The Gunners’ 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, coupled with Bayern Munich’s 4-0 thrashing of Olympiakos, means a 2-0 victory or any win by scoring three goals will see Arsenal through to the knockout phase. Wenger said: “We had to come out of this game with a chance and we have done that – now let’s make right what we didn’t do right until now.” Arsenal were defeated 3-2 by Olympiakos at home and are in a bad position after losing their away games to Dinamo Zagreb and Bayern. Wenger added: “We had to do our…
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J Lo partied with former boyfriend Sean Diddy Combs at her AMA’s after party which was sponsored by Diddy’s Ciroc. J Lo, 46, looked in high spirits as she danced the night away in company of boyfriend, Casper Smart after her AMA appearance where she made ten wardrobe changes.
Caitlyn Jenner and ex Kris Jenner were both spotted spending time together in New Orleans, Louisiana while shooting footage for I Am Cait. The 66-year-old former Olympian and his 60-year-old ex were standing on a balcony, participating in the Bourbon Street tradition of throwing beads. They were both also filmed in several bars while in the French Quarter. Kris Jenner went back home to Los Angeles Monday morning.
Super talented actor and film maker, Desmond Elliot and Ghanian actress, Jackie Appiah are the latest celebrities to endorse ‘The Dream Center’. The two celebrities attest to the fact that the events center is the perfect destination for weddings, birthdays, Dinners, seminars, conferences and any other event in and around Makurdi, the Benue State Capital. The Dream Center situated in the serene GRA area of Makurdi has been in high demand since it opened for business. The events center was opened in grand style at a special event held earlier this year which had the wife of the Benue state…
Shockingly, Linda Ikeji has been named amongst Top 100 people in Africa. Also on the list by the New Africa magazine are President Buhari and former president Goodluck Jonathan, Lupita Nyong’o, Trevor Noah, Dangote and many more..
Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriend Safaree, who continues claiming he wrote her raps, yesterday took credit for her American Music Award wins for Favorite Hip-Hop Album for The Pink Print and Favorite Hip-Hop Artist.
About a month ago, the popular Nollywood Actress & Singer, Dayo Amusa released the song titled ‘Aiye Mi’ featuring Oritsefemi, which is a cool song, an early candidate for “hit” status. On Saturday, the 21st of November, Dayo shot the video for the song on a lovely location, and extremely endearing costumes, and it got the creative touch of talented video director, HG2 Films. See the pics after the cut… Styled by: Angels Touch & Johnsang Make Over by: Certified_CrownCold_Makeover View pictures from the video shoot with stellar guest appearances, such as; Faithia Balogun Williams, Dami’ Adenuga, Odunlade Adekola, Bimbo…
Olympique Lyonnais were out from all European competitions when Kalifa Coulibaly’s last-gasp goal gave Gent a 2-1 win at the Stade de Gerland in a Champions League Group H game on Tuesday. The Malian international Coulibaly headed home five minutes into injury time after Jordan Ferri’s early opener for Lyon had been cancelled out by Danijel Milicevic in the first half of a lively game. Lyon are last in Group H with just one point and cannot now qualify for the Europa League as they lie five points adrift of third-placed Valencia, who lost 2-0 at Zenit St Petersburg as…
A blip by Iker Casillas helped Dynamo Kiev seal a 2-0 win away to Porto in the Champions League which threw Group G wide open on Tuesday and left the hosts in danger of missing out on the knockout stage. Andriy Yarmolenko put the Ukrainian champions ahead with a first-half penalty before the former Real Madrid goalkeeper completely misjudged a weak Derlis Gonzalez shot in the 64th minute. The Paraguayan forward, under pressure and being forced wide by Giannelli Imbula, managed to get in a seemingly harmless shot which Casillas tried to punch away with one hand, only to see…
Suarez easily tapped home the opener and then Messi finished off a sublime move, before Suarez volleyed in his second. Gerard Pique made it 4-0 from close range and Messi rounded it off with another. Adriano smashed in after Neymar had his penalty saved before Edin Dzeko headed in the consolation in stoppage time. Former Manchester City forward Dzeko also headed over from close range and had a penalty saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Manchester City, who have already qualified for the last 16, are missing defenders Eliaquim Mangala, Pablo Zabaleta and Vincent Kompany, midfielders Samir Nasri and David Silva, and striker Wilfried Bony. “We have a difficult situation,” said manager Manuel Pellegrini. “It’s a test to win in a difficult stadium against a strong team.” City top Juventus by a point at the top of Group D and will confirm their place as group winners – and with it a seeding in the draw for the last 16 – with victory in Turin. “Everyone criticised this club about their performances in Europe,” said…
UCL Defending Champions Barcelona celebrated qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with another incredible display on Tuesday, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi both scoring twice in a 6-1 win against Roma. The Catalans and Bayern Munich both secured their places in the knockout draw and demonstrated once again why they are surely the best teams in Europe right about now, with Bayern Munich crushing Olympiakos 4-0 at the Allianz Arena. Barcelona discovered they had qualified from Group E before they had even kicked a ball at the Camp Nou, the 1-1 draw between BATE Borisov and Bayer…
There have been security concerns across Europe since the attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people. However, France’s sports minister Patrick Kanner said fan zones would “tell the French people and foreigners that everything is under control”. Elsewhere, Russia says security at the 2018 World Cup will be strengthened. “We discussed the problems of security in detail,” said Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko after a meeting with Fifa inspectors. The minister said that security at the World Cup construction sites had already been toughened up, and the fan zones at the 2017 Confederation Cup and the World Cup will be…
Arsenal needed to win and hope that Bayern Munich beat Olympiakos to ensure that a victory by two goals – or by a margin of one if they score three goals – in Greece in their final group game would send them into the knockout phase. Bayern fulfilled their part of the bargain and Arsenal had no trouble with a Dinamo side who beat them in the earlier fixture in Croatia. Man of the match Mesut Ozil headed them in front after 29 minutes and Alexis Sanchez added a second four minutes later before the Chile forward rounded off a…
Chelsea moved top of Group G in the Champions League after a convincing victory at 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv. Gary Cahill poked home the opener after his initial header was saved, before ex-Chelsea player Tal Ben Haim was sent off for a wild lunge on Diego Costa. Willian added a second from a free-kick, before headers from Oscar and Kurt Zouma wrapped up the win. Dynamo Kiev’s win against Porto means Chelsea’s hopes of reaching the last 16 rest on their final group game. The Blues, level on 10 points with Porto and two ahead of Dynamo Kiev, host the…
Rooney trained on Tuesday after missing out on Saturday’s 2-1 win over Watford with illness. But asked if Rooney would regain his place in the XI, Van Gaal said: “No, not automatically.” Striker Anthony Martial is also fit, but midfielder Ander Herrera and defender Phil Jones are unavailable. Marouane Fellaini, who also missed the Watford match, has recovered from a calf injury. But Van Gaal said the Belgian midfielder, Martial and Rooney would have to “show on the training ground” that they deserved a starting place for the Group B match. Group B leaders United will go through to the…
Louis van Gaal has given Luke Shaw a few days off to help his recovery from the broken leg he suffered in Manchester United’s opening Champions League fixture at PSV Eindhoven, partly so he can avoid the potentially upsetting duty of having to view Wednesday night’s return game. The United manager normally operates a strict policy of demanding every squad player attend every game, injured or not, to support colleagues in the team and show solidarity as a club. Even though he accepts Héctor Moreno’s challenge in the first game in September was an accident Van Gaal still thought the…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini stated the importance of the injury-hit Premier League team winning their Champions League group as he expects a victory over Juventus in Turin on Wednesday. City have already qualified for the knockout stages but are determined to avoid their usual UCL slip when they went through only as group runners-up, drew Barcelona in the last 16 and suffered early exits. If they beat Juve they will secure top spot in Group D and, despite a lengthy injury list and the poverty of their last outing — a 4-1 defeat at home to Liverpool in the…
Juventus will look to take advantage of Manchester City’s “weak points” when they host the Premier League giants on Wednesday looking to seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League. City travel to Turin looking for revenge following their 2-1 defeat to Juve at the Etihad in September, as well as redemption from fans after being humbled 4-1 at home by Liverpool at the weekend. Massimiliano Allegri watched Liverpool take an injury-hit City side apart and although the Juve coach hailed the pedigree of Manuel Pellegrini’s side, he says there will be no charity on offer in…
Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez is “absolutely confident” his players, including striker Cristiano Ronaldo, are solidly behind him following Saturday’s 4-0 defeat by Barcelona in La Liga’s ‘Clasico’. Under-pressure Benitez thanked Real’s president Florentino Perez for his vote of confidence on Monday, and told a news conference ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League Group A game against Shakhtar Donetsk there are “no conflicts” with Ronaldo. The 55-year-old dismissed reports the Portuguese, the Spanish club’s record goalscorer, was unhappy playing under him. “This is not true,” Benitez told reporters. “Cristiano is a very hard-working and an important player to our team. But…