Erik Lamela is nearly back to his best, according to Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, who says the winger’s recovery justifies his caution with players returning from injury. The former Roma player started the Champions League round-of-16 first leg against Juventus and he is expected to cover the injured Harry Kane in the next few games after replacing the striker at Bournemouth on Sunday. “He’s doing fantastic in the last few months but we need to be careful with him,” Pochettino said of Lamela. “After one year of injury, we cannot force him to do something. That is the problem. “We…
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Casemiro has said he does not think Neymar will join the club but added that he would be welcome and would work well with Cristiano Ronaldo. Zinedine Zidane has also voiced his admiration for the Brazil international. However, PSG chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Antero Henrique have visited the Neymar family in Brazil, where the 26-year-old is recovering from foot surgery, and reportedly received assurances over his future. Speaking on “El Partidazo” radio show, Casemiro said he thought Neymar was contented at PSG. “I believe he will not [join Madrid],” he said. “You would have to ask…
Jupp Heynckes has denied Bayern Munich are eyeing a move for Bordeaux winger Malcom. Heynckes also dismissed recent speculation linking them with a move for the 21-year-old Brazilian. “I have never seen him play,” Heynckes said at a news conference. “Such players are often touted around like this, but I don’t think he’s a topic [of interest]. Our scouts will probably see it similarly.” Bayern were pitted against Sevilla in the Champions League draw, and Heynckes warned against underestimating the club, who are fifth in La Liga — 27 points behind leaders Barcelona. “Sevilla are a very good team who…
Brighton boss Chris Hughthon admits Saturday’s FA Cup quarterfinal at Manchester United will be one of the biggest moments of his managerial career. Hughton has rotated his squad for previous rounds but intends to name a strong starting XI for what he anticipates will be a fantastic occasion for the south coast club and their army of travelling supporters. “It’s right up there. There isn’t one player that won’t want to play, there won’t be one [Brighton] supporter that won’t be looking forward to the game,” said Hughton when asked where this game ranks in his coaching career. “These are…
Gareth Bale is back to full training with the team ahead of Sunday’s La Liga game at home to Girona and of Wales’ trip to the China Cup next week. Bale did not take part in the group sessions at Valdebebas on Wednesday or Thursday, with Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos and Jesus Vallejo also spending some of the week working in the gym due to minor issues. However, coach Zinedine Zidane had all of his senior players out on the pitch during Friday’s session, suggesting that he will have a full squad to choose from during the game against Girona.…
Paul Pogba should stop “sulking” and making his situation a “duel” with manager Jose Mourinho, former France and Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has said. Petit also urged him to stop sending out “negative signals.” “Paul, I’ll give him a little bit of advice — change attitude a bit,” Petit said. “He should stop making it a Mourinho-Pogba duel, because the club of Manchester United is much more important than those two guys. “Right now, he’s making it personal and you can clearly see that on the pitch as he is sending out a lot of negative signals. “It gets tiresome…
Antonio Conte has said he will not prioritise either the FA Cup or a top-four finish in the Premier League in the final weeks of the season, saying Chelsea have an obligation to fight for both targets. Conte, however, is adamant that he will not prioritise the remainder of the Premier League campaign over the chance for more silverware. “We have to try to do both,” he said. “To try to go to the next round and to reach the semifinal in the FA Cup. It won’t be easy. “Leicester is a good team. In the last game we played…
Jurgen Klopp believes Adam Lallana is set to do a job for England at this summer’s World Cup. The 29-year-old has managed just 12 appearances this season after a ruptured thigh muscle delayed his return until November and then two setbacks with the injury sidelined him further. “We worked together with the national team and it is what we do in this case, 100 percent,” Klopp said. “Adam had probably the most difficult season so far of his career but he is still [one of the] top three or four players of England. “It was a struggle because it was…
Jose Mourinho has launched a fierce defence of Manchester United’s Champions League exit by insisting the club lacks “football heritage” in an emotional 12-minute speech during his Friday news conference. After the game, Mourinho had said a European defeat was “not something new” to United, and on Friday the 55-year-old read out a list of statistics from a notebook to back up his statement in a rant that lasted 12 and a half minutes. “There is something that I call ‘football heritage,'” Mourinho said. “The last time Manchester United won the Champions League, which didn’t happen a lot of times,…
Margot Robbie has been touted to play Sharon Tate in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino movie about Hollywood’s Manson murders. Rumours that Robbie will star in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood have been swirling for a while, with new reports she has been offered the role. Deadline reports that negotiations are underway with the I, Tonya actress, which would make her the third major name to sign onto the flick about Hollywood actors involved Manson murders. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt have already been announced to play television star Rick Dalton and his long-time stunt double Cliff Booth, respectively.…
While speaking to Classic 105, the singer opened up about a girl he once loved known as Sarah. He dated her down memory lane when he used to be selling ‘mtumba’ clothes. The self-made star narrated his story disclosing unknown details of his humble past. He narrated, ‘ Kamwambie was a real story of my life. Katika hustling zangu nilikuwa na dame mmoja hivi alikuwa anaitwa Sarah. Sarah alikuwa mwanamke mzuri, sana na wakileo, lakini mimi sikuwa na kitu mfukoni. kwa hivyo alikuwa ananipenda tuu anajiweka smart sana. na nilikuwa na ndoto nyingi na ahadi nyingi, ‘you know tomorrow I…
Davido has said that his new album is finally ready and we cannot wait to get a feel of it. Considering the amazing way he ended 2017 and has since hit the ground running in 2018, he has done well for himself. Davido is now set to release his much anticipated second studio album. His first album, OBO which was released in 2012 blew us away and it has been a long wait since then for the album from the DMW boss.
Rihanna has blasted Snapchat for putting up an ad asking it’s users if they want to slap the singer or punch her former beau, Chris Brown. The singer, in her reply to the ad, called out Snapchat, accusing the platform of bringing shame on domestic violence victims. Rihanna said in a post on Instagram, “Now SNAPCHAT I know you already know you ain’t my fav app out there! “You spent money to animate something that would bring intentional shame to [domestic violence] victims and made a joke of it!!! “Shame on you. Throw the whole app-oligy away.” According to reports,…
Cardi B is pregnant and expecting a child with her fiancé, rapper Offset in July. According to reports, the rapper had earlier rejected rumours that she was pregnant, saying that she was just growing fat. A member of her team had earlier said that she was pregnant during her performance at a Super Bowl party in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Another report said that Cardi B hid her pregnancy by wearing a purple tulle gown when she showed up at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Despite her pregnancy the Hip-Hop star has been in the studio working on her debut album.
The relationship between Lil Wayne and Birdman appears to be improving. A video of the two hugging at LIV nightclub in Miami on Sunday night (March 11) has surfaced online. The minute-long clip shows Wayne and Birdman sharing a quick hug then chatting for a while. According to TMZ, the New Orleans Hip Hop heavyweights simply ran into each other during a night out at the club. This isn’t the first time the LIV nightclub has played host to an apparent reunion between Weezy and the Cash Money Records co-founder. In January 2016, the two were seen performing together at…
Drake has hinted at a new single after “God’s Plan” holds number one position for seven weeks straight. Drake’s clearly winning this year, as he’s been for the past several years, but he definitely kicked off 2018 with a bang. After dropping “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity,” he made it clear that he was coming back to conquer the rap game this year. “God’s Plan” is arguably his biggest single to date. It’s currently sitting at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the seventh week in a row and has gone multi-platinum. While the wave for it is…
A few young Nigerian dancers have found their way into the heart of international musician, Rihanna. The dancers from Ikorodu first broke the internet with a dance video of them dancing to Wizkid’s single titled Nowo. Rihanna shared the dance video in admiration of the young talents as she celebrated a new milestone in her career, being the first female artist to cross 2 billion worldwide streams on Apple Music. The young talents sent love back to Rihanna, thanking her for the support. They posed with a bold written note which read: “Thank you Rihanna, we love you.” Loving them…
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have confirmed rumours that they will tour together this summer, detailing dates in the UK, Europe and North America. The married couple previously mounted the On the Run tour together in 2014, to promote their respective albums Beyoncé and Magna Carta Holy Grail. The couple’s latest album releases are 2016’s Lemonade and 2017’s 4:44. They are appearing together on DJ Khaled’s current single, Top Off. In April, Beyoncé will headline California’s Coachella festival. She was initially due to headline in 2017, but withdrew on doctors’ orders after discovering that she was pregnant with twins. The couple have…
Ticket bought. Friday night already sealed. And now, five days before the concert, you get word that the show has been canceled. That’s the irritating news for about 1,000 Idahoans who already bought tickets to the Ludacris concert scheduled for March 16 at the Revolution Center in Garden City. The show has been nixed by the Ludacris camp, Revolution Center owner Creston Thornton says. But don’t get mad at Ludacris’ people. Or the Revolution Center.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said on Monday that the South West was strategic to the party’s “inevitable victory” in the upcoming general elections. According to him, the party holds leaders and party members in the zone in high esteem, stressing that the value of the zone to the PDP cannot be dismissed. He said that efforts being made for the stability and growth of the party were commendable and that the party was re-positioning to re-take power. “The difference in votes won by the APC and our great party in the South West was…