Barcelona boss Luis Enrique believes his side will be deserving winners of a 24th La Liga title if they can beat Granada away on Saturday to stave of a late surge from Real Madrid. The Catalans lead Madrid by a point with just one game to play after continuing their return to form with a 5-0 drubbing of Espanyol in the Catalan derby on Sunday. Luis Suarez scored twice, whilst Lionel Messi, Neymar and Rafinha, with his first goal since returning from a long-term knee injury, were also on target. One of their title rivals fell by the wayside on…
Author: David Folami
Far from despondent after his team’s La Liga title hopes ended with a surprise defeat at relegated Levante, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is taking only positives from what he believes could be the most important year in the club’s history. Atletico, days after eliminating Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final, lost 2-1 on Sunday at Levante where they have not won since 2007. “There is no type of excuse regarding our previous game,” Simeone told the club’s website. “We are finishing what has been a fantastic and enormous campaign. We were one game away from competing with…
It was West Ham’s first home defeat in the league since August — a run of 15 games — and left a Europa League berth as their only realistic target for the end of the season. West Ham slipped out of the qualifying places to seventh following Southampton’s 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and Liverpool are now just a point behind them after winning 2-0 at home to Watford. Seventh place could yield a Europa League spot at the season’s end, but only if Manchester City finish in the top four and United beat Palace in the FA…
Manchester United have the glinting incentive of a Champions League place in their sights as they prepare for an emotion-charged Premier League contest at West Ham United on Tuesday. Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the weekend means that United can pip their cross-town rivals to a top-four spot if they beat West Ham and then prevail at home to Bournemouth on Sunday. An FA Cup final date against Crystal Palace follows, suddenly making United manager Louis van Gaal’s horizon a great deal sunnier, but with West Ham playing their last ever game at their venerable Boleyn Ground home,…
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has backed his team to finish ahead of north London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League, dismissing suggestions by Gunners manager Arsene Wenger that it would be a one-off should Spurs finish higher. Third-placed Arsenal drew 2-2 with Manchester City on Sunday to close the gap on second-placed Tottenham to two points with one game to play. Spurs lost 2-1 to Southampton but thanks to their vastly superior goal difference need just one point from their final game at Newcastle United on Sunday to finish above Arsenal for the first time since 1995. “It would…
Cristiano Ronaldo achieved another milestone in his Real Madrid career when he scored his 200th goal at the Bernabeu on Sunday but he looks like failing in his bid to become La Liga’s top scorer for the third season in a row. The prolific Portuguese struck twice in Real’s 3-2 win over Valencia to move on to 33 league goals this season, four behind Barcelona’s Luis Suarez with one match left. “Knowing him, he’ll keep fighting until the end,” Real coach Zinedine Zidane told the club’s website on Monday. “Not for the Pichichi (leading scorers’ trophy), but because he wants…
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany’s thigh injury will keep him out for four months, the Belgium team doctor said, meaning he will miss the start of the next campaign under new manager Pep Guardiola. The Belgian international defender, who picked up the injury in City’s 1-0 Champions League semifinal defeat at Real Madrid last week, said on Saturday he would miss next month’s European Championship in France. “There will be an operation. Then there’s a period of relative rest to let everything heal. Then you have the active phase. It will take about four months to get Vincent match-fit again,”…
The rapper, 26, who is dating Kardashian’s younger sister Kylie Jenner, commented on Chyna’s Instagram photo, which showed an emoji of the model pregnant. “Congratulations,” he simply wrote, adding a carp streamer emoji. This will be the first child for Rob Kardashian, 29, but Blac Chyna’s second; as she and Tyga had a son together three years ago, whom they christened King Cairo. This is the second time rapper Tyga would be extending an olive branch to Chyna. The first being when he congratulated her and Rob Kardashian after their engagement was engaged after just two months of dating. “Everybody…
Laide Bakare sent social media buzzing after she took took to Instagram to post a photo flaunting the apparently new nails. The actress captioned the image “Feeling my $1000 nails like never b4.” With the price of dollar at an all time high in the country, the price at which she claimed to have fixed her nails could be as high as #320, 000. Whooping, right? Several fans must have done the mathematics too, for it did not take long before she was being called out for flaunting such ostentatious, lavish spending, asking her when she last donated anything to…
Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola, who also calls herself a gender-based activist, has admitted that social media conflicts earns her more money. Daramola, in an interview with Saturday Beats, responded to comments concerning her running with fans after she made a post about women being second to men, stating that it should be the norm. She said, “The backlash is nothing to me, I just wanted to drive home a point. My own stand point is that of most reasonable women.” “The funny thing is that things like that increase my fan base. If there was no conflict, no one would…
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has revealed that she is tired of her comedy series “Jenifa’s Diary”, but does not see it coming to an end. According to recent reports, she mentioned that the request of fans have spurred her into more production of the Sitcom. Akindele said, “We have actually filmed the fifth season but we are airing the fourth right now and we would soon begin shooting the sixth season.” “I must confess that I am tired because it is not easy writing, playing the lead character, assisting the director and also supervising the whole project.” The actress spoke…
The 22-year-old stopped by West 4th Tattoo Parlor in NYC alongside close pal Joe Termini, the pair getting matching cross tattoos, which are actually very tiny, just below their left eyes before heading over to Manhattan hotspot Up & Down, where Bieber surprised the crowd with an impromptu performance of recent hits “Sorry” and “What Do You Mean?” Some of the entertainer’s dedicated fanbase, colloquially known as the Beliebers, were however not too impressed with the new ink. Posting his dissent on Twitter, a fan said “Justin Bieber got a face tattoo, does he think he’s Lil Wayne or something?!”…
Nollywood actress and fashionista, Mercy Aigbe like many other celebs has weighed in on the crisis plaguing singer Tiwa Savage and Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun‘s marriage. Rather than criticize their public outburst like others, the ‘Osas’ actress believes the best way she can help is by praying for the celebrity couple. ‘Father take absolute control, heal their hearts and show your self mighty in this situation. At the end of it all, let your will and only ur will be done in their lives Tiwa Savage and Teebillz. So your name only can be glorified in Jesus name,’ she wrote…
More reactions continue to trail the death of Ronke Shonde, a young mother of two who was allegedly beaten to death by her husband in Lagos May 6, 2016. First it was Joseph Yobo’s wife, Adaeze who reacted HERE. Now, songstress Waje has also spoken on the death of the young woman saying, ‘it’s not by force to get married or stay married’. In her words, ‘What prompts a man to beat a woman to death? His wife, someone he pledged to care for. Shame! shame! shame!. It’s not by force to get married, stay married, especially when you are…
Mavin Records, which is no doubt one of the leading music labels in Nigeria currently, is celebrating its 4th year anniversary today, May 8, 2016. The Nigerian label was founded by renowned record producer, Don Jazzy who took to his Instagram account to thank his followers for the bountiful support which has played a role in helping the music label grow in leaps and bounds. The label was founded on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 and came to fruition following the closure of Mo’ Hits Records, a record label owned by Don Jazzy and D’banj before their separation as partners a…
Nigerian comedian, Princess is a year older today. Long LIfe n Prosperity.
Singer Mr 2kay held the concert for his debut EP ‘Count It All Joy’ last weekend. Celebrities including Banky W, Ice Prince, Cynthia Morgan, Faze, Beverly Osu, Uti Nwachukwu, Prince Hezekiah, Pencil, Kenny Blaq and Doray put up a loud performance at Bonny Island where the event took place. The EP was officially released on Thursday, February 11, 2016.
Wizkid has just added to his long list of awards by winning the Ghana Music Awards African Artiste of the year 2016. The Starboy edged out Olamide, Patoranking, Harrysong and Korede Bello to smile home with the award (and bragging rights) at the 17th edition of the Ghana Music Awards on Saturday May 7, 2016. The event was held at the Accra International Conference Centre with splendid performances from Efya, Sarkodie, Joe Mettle, R2bees and Adomaa. Other big winners for the night were Bisa KDei, Stonebwoy, VVIP and Sarkodie.
Nigerian pop star and CEO of Starboy records, Wizkid appears to have dropped his first signed act, L.A.X from the label. Wizkid who won the African Artiste of the Year Award last night at the 17th Ghana Music Awards made a special announcement where he unveiled the acts under new Starboy records, omitting L.A.X’s name. According to Wizkid during his performance, ‘I’m here to make a special announcement to you guys, we have a new Starboy records – ‘Starboy Entertainment Worldwide’, and we have 4 artistes (Efya, R2Bess, Mr. Eazi and myself). Please support us not, just today but forever’.…
During his acceptance speech last night at the 17th Ghana Music Awards where he won the African Artiste of the Year Award, Nigerian pop star, Wizkid made a special announcement. He unveiled 3 new acts under his Starboy Entertainment Worldwide. The new acts are Efya, R2Bess, and Mr. Eazi. Wizkid already had a working relationship with all the acts – having been spotted with neo-soul artiste Efya in the studio in recent months, collaborated with R2Bess in the past and also teased a remix to Mr Eazi‘s hit single ‘Skin Tight’ on Snapchat sometime in April. R2Bees is a Ghanaian…