Chasing an expected sixth league title on the bounce, champions Bayern Munich made it two wins in two and moved to the top of the table, cruising past Werder Bremen 2-0, courtesy of a quick-fire Robert Lewandowski double. Boosted by the return of captain Manuel Neuer, the defence looked more secure than on opening night against Leverkusen, completing their 14th league win in a row against Bremen, with Bayern assuming their natural position atop the Bundesliga after two games. 7 — Carlo Ancelotti brought on Kingsley Coman for the ineffective Arjen Robben, with the tricky French winger providing a crucial…
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Ernesto Valverde has come out to suggest Barcelona will make more signings before the transfer window closes after watching his team make it two wins from two in La Liga at Alaves on Saturday. Barca confirmed a club-record deal potentially worth €145 million for Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele days ago, the France international becoming their fifth signing of the summer after Marlon Santos, Gerard Deulofeu, Nelson Semedo and Paulinho. “We hope that when Aug. 31 arrives and the transfer market closes we have a more competitive team,” Valverde told a news conference when asked if there would be more arrivals,…
Antonio Conte has said that he was happy to hear about Nathaniel Chalobah’s first England call-up but insisted that the youngsters who left Chelsea this summer are not ready to play for the club. Of last season’s Premier League title-winning Chelsea squad, fellow youngsters Nathan Ake, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ola Aina and Kurt Zouma were also allowed to leave either permanently or on loan by Conte, having struggled for regular opportunities under the Italian last season. Tammy Abraham, Kasey Palmer and Izzy Brown were granted Premier League loans after Chelsea decided against recalling them to bolster a small first-team squad, while…
Thomas Muller said he does not feel valued by Carlo Ancelotti after the Bayern Munich coach left the forward out of the starting XI on Saturday. “I don’t know exactly which qualities the coach wants to see,” Muller told ARD. “But mine seem not to be 100 percent in demand.” Ancelotti said tactics were the only reason Thomas Muller did not start the game. “We tried to plan the game using the wide areas more and to have more possession in the middle,” he said. “For this reason Thomas didn’t start the game. “He went in during the second part…
England boss Gareth Southgate has said Dele Alli needs to start winning trophies before he can be considered an elite player. The Tottenham midfielder has become a crucial figure for the national team less than two years after making his debut, and will be expected to get even more responsibility after Wayne Rooney’s international retirement. But Southgate says the 21-year-old still has a lot to do prove himself in the football world. “Dele is an exciting player and it’s a great opportunity for him to kick on, but there’s always a challenge,” said the England manager, quoted in several national…
Jurgen Klopp has said Divock Origi can still be an important Liverpool player in his squad despite being left out of the Champions League playoff last week. The Belgian was not included in the squad for the second leg against Hoffenheim, and he has yet to start a game in any competition this season. Reports on Friday suggested Liverpool would be willing to send Origi out on loan, as he’s found himself down in the pecking order behind Dominic Solanke and Daniel Sturridge. But Klopp has said ahead of Sunday’s game against Arsenal that no such move will happen for…
Recently, Taylor Swift returned from a year of dormancy with her fangs sharpened and a new single to unleash. And it appears her presumed latest prey, Kim Kardashian, already wants nothing to do with it. As reports pointed out, Kardashian has pulled a Taylor and is blocking people from leaving the snake emoji in the comments on her Instagram. Last year, in the wake of Kim exposing Taylor’s recorded conversation with Kanye West in which Taylor is heard approving his lyric about her on “Famous” despite previous statements saying otherwise, many of Kim’s fans flooded Taylor’s Instagram with the snake…
Why does Chris Brown always insist on being just completely awful? Is it a hobby for him or something? Is there seriously not one single ounce of good in him? And no, being a cool dancer doesn’t count. There are so very, very many examples of Chris being a terrible person, from the Rihanna beating to the Karrueche Tran beatings to the beatings of several other people and things that dared cross his path. There’s also his horrible attitude: remember that creepy video he made where he called himself a stalker when it came to women he was into, like…
Drake and Rihanna’s romance may have fizzled last summer, but it looks like the rapper is still tending to the embers. The Canadian chart-topper, 30, sparked a flurry of speculation about the couple’s former romance after posting an image of himself wearing a pair of her newly-released sock designs on Instagram. Adding fuel to the flames of love was the fact that Drake’s chosen design featured a particularly saucy image of the 29-year-old singer that was taken from the provocative 2016 music video for the duo’s hit song Work. Rihanna, 29, collaborated with sock brand Stance this month to recreate…
Her amazing bottom is arguably as famous as she is. And, like the irresistible pull of an event horizon, Kevin Hart found his eyes inexorably drawn to Khloe Kardashian’s storied appendage as they got ready to film a fitness show together in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The pint-sized fitness fanatic looked like he was completely mesmerised as they made there way towards the set at a YMCA. No doubt the 38-year-old was just glad to be getting back to work after a hectic few days marked by his ex-wife Torrei accused him of cheating on her with his current spouse.…
The American rap sensation will take to the stage tonight as a part of Glasgow Summer Sessions and will no doubt put on a show to remember. Here’s everything you need to know about Slim Shady’s highly anticipated gig. Who will be supporting him? Run the Jewels, Danny Brown and Russ are all confirmed to be supporting Eminem in Glasgow. What are the key times? Doors open at 5pm on 24th August at Bellahouston Park. The first act is due to be on at 5:40pm with Eminem expected to finish his set around 10:45pm. Will it be wellies or trainers…
Kylie Jenner was so nostalgic for the flaxen locks she rocked in September of last year that she shared a retro snap with her captive combined 139.5M social media followers. The 20-year-old reality star captioned her Instagram on Wednesday: ‘Missing the blonde moments.’ In typical form, the wig-loving Lip Kit mogul only spent three months as a blonde bombshell before hairstylist Priscilla Valles dyed her damaged bob back to black in December. On Wednesday, Kylie was sporting waist-length raven hair extensions for a mirror selfie showcasing her taut tummy. Jenner – who relies on stylist Jill Jacobs – flaunted her…
Taylor Swift is large and in charge! She shook the world on Aug. 23 by announcing her sixth studio album Reputation is dropping on Nov. 10. Her own reputation took a massive hit 2016 after Kim Kardashian, 36, leaked a secretly taped conversation between Tay and Kanye West over diss lyrics about her in his song “Famous.” It made her look like a liar for previously saying she never consented to being mentioned, and she got hammered with snake emojis all over her social media for weeks afterwards. Now she’s completely owned the snake by using an Instagram video of…
On a new episode of moments, Toke Makinwa, Bolanle Olukanni and Tallulah Doherty alongside their guest Melvin Oduah discuss marriageable age and the pressure on women to get married at a particular age. According to Oduah, it’s so annoying seeing young girls of 24 being pressured by their parents to get married. “Moments” is a show aimed at connecting more with audiences across the continent, as well as offer a much wider and more divergent platform for truly Pan-African conversations.
JJC Skillz just gave Funke Akindele a surprise party. The rapper took to Instagram on Thursday, August 24, 2017, with a video of a very excited Funke close to tears. “We managed to surprise @funkejenifaakindele it was extremely hard but we did it. Thank you to all our family and friends. Time to party,” he wrote. The movie director also shared an adorable photo of Funke alongside some sweet words. “I love you just the way you are hot & spicy creative and caring happy birthday @funkejenifaakindele my mummy, my queen, my bestie, my love. Next year we shall have…
Oristefemi has dropped another unifying song titled ‘Unity’. His last song out ‘Our government I beg’ is also talking peace buildingin the nation.
Groups in Kano State, on Thursday organised special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari and the maintenance of peace and unity in the country. The event, held at the Sani Abacha Stadium, was led by the state Chairman, Juma’at Mosques Committee, Sheik Fadhlu Danalmajir. The crowd later went to the Government House, where they were received by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, who praised them for their prayers and best wishes to the nation. He said that the people of the state were so behind President Buhari, adding that other Nigerians should support the administration to bring about the desired change to make…
The Federal Government on Thursday instructed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech. The minister said that the directive was part of efforts to stem the growing tide of hate speech in the country. “As a matter of fact, the challenges facing the NBC have never become more daunting, considering the increasing propensity of some radio and television stations across the country to turn over their platforms to the purveyors of hate speech. “It is the responsibility of the NBC to put these broadcast stations in check before they set the…
Rauf Aregbesola has been described as the best governor that continues to be a reference point of human capital development by the international community. A United States’ economic consultant made this assertion on Wednesday, August 24, 2017, while speaking on “Media and Diversity Reporting” organized by journalists in Lagos. “Osun and Lagos states remain the most cited examples of good and quality leadership among the 36 states of the federation in international economic and political circles in terms of management of human and material resources in West Africa. “Osun is of particular importance because it is an agrarian state with…
A sect of Northern youth groups has withdrawn the quit notice given to the Igbos in the region, reports have said. The youths were said to have suspended the quit notice recently at a press briefing at the Transcorp hotel in Abuja. According to them, the ultimatum was a reply to the Biafra agitation by the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB). The Federal Government and many popular Nigerians have blasted the quit notice to the Igbos.