Popular Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah turned 32 on Saturday, December 5, 2015, and just like her tradition in the past years on her birthday, the actress donated to the less privileged. To celebrate her new age, she had a fun day sharing gifts to children from orphanage homes and donating to their orphanages. Jackie decided to make this year’s a little different by bringing two orphanages together, the Osu Children’s home and the Teshie Children’s home (both in Ghana). Judging from the pictures and videos she shared the kids enjoyed the whole day with the actress as she gathered the…
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named their baby boy and this time it’s not an ANYHOW name. It’s Saint West. The couple announced their son’s name a few hours ago ago in a post titled ‘To Our Fans’ on Kim’s subscription based website kimkardashianwest.com. The reality star wrote simply: ‘Saint West, 12.05.15, 8 pounds 1 ounce.’ Saint West was born on Saturday December 5, 2015. He has a two-year-old sister named North West.
February 15, 2016 will most likely be a crucial day for Kendrick Lamar as he leads the Grammy Awards 2016 nominations with 11 nods. The rapper, followed kenely by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd who are both up for seven trophies, will be vying for awards in the following categories: Album of the Year – ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’, Best Rap Album – ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’, Song of the Year – ‘Alright’ and co-writing Kanye West‘s ‘All Day’, Best pop duo/group performance – ‘Bad Blood’ Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, Best Dance Recording – Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar,…
Chelsea must forget the disappointment of Saturday’s humiliating 1-0 Premier League loss at home to promoted side Bournemouth and regroup ahead of an important week, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said. The Blues head into Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Portuguese side Porto knowing a win would see them finish at the top of their group but a draw would be enough to guarantee them a spot in the knockout stages. The English champions, who are 14th in the Premier League table after losing eight of their 15 games so far, then travel to take on surprise leaders Leicester City on…
Romelu Lukaku has matured to the point where he can now play three games a week for Everton without feeling the weakness and the team is thriving thanks to the striker’s steady run in the side, manager Roberto Martinez has said. Lukaku, who has already equalled last season’s total of 10 Premier League goals for Everton, has started all 14 of their league games so far and his performances have been key to keeping his team within touching distance of the top six. Everton, who are at 11th spot with 21 points, trail sixth-placed West Ham United by two points…
Former Arsenal and Manchester City legend Patrick Vieira is being groomed as a future City manager, the club’s football administration officer Brian Marwood said on Monday. Vieira, 39, took up his first managerial appointment in November, signing a three-year contract in the United States with sister club New York City. Before that he had been working with Manchester City’s development squad in his two years since retiring as a player in 2011. “It was important that we could find the next development stage for Patrick and it was still part of the group,” Marwood told Sky Sports News. “That opportunity…
Super Eagles manager Sunday Oliseh has called Gbolahan Salami, Chima Akas and 24 others for the first phase of preparation ahead of next month’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda. The Super Eagles B have already been drawn into Group C of the competition alongside Niger Republic, Tunisia and Guinea with matches to be played at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali. Also listed are regulars Kalu Orji, Austin Oboroakpo, Jamiu Alimi, Ifeanyi Mathew, Paul Onobi, Usman Mohammed, Bature Yaro, Ezekiel Bassey, Tunde Adeniji, Chisom Chikatara, Prince Aggrey, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Olufemi Thomas. Invited players have been told to report…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists Sergio Aguero’s heel injury is not serious even though he doesn’t know when the Argentina striker will return. Aguero has missed two games since limping out of last month’s victory over Southampton and will again be absent when City wrap up their Champions League group stage fixtures against Borussia Monchengladbach at Eastlands on Tuesday. Both Pellegrini and Aguero have played down the problem, but the 27-year-old also seems unlikely to return before the Premier League visit of Swansea on Saturday. Asked on Monday if the injury was proving more delicate than thought, Pellegrini told…
Former France international Franck Ribery is suing the magazine Closer for €400 000 over an article which claimed he was implicated in a prostitution case. The 32-year-old is suing Mondadori Magazine France, which publishes Closer, for “serious prejudice to his image and dignity”, according to a document seen by AFP on Monday. Closer had claimed Ribery was going to be in contact with a court of law over a prostitution case – in fact he was only a witness. The winger, who returned to action for his German club Bayern Munich at the weekend following a nine-month injury layoff, had…
Mattia Destro rejected comparisons with Gonzalo Higuain but wouldn’t dismiss a call-up to the Italy squad after netting twice in a 3-2 win for Bologna that dented Napoli’s title hopes on Sunday. Napoli struggled to recover after going 2-0 down before the half-hour as Destro muscled his way past Raul Albiol for a 14th minute opener. Luca Rossettini headed Bologna’s second seven minutes later and Destro extended their lead on the hour. Bologna suffered a late scare when Higuain scored a last-gasp brace to set up a tense finale but the Roberto Donadoni’s side held on for a fifth league…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will have mixed feelings when his side plays at Benfica in Tuesday’s Champions League Group C showdown but he is not going to let it distract him from the task in hand. Atletico last played at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon in the 2013-14 Champions League final when they led Real Madrid 1-0 until moments before the end of regular time before conceding an equaliser and eventually losing 4-1 after extra time. Atletico and Benfica are tied on 10 points at the top of their group and have already qualified for the last 16…
Juventus captain and legend Gianluigi Buffon believes his side have the qualities to reach the Champions League final once more this season as they look to cement their place in the last 16 as group winners against Sevilla on Tuesday. A point at the Sanchez Pizjuan will be enough to ensure the Italian champions top Group D ahead of Manchester City and avoid the likes of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid in the last 16. At 37 the Champions League is one of the few major trophies to have escaped the legendary Buffon after losing out in the final…
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku struck a late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw against a solid Crystal Palace side in a very entertaining Premier League match at Goodison Park on Monday. The Belgium striker, who had earlier twice hit the woodwork, steered the ball home from a deflected Gerard Deulofeu cross in the 81st minute to give the hosts a deserved one point. Palace had taken the lead five minutes earlier thanks to a towering Scott Dann header from a corner after the centre back escaped the marking of midfielder Gareth Barry. The result takes Palace up to sixth place…
Four months after ending his Liverpool career for Manchester City, Raheem Sterling will have the first opportunity to justify the move by getting one over his former employers when the teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Sterling joined City in the close season in a deal worth up to 49 million pounds ($74.49 million), but the circumstances surrounding the transfer left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Liverpool fans. Sterling’s relationship with Liverpool had soured in the lead up to the transfer after he gave an unauthorised interview to the BBC. His agent Aidy Ward also…
Jamie Vardy scored for the 10th successive game to equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record and keep Leicester flying high in the English top tier with a 3-0 win at Newcastle on Saturday. Vardy struck in first-half stoppage time to move level with former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy’s streak of scoring in consecutive fixtures. Fittingly, the Leicester forward could eclipse Van Nistelrooy’s record against the Dutchman’s old club when United visit the King Power Stadium next weekend. If he manages that, Vardy can set his sights on the all-time English top-flight record for goals in an unbroken run…
Slip-ups from several top clubs on Saturday in the Premier League made it even harder for Liverpool to reason their shocking loss against Newcastle United, right back Nathaniel Clyne has said. The Reds lost 2-0 on Sunday after an inspired performance from Newcastle United, who are fighting for survival in England’s top-flight, and it was their first away defeat in the Premier League under manager Juergen Klopp. With Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea all failing to win on Saturday, Clyne said Sunday’s defeat was particularly hard to take. “It made this loss an even bigger loss for…
Alex Ferguson warned Jose Mourinho on Monday that football was a high risk industry, but backed him to find a solution at woeful Chelsea. Speaking at an event in London, Ferguson suggested Mourinho was a good leader, but one struggling to come to grips with his first period of non-success, including a home defeat to promoted Bournemouth at the weekend, their eighth defeat from 15 Premier League games. “If you look at his whole career there has been nothing but a rise all of the time so for the first time in his life he has had to deal with…
The heat is on Mourinho once again and it could become too suffocating for the potuguese to continue if his team go out of the Champions League this week. The Londoners need only a home draw against Mourinho’s old club Porto on Wednesday to reach the knockout stages and, if recent Stamford Bridge displays are anything to go by, the fans face a jittery 90 minutes perched on the edges of their seats. Remarkably, the Premier League champions have already lost 11 games in all competitions this season, including four at home, and it seems almost inconceivable that their outspoken…
France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin will miss Manchester United’s final Champions League Group B game at VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday. Schneiderlin has not travelled to Germany because of a hip injury sustained in the 0-0 draw against West Ham United on Saturday, said the club’s website (www.manutd.com) on Monday. Captain Wayne Rooney had already been ruled out with ankle trouble for a game Louis van Gaal’s side need to win to make sure of qualifying for the knockout stages. United are second in the table, one point behind Wolfsburg and one ahead of PSV Eindhoven who are at home to bottom…
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he was very worried about the impact manager Jurgen Klopp was having at his old team’s great rivals Liverpool. “I’m worried about him because the one thing United don’t want is Liverpool to get above us,” said Ferguson, the most successful manager in Premier League history. Klopp, who led Borussia Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final, took over from Brendan Rodgers in October and was charged with breathing life into a team that had struggled for consistency. The charismatic, 48-year-old German has made an impressive start, with the team…