Harry Kane has admitted the only way Tottenham can improve this season is by winning a trophy. Spurs have been there or thereabout in the last two Premier League title fights only fail all the time as Leicester and then Chelsea were crowned champions instead. Harry Kane was asked if they need to win something this season, the England international replied: “Yes, that is what we have to do. “Third, second. The only way we can improve is to win something or win the league. That is our aim. That is always our aim. “We have to keep doing what…
Author: David Folami
Wayne Rooney said it was a “sweet moment” to score the 200th Premier League goal of his career in Everton’s draw at Manchester City on Monday night. The 31-year-old became just the second player to accomplish the feat after Alan Shearer, who finished his career with 260 goals in the Premier League, which began under its current format in 1992. “It was nice,” Rooney said about his record goal after the game. “To do it today in such an important game for us, with tough games coming up, it was a sweet moment and I am sure the red half…
Wayne Rooney sent out a message to critics who mocked him and said he was past his prime after scoring the 200th Premier League goal of his career on Monday night. After scoring in Everton’s draw at Manchester City, the 31-year-old now has two goals in as many Premier League games since leaving Manchester United to rejoin his boyhood club. This performances have come after a difficult final season for Rooney at Old Trafford as he struggled to stay in the plans of Jose Mourinho and also lost his spot in the England squad. “It is not bad for someone…
Pep Guardiola has said a club could activate Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s €300 million buyout clause — but sources have also said that club will not be Manchester City. Barcelona announced last month that an agreement was ready for Messi to sign a new four-year deal, but he has still not put pen to paper, and former Blaugrana presidential candidate Agusti Benedito said he would be shocked if he did so anytime soon. However, Barca remain confident that Messi will sign the extension despite the doubts expressed by ex-club president Joan Laporta and now Benedito, but Neymar’s world-record €222m transfer…
Andreas Pereira is prepared to remain at Manchester United amid interest from Valencia but is ready to seek assurances from Jose Mourinho about the opportunities on offer at Old Trafford. Pereira, 21, is wanted man in La Liga after an impressive campaign on loan at Granada last season. The midfielder was part of United’s squad for the preseason tour of the United States this summer, but he is yet to play so far this season and did not travel to Swansea for the 4-0 win at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. Pereira, who watched the United under-23s’ 1-1 draw with…
Steven Gerrard has urged Liverpool to do everything in their power to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton this summer. Liverpool were interested in Van Dijk earlier this summer before they released a statement apologising to Southampton amid tapping-up allegations. “Yes [Van Dijk is a necessity],” former Liverpool captain Gerrard, now an academy coach at Anfield, said in his role as a BT Sport pundit. “For me, if you want to compete in the league and in the Champions League [Van Dijk is needed]. “It’s been well documented that we need two or three signings in.” Despite Southampton closing in…
Even in a musical genre we all know flows in braggadocio, Kendrick Lamar came into Saturday’s Xcel Energy Center concert with an unusually high amount of hype to live up to. “We’ll see,” were words probably on the minds of many of the 15,000 attendees before the concert, especially at an arena where Kanye West, Jay-Z and Drake have all performed in the past half-decade. The words on their minds after the 90-minute performance probably aren’t printable in a newspaper. Saturday’s show really was a stunner. Not only did Lamar’s lyrical prowess shine through as brightly as the yellow tracksuit…
Pete Edochie is caught in a steamy romantic affair with Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, and the veteran actor may have shared his first kiss before the cameras. The new movie, “Kenny’s Divas” is set to make storm Africa as the “Things Fall Apart” star shared said first kiss with Ibrahim. The movie written and produced by Adaslim, features Pete Edochie, Juliet Ibrahim, Adaslim, Bryan Okwara, Patrick Doyle, Nora Roberts, Cossy Orjiakor, Rubby Dabbour and Oby Somina Okafor. It was directed by Adim Williams with co-directions by Ifenna Eze, Malcolm Besnson and Alexis Robinson. Speaking on the movie, Adaslim said that…
Bishop David Oyedepo and wife, Faith, recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on August 21, 2017. “My Husband, Many years of love and laughter & it still only gets better each day. Happy 35th Wedding Anniversary,” his wife wrote. Bishop David’s anniversary is equally sweet, with the 62-year old clergyman saying his wife is “heaven sent” in a tweet posted early today. “Happy 35th Wedding Anniversary to my Heaven-sent Wife, Faith Abiola Oyedepo,” he posts. “It gets sweeter by the day!” Big congratulations to the General Overseer of Living Faith Church and his lovely wife on their coral anniversary.
Legendary Alicia Keys and her popular hubby Swizz Beatz, are celebrating their seventh wedding anniversary, and the lovely couple have the most heartfelt messages for each other on the special occasion. “We’ve been married for 7 years today and I’m… SO excited,” writes the ‘No one’ singer as she posts sweet video from their 2010 wedding on Instagram. “We’re even more in love, more full of potential and more excited about our future. We look at each other with the wonder of a child and I’m in awe of us everyday!” “You make me feel like a natural woman ~…
Self-proclaimed Oba Orin Jaywon has put out a love-themed song ‘Jomi Joromi’ featuring label mate Twist. The Next World Music acts could be said to borrow a leaf of inspiration from Simi’s new single ‘Joromi’.
Orezi has backed up his ‘Cooking pot’ single with a proper hustler’s anthem titled ‘Halleluyah’. The Afro-pop singer in ‘Halleluyah’ sang about the hustle and getting the money. Mystro produced this one, with mixing by Zeeno Foster.
Few of Omoni Oboli’s movies have a spot on the top 10 highest grossing movies list. They are “Okafor’s Law” with 90 million naira and “Wives on Strike” with 71 million naira. The actress has done her bit in setting box office records by engaging in several techniques. These include meet and greet, and selling tickets to her fans. She has come out to say she has met different types of Nigerians, including the ‘I don’t watch Nollywood movie’ gang. “There are just so many of them,” she said. “Some people really don’t know how to talk or they just…
Terry tha rapman Reeases New Jam Titled “Wickid” Terry tha Rapman is out with a jammy dancehall tune ‘Wickid’ for the clubs produced by Tony Ross. It features Cynthia Morgan dropping some mad ad libs as Caesar adds some Caribbean vibes on his part.
In anticipation of his upcoming album, scheduled to be released March 27, 2018; Brymo has released Jazz infused Afrobeat sound titled ‘Do you know me’. This is an ode to the independent African lady. ‘Do you know me?’ was written and performed by Brymo, and produced by Adey Omotade for Blackstar Studios.
Following its recent controversy, Olamide’s new single ‘Wo’ has been banned by the National Broadcasting Corporation. The record is one of 5 songs which has been tagged by the NBC as “Not to be Broadcasted.” The corporation released the list, saying it has banned the 5 songs from being aired on all local radio and TV stations. The songs banned are: Olamide‘s ‘Wo’ and ‘Wavy Level’, Davido‘s ‘Fall’ and ‘If(Remix)’, and 9ice‘s ‘Living Things.’ No official reason has been given as to why the songs were blacklisted. The Federal Ministry of Health had in a tweet on Friday said that…
Usain Bolt has posted a scan of his injury following suggestions that he might be lying. At the 4x100m finals at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, which was his last race as an athlete, Bolt pulled up during the anchor leg as Jamaica were going for gold. Bolt went to the ground but rejected a stretcher, choosing to hobble his way to the finish line. Doubters, however, questioned the extent of the injury pointing to Bolt’s partying in London after the Championship. Bolt said on twitter “Sadly I have Tear of the proximal myotendineous junction of biceps femoris…
Rafael Nadal has described his climb back to the world number one spot for the first time in three years as “unbelievable”. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who won his 15th Grand Slam title this year at Roland Garros, took Andy Murray’s place, who withdrew from the tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati with a hip injury. He has admitted doubting he could ever regain the number one spot after so many years. “Being No. 1 after all the things that I have been going through the last couple of years is something unbelievable,” the Spanish great told the ATP. ATP rankings on…
Anthony Joshua has said he wishes to have the wealth of experience Wladimir Klitschko has garnered over his fighting years. Joshua noted that he will be glad if the retired boxer can share some of his experiences as a professional boxer with him. “I’d appreciate it if we just sat down as gentlemen, and he gave me some experience he’s learned from over the years.” Joshua also admitted that even though “all looks good on the outside” Klitschko had “put his body through so many years impact”.
Gernort Rohr has cme out to say that Super Eagles stars Victor Moses and John Mikel Obi will return for the double header against Cameroon. Nigeria face Cameroon first at home in Uyo on Friday, September 1 and the return leg in Yaounde on Monday, September 4 in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Ahead of the game, Moses and Mikel Obi who have not played for the Super Eagles since November 2016 will be available according to Rohr. “We have recovered some injured players – Mikel Obi is coming back, we missed him so much in the last game. We…