Gareth Bale believes he has turned a corner at Real Madrid after leading the Spanish giants to their second Champions League final in his three years at the club. Bale’s effort was deflected by Brazilian midfielder Fernando into his own net to hand Madrid a 1-0 win on the night and on aggregate over Manchester City to set up a final date with local rivals Atletico Madrid in Milan on May 28. The Welshman scored as Real beat Atletico 4-1 after extra-time in the final two years ago to seal a successful first year in Madrid. However, he endured a…
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Cristiano Ronaldo lauded the impact made by Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane as the Frenchman led the Spanish giants into the Champions League final with a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday. Brazilian midfielder Fernando’s first-half own goal was the only difference between the sides over two legs as Real set up a repeat of the 2014 final against local rivals Atletico Madrid in Milan on May 28. Zidane replaced the sacked Rafael Benitez with Madrid in crisis in January, but has sparked just Real’s second run to the final in the 14 years since he scored the winning…
Riyad Mahrez’s agent Kamel Bengougam has thrown the Leicester City winger’s future in doubt by saying there is a “50/50 chance” the Algerian could leave the King Power Stadium amid reported interest from Spanish champions Barcelona. Mahrez, 25, has been one of the club’s standout performers as his 17 Premier League goals and 11 assists earned him the PFA Player of the Year award and helped his side claim the English league title for the first time. “When you have been playing the way Riyad has this season it is bound to attract attention. He is very happy with Leicester…
Tottenham Hotspur are a “long way” towards reaching an agreement that will allow them to play home games at Wembley Stadium in 2017/18, Football Association chairman Greg Dyke said on Thursday. Dyke also suggested Spurs, whose White Hart Lane home in north London is just 13 miles (21 kilometres) from Wembley, could play their Champions League matches next season at England’s national stadium, with the club having already qualified for the tournament. Tottenham are building a £400 million 61 000-capacity ground adjacent to White Hart Lane and hope to move into the new ground at the start of the 2018/19…
As soon as the final whistle confirmed Real Madrid’s berth in the Champions League final against local rivals Atletico with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Manchester City on Wednesday, memories of 2014’s all-Spanish final came flooding back. Sergio Ramos headed in a 93rd-minute equaliser in Lisbon to crush Atletico’s dreams of a first ever continental crown and put Real on their way to a 4-1 extra time victory that sealed ‘La Decima’, the 10th European Cup they had coveted for so long. “It’s another final and it’s taken a lot to get there but we’ve proven we know how to…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has vowed that his team will rediscover their mojo in time for Thursday’s Europa League semifinal second leg at home to slick Spanish opponents Villarreal. After a 1-0 first-leg defeat, Klopp saw a much-changed side beaten 3-1 by Swansea City on Sunday and goes into the biggest game of his seven-month tenure on the back of the first successive losses of his Anfield reign. Including a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United, Liverpool have now gone three games without victory in all competitions, but Klopp is confident that they will rediscover their poise when the moment comes.…
Shortly after coming under fire for sharing a video where he mocks an airport worker who happened to be autistic, 50 Cent has now issued a formal written apology to the young man and his family. The rapper had been at Cincinatti/Northern Kentucky Airport, when he had spotted the janitor named, Andrew, pushing his bucket and concluded that he was high. While recording the young man on his phone, 50 Cent had asked him: “What’s your name? What did you take before coming to work?” Turning the video on himself, the rapper had added: “The New generation is crazy, they…
Khloe Kardashian has shared a brutally honest piece on her unsavory high school experiences and her struggle with education in general. As hard as it may be to believe, Khloe had not been a popular kid like her sisters, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian, a fact she opened up on in a post she shared via her website, KhloewithAK.com, titled, “XOXO: All About My Education.” The svelte reality star also shared a bunch of old photos showing her looking fat as a kid and nothing like the sexy siren she has grown to become. Writing on the issues she had faced,…
Music Legend Janet Jackson, who secretly married billionaire, Wissam Al Mana in 2012, is now pregnant with her first child. This is following Jackson’s announcement of the suspension of her Unbreakable World Tour to plan a family. The singer made a recent post on her Facebook where she wrote, “We’re in the second leg of the tour and there actually has been a sudden change.” “I thought it was important that you be the first to know. My husband and I are planning our family, so I’m going to have to delay the tour.” In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar…
Music legend 2face Idibia has been selected among the list of Nigerians who will receive honorary degrees from Igbinedion University in Okada, Edo State, on May 10, 2016. The legendary singer revealed this on his Instagram page last night, May 4, 2016. “Ladies and gentlemen! I’m plsd 2 let u know that I’m going 2 be Conferred with an honorary degree @ Igbinedion University on the 10th of may in okada,” the ‘African Queen’ singer said, adding, “U are all invited. #GRATEFUL#igbinedionuniversity Thank u for the honour.” Some of the awards he has won include: Channel O Music Video Awards,…
It seems, not confirmed, that Wizkid’s ex, Tania Omotayo, is setting up a re-bound with Mavin Records singer, Korede Bello, as the pair hook up together in London. Bello might have indicated that he likes Omotayo in an Instagram video where he professed his love for her, though she had asked him to tell that to the fans. In the short clip, Omotayo said, “tell them you love them”, but the Mavin Records singer said “I love you Tania” in response. Tania Omotayo went on to caption the video “Snapchat chronicles from Mama Lee’s Din… Hey @koredebello (snap: tania-omotayo)…
Have Nigerian rapper, Falz and singer Simi confirmed the dating rumours trailing them? The ‘Soldier’ rapper yesterday, May 4, 2016 shared a cute photo of he and Simi which he captioned with a kiss emoji, and this sent their fans into a frenzy with many convinced that the duo are now dating. Recall that Falz in a recent interview with Entertainment News, revealed he was ‘not yet’ in a relationship with the singer. “At this current moment, we are not dating but you never know what the future holds,” he said. His sharing that cozy photo of himself and Simi…
Two days ago, D’banj dropped his latest song ‘Breaking news’ and revealed that the new track was produced by Sarz and Dj Marphorisa. Shortly after this, Davido’s hypeman, Special Spesh took to his Snapchat to throw shades at the Kokomaster, dissing the new track and calling it ‘wack.’ Recall that Spesh used to be friends with D’banj and has been feuding with the singer ever since he accused him of stealing the catch phrase “coming through”, which he used in his ‘Emergency’ single, from him without due credit. Spesh said on the messaging application that the song was wack because…
Except your name is Blac Chyna, Don’t u dare answer Blac Chyna! Latest reports claim, the 27-year-old model has filed to trademark her name in hopes that other women, including other strippers can’t use it! According to TMZ, Chyna (real name Angela White) filed the documents just two weeks before her engagement to Rob Kardashian… in order to protect her name and her likeness. Apparently, she wants to ensure that she is the only one with rights to make appearances and promote products using her name, especially with rumors flying around she could be landing a TV gig with E!…
Yesterday, fantastic songstress and singer Omawumi trended for exciting reasons. Midway into the interview Omawumi walked out incensed by the ridiculous questions. It wasn’t surprising to see the singer who has a no-nonsense attitude leave the set of the interview. The interviewer was asking daft questions that were leading nowhere. First of all the questions were insulting. What does Omawumi drinking or smoking have to do with anything? It’s a shame that it was a woman who conducted the interview. Women get the unfair treatment most times in the industry. It was sort of baffling that the female presenter was…
Adele has no issues carrying kids for a gay couple who got engaged at her concert in Denmark. The 27-year-old pop star invited a gay couple to join her on stage as one of them had a rather important question on Tuesday, May 3. To the delight of Adele and the audience at the Forum in Copenhagen, the man being asked for his hand in marriage said “yes”. The British super star then jokingly offered to be a surrogate for André Söderberg, 18, and Simon Carlsson, 20, if they wanted to start a family. “Should I be your surrogate if…
At least 12 persons reportedly sustained various degrees of burns following an explosion which rocked a settlement known as Kara Market near Onitsha in Anambra State, on Tuesday, May 4. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Anambra, DSP Ali Okechukwu, who confirmed the incident on Wedneday, May 4, said that the explosion was caused by hoarded fuel in a jerrycan. “The explosion was not a bomb as being speculated by people. A jerrycan of petrol that was brought to the settlement exploded around the area and some people sustained various degrees of burns. “They were taken to various hospitals…
About 7, 000 houses have already been registered in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at a KSMC Hausa programme, ‘Kasar Mu a Yau’ aired on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, the head of Kaduna State agency for Land and Survey, Ibrahim Husaini, disclosed that all houses and land will be registered. “7000 houses have been registered in Kaduna North Local government. We are hoping that under the leadership of Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad Elrufai, all houses and lands in Kaduna State will be registered,” Husaini said.
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has promised to end high cases of kidnapping to ensure the safety of lives of the citizens in the state. El-Rufa’i made the promise on Saturday during a town hall meeting in Kachia, Kachia Local Government Area of the state. He said the state government had noted with concern the spate of kidnapping, especially in Kaduna metropolis, adding that “the ugly scenario would soon be a thing of the past’’. He said the state had recorded significant stride in addressing indices of insecurity, including killings of innocent persons and cattle rustling. “We have put…
Barely few days after celebrating the World Press Freedom Day, news of an alleged intimidation of a journalist has surfaced. Reports have it that Jacob Dickson, a reporter with an online news platform, Authentic News Daily, was allegedly arrested by the police and charged to the Kaduna Magistrates Court for writing about the Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Dickson was allegedly charged for incitement for reporting that youths in a particular community threw stones at El-Rufai when he visited the area. You will recall that the minister for information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said the Buhari led administration will ensure an…