottom team Djoliba of Mali. CARA will now battle Group D winners USMA of Algeria, who beat Gor Mahia from Kenya 2-1 in their final group game earlier today. Enyimba controlled the game and created the better chances against CARA, who trounced them 3-0 in…

Former Ivory Coast Captian and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has reportedly agreed on a move back to Greek club Olympiacos. The 35-year-old ex-Barca star was released by City at the end of last season after an eight-year stint with the Premier League champions. Toure’s agent confirmed on Tuesday that the player had passed a medical in London, but The Mirror reports that Toure will rejoin former club Olympiacos this week. The report adds that the Ivorian midfielder’s preferred destination was the English capital, but no clubs held a firm interest in the player. The former African footballer of the year spent one season…