Chelsea fear N’Golo Kante could miss both of their Champions League games against Roma this month with the hamstring injury he suffered on international duty with France. Midfielder Kante was taken off in the 34th minute of France’s victory over Bulgaria on Saturday night and has now been assessed by Chelsea’s medics. With early predictions putting his absence at two to three weeks, Kante is certainly out of Saturday’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace. He is expected to miss the visit of Roma and is already facing a fight to be back for the away game against the Italians…
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Alvaro Morata has suggested on Instagram that he is about to return to training for Chelsea. The Chelsea striker was sent home from international duty with Spain with a grim medical diagnosis that suggested he would miss up to eight weeks due to injury. Morata picked up a hamstring issue in the loss to Manchester City just before the two-week international break. Spain claimed the 24-year-old had suffered a grade two tear, but Chelsea were confident the Spanish medical team had overreacted. Morata has been rehabilitating in Cobham and has been regularly assessed by the Blues medical team. And in…
Jose Mourinho has insisted the loss of Marouane Fellaini is not an issue ahead of Manchester United on Saturday. Belgium midfielder Fellaini suffered a knee injury while on international duty last week and could be out for at least a fortnight. Mourinho said: “No blow, no problem. We don’t cry with injuries. We may cry with the process that leads to the injuries but we don’t cry with the injuries. We just trust the players that are going to play.” Asked if that meant he had concerns about players going away with their international teams, he said: “Not just international…
Jupp Heynckes showed confidence on Monday that he will be able to turn things around for the German champions following a poor start to the season that led to the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti. “I think it is a difficult situation, the team is in a phase of change,” Heynckes, who led Bayern to the treble including the Champions League in 2013, told reporters at his official presentation on Monday. “There are injuries, Manuel Neuer, who is the best goalkeeper in the world, is injured, Franck Ribery is injured. These are all drawbacks but I think I know how to…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is back in light training a month after being sidelined with a hamstring injury. Pogba posted a series of videos on social media on Wednesday showing him jogging on a treadmill and working in the gym. Jose Mourinho has so far refused to put a timeframe on Pogba’s return but has admitted the midfielder is considered a “long-term” absentee along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo. Sources have said that France manager Didier Deschamps is not expecting the 24-year-old, who has been in Miami, to be available before the next international break which begins on…
Manchester United will prepare for Saturday’s high-profile Premier League meeting with bitter rivals Liverpool as they would any other match, manager Jose Mourinho has said. United have made a strong start to the season and are second in the table behind Manchester City on goal difference. They have scored 21 goals and let in only two to sit on 19 points. “When you are in a big club, when you are a big player, when you are a big manager, every game is important,” Mourinho was quoted by the club website on Wednesday as saying in TV interviews with British…
Five-time European champions Bayern Munich must draw the consequences from their “very painful” 3-0 Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain, according to the German club’s chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “It’s a very painful defeat, a defeat we have to analyse and after which we’ll have to talk about clearly and draw the consequences because what we saw was not Bayern Munich,” Rummenigge was quoted by AFP subsidiary SID as saying at the post-match meal in a Paris hotel. “It’s important we reverse this curb and that we again present ourselves as Bayern Munich and show that we’re a team that has…
Harry Kane will only remain at Tottenham Hotspur if the club are ready to match his ambitions and brave enough to reject wealthy suitors, according to former Spurs and England midfielder Darren Anderton. Tottenham have shown a readiness to sell star players in recent years, with Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick all departing for just over £150 million ($198 million, 167 million euros) combined. Anderton believes it is up to Tottenham to ensure Kane never returns to seal a transfer. “You hope he’s Tottenham through and through,” Anderton said. “The way he plays and the way…
Genevieve Nnaji has reportedly been cast in “Farming,” the directorial debut from Nigerian-British writer-director Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Based on Adewale’s childhood, “Farming” tells story of a young Nigerian boy, ‘farmed out’ by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang. The upcoming autobiographical story features Nnaji alongside Hollywood actors Kate Beckinsale, Damon Idris and Gugu Mmbatha-Raw. Genevieve Nnaji, a Nollywood veteran who is popular for classic movies such as “Ije” and “Keeping Faith,” recently made her directorial debut with the upcoming movie, “LionHeart.” Nnaji’s…
Alter Plate boss, Harrysong is not ready to slow down as we approach the release date of his “Kingmaker” album. The singer dropped it like its hot on this one titled ‘Under The Duvet’. Get a feel below and share your thoughts.
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde celebrated the Girl Child Day with a message, using herself as an example of how great a woman can become. She talked about how she struggled to become a successful woman today. “On today’s girl child day I’ll do an unusual post true to me. As a child I lost my father age 12. Sponsored by a great community of Ondo men, the #Ekimogun club, so i could continue my education. At age 15, started struggling to help my widowed mother. I started working in the Entertainment Industry. While going to school, and working, faced many challenges…
Uche Ogbodo has granted an interview recently. Asked about her thoughts on the film culture in Nollywood. she said “I don’t think we are at our best yet, but I think we are growing and many of us are very positive about movies and production these days. We are putting lot more effort and machineries to get the best.” On her preference for acting “I prefer acting. Acting is something that I love to do, it’s a passion rooted in me. Producing is something that I just ventured into newly. I am at peace when I’m acting, but when I…
Yung6ix has outrightly denied claims that he is a member of the Eiye confraternity. Word on social media is that a fan of the rapper saw the rapper’s new video “No Favours” and probably got an idea that he is a member of the secret cult. He went further to air his opinion on Twitter, where he addressed the issue; “I just saw No Favors video, so @Yung6ix is a birdman!!!! Eiye for that matter… Wawuuuu issokay.” However, Yung6ix has come out immediately to deny the allegation that he is a member of the cult group. He took to his…
Adebayo Salami has aired his own view concerning the roles of a woman in a home. The actor said that African women are trained to bow before their husbands while the husbands are supposed to respect the wife. This is coming just a few days after the singer, Tiwa Savage said a man and a woman are not equal in the family. The Mavin Record Label “First Lady” made this submission during a chat on “The Midday Show” with The Beat FM’s Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru who engaged her in a discussion on the subject. It appears that the discussion on…
Efe Ejeba of Big Brother Naija has continued to show massive belief in his much-maligned music ability. The rapper has revealed that very soon his music will be acceptable in the Nigerian market. He believes that his sound will be the next “wavy” thing pop audiences be listening to. “I stand to say here that very soon, it will be the wave,” Efe declared. Efe won the 2017 edition of reality TV show Big Brother Nigeria. He came tops, beating other contestants with his ‘down-to-earth’ behaviour and humility.
Angelina Jolie is the next on the long list of women alleged to have been sexually harassed by American film producer, Harvey Weinstein. She said that she had the displeasure of experiencing an unsolicited sexual advances from the former film studio executive who has been accused of harassing quite a number of women including Ashley Judd. “I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warned others when they did,” she said. Weinstein got attention for reasons not related to his exceptional film producing skills following…
DJ Cuppy has confirmed that she is no longer dating former Sunderland striker, Victor Anichebe, ending a popular rumour by her fans and haters. She stated in an interview on Lagos radio, The Beat FM that their relationship had to end due to the fact that they were regions apart, but this has not affected their friendship. “I literally do not have a boo. I and Victor are not together anymore. The picture I put up recently was a picture of us when we were together. We are still friends. People find it so weird. “I feel like we just…He…
Davido’s alleged involvement in the death of his friend, Tagbo, was on Wednesday, confirmed by the police after investigations revealed that he did not tell the truth when he was first interrogated by the police. Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgar, said Davido had claimed that he only heard about Tagbo’s death from mutual friends. He said the Davido admitted that he and his crew had drinks with the deceased the night before his death at DNA, a nightclub in Lagos, after which they parted ways. But the police boss, who spoke at a press briefing in Lagos, said a CCTV…
Muhammadu Buhari had a tedious day on Monday, as he met with governors from three different states of Nigeria. The president hosted Yobe state governor, Ibrahim Geidam, Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal and Jigawa state governor, Mohammed Abubakar at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president had also met with Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, as well as Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, last week at the Villa. Governor Obiano said the president is a fan of hardworking governors like him regardless of party affiliations. “He (President Buhari) likes governors like me who are hardworking, who are delivering on what people…
The Federal Government has decided to enforce the “No Work No Pay’’ doctrine as part of crucial measures to bring back harmony into the public service in the country. Chris Ngige made this known on Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council’s meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “The report emphasises the need for government to implement the law on “No Work No Pay’’. “The “No work No Pay’’ is not a rule neither is it a policy. It is a law captured in the Trade Dispute Act of the Federation, section 43, which says workers have the…