Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane damaged a thigh muscle in Wednesday’s Champions League match at Shakhtar Donetsk, the La Liga club revealed on Friday following tests at a clinic in the Spanish capital. Real did not say how long the France international, who had to come off after half an hour of the 4-3 victory in Lviv, would be sidelined but local media reported he would be out for three weeks. Varane’s injury is more bad news for coach Rafa Benitez, with captain and centre back Sergio Ramos, who sat out the Shakhtar match, still out with a shoulder problem.…
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Nigerian forward, Obafemi Martins says he is not thinking about ending his career at international level. Martins made his senior debut for Nigeria in 2004 and has since gone on to score 18 goals in 41 appearances for the Super Eagles. The striker says he is surprised he is still playing at a high level as he never imagined all this when he earned his first cap. “I have been playing professional football for 16 years and to be honest, I never knew I would last this long,” Martin told supersport.com. The attacker said he has adapted his game over…
Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal has picked Leicester as potential Premier League champions as record-chasing Jamie Vardy aims to aid the surprise leaders to another stunning victory today. Leicester striker Vardy will make history in front of his supporters if he scores for a Premier League record 11th successive match and his prolific form has played a major role in the Foxes’ remarkable climb to the top. With 13 league goals this season, Vardy has scored more than all of United’s strikers combined and fittingly it is former Old Trafford great Ruud van Nistelrooy whose record he will break…
Liverpool will be let Daniel Sturridge take his time after the striker suffered a foot problem in training hours before Thursday’s Europa League win over French side Bordeaux, says manager Juergen Klopp. Injuries have hindered Sturridge that he has only played three games this season. The striker had been due to play on Thursday – for the first time since October 4 – until he picked up the knock in training. The 26-year-old’s latest setback is not serious, Klopp says, but Sturridge will be given time to recover. “We have to accept the situation and that is Dan was very…
Chelsea Captain John Terry is a major injury doubt for Chelsea’s Premier League clash at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Manager Jose Mourinho told a news conference that the legendary defender missed a training session on Friday because of the ankle injury he suffered in the midweek 4-0 Champions League victory at Maccabi Tel Aviv. The 34-year-old Terry is expected to undergo a fitness test before the game at White Hart Lane, a match that could prove crucial in Chelsea’s difficult season. “I don’t want to say that it’s impossible he plays because maybe he plays and then you…
Midfield player Steven Davis says he is expecting a thrashing on Saturday when Southampton travel to Manchester City who have lost back-to-back games. Third-placed City go into the Premier League fixture having suffered a crushing 4-1 home defeat by Liverpool last weekend and going down 1-0 at Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. Southampton have lost their last three games against 2012 and 2014 Premier League champions City, conceding nine goals in the process. “The demand from their fans is to win every game and they’re coming off the back of a couple of bad results,” Davis told the…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has told Daniel Sturridge he must learn to play through the pain barrier in order to conquer his consistent injury worries. Sturridge pulled out of the squad for the 2-1 Europa League win over Bordeaux on Thursday after reporting discomfort in his foot. The 26-year-old has missed almost as many matches as he has featured in since joining the club in January 2013 and hip surgery in May has restricted him to 252 minutes over three appearances this season. He featured in only 18 matches in the previous campaign because of thigh, calf and hip problems…
After qualifying for the last 32 of the Europa League, Liverpool return to the Premier League on Sunday with an ideal chance to continue their revival under Jurgen Klopp when struggling Swansea visit Anfield. Liverpool have lost just once since the former Borussia Dortmund manager took over nine games ago – a defeat to Crystal Palace in their last home league game. Since then, Klopp’s side have won 4-1 at Manchester City and on Thursday beat Bordeaux 2-1 at Anfield to secure their progress to the knock-out stages of Europe’s second tier competition. Next, Liverpool are at home to the…
Jose Mourinho is sure his Chelsea defence can peg back the threat of in-form Harry Kane even if John Terry fails to recover in time to face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Mourinho’s side head to White Hart Lane after keeping two confidence-boosting clean sheets, first in last weekend’s victory over Norwich City and then in the midweek Champions League success at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Terry limped out of the game in Israel and the Blues captain remains doubtful for the Spurs clash, when Chelsea will attempt to record back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season.…
Arene Wenger is still confident Arsenal can pick up from their inconsistent form and show they are serious challengers for the Premier League title. Wenger’s side will attempt to come back strong from last weekend’s surprise loss at West Bromwich Albion when they travel to Norwich City on Sunday, five days after keeping alive their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stages with vital victory over Dinamo Zagreb. With their European campaign on the back-burner for two weeks, fourth-placed Arsenal can focus on catching unexpected top-tier leaders Leicester City. Wenger believes that, with no one team dominating the title…
-styled Olufimo of Fuji, Saheed Osupa has unveiled poster for his much anticipated 2-in-1 album. The controversial musician uploaded the poster on his official Facebook page a few days ago, causing a sensation among fans, who can’t wait to grab a copy of the album. Titled ‘Lord of Music’, the album, which is being facilitated by Mustoy Music, will be released in December. Like Pasuma, Saheed Osupa is also ready to drop a pop album after ‘Lord of Music’. He has already released three singles off the forthcoming album produced by K-Solo.
Few hours ago, Wizkid reached the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu aboard a 5pm Medview flight ahead of his performance at Glo Slide and Bounce tour at Nnsukka tonight. As he arrived, a strange thing happened at the car park. His handler (a tall, big dude) and one aide (in dreadlocks) were his only companions. He was pretty ‘lowkey’. It Took a while for them to find their ride, and eventually, a Glo pickup truck pulled up. Branded with ‘Laffta Fest’ colours. Wizzy and the guy in dreads entered, but ‘the tall dude’ wasn’t too happy with the truck’s look or…
After seeing Julius Agwu’s verbose interview with TVC, one wonders what the aim of the interview was in the first place. It did more harm than good. The respect and recognition that the entertainer craves has just been fritter away with unguided utterances and lack of restraint that comes with ‘elder statesman’s position he so desired be accorded to him. Where did Julius get it wrong? Mr Agwu is one of the very few entertainers in his ‘elderly’ category that talks too much. You can’t be a loose talker like he is and get the respect Elder-statesman’s position deserves. It…
I know that after reading this piece, your curiosity will get the better of you and you will listen to Yoruba Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa‘s cover of Adele‘s ‘Hello.’ I have even made it easier for you to do so. I have embedded it in this post. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Dayo was looking for some form of publicity when she was recording the ear-sore (Ehn, shebi there is something called eyesore). So, I’m going to happily give her some publicity. And since she didn’t care what form it came in – whether positive or…
The 2015 edition of Carnival Calabar theme tagged ‘Climate Change’ was unveiled recently at Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island Lagos by the state governor, Ben Ayade. The carnival this year includes additional activities and restyling of the old ones, with revelation that Bikers Day and Disco Fiesta are part of the new offerings this year. The event had dignitaries from the Corporate Nigeria, the United States Embassy in Nigeria, actors, actresses and other in attendance while superstars like Iyanya, Waje, Pee Ajaba, professional dancers from Rwanda and Kenya thrilled the audience. Guests at the unveiling include comic actor John Okafor, aka…
Grammy award winning R&B singer Mary J. Blige will perform at the BET Experience Africa scheduled to hold at Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg on December 12, 2015. Blige, who last performed in South Africa in 2007, will join Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq, Tamar Braxton and Young Thug on the same stage as African superstars AKA, Flavour and Diamond Platnumz.
Nowadays, Justin Bieber can’t really have bad things to say about life. His newest album ‘Purpose’ debuted at number one on the Billboard charts (he is the sixth to do so), and his performance at the 2015 American Music Awards was straight fire. Now, he’s broken an impressive record that was once held by English rock band, The Beatles. He bests the 14 each that The Beatles managed on April 11, 1964 and that Drake earned on the March 7 and Oct. 17 tallies this year. Biebs is now the record holder for having the most songs on the Billboard…
You can now officially include American rapper, Drake to the never-ending list of passionate fans who can’t get enough Adele. ‘I’d do anything with Adele,’ the ‘Hot Bling’ singer reportedly told the media in Toronto on Wednesday night. ‘I’d literally go to Adele’s house right now and do laundry for her.’ His love for the British singer comes in response to Adele’s recent suggestion they do a remix together. ‘I really want us to do an official remix. I love Drake. I love Drake so much,’ Adele told etalk exclusive interview that aired last Friday. After Adele’s [Drake] comments made…
Legendary Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi Odetola better known as Pasuma is a year older today, November 27, 2015. The excited self-aclaimed ‘Oga Nla’ today took to Instagram to express his joy and how the last one year has been for him. Thank you, God, for giving me another year of life. Thank you for all the people who remembered me today Thank you for all the experience of this past year; for times of success which will always be happy memories, for times of failure which reminded me of my own weakness and of my need for you, for times…
South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest seems to have cleared all doubts on the ongoing rumours that there’s beef between himself and his old folk, Khuli Chana. In the last few months, word on the streets had it that Cassper and Khuli weren’t on speaking terms and this was apparently because of Khuli’s friendship with AKA. In Cassper’s interview with MTV Base some weeks ago, he opened up about his strained relationship with his homeboy Khuli Chana who is good friend with his rival. But to the surprise of hip-hop fans, Cassper has taken to social media to send a massive…