Massimiliano Allegri and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon have rejected suggestions that Paulo Dybala is suffering from a form crisis. “He’s fine and he’s ready to play tomorrow,” said Allegri at the news conference ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. “He played well against AC Milan and his performances are getting better and better, and this is the most important thing because he’s going to get his goals, either from set-pieces or open play. “Against Milan, his first control and pass for Gonzalo were great, and then Gonzalo scored an extraordinary goal, so in the end,…
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Pep Guardiola has said he is not going to play for a draw away to Napoli despite Manchester City needing only a point to qualify for the round-of-16 of the Champions League. “Why would we play for a draw when we can play for a win?” the City boss told a news conference. “We are going to try to win the game against Napoli like at West Brom [last Saturday]. They are athletes, they play a game — we want to win.” The Spaniard has also been complimentary of Sarri and his side but insists his side will not go…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been compared to boxer Floyd Mayweather by Gary Neville because they both “use defence as a weapon.” Neville said: “Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp have got wonderful reputations for being attacking coaches. “But Mourinho is a little bit like Mayweather at times. Mayweather is called boring at times, where he uses defence as a weapon, let’s people punch themselves out.” “My personal view is he has come in to win the league. He’s got to win the league. The club hasn’t won the league for a few years. “I have to say they’ve scored…
Jose Mourinho has backed his decision to stop Romelu Lukaku from taking a penalty against Benfica by insisting he “does not see the drama.” “I don’t understand why everyone asks me the same, I am paid to take decisions good or bad. “In the first half, the decision was bad. In the second half, I made another decision and I don’t see the drama. “The penalty-taker for this match was Martial, he was not even on the pitch for the second one. Romelu wants to take, he has the personality and character to take the responsibility, Herrera was the same,…
Antonio Conte has said there was big cause for concern, and warned his players that they cannot hope to compete for trophies this season unless they rediscover their “hunger” after the Premier League champions were humbled 3-0 by Roma. “When you lose 3-0, it means it wasn’t a good performance. Our first half was good, we created many chances to score, but to be 2-0 down was unfair,” Conte told BT Sport. “But in the second half, it was a really bad performance. Roma showed more will to fight and more desire to win the game. I’m very disappointed with…
Yo Gotti and Chris Brown are at it again. After joining forces on “Pills & Automobiles,” the duo reunites for “Save It for Me” off the Memphis rhymer’s album I Still Am. The R&B and hip-hop track blends each artist’s style over trap-infused production. Meanwhile, Gotti sends a message to Angela Simmons, who he name checked on “Down in the DM.” “Passed my number to Angela,” he raps. “I thought I had her / Her ni**a cuffed her, married, made me madder / I respect it, I’m moving on, but the truth is, I want her badder / Maybe me…
It’s hard to contain an intensely talented MC like Kendrick Lamar, but that kind of raw power thrives in a closed environment — a controlled space — without fear of distraction. Take, for example, the contrast of Lamar’s 2015 stop of his Kunta Groove Sessions at the Civic Theatre to his stop at Essence Fest in 2016. Both were amazing performances, but there’s an urgency you get in a tight space. In the first one, you could feel Lamar’s raw skill in your chest, but that got lost in the echo chamber that can become the Mercedes-Benz Superdome when it’s…
Several hundred Detroit Public School Community District students got a break from their typical math and science lessons and started their school day rapping as a deejay spun Big Sean’s “One Man Can Change the World.” On Monday morning, 400 middle and high school students packed the Gem Theatre in Detroit to hear billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert and rapper Big Sean share career lessons and advice. The event, called “Mogul-2-Mogul,” was part of the Sean Anderson Foundation Mogul Prep program, founded by native Detroiter Big Sean (Sean Anderson) and his mother, Myra Anderson, to expose students to career pathways in…
Yemi Alade just teamed up with Youssoupha and the much sort after Killbeatz on production for new HIT single ‘Hustler’. The undeniable presence of both acts brings a spark to the collaboration that only they could achieve. With Yemi Alade’s vibrant and crystal vocals stealing the shine with the flow of Youssoupha.
His wife Kim Kardashian has had all the buzz in the world on her as she celebrated her 37th birthday over dinner with her family on Thursday night. And Kanye West couldn’t have looked happier after spending some quality time with his wife as he stepped out in Los Angeles on Friday. The rapper, 40, rocked a casual ensemble after celebrating his wife’s 37th in a family favorite restaurant the night before. The night before the famous family joined together for a belated birthday dinner at Carousel Armenian restaurant in Glendale, California. The married couple of three years walked into…
Rihanna and Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel are touring Beantown. The “Wild Thoughts” singer, 29, and Jameel were spotted at some of the city’s most popular restaurants over the weekend. On Saturday evening, Rihanna, Jameel and several friends headed to to STRIP by Strega at the Boston Park Plaza for dinner. The group snagged a private room in the back of the restaurant, where Rihanna enjoyed red wine and an 8 oz. petite filet steak with house truffle butter. “They were super chill,” a source at the restaurant tells PEOPLE. “She was super nice, relatively quiet.” The night before, Rihanna headed…
For some strange reason, Daddy Freeze might be off Instagram and we are not sure if it’s for good. The Cool Fm OAP’s account seems to have been deleted or simply disappeared as searches yield the same message, ‘user not found.’ The development definately garnered mixed reactions, with the majority seemingly pleased that the media personality would be quiet on social media for the time being. The development comes barely hours after Daddy Freeze got into a heated battle of words with Timi Dakolo on the same social media platform. Then again, this might just be another publicity stunt, who…
Actress Juliet Ibrahim will never stop flaunting about her man, Iceberg Slim. The lovebirds attended a comedy show together in Lagos on Sunday, October 29, and Ibrahim shared their red carpet photo on Instagram. The Ghanaian actress captioned the picture, “I give him a reason to smile….#MyRideOrDie #BonnieandClyde”. Born Olusegun Olowokere, Iceberg Slim is a US-born Nigerian rapper, whom Ibrahim earlier said holds the key to her heart.
Mercy Aigbe is not a happy woman at the moment as death has taken away her father. Mercy Aigbe revealed this on Monday, when she took to her Instagram page to announce the demise of her father. She posted a picture with the inscription, “Rest in Peace” and also captioned the photo with a brief statement “Rest on Dad.” Mercy Aigbe has been in the news lately because of the scandal rocking her marriage which includes cases of domestic violence and infidelity.
Yvonne Nelson has reportedly put to birth. She has given birth to a bouncing baby girl. The dazzling actress reportedly delivered her first child at a health facility in Accra, Ghana on Sunday, October 29, 2017. The report further mentions Yvonne and her daughter are strong and they have reportedly been discharged from the hospital. The identity of the father of the child is yet to be known as at the time this news broke. It would be recalled that while granting an interview with BBC’s Veronique Edwards, Yvonne Nelson says she is ready to tie the knots this year,…
The Police in Borno recently said two female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis. Mr Victor Isuku, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Maiduguri. Isuku said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening along Maiduguri-Gamboru highway. Isuku explained that the incident occurred at the outskirt of Maiduguri, adding that there were no casualties recorded in the incident. “Preliminary information available to me indicates that two female suicide bombers tried to sneak into Maiduguri, one of them detonated the IED on her…
Ibrahim Magu, has revealed that it is not easy to arrest runaway ex-pension reform chief, Abdulrasheed Maina, because there are people protecting him from the reach of the law. He said, “When I came in, the matter was already in court. I was so busy pursuing other issues. You need to be here with us to see the volume of work we have. “I really don’t know what happened, but I know that he has been properly placed on the watch list and he cannot sneak into this country without the law enforcement agencies, you know, something is wrong somewhere…
Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan spent N100bn, $295m cash in 14 days. According to the Vice-President, the massive looting during Jonathan’s administration led to the recession in the economy. Osinbajo also said “The theft of resources in this country is the first and primary reason for our poverty. “That is why we have to address the issue of corruption pointedly, not once in a while because the system is corrupt; it is a corrupted system that we are running. This is not a system where corruption is just an exception, corruption is generally the rule in…
Muhammadu Buhari welcomed six governors from the northern region of the country at the State House sometime last week. The governors are Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, as well as Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi State. The others in attendance are Umar Ganduje of Kano and and Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe state. The president has been playing host to a series of governors over the past few weeks with governors like Willie Obiano (Anambra State), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo State), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto State), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo State) among others having been…
Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) have been politicised. He said “When I was elected president in 1999, my administration took the issue of corruption very seriously and we established anti- corruption agencies like the EFCC and ICPC. “They were provided with political support needed to fight corruption and they did their best. “But after we left office, they became politicised and weakened to a level that they were unable to provide their services. “In fact, one of the governors jailed for corruption was…