Words of encouragement from their captain during half time was all it took for the Labasa Under-19 Men’s side to secure a 3-2 win over Ba in the Extra Supermarket Youth League at the Fiji Football Academy in Suva this afternoon.

Suva and Tavua played to a thrilling 1-1 draw in Round Three of the Extra Premier League at Garvey Park this afternoon.

Suva Football President Nitin Singh acknowledges that facing Tavua on their home turf will be a tough challenge, but he is confident that his side will rise to the occasion and deliver their best performance in this afternoon’s Extra Premier League match.

Ba U19 boys faced a tough competition against Rewa but managed to tame the tigers by 1-0 at the Extra National U19 play-offs at the Fiji Football Academy today.

Lautoka’s Under-16 team staged a spirited second-half comeback to defeat Navua 3-2 in the Extra National play-offs at the Fiji Football Academy today.

Labasa coach Alvin Chand acknowledged the difficulty of playing away from home, but assured that the team is preparing thoroughly for their Extra Premier League match against Lautoka.

Manchester United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee but were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie this morning as Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar.

Brazil have recalled Santos forward Neymar for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina after more than a year, the soccer federation announced.

Alvin Chand has been appointed head coach of Labasa Football, taking over from Ravneel Pratap.

Auckland City FC has clarified they have not submitted an expression of interest for the OFC Pro League.

Liverpool substitute Harvey Elliott scored a last-gasp winner less than a minute after coming on to earn a fortunate 1-0 win against Paris St Germain who dominated their visitors during Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg match.

Raphinha struck a second-half winner to give Barcelona a lion-hearted 1-0 victory at Benfica on Wednesday as they overcame a red card for Pau Cubarsi early in the game to steal an advantage in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.