MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Jesse Lingard hit the beach in Dubai with Reds target Michael Keane. As Jose Mourinho looks to re-sign Michael Keane, could Jesse Lingard be persuading him to come back to Old Trafford whilst enjoying the UAE sunshine? Jesse Lingard posted a video to his Instagram story of him and Michael Keane playing football on the beach near the Burj Al Arab. Lingard’s visit to the United Arab Emirates comes just three days after lifting the Europa League trophy with victory over Ajax in Stockholm. 24-year-old Keane was let go from Man United for good back in January…
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Manchester United will be disappointed in their pursuit of Antoine Griezmann according to Atletico Madrid’s president, who claims the forward will stay at the club this summer. Griezmann is one of three high-profile summer signings wanted by Jose Mourinho having instructed Ed Woodward to push ahead with an £86.7m move for the Frenchman. However, Atleti president Enrique Cerezo has denied that this move will happen and instead insisted that Griezmann will be leading the line when the club play their first game at their new Wanda Metropolitano Stadium next season. “Griezmann will stay here,” he told Spanish sports daily Marca.…
Manchester United are yet to launch an official bid for Inter Milan midfielder Ivan Perisic but the ‘interest is there’ – according to the sporting director of the Italian club Piero Ausilio. United are set to battle it out with Chelsea for the Croatian wide player’s signature this summer, although Ausilio admitted he is determined to keep him at the San Siro. The club are yet to appoint a manager following the departure of Stefano Pioli, with the new boss likely to be handed a say on whether the 28-year-old remains in Italy. Sportsmail revealed on Sunday that Chelsea had…
Juventus claimed another consecutive Serie A title, were victorious in the Coppa Italia, and have the chance to cap off a stunning season by winning the Champions League in next week’s final against Real Madrid. But it seems as though the Bianconeri already thinking about summer transfer plans, and they are now being linked with a move for Monaco’s Fabinho. The 23-year old, who can play as a right-back or as a holding midfielder, has been in excellent form for title-winning Monaco this season, and has attracted strong interest from both Manchester United and Manchester City. There were reports from…
MANCHESTER CITY are lining up an £80million double raid on Sporting Lisbon for Portugal stars William Carvalho and Gelson Martins. Pep Guardiola is planning a major squad overhaul during the summer following his first-ever season in management without winning a trophy. He has now set his sights on defensive midfielder Carvalho, 25, winger Martins, 22. But the Portuguese giants will not let them leave on the cheap and it will take a huge chunk of Guardiola’s transfer kitty to get a deal done. Sources in Lisbon claim City are prepared to offer £63m for the pair, but insist Sporting will…
Benfica won the Portuguese Cup on Sunday, beating Vitoria Guimaraes 2-1 in the final to clinch a domestic double after they had earlier retained the league title. Mexican striker Raul Jimenez put the Lisbon giants ahead early in the second half at the national stadium at Jamor, near the Portuguese capital, following in to score after a Jonas shot had been saved. Eduardo Salvio then headed in a Nelson Semedo cross to make it 2-0, before the South African Bongani Zungu headed in a late consolation for Guimaraes, who finished fourth in the league. It is the 26th time that…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has commended Nigerians as the country celebrates Democracy day. Obasa commended Lagosians in particular for their support and cooperation for the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration at national and state levels. Rt. Hon. Obasa while saluting Nigerians and Lagosians in particular assured them that both Federal and Lagos State Governments are committed to improved economy of the Nation aimed at improving their welfare and enhance their standard of living. The Lagos Assembly Speaker gave these commendation and assurance in his Democracy Day message to Nigerians in general…
No fewer than 4,000 rural people have benefited from the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) programme in Katsina State. Mr Okpo John, the NYSC Coordinator in the state, disclosed this on Friday in Katsina while presenting wheel chairs to some physically challenged persons. He said that the programme was aimed at mobilising corps members medical personnel to provide health intervention to rural dwellers. According to him, the intervention will be through diagnosis, treatment, referral and proper prevention mechanism to enhance health status of people. “We mobilise our corps members to those local government areas…
Residents of Ungwar Jatau, a rural community in Chukun Local Government Area of Kaaduna State, on Monday commended the provision of a borehole by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under its rural water supply scheme. Mr Peter Dowoyi, the Chairman, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Committee, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Dowoyi described the efforts as “a life saver from waterborne diseases”, particularly among children under five years. “Typhoid, malaria and cholera are common diseases in our community, but the story has changed since UNICEF, in partnership with Kaduna…
She has been pulling out all of the stops to ensure her daughter Shiloh is given a birthday to remember. And after whisking her children and their friends to Disneyland in California, Angelina Jolie enjoyed another outing with her brood on Saturday to the La Brea Tar Pits museum. The actress, 41, appeared in high spirits as she continued the celebrations for Shiloh’s 11th birthday by chaperoning her little girl and a bevy of others around the historic site. Angelina was dressed casually for their trip and opted for a black slip dress that she teamed with long suede boots…
Amber Rose gave onlookers a full view of her navy bra through the skintight outfit she’d slid into for a stroll in Hollywood on Tuesday. Its neckline fell to the Philadelphia-born 33-year-old’s midriff, though straps ran horizontally across the gap, and the ensemble was backless. Splashy designs in various shades of blue covered the getup, which she’d accented with gleaming purple shades and a pair of off-white sneakers. Amber, who’s got the nickname Muva, has apparently hired an armed security detail after her house was terrifyingly broken into while she slept last Wednesday, per TMZ. She’ll reportedly be accompanied by…
Estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, Lanre Gentry has expressed regrets over the time he spent with the actress. Gentry made the statement via his Instagram page where he shared a photo of him and the wife. Mercy has separated from him with their two kids. Gentry stated that while he does not regret his past, he regrets the time he has wasted with the wrong people. The actress, however, is currently in the United Kingdom where she shared photos of her visit to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Mercy Aigbe accused Gentry of battering and that he almost…
Even Daniele De Rossi, one of the hardest men in football, was reduced to tears as AS Roma talisman Francesco Totti brought down the curtain on a remarkable 25 years at his only professional club on Sunday. A capacity crowd stayed behind for more than an hour after the end of the win over Genoa to bid farewell to a hugely gifted player who, many believed, could have won much more had he moved elsewhere but remained loyal to Roma throughout. Totti, 40, came on in the 54th minute of the Serie A match and helped his team to a…
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois blamed a lack of concentration and a refereeing decision for the FA Cup final defeat that reminded him of a familiar anti-climax to the season when he was with former club Atletico Madrid. A 2-1 defeat by London rivals Arsenal on Saturday cost Chelsea the second Premier League and FA Cup double in the club’s history. “It’s not a good feeling,” the Belgian international told Chelsea’s official website. “I had the same thing in Spain when I won the league and then lost the Champions League. That was in 2014 when Atletico won their first La…
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte rued his side’s slow start to Saturday’s FA Cup final, and a controversial decision by the referee that set Arsenal on their way to victory, dashing his hopes of a league championship and FA Cup double in his first season in England. “I think our start for sure wasn’t good, wasn’t good enough,” Conte told reporters after Arsenal’s 2-1 win over the English Premier League champions. “Honestly … I think that this goal (should have been) disallowed because there is a clear handball.” Arsenal took a 1-0 lead in the third minute when striker Alexis Sanchez…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and his son Jose Jr had a wild celebration pitch-side after the winning the Europa League title on Wednesday, May 24. Manchester United beat Ajax in Stockholm 2-0 with goals from Pogba and Mkhitaryan. That win gave Manchester United their first Europa League title and also gives them qualification for next season’s Champions League. After the game, a joyous Mourinho and his son hugged tightly before the manager hoisted his son up. It was soon the turn of the 54-year-old to be hoisted by his backroom team in a series of celebratory bumps. This Europa…
The Sokoto State Government has earmarked N1.4 billion for the completion of Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state Commissioner of Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale, disclosed this in Sokoto on Tuesday while fielding questions from newsmen on the second anniversary of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal. Kakale said the projects include the completion of the phase two construction of 47 staff quarters, two wards and landscaping, among others. The commissioner further disclosed that the state government would convert the hospital to a teaching hospital upon completion. He said: “In the period under review,…
Victor Moses is getting married a week after winning the Premier League and just a day after receiving a red card in Chelsea’s FA Cup final 2-1 loss to Arsenal. The Chelsea star is currently wedding his long time partner in London today, May 28, 2017. The pair, who exchanged marital vows in front of few family members, friends and colleagues, already have two kids together. Moses has a five-year-old son Brentley and a two-year-old daughter Nyah. Having managed to keep this family very private, not much is known about his wife but it is reported that Moses’ bride is…
July honestly just can’t come soon enough. Good thing about this wait is that HBO finally decided to bless “Game of Thrones” fans with a proper trailer. After months of teasers, a trailer was released on May 24, 2017, offering lots of hints and satisfying our hunger, at least, to an extent. We have put together 10 things we learned from this trailer; 1. Cersei vows to defeat her numerous enemies from the East, West, South and North. Her enemy from the East is headed by the leader of Daenery’s army of Unsullied, Grey Worm. Her enemy from the South…
MMG’s Selebobo premieres the music video for his charting single ‘Waka Waka’; which features Davido. The groovy mid-tempo banger, gets a visual treatment from Paul Gambit and arrives after the massive success of Yemi Alade assisted ‘Conquer’. ‘Waka Waka’ is available on all music stores and platforms.