Luke Shaw will travel to Los Angeles with Manchester United’s first-team squad on Sunday after impressing the club’s medical staff with his dedication and commitment during rehabilitation for his ankle ligament injury, sources have said. The England defender is not expected to be fit for a return to Jose Mourinho’s team until the end of August after undergoing surgery on his ankle following the injury sustained against Swansea City at Old Trafford on April 30. But Shaw, who will be 22 next Wednesday, has been included in United’s travelling party in order to continue his recovery in the United States…
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Barcelona fans breathed a huge sigh of relief on Wednesday when the club announced it had reached an agreement with Lionel Messi over a three-year contract extension. Messi will sign the deal — which ties him to Barca until 2021 — when he returns from his honeymoon in Antigua and Barbuda sometime next week. Barca were always confident that the Argentine would remain at Camp Nou, but nerves nevertheless permeated the fan base when the club allowed him to move into the final 12 months of his current contract. However, with an agreement now confirmed, the club can rejoice at…
Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette was having his medical at Arsenal on Tuesday as his club-record transfer was close to being finalised, a source confirmed to us. France forward Lacazette, 26, is expected to put the final touches on a five-year deal after agreeing personal terms, with Arsenal set to pay Lyon a fee of about £45 million plus add-ons. The source said on Tuesday afternoon that an official announcement could be made within 24 hours. The deal will make Lacazette Arsenal’s most expensive signing ever, eclipsing the £42m they paid for Mesut Ozil in 2013. Lacazette scored 37 times in…
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has suggested the club cannot pay the kind of salary that Alexis Sanchez is reportedly demanding, while adding that he is not aware of any move for the Arsenal man. Sanchez, 28, has been heavily linked with a summer move to Bayern and is reportedly seeking wages of £300,000-a-week. But Hoeness has told a sponsorship even, in quotes reported by kicker, that Bayern are not willing to pay such an amount in order to attract star players to the club. Asked about his club’s interest in Sanchez, Hoeness said: “I’m not involved in operational business.…
Former Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld expects Jurgen Klopp to return to Germany and take the reins at the Allianz Arena after winning Liverpool’s first Premier League title. Klopp took charge of Liverpool in 2015 and has since gone on to guide them to a League Cup and Europa League final, in which they lost both, as well as into next season’s Champions League. And with Klopp’s third season in England soon to get under way, Hitzfeld told T-Online that the former Borussia Dortmund boss is on the right path to bringing a first league title to Liverpool since 1990.…
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Monday declared a state of emergency to rejig the state’s healthcare delivery. Bindow said this at the flag-off of the renovation of General Hospital Numan as part of the implementation of the policy in the health sector. He said during the ground breaking ceremony that the renovation was to boost medical care for the people of the state. The governor also said that the gesture was in fulfillment of his campaign promises to the people during the last electioneering campaign. He promised to enhance health service delivery in the state through the provision of…
YBNL rapper Olamide and OBO Davido collaborate on happy song ‘Summer love’. The Nigerian music stars get their groove on with the ladies in the laidback track produced by Pheelz. The video was shot by Joe Young Spike. Enjoy.
South American champions Chile have promised to stay faithful to their adventurous approach which often threatens to blow their opponents away but also leaves their own defence dangerously exposed. “Our gameplan is always to have the initiative, to take the leading role, have control and create openings,” coach Juan Antonio Pizzi told reporters after his side lost 1-0 to Germany in Sunday’s Confederations Cup final. “Our commitment in the future is to continue doing the same.” Chile were once renowned as relative lightweights in South America but in the last few years have become one of the continent’s most inventive…
The Kano state government has declared Tuesday, July 4, 2017, as a public holiday to mourn the death of Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule who died today. The holiday was declared in a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Mallam Mohammed Garba. The statement read, “The death has occurred today (Monday) of Alhaji (Dr.) Yusuf Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin Kano. “Dr. Yusuf Maitama Sule died at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, where he was receiving treatment for an illness. “Funeral prayer for the deceased will be conducted tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Emir’s Palace, Kofar Kudu, by 4:00pm. “Governor Abdullahi…
The Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Rurum, has resigned amidst allegation of collecting money to scuttle investigation on the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. Rurum resigned in a letter read at plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Ibrahim Chidariof who presided over the sitting on Monday. The former speaker was alleged to have collected N100 million from business mogul Aliko Dangote but failed to share the money to the members. He had earlier at a news briefing before the assembly went on Sallah recess, denied the allegation and threatened to sue an online media group that first…
DR Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, has called on all stakeholders in the sector to help commercialise research findings for the development of the country. Onu made the call when he received the report of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) Committee on the Blueprint for Commercialisation of Research and Development (R&D) Results on Monday in Abuja. He said that such effort would create more job opportunity for the citizens. “All the stakeholders in the value chain of R&D commercialisation must ensure that viable R&D results available in the nation’s universities and other research institutions…
New-ish couple Jlo and Alex Rodriguez just wrapped their European vacation together. But where the Paris PDA pics end, the words of affection start. J.Lo just did an interview with Extra, where in the span of two questions, the singer bestowed on A-Rod an impressive 13 compliments. Extra’s reporter asked how she felt about what Rodriguez said about her in a recent interview—namely that “she is one of the… the most impressive and smartest human beings I’ve ever met.” They followed up with a question about A-Rod’s latest career moves (he’s signed onto Shark Tank and Good Morning America). J.Lo’s…
RIHANNA, who will soon grace the silver screen as cabaret performer Bubble in Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets, has set her sights on more than just summer block busters. Indeed, the Bajan singer has revealed that she would like to join fellow singers Cher and Jennifer Hudson as pop stars who have won acting’s highest accolade: an Oscar. “I’d love to get there one day,” Rihanna told The Sun on Sunday of her mission to take on larger acting roles. “Who doesn’t want to be told they are doing a great job?” The singer, who is currently…
Toronto rapper Drake surprised fans at Nathan Phillips Square on Sunday night by making an appearance at a Canada 150 event outside city hall. Fans got out their phones, danced, jumped up and down, and sang in chorus with Drake, who crashed the stage and put on a mini-concert, and then watched the fireworks with them. Drake expressed appreciation for the Indigenous significance of the event. “We celebrate our Indigenous people. We celebrate the land that we’re standing on,” he said, quickly adding, “I just came for the party, though.” Drake told the mass of people: “I’m just so happy…
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger due to step up his move for the Algerian winger over the coming days The Algerian is ready to leave Leicester in search of regular Champions League football. Arsene Wenger is known to be a big admirer of the winger and is plotting a swoop for the 26-year-old this summer. However, Italian website Calcio Mercato claims that the move could be done as early as this week. They say that Wenger has given the “OK” for the club to push ahead with the signing and that the transfer will “soon” be announced. Arsenal are likely to…
The Catalan club are ready to start bidding for the Italy international, but their valuation of the midfielder is way below what PSG would want. Barcelona will start their pursuit of top transfer target Marco Verratti in earnest this week after a new financial year began for the Blaugrana on July 1. The Catalan club had been unable to spend any more cash due to budget restrictions for 2016-17 running up until the end of June, but they are now ready to start bidding for the Italy international. It was reported earlier this week by Barcelona-based sports paper El Mundo…
Manchester United’s preseason tour is the perfect place for their next generation of players to show Jose Mourinho what they can do, according to Phil Jones. United travel to the United States on July 9 for games against LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona. Youngsters like Axel Tuanzebe, Demetri Mitchell, Scott McTominay and Matty Willock are all in with a chance of being named in the squad. And United defender Jones says it is a good chance for them to make an impression on Mourinho. “We’ve often played against these kinds of teams in preseason…
Vector and Jesse Jagz team up to share an impressive freestyle on Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones” instrumental. Listen up.
Following the start of his U.K tour which kicked off in grand style, Urban Highlife artiste Adekunle Gold kicks off the new month with the release of ‘Call on me’. The Pheelz-produced song sees Adekunle Gold declaring he is available for the woman he loves, and he is also ready to change for her. The song is bound to garner more fans to his growing fanbase and music.
It’s official! Davido’s smash hit single ‘If’ has an official remix, and it features R. Kelly. The US superstar artist had earlier sent in his vocals to Davido, which was shared on social media. Turns out Davido has and his team have decided to go with a collaboration with the R&B legend. R.Kelly does his best to blend in and deliver a verse and adlibs to what has been one of the biggest African songs of 2017. Download and listen.