Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin has tipped the club’s academy prospects to step up and cover the 10 first team players who are currently out injured. Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielny all suffered injuries in Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Norwich City, while Kieran Gibbs missed out with a calf issue to add to Arsene Wenger’s woes. The draw meant Arsenal slipped to fourth after failing to win for a third league game, but Spaniard Bellerin said there were plenty of others that could follow his path from academy to first team and keep up the pursuit…
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Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard said he has returned to enjoying his football again after being benched earlier in the campaign following some scrappy performances. The Belgian led the line in Sunday’s 0-0 draw against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur after Chelsea boss Joe Mourinho dropped out-of-sorts striker Diego Costa and was clearly their best player. Mourhino said Hazard had “his best game of the season” against Spurs and hailed the return of the Belgian’s “appetite” after one of his most encouraging performances where he went close to giving his side the lead in either half. “His game was more complete, with…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed his side for doing their bit against Chelsea in Sunday’s 0-0 draw after their tiring midweek Europa League trip to Azerbaijan began to show in the second half. Spurs, who set a club record with their 13th unbeaten Premier League game in a row, started brightly against their London rivals but reduced in quality after halftime as the effects of their 12-hour round trip to face Qarabag on Thursday took its toll. “It’s always difficult to play against Chelsea and after travelling back from Azerbaijan it was an even tougher game, but I think…
Manchester City and Liverpool head the list of teams hoping for a berth in the League Cup semifinals this week as the competition reaches the quarterfinal stage without several big teams. With Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and holders Chelsea having fallen by the wayside, City and Liverpool will have started setting their sights on the February 28 final at Wembley. City, who host second-tier Hull City on Tuesday, won 3-1 against Southampton at the weekend and having lost to Liverpool and Juventus in their two previous games, goalkeeper Willy Caballero hopes Saturday’s success proves a turning point. “We need…
Jamie Vardy’s fantstic rise from non-league anonymity to Premier League record-breaker could bring in an an era where top-flight managers explore England’s lower leagues in the hope of discovering the next “hidden gem”, Manchester United’s Chris Smalling said. Leicester City’s Vardy, who became the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League games, built his career at lower league clubs Stocksbridge Park Steels, Halifax Town and Fleetwood Town. “With Jamie’s success, I think you will see clubs having a little bit more of a look in non-league for players,” Smalling told Manchester United’s website (www.manutd.com). “If you can find…
Veteran reggae singer, Majek Fashek who’s fresh off rehab was one of the special guests at Tyme Out with Tee A event. The rain maker who came in silently got a standing ovation for his appearance. He is currently enjoying the show with his crew.
As i type this, Seyi Law is currently cracking ribs at the on-going Tyme Out with Tee A (Dance Party Edition). The interesting part is the fact that light has just gone off and the comedian still keeps the event running just as smooth. Nice i must say.
Singer, dancer Wande Coal has reacted to the beef between Davido and Wizkid, the singer said it’s just competition but he loves Wizkid to death. When asked by the Sun if both artistes look up to him, he said ‘I love their music, but the only person that I can say we went through a lot together and have major interest in is Wizkid. He has learnt and I think he is a great kid. I love him to death. He is my brother. Davido is doing his own thing. In the game, there is going to be friction at…
Kylie Jenner and her boyfriend-Tyga were spotted hanging out together earlier this morning with a group of friends in Hollywood. According to reports, she didn’t go to her mansion in Calabasas when they left their hang out, rather, as she headed up to his new rental to spend quality time with him.
Linda Thompson was married to Bruce Jenner between 1981 and 1986, and they are parents to Brandon and Brody Jenner. Caitlyn met up with her for Thanksgiving and was seen in a picture alongside their daughter in law, Leah Jenner and a friend.
The never ending debate over which rappers are the greatest have long been argued wherever hip-hop heads, fans and intellectuals are gathered. Sparking this on-going debate, Billboard released their list of the 10 greatest rappers of all time, continuing the never ending conversation on the already hot topic. Knowing the list would incite reactions, Billboard made sure to specify they ranked ‘rappers and not rap artist’, which explains why Dr. Dre and Kanye West couldn’t make the list. See the list below. 10. Lil Wayne 9. Kendrick Lamar 8. Ghostface Killah 7. Lauryn Hill 6. Andre 3000 5. Nas 4.…
Billboard released its list of ‘10 Greatest Rappers Of All Time’ last week and Snoop Dogg isn’t so pleased with the list as they didn’t mention his late friend and former label mate, Tupac Shakur. The rapper who took to his Instagram to vent on the list wasn’t concerned about himself not being mentioned, but instead he had vouched for Pac whom he felt if BIG can be on the list, then what stops 2pac from making it to the top 2.
Tiger Woods’ ex, Lindsey Vonn admitted that she is still in love with the professional golfer. The couple ended their romance six months ago, after three years of dating. The American ski racer told CNN: ‘I mean, I loved him and I still love him. I had an amazing three years with him. ‘Sometimes things just don’t work out and unfortunately it didn’t work out for us. But I don’t have any regrets and I think we’re both in a pretty good place.’ Tiger married Swedish model Elin Nordegren in 2004, but ended their engagement in 2010, while Lindsey was…
Chris Brown will be donating one dollar from every copy his ‘Royalty’ album sold ‘from now until Christmas’ to charity. He wrote on Instagram: ‘The holidays are all about giving back, so this Christmas, from now until Christmas, if you order the album, pre-order the album, one dollar of every album sold will go to Children’s Miracle Network hospital. So please do your part. Give back!’.
Chocolate City’s DJ Caise is one of the many dj’s that were billed to perform at the 2015 edition of Tyme Out with Tee A. He delivered a beautiful marsh up of turn up tunes that got the crowd in the mood for what’s still to come. The show is currently taking place at Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Former Super Eagles captain. Nwankwo Kanu has congratulated new world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury who defeated Vladmir Klitschko by unanimous decision in Duseldorf, Germany in the early hours of Sunday. Fury won the highly publicised fight 115-112, 115-112, 116-111 and Kanu, though made his name as a football icon, took time to watch the fight. “Its all over. Whatever you put your mind and your heart, and you pray you get. Congratulations, Fury. World champion,” Kanu, a two-time African Footballer of the Year tweeted. Fury (24-0,18KOs) who had made headlines prior to the fight for infuriating Klitschko with his boastful…
Mikel Obi saw the hillarious side as Diego Costa threw his training bib in the direction of manager Jose Mourinho after being dropped to the bench in Chelsea’s fustrating draw with Tottenham on Sunday. Chelsea could not score against London rivals Spurs, with playmaker Eden Hazard starting in the main striker’s role instead of Costa. Left on the bench despite scoring the winner for the Blues against Norwich last week, Costa – seemingly realising he wasn’t going to get on – removed his pink bib in the second minute of injury time and flung it in the air, narrowly missing…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice on Sunday as second-placed Borussia Dortmund benched captain Mats Hummels and returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win at home to VfB Stuttgart. Gabon striker Aubameyang made sure of his status as the Bundesliga’s top scorer with his 16th and 17th league goals in 14 games this season after Gonzalo Castro had headed Borussia into an early lead. Daniel Didavi pulled a goal back for strugglers Stuttgart with halftime approaching. But a Georg Niedermeier own-goal left the visitors 3-1 down before Aubameyang grabbed their superb fourth goal and his second to inflict a third straight…
Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez praised his players’ work rate despite another uninspiring display as they defeated Eibar 2-0 on Sunday to close to within six points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Gareth Bale’s first Madrid goal in three months just before halftime and Cristiano Ronaldo’s late penalty got Real back to winning ways a week after being humiliated 4-0 at home by Barca. And Benitez hinted that a lack of hard work may have been at the root of Madrid’s inferiority last weekend as he was quick to praise the difference in attitude of his players…
Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Costa came under renewed review after the Chelsea manager dropped the spanish striker for Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. The point left the reigning champions rolling in the bottom half of the table, while Tottenham — now unbeaten in 13 league games since the defeat against manchester united– were left frustrated after failing to take a chance to put pressure on the top four. But it was Mourinho’s decision to leave Costa on the bench, having clashed with the Spain international at half-time of the mid-week Champions League win away to…