Elseid Hysaj’s agent has said the Napoli right-back is “delighted” to have stayed at Napoli rather than join Chelsea. Hysaj, 24, was among the Napoli players tipped to follow former boss Maurizio Sarri to Stamford Bridge this summer. However, his agent, Mario Guffredi, insists the Albania international does not regret the move failing to materialise and is excited at the prospect of working with Carlo Ancelotti. “Not going to Chelsea? Hysaj is delighted to have stayed,” Guffredi told CalcioNapoli24. “He has a great desire to be coached by Ancelotti.” Guffredi also confirmed that he is planning talks with Napoli over…
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Gareth Bale can handle the pressure of having a more critical role at Real Madrid following the departure Cristiano Ronaldo, says his Wales manager Ryan Giggs. Bale has scored in both of Madrid’s games to open the season in La Liga, and Giggs believes the 29-year-old has grown used to the spotlight in his first five years at the Bernabeu. “When someone like Cristiano leaves there is always going to be a spotlight on who is going to replace him goal-wise and threat-wise,” Giggs said. “It’s a massive void to fill but Gareth has the experience now of being at…
Liverpool could face a more difficult Champions League group in Thursday’s draw after Benfica secured their place in Pot 2 on Wednesday night. Benfica got past PAOK 5-2 on aggregate in the playoff round to secure safe passage into the group stage, and that rubber-stamps Liverpool’s berth in Pot 3. Had Benfica failed to qualify, Liverpool would have moved up to Pot 2. Pot 1 contains Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid as Champions League and Europa League holders, along with last season’s champions of the top six European leagues. Liverpool will be drawn with one of those clubs (except Premier…
Major League Soccer has issued LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic an undisclosed fine for putting his hands on an opponent last week. Ibrahimovic put his hand on the cheek of LAFC forward Lee Nguyen during a brief clash in Friday night’s 1-1 draw. Nguyen highlighted the incident in a post on Twitter, writing: “Not too sure about the rules MLS, but I guess slapping other players is OK these days.” Earlier this summer, Ibrahimovic received his first red card in MLS for slapping Montreal’s Michael Petrasso. Also on Wednesday, MLS fined Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach for the same…
Somewhere, caught between the anger and the frustration he displayed in the media suite at Old Trafford on Monday night, Jose Mourinho made a lot of sense. Manchester United had been better than Tottenham for 50 minutes. At one point during the first half he turned to his bench holding up three fingers to illustrate the three chances missed by Romelu Lukaku. Harry Kane had one opportunity all night and scored. He was right, too, to point out the difficulty in balancing results with performances. In a perfect world, United supporters want to watch a team winning games while employing…
Leroy Sane has returned to the Germany squad for next month’s matches against France and Peru, but there is no place for Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira. Sane was a surprise omission from the squad that, as holders, crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage. “I spoke to Leroy on that day [of the World Cup squad announcement]”, coach Joachim Low told a news conference. “I told him that his national team future must begin after the World Cup, that we are aware of his qualities. “We wanted to take an intensive look at his style of play…
Muyiwa Ademola, Bolanle Ninalowo and Oyin Laz have starred in a new movie on behavioural disorder, Amodi (Bipolar). Written and Produced by Oyin Laz, the movie was shot in United States of America and Nigeria. Directed by Muyiwa Ademola, the movie also featured Yemi Solade, Jide Kosoko, Lanre Hassan, Jaiye Kuti, Bimbo Oshin, Allwell Ademola, Wale Akorede, Shotayo, Lateef Adedimeji and Bukola Fagbuyi. Speaking on the movie, Laz said: “A lot of people have been asking if I’m Bipolar like why I would even think of this thing. No I am not Bipolar but I decided to look around me,…
Genevieve Nnaji has expressed that she wants to explore her creativity with her new movie, Lionsheart. The star actress made this known in a recent statement saying “Lionheart’ is the beginning of a journey to explore and express my creative interpretation of story-telling, particularly African stories.” Continuing, she said, “Africa is a possessor of the most compelling stories as yet untold, and we are determined to tell our stories, our way, through our voices, to the world.” She will will be starring in two movies at the Toronto International Film Festival scheduled to kick off in September 2018. Aside from…
Davido delivers energetic performance at opening day of Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival. The two day festival which holds on the weekend of September 1-2, in Philadelphia, USA had a number of international superstars on its bill, with the likes of Meek Mill, Post Malone and Fat Joe headlining the concert. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway, venue of the festival was packed Saturday with music fans for the first night of the Made in America Festival. The night also witnessed Jay-Z, the man behind the festival watching from the side of the stage with his wife, Beyoncé. The duo featured at…
It’s been a few years since the mega hit “Let Her Go,” but now English singer-songwriter Passenger has taken his indie style and merged it with some classic American inspiration for his new album Runaway. This is a heavily interconnected album with songs that tell a very personal story about Mike Rosenberg (the man behind the moniker Passenger): throughout the record, Rosenberg explores his American father’s homeland and tries to find meaning in the places he visits. When he was young, Rosenberg made trips to the U.S. with his American father every summer and those journeys heavily influenced his music.…
London is getting its own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the Royal Albert Hall. The first 11 engraved paving stones are dedicated to the most famous faces who have contributed to the venue in the past 150 years. Comprising a name engraving, a dedication and a small brass star, they are set around the outside of the building in South Kensington. More will be added in the coming years. The first star is dedicated to Queen Victoria, who laid the foundation stone in 1867 ahead of its official opening in 1871. Singer Adele, 30, is the youngest…
According to Forbes Magazine, George Clooney is the world’s highest-paid actor with a whopping $239 million. In total, the world’s 10 highest paid actors raked in a combined $748.5 million between June 1, 2017, and June 1, 2018, before fees and taxes. Last week, Scarlett Johannson was revealed as the highest paid actress with $40.5m (£31.9m). This places the “Avengers” star as seventh in the male list. This is an improvement from the 2017 list, which saw the highest paid actress Emma Stone not a spot in the top 10 Forbes list. Others on the list include Dwayne Johnson, Dwayne…
It is no longer news that Davido is taking part in this year’s orientation of the NYSC as the music star has given his reasons for taking part in the programme. The music star made this known while answering questions to newsmen at the Iyana Ipaja, Lagos camp of the National Youth Service Corps. While promising to adhere to all the camp rules, he said he decided to take part in the orientation because of his passion for NYSC. “As a young age Nigerian, I would not want to miss the opportunity to be part of the service year. I…
The Luxury Real Estate Development Company Haven Homes, recently launched their “Haven Helping Hands Foundation” with Banky W, by completely renovating the “Home of God’s Grace” orphanage in Ikorodu, Lagos. The heart warming story was told by Mr Wellington in his aptly titled blog “The Bank Statements” as shared below: “Late last year, I pitched an initiative called the “Haven Helping Hands Foundation” to our client @thehavenhomes. They were already extremely successful in the business of providing Luxurious-but-affordable homes(I’m grateful to be building one with them myself) but my hope was to be able to convince them, that with EACH…
A few days ago, social media personality, OyeMykke threw jabs at Banky W, saying his EME record label collapsed after Wizkid left. Well, we all knew this wasn’t going to be the last of this gist as some friends and record label mates of the singer has come for Oyemykke. The first person to come for the social media personality is music producer, Mastercraft, who mentioned a lot of things Banky W had helped him achieve in his career. “This man Gave me a chance when I didn’t even want or know the value … this man stood for me…
Maverick singer and songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo wowed a large crowd of African actors at the just held 2018 AMVCAs when he performed a remixed version of his single ‘One Hit’. The songwriter got himself a standing ovation from the actors, politicians and business gurus for his performance. Cobhams gave a sterling performance that saw Senator Dino Melaye enjoying a moment with the producer. On his Instagram page, Cobhams wrote, “I’m thinking about us making the next hit song,” as caption for his picture with Melaye. Infusing several names of Nigerian actors in the song, Cobhams left audience breathless with his…
Donald Duke has issued a statement clarifying his comment on homosexuals. Duke in an interview, reportedly said that he would offer protection to gay people and not criminalise them. He said “I don’t understand it (homosexuality) because I’m straight, the emotional feelings a gay person would have of their sexuality, I don’t understand it, but I would not criminalise them. “I would ensure that they have the protection of the law but if they want to exhibit their sexuality, that’s an affront on the current norms of society. “I arrived at New York and went through the airport, and at…
Timi Frank has alleged that security agencies have been assigned to pull off charges against Senate President Bukola Saraki and arrest him. According to the former APC spokesman, the plot to remove Saraki by all means will also be discussed during Buhari’s China trip. “Events of the last three years has shown that the raison d’être for President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s ferocious attacks against Saraki is based on their phobia that the President of the Senate may contest for President and defeat Buhari in 2019. “Now that their worst fears have been confirmed by the formal declaration of Saraki to…
Goodluck Jonathan has said that he will be willing to take a lecturing job and return to the classroom if he is offered an opportunity. According to Leadership, GEJ said this while speaking at the 35th and 36th combined convocation ceremony of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt in Rivers state. The former President was also honoured with the Icon of Democracy award by the University. Jonathan, who had lectured in the institution, said that being at the University felt like coming back home to him. He said “I want to specially thank the Senate of the University…
President Buhari has said that the media in Nigeria has not taken time to understand the cultural issues surrounding the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in most part of the country. He also appealed to the media in Nigeria to make an effort to understand cultural and historical implications of the matter. Buhari said this during an interactive session with Nigerians living in China. According to SaharaReporters, Buhari said “On herders and farmers clashes in Nigeria, the President told Nigerians in the Diaspora that while security agencies are doing their best to curtail the clashes, the Nigerian media need to…