Reports in Spain suggest that France striker Karim Benzema could be in line for a shock return to Qatar to play in the World Cup final. The Real Madrid forward had been expected to miss the whole tournament after returning to Spain following a thigh injury that he suffered the day before the tournament began….
James Cameron has reflected on the “problem” with Terminator: Dark Fate after “butting heads” with the director. The filmmaker behind the first two Terminator films returned to produce the sixth installment in the franchise, which was directed by Tim Miller and released in 2019. Months after its premiere, Miller vowed to never work with Cameron…
Rumours broke out recently that Brazil have their eyes on Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti, for the national team job, with Tite stepping down following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup. Then reports came out in the Spanish media though that the Italian manager had no interest in leaving Santiago Bernabeu anytime soon. And…
It would be difficult for the Atlanta Hawks to perform worse than they did in Memphis on Monday night. Yet, tonight’s game against the Eastern Conference bottom-dwelling Orlando Magic was much uglier. As reported by SI, Atlanta surrendered 50 points to Orlando in the first quarter and fell behind by 29 points in the second…
Omar Bailey, the former head of the Yeezy-Adidas Innovation Lab, is gearing up to launch BIPOC-led, L.A.-based footwear prototyping lab and venture studio FCTRY LAb with an initial $6 million tranche round of financing. According to the company, the funding comes from a diverse group of venture capital firms, top professional athletes and angel investors…
Will Smith said that his “Emancipation” costar Ben Foster purposely avoided interacting with him while on the set of the film. “He didn’t speak to me, he didn’t make eye contact with me, he didn’t say a word, he didn’t acknowledge me for six months,” Smith recalled during his takeover of the latest episode of…
Like so much great art, the T-800 came to James Cameron in a dream. In 1981 (the same year the legendary director broke into the industry with his worst movie ever), Cameron found himself unwell in a cheap hotel Roman hotel room. The world would never be the same. “The Terminator came from a dream…
A video shared online shows Los Angeles Clippers superfan ‘Clipper Darrell’ getting knocked out during an altercation at Crypto.com Arena during Monday’s (December 12) win against the Boston Celtics. As reported by iheart, the footage, which was shared by TMZ Sports, shows Darrell — whose full name is Darrell Bailey — involved in an argument…
France forward Kylian Mbappé hasn’t missed often this World Cup. As reported by SI, the 23-year-old has five goals this tournament, tied with Argentina forward and Paris Saint-Germain teammate Lionel Messi for the most in Qatar. He has a chance to become the first French player to lead the tournament in goals since legendary striker…
Elon Musk has officially lost his spot as the world’s richest person to Bernard Arnault, the Chairman and CEO of French luxury conglomerate, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton as reported by The Whistler. According to the Forbes real-time billionaires list, Bernard Arnault and family are now worth $191 billion while Musk is worth $174.9 billion….
Former disk jockey and co-producer of the Ellen DeGeneres TV show, Stephen Boss, popularly known as ‘tWitch’ has died at the age of 40. As reported by Punch, Boss’s wife, Allison Holker made a report to a Los Angeles police station on Tuesday that the disk jockey left home without his vehicle – an occurrence…
Investors withdrew as much as $3 billion from Binance on Tuesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, as a deluge of negative headlines about the cryptocurrency industry rattled users of the world’s largest exchange. Andrew Thurman, content lead for Nansen, told CNN that at its peak, Binance saw “as high as $3 billion in net…
Dua Lipa is reportedly dating Jack Harlow. As reported by Crow River Media, the 27-year-old pop star had in recent months thought to have struck up a relationship with comedian Trevor Noah but now rapper Jack Harlow is said to have been “strongly pursuing” a romance. After reportedly meeting at the Variety Hitmakers brunch in…
Cousin to popular singer Davido, Adesina Adeleke, popularly known as Sina Rambo, has denied domestic violence allegations made against him by his estranged wife, Korth. As reported by Punch, Korth, in a series of Instagram stories on Monday, accused Sina of violence as she announced that their marriage was over. Reacting to the claims, Sina…
Manchester United upgraded their midfield with Christian Eriksen and Casemiro in the summer but they missed out on their main target. Frenkie de Jong was linked with a move to Old Trafford throughout the summer and was Erik ten Hag’s top target but a transfer never materialised. This was mainly due to the Dutch midfielder’s…
Ronaldinho reunited with Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Ronaldo and Dida at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, all while cheering on Lionel Messi and Argentina in their semifinals win over Croatia on Monday. As reported by MARCA, the Brazilian soccer legend won the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea & Japan alongside the aforementioned retired…
A World Cup security guard has died after suffering a “serious fall” while on duty at the Lusail Stadium for Argentina’s quarter-final match against the Netherlands. The man has been named as John Njau Kibue, a 24-year-old from Kenya who moved to Qatar a year ago. The precise details of how he fell are unclear…
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was adamant that a fan be ejected during a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Green could be seen talking back and forth with a fan during some free throws, but the dialogue from Green continued after the free throws, as he spoke to the refs while…
Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, Mukesh Ambani may bid for North London-based Arsenal Football Club rather than Liverpool and Manchester United. Many news channels and reports had claimed that Ambani may bid for other English clubs, including giants like Manchester United and Liverpool, which are currently up for sale. According to an article in The…
Liverpool have reportedly reached an agreement in principle to sign Benfica and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez. As reported by Sports Mole, the 21-year-old has become one of the most sought-after lynchpins in Europe after starring for club and country since making the move to the Estadio da Luz in the summer. Fernandez made a name…
France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals of the World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night to end the African side’s dream run in Qatar. As reported by ESPN, an early goal from Theo Hernandez and a late tap in from substitute Randal Kolo Muani earned defending champions France a hard-fought win…
Nigeria’s award-winning singer, Teni Makanaki takes us to the beautiful plains and sights of South Africa in crisp and colorful new video for her latest song ”Maitama.” The music video directed by Darion and Teni features Costa Titch, Ch’cco and Mayorkun whose scene was shot by Dessy Gray in Atlanta, USA. Watch the music video…
The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes are in. Tems has been nominated as a songwriter for “Lift Me Up” (soundtrack from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) in the “Best Original Song, Motion Picture” category alongside Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson and Ryan Coogler. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “White Lotus,” and “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” were…
Elon Musk joined Dave Chappelle on stage Sunday in San Francisco, home of Twitter’s headquarters where the world’s richest person recently laid off many of its employees. It went about as well as you’d expect. As reported by the CNN, the crowd at the Chase Center loudly booed Musk, who had spent much of the…
England and Wales fans have been praised for their “exemplary behaviour” after emerging for the first time from a World Cup without a single arrest. While the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) said there had been 531 football-related incidents domestically — with 115 arrests — there had been no incidents in Qatar despite the involvement…
Manager Walid Regragui has said Morocco are “one of the four best teams in the world now”, as they aim to create more history and reach a World Cup final. On Wednesday, Morocco will become the first African team to play in a World Cup semi-final when they face holders France (19:00 GMT kick-off). “Why…
Brazil legend Ronaldo Narzeiro was recently asked about how he’d feel to see Lionel Messi win the World Cup with Argentina. He said: “I would be happy if Messi won the World Cup. “I would not be happy, as a Brazilian. We all deserve it. Football is playing and winning. Nobody is going to give…
The referee who officiated Argentina’s bad-tempered World Cup victory over the Netherlands, will not be involved in any other matches at Qatar 2022. As reported by TalkSport, Mateu Lahoz handed out a whopping 18 yellow cards during the quarter-final clash which Argentina won on penalties after both sides played out an enthralling 2-2 draw in…
American midfielder Gio Reyna almost was sent home from the World Cup because of a lack of hustle in training, for which he later apologized. As reported by Sun Journal, U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter revealed the team’s concerns about a player when he spoke last week at the HOW Institute for Society’s Summit on Moral…
Legendary tennis player Serena Williams and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry have landed themselves in a class action multi-billion dollar lawsuit. It is claimed that celebrity endorsement of the NFT brand artificially increased the demand and value of the BAYC NFTs and Yuga Labs’ ApeCoin crypto tokens, causing buyers to lose a staggering amount…
Lionel Messi put on a sensational display as he helped Argentina secure a spot in the World Cup final with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Croatia on Tuesday. As reported by ESPN, Messi opened the scoring with a powerfully hit penalty on 34 minutes — becoming Argentina’s all-time leading goal scorer at World Cup finals…
Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has reacted to rumours of her fiancé, Ryan Taylor, being involved in a romantic relationship with a UK influencer, Fiona Michelle. Recall that Taylor proposed to Cuppy at a show in the UAE. However, the billionaire’s daughter in a tweet on Sunday stated that she…
Many moto aficionados and fashionistas may not see the connection between Japanese OEM Kawasaki and German apparel brand Adidas, but the stylistic ties go back further than most believe. According to the Adidas website, “the very first ZX design was inspired by Kawasaki back in [1984].” While the ZX500 sneaker drew from Team Green’s sport…
When it comes to the business of music, Don Jazzy remains one of the top Nigerian record label bosses who has proven to know his onions. The Mavin boss, in a recent interview, talked about the power of social media and how the algorithm has worked in the favour of some artistes. Using BNXN and…
Prolific rap veteran, Vector showcased the official music video of his song titled ‘Clowns.’Vector collaborated with Mavin Records’ talented rapper-singer, LadiPoe who assisted the joint remarkably well. Vector dare suggests that lyrically living by such a principle of contentment can be adopted in everyday life, which may help you deal with the fear that leads…
Georgia Holt, the singer, actor and mother of musician Cher, has died at the age of 96. Cher announced the death on Twitter on Saturday, writing “mom is gone”. Cher’s spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg confirmed the news to the Washington Post on Sunday, but other details, including a cause or exact date of death, have not…
A.J. Griffin hit a 6-footer on an alley-oop pass at the overtime buzzer and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 123-122 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night. DeMar DeRozan sank three free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining in overtime to finish with 33 points as it appeared the Bulls…
Jalen Green had 30 points and seven rebounds, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 points and seven assists and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 97-92 on Sunday night to extend their home-winning streak to four games. Houston was coached by assistant coach John Lucas with head coach Stephen Silas away from the team following…
Dak Prescott stood on his own goal line with a second chance, moments after throwing an interception that had given the hapless Houston Texans a great chance to finish off a shocker.The star Cowboys quarterback delivered, turning what had been quite the clunker against the team with the NFL’s worst record into his 18th career…
LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 69 points on 60%+ efficiency to give the Lakers a much-needed win against the Pistons. The Los Angeles Lakers had a pretty rough week. After fighting their way to almost leveling their wins and loss record this season after a pitiful 2-10 start, the Lakers had some poor…
Maria Telkes who is one of the first pioneers of solar energy is the subject of Monday’s Google Doodle. Nicknamed the Sun Queen, she was born on December 12, 1900, in Budapest, Hungary, and studied physical chemistry at Eotvos Lorand University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in 1920 and her PhD in 1924. The following…
YBNL signee, Asake, is currently trending after a clip of his trouser tearing during a stage performance in the UK has gone viral. As reported by Pulse, The ‘Organize’ singer was performing on stage at the 02 Academy Brixton in London when the wardrobe malfunction happened. Asake was in his usual energetic and eccentric mode…
Afro-fusion singer and songwriter, Adekunle Gold has taken to his social media to reveal categorically to his fans what he would be giving them, come 2023. In his post on Twitter, he declared that he would be exceptional and be acknowledged across the globe. In similar vein, he said that he would be the most…
Tina Turner’s son, Ronnie Turner has died following a long-running health battle with cancer. Ronnie Turner, who previously survived cancer, passed away at the age of 62 last week and his wife revealed in an emotional Instagram post that the illness ravaged him in just three weeks.French singer Afida Turner – who married Ronnie in…
Former NBA star, College Basketball Hall of Famer and longtime NBA coach Paul Silas has died at the age of 79. As reported by Bleacher Report, a cause of death has not been released publicly at the time of writing this. Tributes poured in from NBA and college basketball Twitter following news of his death….
The trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has set a new viewing record for Paramount Pictures — according to a report by The Wrap. As reported by The National News, Paramount told the publication the trailer amassed 494 million cross-platform views around the world in its first week. That figure is higher than the…
Nigerian music star D’banj says he has “no business with fraud” after his lawyer says he was released from custody by the Nigerian anti-corruption agency – the ICPC. He was arrested earlier this week on allegations of fraud after millions of dollars meant to help unemployed youths start businesses was reported missing. “I have assisted…
Hot on the heels of its Pre-Fall 2023 collection reveal, Givenchy has now dropped a trio of shopping bag-inspired totes in a variety of sizes and colors. While luxurious takes on the humble shopping bag are nothing new (think Balenciaga, Palace), Givenchy’s might be the most typical of them all. That’s because, unlike the other…
There are quite a few new and returning anime franchises that are looking to leave their mark on 2023, but one of the most highly anticipated has been the third season of Demon Slayer. While a release date hasn’t been confirmed, a new trailer has arrived from Ufotable which gives fans a closer look at…
Gucci Mane is closing out the year with a bang, dropping off a brand new album that has a runtime of almost four hours as reported by HipHopDx. Titled So Icy Boyz: The Finale, the mammoth new project is a 1017 compilation produced by Zaytoven that features an astounding 80 tracks. The LP features guest…
