Antonio Conte was unveiled to the media as Chelsea head coach at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, three months after being confirmed as the permanent successor to Jose Mourinho. He will head to Austria with the squad for a week-long training camp and two friendly matches on Friday, but how did he perform in front of the assembled British and international media? It was interesting to contrast Conte’s entrance into Stamford Bridge’s Harris Suite with that of Jose Mourinho three years ago. Whereas the Portuguese strode confidently into a far more crowded room and posed deadpan for the wall of photographers…
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Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has called on French midfield enforcer N’Golo Kante to decide quickly on his future as the Premier League champions plan the defence of their title. Kante’s future is uncertain with a new contract from Leicester on the table amid interest from a host of rival clubs including Chelsea. Ranieri has warned he does not want to be left waiting for a decision from the 25-year-old, who was one of the stand-out stars of last season’s title triumph and emerged with credit at Euro 2016 although he didn’t get to play in the 1-0 defeat in…
Davido is reportedly back in Atlanta following his failed show in Congo, as he hits the floor running with a studio session with Young Thug. The Davido Music Worldwide chairman shared a couple of videos via his Snapchat, today, July 13, 2016, giving fans a sneak peek of the behind the scenes action of his latest production. Davido first hit the gun range in Atlanta earlier in the day, seeming to have found a new hobby which doubles as a stress reliever for him. The singer later hit the studio with the American rapper.
We may be opening another chapter in the 2016 book of beefs. Two controversial pop stars in Nigeria are at war and here’s the gist. A song by Yung6ix titled ‘Shabba’ featuring Cynthia Morgan supposedly leaked online. Yung6ix has not said anything or posted any promo material about the song on his social media pages because the song was ‘leaked’. Cynthia Morgan is however not buying it. She doesn’t seem to be satisfied with her verse on the song and requested for it to be fixed. Yung6ix is know for having ‘Twitter fingers’ and swift response to shades online, but…
The “Bigger Friday Show”, hosted by Falz The Bahd Guy and Samantha Walsh, has been an interesting one, presenting viewers with comic sessions that cannot be forgotten in a hurry. Most music lovers enjoyed watching the extended version of Falz’s ‘soldier’ video by The MTV Bigger Friday Show, which continued the untold story of how Falz rescued Simi from the hands of her kidnappers. Now, we have been treated to a comedy session featuring the rapper and MTV VJ Ehiz in a fight over a girl (mannequin). The Bigger Friday Show is one of the revamped entertainment shows on MTV…
Calvin Harris has gone on a Twitter rant accusing his ex girlfriend, Taylor Swift of making him look bad after she revealed that she had helped write his hit song, “This Is What You Came For.” The Scottish DJ, 32, first confirmed that the singer had been of the production process in his rant Twitter, today, July 13, 2016. “And she sings on a little bit of it too. Amazing lyric writer and she smashed it as usual.” What followed his compliments soon turned the posts sour as he addressed claims that he had hurt Swift’s feelings when he had…
Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe in a recent interview reveals she wears bum shorts even though she’s married. Mercy was a guest on Afrobeat Live when fellow actress, Adunni Ade asked if she wears bum shorts at home. According to her, “I wear bum shorts so all those toothpick girls will not snatch my husband.” Just recently, the Nollywood diva celebrated 1Million followers on Instagram. The actress and yummy mum of two took to Instagram on June 24, 2016 to celebrate fans and followers. “Ow!…I million Followers!…BIG THANK U to y’all for the love….I am humbled #1millionfollowers #1million #loveyall,” she captioned…
Anambra born TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is a year older today! A lawyer and media personality, Ebuka’s rise to fame started in 2006, when he went in as one of an eventual 14 housemates on the first and only ever season of the popular reality show Big Brother Nigeria. He graduated in December 2010 from the Washington College of Law of the American University Washington DC, with Master of Laws degree specializations in Intellectual Property as well as Communications law from the Law and Government program. In the run up to the 2011 general elections in Nigeria, he hosted the…
Popular Nigerian actress Mercy Aigbe, 37, yesterday shared a video of a recent interview she had with Afrobeat Live. In the interview Mercy Aigbe revealed one of the tricks in which she keeps her husband fixed on her always. “I wear bum shorts so all those toothpick girls will not snatch my husband” she said unabashedly in the interview that also featured fellow actress Adunni Ade. This might come off humorous or even weird to some but this is one of the ways in which Mercy Aigbe keeps her marriage to Lanre Gentry going. As a matter of fact according…
A sweet snap of Selena Gomez has now replaced hers and singer ex, Justin Beiber’s photo as the most liked on Instagram. The 23-year-old pop star’s snap has now garnered 4.2 million likes as opposed to the 3.7 million likes her photo with Beiber got. The cute snap shows Gomez sipping on a Coke, with the lyrics from one of her songs, “You’re the spark,” written on the wrap. Beiber’s snap with Gomez from back when their relationship was at its peak, showing the pair kissing, was officially debunked by her sweet snap which she captioned, “When your lyrics are…
Ubi Franklin has finally addressed the alleged feud between himself and label co-owner, Iyanya. The rumours began after the singer announced on social media that he would be floating his own record label, stirring up speculations of a feud between the co-owners of Made Men Music Group, (MMMG). Addressing these speculations via a press release, today, July 14, 2016, Franklin reveals that he has always known about Iyanya’s plans to start up a label of his own, but as a part of MMMG. He wrote: “Recently there’s been a lot said in the media about Iyanya leaving Made Men Music,…
Ciara looked beyond stunning as she stepped out for the first time post wedding with her husband, Russell Wilson. The pair made a stunning couple at the ESPY 2016 Awards which took place yesterday, July 13, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Ciara looked smashing in a floor length dress, giving some cleavage action with the sparkly bodice of her dress while Wilson looked dapper in an off white tuxedo. This is their first public outing since their fairy tale wedding which took place last Wednesday, July 6, 2016 in Peckforton Castle, England. The singer and the Seattle…
Sports couple, Bastian Schweinsteiger and tennis star, Ana Ivanovic continued their fairy tale wedding with another ceremony. A day later they had a more lavish wedding ceremony at the Misericordia Church, also in Venice. The Manchester United footballer chose a black tuxedo for the church wedding with a matching bow tie. 29-year-old Ana wore a strapless bridal gown which showed off her marvelous figure. The wedding ceremonies come after Schweinsteiger had competed in the 2016 Euro with Germany. The couple chose a modest setting for the first wedding ceremony which was just a simple process. For that ceremony, the Manchester…
Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike was impressive for Fenerbahce in a pre-season game, netting a brace in their 2-1 win over Panathiniakos. In the 2-1 win over Panathiniakos on Wednesday, July 13, Emenike netted in the third minute, before he got the match winner in the second half of this friendly. This is the striker’s third goal for the Turkey club since returning for pre-season training a fortnight ago. The 29-year-old could yet play himself into the first team ahead of next season after spending the whole of last season away on loan. Emenike left the Turkish side at the beginning…
Arsenal forward, Alexis Sanchez is set to miss the start of the Premier League injury due to an injury he sustained during Copa America. Sanchez was one of Chile’s main men as they ran away with the Copa America title, beating Argentina in the final. The Copa title however came at the expense of Sanchez’s ankle which got injured. The forward has been receiving treatment during his summer break. This means that Arsenal could be without their main man in their 2016/17 Premier League opener against Liverpool on Sunday, August 14. Arsene Wenger will be desperate to have Sanchez available…
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo as the “special footballer” of his generation. Ronaldo, 31, won the Champions League and three Premier League titles in six hugely successful years under Ferguson at Old Trafford, and has gone on to win two more Champions Leagues at Real Madrid before Portugal emerged victorious at Euro 2016 last weekend. Ferguson believes that Ronaldo’s athleticism, over a sustained period, makes the player stand out above others. “He has an incredibly athletic body. His performance improvement is incredible,” Ferguson told Sport Bild. “And what is remarkable is…
Mesut Ozil’s boyhood club would love to see the Arsenal playmaker join Paris Saint-Germain. And Bayern Munich. And any other cash-rich club that can afford his transfer fee. Rot-Weiss Essen, the German fourth-tier club where Ozil began his career as a teenager, has started a crowd-sourcing campaign to raise money from investors — promising to repay them with interest using money received from any future transfers involving the star midfielder. The club want to raise €300,000 through crowd-sourcing website Kickrs for improvements to their youth academy — hoping to develop “the next Ozil.” But they’ll probably need the real Ozil…
Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has completed his move to Bournemouth on a four-year deal, both clubs have confirmed. We reported last week that the Reds had accepted a £15 million bid from their Premier League counterparts and had given permission for him to speak to them. According to the Liverpool Echo, the deal with the Cherries includes both buy-back and sell-on clauses and that Liverpool will have to pay around 15 percent of the fee they received to Ibe’s former club Wycombe Wanderers. “We’re delighted to bring Jordon to the football club,” Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said. “He played…
New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has said John Terry will remain club captain this season regardless of whether he is on the pitch. Conte was confirmed as Chelsea’s new manager in April, when Guus Hiddink was in interim charge and there were significant doubts over Terry’s future at the club. The 35-year-old ultimately put pen to paper on a new one-year contract in May but had previously said he would have to accept a “different role” at the club. Conte has finally arrived at Stamford Bridge after having led Italy to the quarterfinals at Euro 2016 and, in his first…
Jose Mourinho would have to be “like Dynamo the magician” to turn Manchester United into Premier League champions this season, Andy Cole has told BBC Radio Manchester. Mourinho has started re-building a squad that finished fifth in the Premier League last season and missed out on Champions League qualification, with Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan already having signed. However, former United striker Cole, who was part of United’s Treble-winning side in 1998-99, thinks it might be a step too far to expect them to win the title at this stage. “To sit here and say Man United are…