Bow of the African Giant: As Nigeria is sent packing by France out of the World Cup

France booked their place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup after a 2-0 victory over Nigeria. Nigeria impressed during the first half and it had appeared they had taken the lead on 19 minutes when Emmanuel Emenike had the ball in the net, but the offside flag had been raised. France, too, carried a threat, and Paul Pogba came close, smashing Mathieu Valbuena's cut-back on target, but goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama was well-placed to make...

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Arjen Robben Admit to diving in Netherlands-Mexico match

Arjen Robben has apologised for diving during the first half of Netherlands' 2-1 win against Mexico at the 2014 World Cup. Robben was denied a penalty on two occasions before a late foul on the winger by Mexico captain Rafael Marquez saw referee Pedro Proenca point to the spot, allowing Netherlands to complete a dramatic late comeback. After the game Robben admitted diving on one of the first two occasions, when fouls were not given, but...

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BET Awards 2014: The Awards and violence

The 2014 BET Awards bestowed the movie accolades to "12 Years a Slave" stars Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The slavery movie itself was named Best Movie over "The Best Man Holiday", "Fruitvale Station", "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler". Nyong'o portrayed Patsey in "Slave" and won an Oscar for the same role earlier this year. Sadly, the actress did not attend the event to receive her trophy. She beat out such...

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