Euro: Wales beat Slovakia as Switzerland defeat Albania

Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 in Bordeaux on Saturday as both teams took part in their first-ever game in the European Championship finals.
Gareth Bale grabbed the opening goal as his superb free kick in the first half set Wales on their way in front of a huge following of Welsh fans in south west France.
Slovakia threatened occasionally through Marik Hamsik but substitute Ondrej Duda scored seconds after arriving on the pitch to make it 1-1.

U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles stop Burundi, battle Sudan

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles brightened their chances of qualifying for next year’s U20 AFCON final tournament in Zambia by defeating Burundi 2-1 on Saturday at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar thereby zooming into the final stage on a 3-1 aggregate.
The Flying Eagles team had earlier won the first leg 1-0 in Burundi and will now face Sudan in the qualifying final playoff next month.

Copa America: Costa Rica upset Colombia as USA top group

Johan Venegas and Celso Borges each scored and Costa Rica benefited from an own goal by Colombia in a 3-2 upset victory to wrap up Group A play in the Copa America on Saturday night.

The match was largely inconsequential to these teams because Colombia earned a berth in the quarter-finals with a win over Paraguay on Tuesday and Costa Rica was eliminated from contention with the United States’ 1-0 victory over Paraguay earlier.

65-yr-old man arrested for serial raping of 11-yr-old

A 65-year-old man identified as Akinlolu Ogunlade who was arrested by men of the Oyo State Police command, Eleyele in Ibadan, for severally raping an 11-year-old said he made the minor his sex slave after rejecting several overtures from the girl before he gave in.

Described as a serial rapist when he was paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Leye Oyebode, the suspect said he was arrested at the Akobo area of Ogun State.

“I am 65 years old and I work as a plumber. I was arrested at Akobo area. The little girl came over to me and started disturbing me to have sex with her and I told her that she was too small. I told her she could not  do something of such but she replied by telling me that she could do it.”

12 freed Ghaddafi loyalists found dead in Tripoli

The Libyan Unity government has ordered quick investigation into the killing of 12 freed Ghaddafi loyalist whose lifeless bodies were found in Tripoli just days after they were released from detention.

The victims were part of a group who had been held at the al-Ruwaimi prison, Tripoli’s general prosecutor confirmed.

Suarez explains Copa anger

Luis Suarez felt helpless as Uruguay were knocked out of the Copa America Centenario, explaining his anger on the bench.

Uruguay star Luis Suarez explained his angry reaction at the Copa America Centenario after his side’s elimination.
Suarez was left out of the squad as Oscar Tabarez’s men suffered a 1-0 loss to Venezuela on Thursday to bow out of Group C.

10 health benefits of eating unripe plantain

Plantains belong to the same family as bananas but they have to be cooked to be eaten. Plantains are delicious and can be found in many places in the world Theseare a few health benefits of plantains:

1, Plantains are very reliable sources of starch and energy.