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 the save.
As the match entered its final 20 minutes, Les Bleus began to take charge. Karim Benzema saw an effort cleared off the line before Yohan Cabaye struck the woodwork, but Pogba eventually made the breakthrough on 79 minutes after Enyeama failed to deal with a corner.
France added a second in injury time as Joseph Yobo deflected a Valbuena cross into his own net.

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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 claimed the third time was a legitimate foul and said it is a tendency he must curb.
"The one at the end was a penalty, I was fouled," he told Dutch television channel NOS.
"At the same time I have to apologise in the first half I took a dive and I really shouldn't do that.
"That was a stupid, stupid thing to do but sometimes you're expecting to be struck and then they pull their leg away at the last minute."

Mexico coach Miguel Herrera blamed Robben for his side's elimination from the tournament and questioned the appointment of a European referee for a game involving a European side.
He said: "Out of the four matches here in all of them the refereeing was disastrous.
"Robben did three dives and he should have been cautioned. You should caution a guy who is trying to cheat, and then if Robben did it again he would be sent off.
"And why did FIFA choose a referee from the same confederation as Holland instead of one from South America, Asia or Africa?
"The doubtful decisions were always against us. We have to say it in capital letters, in three matches we had horrible refereeing. The man with the whistle knocked us.
"I want the referee committee to take a look and that the referee goes home just like us."

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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 actresses as Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey.
Ejiofor played the lead male character Solomon Northup in the 2013 movie. He was nominated for an Oscar for the role but did not win it. His BET Awards victory was over such actors as Forest Whitaker, Idris Elba, Kevin Hart and Michael B. Jordan.

The 2014 BET Awards was held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. and broadcast live on Sunday, June 29 in Los Angeles. The ceremony was marred with violence when one man was shot to death and another was stabbed in two separate unofficial pre-show parties. BET has released a statement, saying the event is not affiliated with the incidents.

The awards event also gave nods to music and sports. Tennis star Serena Williams and basketball ace Kevin Durant won Subway Sportswoman of the Year and Subway Sportsman of the Year respectively.

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