Zinedine Zidane said he was “a bit disappointed” for Ronaldo after his wait for a league goal this season extended. Ronaldo suffered another personally frustrating game in Real’s 2-0 home win over Espanyol, hitting the target only once from four shots. He now has 22 unsuccessful attempts at goal, three of them on target, in three La Liga games after he missed the first four fixtures through suspension. Since joining Madrid, the longest Ronaldo had previously gone without scoring at the start of a La Liga season was 255 minutes in 2010-11. Zidane said “It is not that [Ronaldo] is…
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Ryan Bertrand has tipped Harry Kane to succeed Wayne Rooney as the next permanent England captain. “[The captiancy] is completely down to the manager. ‘H’ [Harry Kane] gets my vote,” Bertrand said. “He is in great form. Him coming to the England camp in such fine form is a massive boost for the whole squad. “What we are blessed with is we have a lot of leaders in the camp now and whoever is tasked with that duty on the night is deserving of that.” England look to seal qualification for the World Cup in Russia this month as they…
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford wants to be like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo but says building a unique identity is key for success — both for himself and England. Rashford is already an important figure for club and country, but he admits he is still learning after a rapid rise since his United debut 19 months ago. “Ronaldo in the Super Cup — he was only on for 20 minutes or so but if you look at his movement and how he’s changed to what he is now, it’s amazing how he still continues like he does,” Rashford said,…
Joe Hart doesn’t think he has been given a “fair chance” by Pep Guardiola as his Manchester City career looks to be over since the Spaniard’s arrival last summer. “That’s life and that’s football. We all want a fair chance at everything but that’s not how it works,” Hart said. “Me waiting for that to happen and waiting for a fair shot at things, that’s not the industry. “I’m up for a fight, a fair fight, it’s good for me and if I lose I’ll shake hands with my opposition. But I realised this wasn’t going to be my opportunity…
Carlo Ancelotti is chilling in Jerusalem coaching children for a coexistence group just days after being dismissed at Bayern Munich. Asked about his sack by the German giants, Ancelotti said on Monday he “feels good.” Ancelotti is training Muslim, Christian, and Jewish youth as part of Assist for Peace, a group trying to open a sports center in the Old City for kids of all religions and ethnicities. Bayern sent Ancelotti packing on Thursday, a day after losing to Paris Saint-Germain 3-0, their heaviest defeat in the Champions League group stage. But Ancelotti was already on the edgefrom April when…
Marcus Rashford believes his competition with Anthony Martial is good for everyone at Manchester United — although the teenager still sees himself as a striker rather than a wide man. Jose Mourinho’s side have enjoyed an easy start to the campaign, entering the international break second to Manchester City in the Premier League on goal difference. Rashford arrives on England duty in fine form having justified his return to the United starting lineup by providing two assists in Saturday’s 4-0 win in the last game. Martial provided an assist of his own after replacing the 19-year-old against Crystal Palace, with…
Cesc Fabregas has taken steps to downplay the magnitude of Chelsea’s Premier League loss to Manchester City, saying Pep’s boys were simply “better rested.” Antonio Conte’s side are six points behind the Manchester clubs after seven games following last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat. Chelsea midfielder Fabregas talked about the rigour of the win at Atletico Madrid — compared to City’s home win over Shakhtar Donetsk a day earlier — before reminding their Premier League rivals that the Blues were worse at this stage this time last season when they went on to claim the title. “This was without a doubt the…
Romelu Lukaku did not train with the rest of the Belgium squad on Monday because of an ankle injury, sources have said. Lukaku showed up at the Belgian Football Centre in Brussels as normal on Monday afternoon ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Cyprus, despite being involved in ongoing court proceedings in Los Angeles. However, the 24-year-old could not train with his teammates on Monday evening as was instead checked over by doctors. Lukaku picked an injury in training with United on Friday, sources said, and he was a doubt to face Palace. But after passing a late…
Ian Wright believes Burnley manager Sean Dyche has everything it takes to take over from Arsene Wenger at the Emirates. Dyche’s men moved up to sixth place in the Premier League on Sunday with 1-0 defeat of Everton at Goodison Park. Wright has firm faith in the former Watford boss and thinks he is ready to take another step in his career. “I believe he is somebody that needs to go, at some stage, to the next level,” Wright said on Monday. Asked directly if he would choose Dyche as Wenger’s successor at Arsenal, Wright said yes, but had doubts…
Hip-hop’s reply to Donald Trump’s tantrums has been several but unified. Just recently, Jay-Z wore a Colin Kaepernick jersey during his performance on Saturday Night Live and before that, his Roc Nation artist, J. Cole, decided to take a lesser dig toward the president and white supremacy. During a Friday show in Copenhagen, Denmark, Cole joined his crowd in chanting “F**K Donald Trump.” “Damn, we overseas and y’all feel like this. That’s crazy as f**k,” he responded to the audience’s mutual dislike of The Donald. J. Cole’s already made it known he’s no fan of Donald Trump. Just last week…
As JAY Z prepares to travel in support of his latest album 4:44, Mr. Carter stopped by 30 Rockefeller center Saturday night to act as the musical guest for the 43rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live. With Ryan Gosling as host, Jay called out Damien Marley to perform the evening’s first song BAM. Wearing a custom Colin Kaepernick jersey, with an Army fatigue backdrop accented by red stage lighting , the two along with Jay’s longtime DJ Young Guru brought the crowd to its feet. For his final song, JAY- Z performed the title track from his 13th studio.…
This amazing woman gave birth to fraternal twins in July. And she still has it and has decided to flaunt her incredible post-baby body in a skin-tight dress while posing in a series of pictures that she posted on her Instagram account on Sunday. The singer, 36, attracted a lot of attention in multiple photos that had a fierce feline theme to them. Beyonce slipped into a formfitting off-the-shoulder taupe dress, which displayed every inch of her curvy self. The pop star teamed her sexy ensemble with clear PVC strapped stilettos, that featured a black heel. Beyonce kept her long…
Kanye West is super excited by all of the Kardashian/Jenner pregnancies. The 40-year-old rapper and his wife Kim Kardashian West are expecting a third child via surrogate, while his sisters-in-law Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner are also reportedly pregnant and Kanye, who is an only child, is overjoyed. A source told People: ‘I think Kanye is even more excited than Kim. He was an only child; he didn’t have a bunch of kids around. He’s been very honest about how lonely that could be for him.’ ‘And now there will be three siblings, along with a huge extended family. This…
Kendrick Lamar has announced new shows across the European world. The next batch of the rapper’s tour behind DAMN begins on February 7 next year, and runs until March 5. James Blake will support on all the new dates. Kendrick spent much of 2017 touring North America, including a headlining performance at Coachella, where he debuted a host of DAMN. tracks.
Banky W and soon to be beau, Adesua Etomi last night gave a lovely rendition of a Nigeria song at an event. The event which took place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday saw the couple flaunt their love and obviously, their singing talent. Even though this wasn’t a JAY Z and Beyonce kind of collabo, the couple sure gave it their all, especially Adesua who isn’t a singer. At the end of the song, Banky was quick to hug his soon to be wife from behind, showing his support for her. Don’t we just love…
Drake’s dad just got himself a freshly inked this weekend with a portrait of his son. Dennis Graham apparently met tattoo artist Money Mike at his birthday party, telling him he wanted to get inked to match Drake’s mugshot of Dennis, which was tattooed on the rap star’s arm back in 2014. On his personal Tumblr page, Money Mike wrote about the experience: “Had the honor and privilege of tattooing @champagnepapi father’s portrait on the man himself @therealdennisg thank you again Dennis for the hospitality and for letting me do this for ya. CHUUUCH!” The portrait shows a Nothing Was…
Best Okoduwa has released the official trailer for the upcoming movie, “Guilty.” Guilty sells the story of Chuks (Daniel K Daniel); a hard working and successful family man who is very much in love with his Pretty wife Oluchi (Tamara Eteimo) and the mother of his two kids. Tragedy is close and the couple are torn in grieve and confusion further complicated with the introduction of an old Igbo myth about infidelity and death of children by Chuk’s Mother (Florence Sunday), a myth brought to life and validation by Oluchi’s secret affair with Emeka (Stan Nze), Chuk’s cousin and the…
The R&B singer and her Saudi billionaire beau, Hassan Jameel were photographed at the upscale Park Chinois Chinese restaurant in London late on Thursday, celebrating a joint public appearance for the two in weeks. Rihanna flaunted a black sweater, and a matching jacket, mini skirt and stiletto ankle boots, while he wore a black jacket over a black shirt, blue jeans and olive sneakers. The two stayed at the eatery past 2 a.m. and left thee venue separately, with her leaving first and him departing 30 minutes later. She waited in a car for him and they drove away together,…
Afro-fusion pioneer and everyone’s favourite bad boy, Burna Boy has released the visuals for his summer sleeper hit, “Rock Your Body”. The visuals were directed by seminal Nigerian director, Clarence Peters. They feature his trademark dark lighting and closeted aesthetic, with most of the footage taken with the space of what seems like a warehouse or production studio. “Rock Your Body” is one of a slew of singles and loosies released by Burna Boy this year. That list also includes “Hallelujah” and a refix of Ghanaian act, A.I’s “Grind”, titled “Chillin Chillin”. The well-produced track is a mid-tempo mood of…
Oby Ezekwesili has aired her dissatisfaction with Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech, calling his tone as ‘divisive and uninspiring’. Taking to her Twitter account (@obyezeks) said the president failed to use his speech on Sunday to unify the country as a great leader should do. She argued that as high as the president’s office is, he is responsible for being the leader of every group in the country, and shouldn’t be dividing his people. She tweeted, “So I read OUR President MBuhari ‘s NigeriaAt57 Speech and wondered how OUR Leader could be so DIVISIVE & UNINSPIRING on a DAY LIKE…