Zinedine Zidane has stressed Real Madrid are not even thinking about the possibility of crashing out of the Champions League as they prepare to take on Wolfsburg on Tuesday. The Santiago Bernabeu side were beaten 2-0 in the first leg of the quarter-final tie at the Volkswagen Arena and face a tough task to turn things around in this week’s second leg. Nevertheless, Zidane sees no reason to panic and remains optimistic about Madrid’s chances of making the final four. “Madrid are never prepared for elimination. Madrid are always thinking about making it to the next round. We always want…
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Gareth Bale believes he has handled high expectations at Real Madrid well since joining the club and thinks his game has improved at Santiago Bernabeu. The 26-year-old joined the club from Tottenham in a deal worth a reported €100 million in 2013 and won the Champions League in his first season, scoring in the final against Atletico Madrid. Bale has loved life in the Spanish capital and feels he has handled the spotlight positively. “It’s been an amazing experience for me,” the Wales international told UEFA.com. “It’s obviously a massive club with big expectations. I’ve come here, I’ve done well.…
More than two decades after leading Nigeria to the fifth position on the Fifa rankings, the highest ever by the country, Dutchman Clemence Westerhof wants another crack at the Nigeria national team -the Super Eagles. Westerhof was instrumental in assembling an exciting band of footballers who conquered Africa and went further to prove themselves at the world stage in 1994. That golden age- between 1989-1994 could be described as one of Nigeria’s finest in footballing terms as the team played some attractive swash-buckling football which gained the country a lot of admirers. The Dutchman reckons he can get Nigeria back…
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is eager to make up for lost time following a six month injury layoff and to prove his worth to incoming manager Pep Guardiola who takes over in July. Nasri, who injured his thigh in October, made his first Premier League start in 13 months and scored the winner in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion to keep City in pole position to clinch the final Champions League spot. “When the pre-season is going to start I am going to be fresh so I hope that will help me and I will try to…
Germany’s federal cartel office has approved plans to stop any single buyer from winning all the live television rights for Bundesliga soccer matches for the four seasons starting in 2017. The watchdog said in a statement that it would be sufficient if the rights to show between 30 and 102 top flight Bundesliga matches out of a total of 306 available were awarded to an alternative buyer. “For us it is important that the rules ensure that more than one bidder wins the rights. As long as only one party holds the live rights there is a risk that innovation,…
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will not make his return from injury in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Paris St Germain, manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Monday. Central defender Kompany, who took part in the open section of a training session, has endured an injury-disrupted campaign and a recurrence of a calf problem has kept the Belgium international on the sidelines for nearly a month. “He is not 100 percent. It is not possible,” Pellegrini told reporters. Midfielder David Silva, who missed Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over West Bromwich Albion due to a persistent ankle injury, has…
Winger Marc Albrighton has urged Leicester City to make the most of their unexpected Premier League title charge and build on a five-game winning streak that has put them on the brink of glory. Claudio Ranieri’s men, who are seven points ahead of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur with five games remaining, are firmly on course to clinch their first English top-flight title. “It’s just good to keep the winning habit going. That’s massive. The buzz you get from winning the game, that sees you through for that week and then your confidence is high for the following week,” Albrighton told the…
Real Madrid must play with patience against VfL Wolfsburg when they try to overturn a 2-0 deficit in Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg, manager Zinedine Zidane said. The Real players have cranked up the atmosphere before the match at the Bernabeu with defender Dani Carvajal saying it would be like a war, but Zidane is wary of his players becoming over-excited during the match. “There are a lot of messages about firing ourselves up but we need the opposite, it’s a hugely important game and we have to use our heads,” Zidane told a news conference on Monday. “We’re…
Actor, Emeka Ike has been announced the interim president of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), pending its elections in 2018. The announcement was made on Monday, April 4, 2016, by the National Treasurer of AGN, St. Maradona J. Mikevine. According to Mikevine, Emeka Ike, his state and national executives will assume leadership of the guild for two years in compliance with the court judgement, after which a unified election can be conducted. “It has become germane, expedient and imperative for me to call this Press Conference to clear the air and set the record straight in respect of the above…
In a new episode of her leisure videos, Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu, who is currently in Maryland, met a Nigerian who hasn’t seen her in any movie. The episode features the actress hanging out with her nieces, going around her errands, talking about her upcoming projects and more. While shopping, Aimakhu met a Nigerian who has never seen her in any movie. Reacting to the Nigerian woman’s “I don’t know her,” the actress said “Ah, first time in my life. She’s a Nigerian and she doesn’t know me.” You can watch the scene from 36:35. The Nigerian actress and producer…
Is Lamar Odom worried that Rob Kardashian would be dumped by Blac Chyna sooner than later? This could be so…not true! A new report claims the former NBA star, who was once best buddies with Rob, is concerned for the 29-year-old now that he’s getting married. Lamar allegedly believes Chyna is just using him to get fame and power. “Lamar fears for Rob’s heart. They haven’t been as close as they were in the past, but he is still looking out for his little brother and Lamar thinks Blac may be up to no good. Lamar has warned Rob that…
Newly engaged couple, Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna, have been spotted out and about for the first time following since their engagement broke the internet. The couple who had gotten engaged on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, were spotted out and about rocking matching Yeezy sneakers, today, April 7. Blac and Rob were all smiles as they were spotted on the streets of Los Angeles, heading for a business meeting, E! Online reports. The model who has made it a point to flaunt her seven carat diamond on all her social media accounts, did not hesitate do it again as they…
Following Tyga’s revelation that he is indeed happy over Blac Chyna’s engagement to Rob Kardashian, news reports have revealed that the model believes that the rapper is pretending. TMZ reports that the model has accused her baby daddy of pretending to be happy about her engagement, and that he has been calling her names, making her life a living hell. The medium reports that a source close to Blac has revealed that Tyga has gone to great lengths to destroy the relationship between their 2-yr-old son, King Cairo and the former stripper. The reports also reveal that Tyga has now…
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uplresented certificates of return. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented the certificates to 11 persons in a low key ceremony at the headquarters of the electoral body in Port Harcourt, the capital of the state. The ceremony was presided over by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Aniedi Ikoiwak, as elected members file out one after the other to collect their certificates. Theinfostride recalls that pressure and protests had trailed the presentation of certificates to winners in the election, with critics lamenting delay in the ceremony. Ikoiwak said no amount of pressure would make the commission release results that do…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared, Dipo Eluwole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of Ife Central House of Assembly legislative rerun poll. The INEC Returning Officer, Dr Francis Oladimeji, who announced the result in Ile-Ife on Sunday said Eluwole scored 5,504 votes, while Adetillewa Sijuwade of APC had 4, 587 votes. Olademji said that Olusegun Fanibe of Accord party polled 4, 790 votes, Rafiu Anifowose of CPP, 91 votes; Serah Elujulo of NPPP, 11 votes and Segun Adefarare of NNPP, 25 votes.
West Africa’s Ebola outbreak no longer constitutes a threat to international public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, declaring an end to a nearly 20-month emergency that has killed about 11,300 people. Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, accepted the recommendations of a committee of independent experts who also called for lifting any travel and trade restrictions affecting Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “The Committee provided its view that Ebola transmission in West Africa no longer constitutes an extraordinary event, that the risk of international spread is now low, and that countries currently have the capacity to respond…
Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health during a visit to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) ordered the immediate transfer of stabilised patients from the Accident and Emergency Unit to the wards. He explained that the emergency unit has to be spaced at all times so has to ensure prompt response to emergencies. “The purpose of Accident and Emergency Unit is to ensure prompt respond to emergency cases, but what I saw here this morning is congestion. “The facility here cannot absorb new cases, because if there is any other causality, this place should be able to accommodate them. “So, once…
Striking medical doctors in Osun under the aegis of Association of Medical and Dental Officers, on Sunday suspended their seven months industrial action. The chairman of the association, Dr Isiaka Adekunle confirmed the suspension of the strike in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Osogbo. He said the doctors would report for duty on Monday.. Adekunle told NAN that though the government was yet to meet any of their demands, their decision to resume work was in response to appeals from well-meaning people of the state. He, however, said that the association would…
Mr Segun Olulade, the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly House Committee on Health, has said that the committee will visit the state’s primary health centres for assessment. Olulade told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that the step was necessary to strengthen health care delivery at primary level. “I want to assure you that this current government is committed to improving health services for all and sundry. “We are also looking at ways to strengthen the capacity of the services at the primary health centres by equipping them adequately. “The committee has concluded its oversights…
Authorities at Babura Local Government Area in Jigawa on Sunday said that 64,700 children in the area had been immunised against polio. Information Officer of the council, Malam Sulaiman Doro, made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse. Doro said that the children were immunised in the last exercise in the area, adding that the figure was obtained from the National Programme on Immunisation (NPI) records in the area. He explained that the exercise was successful in the area, and that it was supported by traditional and religious leaders in the area. According…