Author: Brila

Serena Williams is in the Wimbledon final after beating Julia Görges 6-2, 6-4, in the semi-final, and will now play Angelique Kerber in the final on Saturday. That match will be a reprise of the 2016 final, which Williams won 7-5, 6-3. Serena has now won 20 consecutive matches at Wimbledon. And while Kerber is playing ever so well, and has beaten Williams twice before, it seems likely the run will stretch to 21 before the weekend is over. “I didn’t expect to play this well so quickly into my comeback,” Williams said courtside. “It’s not inevitable for me to…

Maurizio Sarri is in final negotiations with former club Napoli as he edges closer to taking charge at Chelsea, says the Serie A club’s president. Chelsea have also joined Manchester City in the race to sign Napoli’s £50m-rated midfielder Jorginho. Antonio Conte took charge of Chelsea’s pre-season training at the weekend, but the Italian has now been shown the exit door at the Bridge.

Angelique Kerber progressed to her second Wimbledon final in three years as she eased past Jelena Ostapenko on Centre Court on Thursday.

According to multiple reports in England and Italy, Chelsea have sacked their Manager, Antonio Conte.

ANTONIO CONTE has been sacked by Chelsea in a meeting today after two years in charge at Stamford Bridge, according to reports from Cobham. More to follow…

Moroccan Botola club Difaâ Hassani d’el-Jadida have announced that they have completed the signing of Nigeria international Anthony Okpotu from NPFL outfit Lobi Stars. The striker is contracted to his new employer until the end of the 2020-2021 season, having put pen to paper on a three-year deal. Difaâ Hassani d’el-Jadida have done their homework before offering Okpotu a contract as he starred for the Super Eagles at the 2018 African Nations Championship that took place in Morocco. The 24-year-old tried his luck at Brondby in April but did not get a positive feedback from the Danish Superliga team before…

A number invitations have been sent out to players of Nigeria’s D’Tigress ahead of the commencement of the team’s 2018 FIBA World Cup camp in Atlanta, according to NBBF vice President Babs Ogunade.

La Liga giants, Barcelona are reportedly set to tender a bid worth £100 Million to lure Chelsea’s playmaker and Belgium Captain, Eden Hazard to the Camp Nou. The idea of signing Hazard has gained momentum following the failure to lure Antoine Griezmann to the Camp Nou. The new sporting department made it clear from the beginning that they should find a new strategy, although the priority remains to bring in someone of the highest level who could help in the middle of the pitch as well as further forward. Hazard became a clear alternative to the French…

The qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will for the first time be played on a zonal basis (regional), to determine the seven teams to join host Tanzania for next year’s final tournament.

Super Eagles Defender Leon Balogun has broke his long since since Nigeria’s exit from the world cup with a emotional message to Nigerian football fans.