Bayern Munich crushed Hamburg SV 8-0 on Saturday while Bas Dost scored four goals, including a stoppage-time winner, to give VfL Wolfsburg a 5-4 victory at Bayer Leverkusen on an unforgettable day in the Bundesliga. . The leaders handed Hamburg the heaviest defeat in their 52-year Bundesliga history to stay eight points clear of second-placed Wolfsburg at the top of the table and respond in style to recent criticism of their performances by coach Pep Guardiola. . Thomas Mueller, Arjen Robben and Mario Goetze each scored twice for Bayern to sink sorry Hamburg who were beaten 9-2 in the same…
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Real Sociedad twice came from behind to draw 2-2 against Almeria in the Spanish league on Friday. . The hosts took the lead in just the fifth minute after Sociedad goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli badly mistimed a tackle and brought down Congo forward Thievy Bifouma in the area, with Jose “Verza” Garcia converting the penalty. . Imanol Agirretxe equalised for Real Sociedad with a well-placed back-header from Esteban Granero’s free kick in the 27th. . Bifouma then set up Almeria’s second when he raced up the left flank and sent a perfect pass toward Tomer Hemed, who scored his seventh goal…
Barcelona may be without midfielder Andres Iniesta for Sunday’s La Liga game at home to Levante (4pm GMT) after the Spain international missed training on Saturday due to a bout of flu. . “The FC Barcelona first team trained on Saturday morning after having the day off on Friday,” Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.es). . “(Coach) Luis Enrique had his full squad at his disposal apart from Andres Iniesta, who has the flu,” they added. . Second-placed Barca are a point behind Real Madrid ahead of the leaders’ game at home to Deportivo La Coruna later on Saturday. .…
Real Madrid returned to winning ways after last weekend’s drubbing at Atletico but failed to convince and were whistled by their own fans during a drab 2-0 victory at home to Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday. . La Liga leaders Real were looking for an inspiring performance before Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Schalke 04 and were fortunate not to drop points with another insipid display following the humiliating 4-0 defeat at the Calderon. . Cristiano Ronaldo, criticised this week for throwing a 30th birthday party hours after the Atletico game, and Gareth Bale each struck efforts against the crossbar…
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique said he is savouring the chance to watch Lionel Messi after the Argentine notched his fifth hat-trick of the season in a 5-0 romp over Levante on Sunday. . Messi was at the heart of the action as he teed up Neymar for the opener and then struck three times either side of halftime to take his tally for the season to 37 on his 300th La Liga appearance. . Neymar was then replaced by Luis Suarez midway through the second-half and he also made his presence felt with a stunning overhead kick to round off…
Equatorial Guinea president Teodoro Obiang has pardoned 149 people who were arrested following clashes during the host country’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal defeat to Ghana. . All those arrested have been released, Martin Ndong Nsue, president of Malabo Supreme Court confirmed on Friday. . “We were ready to go to trial for you to be punished … but the President of the Republic Teodoro Obiang, in his role as chief magistrate of the nation and father of all of you, has forgiven you and you are free,” Ndong Nsue told the accused before they were released to their families…
Queens Park Rangers have appointed caretaker boss Chris Ramsey as manager until the end of the season, the Premier League strugglers said on Friday. . The 52-year-old has limited coaching experience but has impressed the squad since taking over from Harry Redknapp who resigned last week. He steered QPR to their first away victory of the season, a 2-0 league win over Sunderland on Tuesday. . “Ramsey will work alongside Kevin Bond (first team coach) and Kevin Hitchcock (goalkeeping coach),” fourth from bottom Rangers said in a statement. . “Director of football Les Ferdinand will oversee the trio whilst also…
Under-fire striker Diego Costa, set to return for Chelsea’s Champions League tie at Paris St Germain on Tuesday following a three-match ban, believes his on-field challenges sometimes provoke “exaggerated reactions”. . The Brazilian-born Spanish international was heavily criticised after incurring a suspension for stamping on Liverpool’s Emre Can in a League Cup semifinal victory at Stamford Bridge in January. . Manuel Pellegrini, manager of Chelsea’s Premier League title rivals Manchester City, said last month that he hoped Costa’s ban would be “a good thing for him to change in the future”. . The 26-year-old former Atletico Madrid forward sees things…
Tim Sherwood is the man tasked with preserving Aston Villa’s ever-present Premier League status and igniting their misfiring attack after being confirmed as the struggling club’s new manager on Saturday. . Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Sherwood, 46, replaces Paul Lambert who was sacked by the Midlands club after they were beaten 2-0 against fellow strugglers Hull City on Tuesday, their fifth successive league defeat. . Goal-shy Villa, who have hit the net only 12 times in 25 Premier League games this season, are 18th in the table having won none of their previous 10 games. . “It is a great…
January signing Victor Valdes must earn his spurs in Manchester United’s reserve side before he can be considered for a full first-team debut, according to manager Louis van Gaal. . The 33-year-old arrived at Old Trafford for a free transfer on an 18-month deal in January having been the bedrock of a Barcelona side that won six La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies. . Valdes, however, has failed to displace incumbent David de Gea who continues to impress in an inconsistent United side, and Van Gaal had previously stated it would be ‘very hard’ for him to do…
Lionel Messi marked his 300th La Liga appearance with his 31st Barcelona hat-trick as the Catalans moved within a point of Real Madrid at the top of the table with a 5-0 win over Levante. . However, champions Atletico Madrid remain seven points off the top in third after losing 2-0 at Celta Vigo. . Barca have now won 11 straight matches in all competitions and never looked in danger despite coach Luis Enrique making eight changes from the side that beat Villarreal in the Copa del Rey in midweek. . Messi teed up Neymar to open the scoring early…
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez is “not himself” and could be feeling the effects of fatigue after making an impressive start to life in the Premier League, manager Arsene Wenger said. . The 26-year-old has been Arsenal’s standout performer this season and has scored 18 goals in 32 appearances since signing from Barcelona for 35 million pounds ($53.91 million) in July. . But the Chile international went off with a knee injury in last week’s 2-1 win over Leicester City and Wenger conceded that Sanchez may be showing signs of fatigue. . “He had not the same intensity in his game…
Bradford City, a venerable third-tier English club with a history touched by tragedy, were “living the dream” on Sunday after knocking out another Premier League victim and powering into the FA Cup quarterfinals. . The Yorkshire club, whose indomitable spirit has never been extinguished in hard times over the 30 years since a fire at their stadium claimed 56 lives, wrote a new, uplifting tale at Valley Parade as they defeated Sunderland 2-0. . On the eve of the game, Bradford manager Phil Parkinson had said his League One side, perpetrators of one of the Cup’s greatest upsets by winning…
Third-division Bradford City continued their remarkable progress in the FA Cup by beating Premier League Sunderland 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals on Sunday, while holders Arsenal overcame Middlesbrough. . Bradford, beaten League Cup finalists in 2013, stunned Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in round four and they pulled off another upset at Valley Parade courtesy of a John O’Shea own goal and a strike by Sunderland old boy Jon Stead. . “There is always a danger because the expectancy might have been we would win this one after beating Chelsea, but we have kept that underdog spirit,” Bradford manager Phil…
Like everyone else, music starts from the church, at childhood or while in school. Either ways, musicians in this part of the world often start to count their number of years from when they take music as a full time career or when they record/release their first song. . In this case, history has it that Mavin boss, Don Jazzy’s first full credit production work was in 2004 on D’banj’s debut single, ‘Tongolo’ and then he went on to produce D’banj’s debut album, No Long Thing that was released in 2005. . It is a well-known fact that Don Jazzy and…
Kenya’s controversial blogger, Robert Alai has revealed he hasn’t ruled marriage out of his plans as he considers getting married soon. . During a recent question and answer session on Hero radio, the Cyber activist made the revelation on air after he was asked about his marital status: ‘I am intending to get married soon..so I am not yet married’ . He also said his fans shouldn’t expect a church wedding without explaining why. . ‘The downside on the interesting revelation is that we should not expect a church wedding.’ . Robert Alai, who has been highly involved in a number of controversies…
Controversial Ghanaian Radio/TV personality, Afia Schwarzenegger has lashed out at Black Stars of Ghana head coach, Avram Grant following Ghana’s defeat to Ivory Coast in the recently concluded African Cup of Nations final in Equatorial Guinea. . Afia took to her Facebook account on Monday, February 9, 2015 to express her disappointment at the former Chelsea and West Ham United coach, accessing him of breaking the hearts of many Ghanaians and also doing the same to Chelsea fans. . She also accused Ghana’s government of allegedly wasting $4M dollars on a foreign coach instead of concentrating on the national crisis the country is facing.
The video of Wizkid‘s monster track, ‘Ojuelegba’ has taken over the Number 1 spot of MTV Base Official Top 10 Countdown from PSquare’s ‘Shekini.’ . Wizkid, whose video was at No. 3 while Oritsefemi’s ‘Double Wahala’ was at No. 2 in last week’s edition, took over the No 1 spot this week alongside Davido’s ‘Owo ni koko’ which is now 3rd on the log. . The MTV base Official Naija Top 10 Chart is a weekly countdown that ranks top songs according to demand and the ranking is done by an elite panel of Nigerian broadcasters and music specialists.
BET award winning act, Davido has just made an announcement that’s got social media buzzing. The HKN boss took to Twitter to announce a trip to Kenya on March 28, 2015, a day that falls on the new date of the presidential election which INEC earlier scheduled for February 14, 2015. . Since his announcement, however, Davido has been subjected to the Basketmouth treatment. . Recall that Basketmouth was in the eye of the storm recently following the announcement of his Valentine show fixed for February 14, the initial date for the presidential elections, for which many labelled him ‘unpatriotic’ and insensitive to happenings in Nigeria.…
BET award winning act, Davido has just made an announcement that’s got social media buzzing. The HKN boss took to Twitter to announce a trip to Kenya on March 28, 2015, a day that falls on the new date of the presidential election which INEC earlier scheduled for February 14, 2015. . Since his announcement, however, Davido has been subjected to the Basketmouth treatment. . Recall that Basketmouth was in the eye of the storm recently following the announcement of his Valentine show fixed for February 14, the initial date for the presidential elections, for which many labelled him ‘unpatriotic’ and insensitive to happenings in Nigeria.…