Antonio Conte has revealed he guided Eden Hazard back to his best by telling the Belgium midfielder to both play and act like a superstar. Hazard’s masterful finish helped Chelsea inch ever closer to the Premier League title with Saturday’s 3-1 win at Bournemouth. This time last year Hazard broke a 355-day Premier League scoring duck with a brace in Chelsea’s 4-1 win on the south coast as the Blues laboured towards a 10th-place finish. Fast forward a year and Hazard has 14 league goals while closing in on a second league title in three years — and Conte believes…
Author: David Folami
There is no stopping Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Just when you think that age is finally wearying him or that he’s becoming bogged down by a defence as modest as Sunderland’s, he makes a turn, creates some space and then unleashes something unstoppable into the back of the net. This was the story of his 28th strike, a phenomenal return given his advancing years. It opened the door to a morale-boosting victory for Manchester United, something they might not have achieved with him easing the nerves. He is remarkable. There’s not much that can stop Romelu Lukaku, either. His brace in Sunday’s…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is giving “200 percent” for the club and is being let down by his underperforming players, according to top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. United are unbeaten in 20 Premier League matches, but lay seven points off the Champions League places — albeit with two games in hand — in sixth place ahead of Sunday’s trip to Sunderland. “I think the coach is doing the absolute maximum with the team he has. Two hundred percent,” said Ibrahimovic, as quoted by several British newspapers on Sunday. “If we were good enough to be number one, we would be…
Mauricio Pochettino insists his Tottenham Hotspur side are building a winning mentality and will be ready to pounce if Chelsea stumble in the race for the Premier League title race. Spurs’ emphatic 4-0 victory over Watford kept the pressure on league leaders Chelsea. But the odds are still heavily stacked in favour of the championship trophy returning to Stamford Bridge after Saturday also saw the Blues beat Bournemouth 3-1 to stay seven points clear at the top. Spurs manager Pochettino, though, insists his side will not give up and are developing the winning mentality that will allow them to step…
Mesut Ozil wants Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s future to be cleared up before he commits himself to the club, the Germany playmaker indicated in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Wenger, Arsenal’s manager for over 20 years, is out of contract at the end of the season and has pledged to make an announcement about his future “very soon”. Ozil is currently stalling over a new contract, with his existing deal due to expire in a year, and suggested he will not make a decision on his future until he knows what Wenger is doing. “It’s not just important for…
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte praised his team’s refusal to bend to the pressure of the title race after their 3-1 win at Bournemouth on Saturday. Before the Blues kicked off on the south coast, Tottenham Hotspur beat Watford 4-0 to move to within four points of leaders Chelsea. But Conte’s side were were seldom in danger as they restored their seven-point advantage. They went 2-0 up after 18 minutes through an Adam Smith own-goal and an Eden Hazard strike before conceding a goal to Bournemouth’s Joshua King. But man-of-the-match Marcos Alonso made the game safe with an exquisite free-kick and…
The Ace of Diamonds Los Angeles nightclub is blood-thirsty for Amber Rose. The famous adult venue has continued to fuel its e-beef with the curvy TV personality. A screenshot has surfaced of Ace going directly at Rose with a disturbing image. Earlier in the week, Ace of Diamonds Los Angeles went at Rose on Instagram over ownership speculation. Hours prior, Rose jumped on IG and promoted the popular adult night venue. Recently, Amber kept busy by linking up with hip-hop stud French Montana.
Frank Ocean had another treat for listeners of Blonded on Friday: “Biking.” The new track, featuring Jay Z and Tyler, the Creator, debuted on the third episode of Ocean’s Beats 1 radio show ahead of the full release. A portion of the song was also featured in a teaser video for Blonded, while Tyler, the Creator posted lyrics from his verse on social media. “Nobody f—ing with me / My accolades hang from my neck / Pedal I drown in the heat / My sapphires drown in my sweat/ White mags but I jet / Jackson I’m saving the streets…
BEYONCE can earn up to £800,000 for ONE post on social media, according to the experts. The Destiny’s Child singer’s announcement that she was pregnant with twins went on to become the most liked photo in Instagram’s history – with 10.9 million likes. The global superstar, who rarely does interviews and only uses social media sporadically, has total control over her image – meaning she can make a pretty penny from her posts. According to D’Marie Analytics, Beyonce is the most marketable person on social media – meaning she had an advertising value of £800,000 ($1m) for just one post.…
Immediate past governor of Ebonyi, Chief Martin Elechi on Sunday decamped to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Elechi, a two time governor of Ebonyi, registered for the APC at his country home in Echialike, Ikwo Local Government Area, in front of national party leaders. The party leaders were in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital, for a thanksgiving church service for the recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari from his ill-health, after which they moved to Ikwo. According to Elechi, he decided to join APC due to his love for Buhari and the current state of the…
The Senate Preisident, Bukola Saraki, has declared that he is loyal to President Buhari. The Senate President made the declaration during an interview with Daily Trust recently. The Senate President also said that it is in his political interest that Buhari’s government does not fail. Saraki also accused some powerful people of mis-informing the public. He said “There is a lot of misinformation out there. From Day One I took a position, and some very powerful people don’t like the position. “When you want to know who is loyal to you, it is during your trying moments. Go back two…
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, during an interview recently, hinted that Senator Ali Ndume might be forgiven. Ndume was suspended by the Senate plenary for accusing Saraki falsely. The Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima recently met with the Senate President to plead on Ndume’s behalf. According to Daily Trust, Saraki said “All I can say is that this Senate has a large heart. We used to have dissenting voices before but we are now back as one family. Sooner or later we may have a political solution somewhere and Ndume may be back in the fold.” Speaking on the legality…
Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho insists there are plenty of goals still to come after he became the Premier League’s highest-scoring Brazilian. The 24-year-old came off the bench to score the important equaliser as his side recovered from going behind to win 2-1 at Stoke. It was his 30th top-flight goal and put him one clear of former Middlesbrough attacker Juninho. Teammate Roberto Firmino, who scored a brilliant winner at the bet365 Stadium, is only 10 goals behind after 61 matches compared to his compatriot’s 131, but Coutinho plans to add many more having already equalled his best Premier League season…
Paris Saint-Germain moved back into second place in Ligue 1 and narrowed the gap on league leaders Monaco to three points with a 4-0 victory over Guingamp at the Parc des Princes. Despite the comprehensive scoreline, Unai Emery’s team did not have it all their own way and were made to wait for the win with the goals not coming until after half-time, when Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani scored in quick succession. Cavani then got his name on the score sheet again midway through the second half and Blaise Matuidi put the icing on the cake with a…
Under a small green awning on a street outside the Stadium of Light, a middle-aged man scowls as he casts his eye over racks of bright, bold Sunderland-themed T-shirts. The merchandise of the popular club fanzine “A Love Supreme,” they celebrate men like Jermain Defoe. They celebrate the club’s history and their heritage. But the man finds nothing here to his liking. “If you had one that says, ‘David Moyes is a w—er,'” he grunts, “I’d buy that.” And then he strides away. Joe McFadden, working the stall, smiles politely and continues to lay out his wares. This is the…
For his first-ever jewelry line, Kanye West has teamed up with the most coveted jeweler of ’90s hip-hop, Jacob Arabo. Dubbed Jacob the Jeweler by legends like LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay Z, Arabo’s opulent and classic style was a no-brainer for the Yeezy collaboration. The 12-piece line was inspired by bas-relief portraits found in 14th-century Florentine art including medallion-style pendant necklaces evoking the romantic images of Donatello, thick band rings and even a deconstructed bangle bracelet. “I wanted to create something that represented timeless love,” West told Vogue in an exclusive interview. This sentiment is best…
The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) on Sunday donated relief materials for the upkeep of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno. Speaking while presenting the materials, Managing Director of NPA, Mrs Hadiza Bala-Usman, said that the gesture was aimed at bringing succour to the IDPs who were in need of help. “The presentation of these items is aimed at supporting the Borno State Government in taking care of the IDPs. “The NPA believes that there is the need to sustain its corporate and social responsible to the society,” ” We have noted with concern, the situation in the North-East and we…
Clips of a chaotic game are unlikely to leave Atletico Madrid petrified. Leicester warmed up for their maiden European quarterfinal by prioritising the Champions League and losing their 100 percent record under Craig Shakespeare. The caretaker could not join Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola in a select group of managers to win their first six Premier League games. If the Champions League occupied thoughts around Goodison Park, it is also because Everton prevailed to continue their spirited bid for a top-four finish. It remains unlikely, but a seventh straight home league win took them level on points with Arsenal, albeit…
The feud between Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma is still going strong, just fyi. Since their respective diss tracks have come out, both have been continuing to throw shade at each other on social media, and it’s clear that these two are probably never, ever going to be BFFs. In “ShETHER,” Remy’s infamous 7-minute diss track, she even referenced Nicki Minaj’s brother Jelani Maraj and the molestation claims surrounding him. Remy isn’t done, either; she threw shade at Nicki’s brother during an Instagram Live chat recently, the same chat during which she may or may not have referred to Minaj…
American-born Kenyan singer Victoria Kimani has said the recently released ‘Safari’ album is her last project with Chocolate City. TheCable Lifestyle had in August reported that the singer was planning her exit from the record label headed by Jude Abaga, hip-hop artiste popularly known as MI. Eight months later, Kimani has taken to Instagram to vent about record labels and announce her imminent exit. “Mann “these labels got me feelin independent! But still I keep pushing cuz greater is HE that is in me than he that is in the world. SAFARI is my last project with @choccitymusic Excited about…