Harry Kane hailed Tottenham’s 2-1 victory over Manchester United in the last ever match at White Hart Lane as the perfect finale for the club’s loyal fans. The Lane was packed to the rafters on an emotional afternoon in north London as Tottenham played their final fixture at the 118-year old stadium. Tottenham will move to Wembley next season while the Lane is demolished to make way for a new arena and Kane admitted his team were desperate to bring the curtain down in style in tribute to the supporters who have backed them down the years. They did just…
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Club icon Francesco Totti applauded from the sidelines then celebrated at the whistle as Roma kept Juventus waiting for the Serie A title with a defiant 3-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Treble-chasing Juventus travelled to the capital hoping to secure at least a point to mathematically ensure a record sixth consecutive scudetto with two games to spare. But despite heading in for the halftime on equal terms after Daniele De Rossi levelled Mario Lemina’s 21st minute opener for the visitors, Juventus were stunned by a pair of second-half strikes from Stephan El Shaarawy and Radja Nainggolan. Roma’s…
Tottenham Hotspur legends including Glen Hoddle and Ossie Ardiles took part in an on-pitch ceremony as the club said goodbye to their White Hart Lane stadium on Sunday. Club greats were welcomed onto the pitch one by one after Tottenham had beaten Manchester United 2-1 in their last game at the Lane, Spurs’ home of 118 years, which is being demolished and rebuilt. Hoddle and Ardiles, midfield stars of the 1980s, were joined by other greats including Martin Chivers, Gary Mabbutt, Ledley King and David Ginola, who received a huge ovation. Beneath steadily descending rain, Spurs’ current manager Mauricio Pochettino…
Marco Silva admitted Hull City had only themselves to blame after a 4-0 thrashing by Crystal Palace on Sunday saw them relegated from the Premier League. After taking charge at Hull in January, Silva coaxed an improvement in his lowly team’s performances, but it wasn’t enough to save them from the drop to the Championship. The Tigers’ campaign has been marred by poor signings and boardroom turmoil that contributed to Steve Bruce quitting last year after he had led them to promotion. Silva acknowledged Hull, who were woeful in a crucial loss to relegated Sunderland last weekend, hadn’t done enough…
Leaders Chelsea have over-performed this season to stay ahead of their better-prepared London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League title race, manager Antonio Conte has said. Chelsea are favourites to win the title and can extend their lead over second-placed Tottenham, who failed to rein in Leicester City last season, to seven points with three games left if they beat Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge on Monday. “In this season, if Chelsea had not performed in this way, Tottenham would win the title without difficulty,” Conte told British media. “Only this great season (from us) is pushing them to fight…
Sam Allardyce thanked the Crystal Palace board for the financial support that helped him to save the south London club from relegation and end a season that started with his ill-fated short reign as England manager on a high note. Palace crushed Hull City 4-0 on Sunday in a relegation tussle at Selhurst Park that began with them needing one point for Premier League survival, while the visitors had to win to carry their fight to a final home match against Tottenham Hotspur next weekend. “I came in on December 23 and it was a tough, tough time… The concentration…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted he found it hard to lift his squad following their demoralising defeat to West Ham United last weekend, which all but extinguished their Premier League title hopes. Leaders Chelsea have the chance to wrap up their second title in three seasons when they visit West Bromwich Albion on Friday, which would leave Spurs battling to secure runners-up spot when they host Manchester United on Sunday. “The season so far has been good, but when you don’t win you feel disappointed,” Pochettino told a news conference on Friday. “It was difficult from Monday to Wednesday…
Daniel Sturridge says Liverpool are ready to finish off their bid to qualify for the Champions League in style after routing West Ham 4-0 on Sunday. Sturridge marked his first Premier League start since January by putting Liverpool ahead with a cool finish in the first half at the London Stadium. Philippe Coutinho produced two clinical strikes as West Ham fell apart before Divock Origi added a fourth to cap Liverpool’s eye-catching display. After top-four rivals Arsenal and Manchester City won on Saturday, the pressure was on Liverpool and they responded in the perfect manner. Jurgen Klopp’s third-placed side will…
As a follow-up to his last single – ‘Rotate’, Popito enlists rapper Ycee,Kayswitch and Rayce for his latest effort titled “Femi” Love is in the air on this star power packed music collabo ‘Femi’ . Listen up.
Stand-up comedian, I Go Dye offered some words of motivation today following his successful completion of a luxury mansion which he built for his mother. The humorist talked about his struggles as a child, when the idea of success seemed far-fetched and somewhat distant from reality. All that kept young I Go Dye going was a strong determination to transform his living condition which was quite deplorable at the time. According to the comedian in a long Instagram post he shared today, he found inspiration to pursue his dreams due to his innovative skills. Many years down the line, the…
Here are the nominees for the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). Best Short Film Category “Bout” – Nigeria “A Place For Myself” – Rwanda “Malabo” – Senegal “On Monday Last Week” – Ghana/USA “Silence” – Nigeria “Kieza” – Angola “Yemoja: Rise of the Orisa – Nigeria/UK “Marabout” – Senegal “A Place in the Plane” – Senegal Best Diaspora Feature Film “Fences ” “Birth of a Nation” “Double play” “Moonlight” Achievement in Production Design “Call Me Thief” “76” “Queen of Cathway” “The Last of Us” “Felicitae” Best Designs Category “Logun Lofe” “Ayanma” “Queen of Cathway” Award For Best Nigerian Film “Green…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has suspended a Permanent Secretary, Oludare Abegunde, and three others over alleged misuse and vandalism of some government facilities. According to a statement by the Governor’s press secretary, Idowu Adelusi on Sunday, May 14, 2017, Abegunde and three others at the Ministry of Agriculture were suspended over alleged misuse and vandalism of some government facilities under their care. Gov Fayose gave the directive while paying an inspection visit to the state-owned Broiler Processing Facility in Erifun, Ado-Ekiti and the livestock pens. A disgusted Fayose expressed dissatisfaction that barely three years after the inauguration…
Garba Shehu, the official Spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, has implored Nigerians to disregard the unpleasant rumour trailing the President. In a series of tweets on Sunday, May 14, 2017, Shehu said the rumours are not only baseless but unpleasant and plain lies spread by vested interests to create panic. The President’s spokesman also assured Nigerians that there should be no cause for apprehension. In his words: “Baseless rumors are trending again that an unpleasant thing has happened to our beloved President, Muhammadu Buhari. If you have received this information on WhatsApp or Facebook, disregard it bcos it is plain…
Sokoto State Government says it has recovered over N278 million paid to ghost workers on the payrolls of local governments in the past four months. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this on Sunday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Gwadabawa Local Government Area. Tambuwal said the money was paid to the ghost workers’ bank accounts but was not claimed from the various banks. “This was sequel to the centralisation of the payment of the salaries of workers of the local governments. “About two weeks ago, some banks alerted the Commissioner of Local Governments about the…
Liverpool are on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League after Philippe Coutinho inspired a 4-0 rout of West Ham, while Tottenham said a fitting farewell to White Hart Lane with a 2-1 win against Manchester United on Sunday. In contrast to Liverpool’s jubilation and Tottenham’s celebratory send-off, there was only misery for Hull as they were relegated after a 4-0 thrashing at Crystal Palace. It was a day of high emotion as the Premier League’s remaining issues at the top and bottom were played out in dramatic fashion. At the London Stadium, Liverpool took the lead when Coutinho’s…
Homegrown hero Harry Kane scored Tottenham Hotspur’s last goal at White Hart Lane as they bade farewell to their home with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday. Kane, born up the road in Chingford, added to Victor Wanyama’s early header to secure a victory that confirmed Spurs will finish in second place in the Premier League and ended United’s hopes of a top-four finish. Demolition work at the Lane, Spurs’ home since 1899, will start on Monday, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side playing at Wembley next season before moving into their new ground, which is being built on the…
The fight for the La Liga title will go down to the last day of the season after convincing wins for Real Madrid and Barcelona on Sunday left them locked together on 87 points at the top of the table. Madrid remain in the driving seat after the European champions saw off Sevilla 4-1 as they have two games remaining to Barca’s one. However, Barca remain on top thanks to their better head-to-head record with Neymar scoring a hat-trick as they also won 4-1 at Las Palmas. Madrid visit Celta in their game in hand on Wednesday and then travel…
Actress Monica Bellucci reopened the heated debate on the airbrushing of stars’ photographs on Wednesday by declaring, “Thank heavens for retouching.” The Italian beauty, the oldest Bond girl ever at 50 in “Spectre”, told AFP that she had learned to accept “seeing my face change” but she was not averse to a little help from Photoshop. She said she was glad that magazines were airbrushing less than in the past and that the public was learning to love stars’ little “imperfections”. Even so “I say thank heavens for retouching. It’s airbrushing that saves us,” she declared. The actress, now 52,…
Eighty-two of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in northeast Nigeria in 2014 on Sunday headed to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after a prisoner swap deal with Boko Haram secured their release. The presidency announced late on Saturday that months of talks with the jihadists had “yielded results” some six months after 21 of their classmates were freed with the help of international mediators. “Today 82 more Chibok girls were released,” a statement said. “After lengthy negotiations, our security agencies have taken back these girls, in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities.” No details were given…
Ross Barkley reminded Everton what they’ll be missing if he is allowed to leave as the England midfielder’s cool finish clinched a 1-0 win over Watford on Friday. Barkley’s future with Everton is in doubt following his refusal to commit to the club by signing a new long-term contract. Everton manager Ronald Koeman has given Barkley a deadline of next weekend to confirm whether he will sign the contract or be sold before the remaining 12 months of his deal expire at the end of next term. Despite the contract dispute, Barkley was still recalled to the starting line-up by…