Emiliano Martinez took the opportunity to mock France star Kylian Mbappe as Argentina celebrated their World Cup success with a song and dance. The Argentina players danced around the dressing room after beating France in the 2022 World Cup final. They were all heard singing “a minute’s silence for” in tandem, before leaving a gap…
Gucci opened its second location at Scottsdale Fashion Square just in time for the holidays, offering a men’s boutique on the first level next to Aveda and Balenciaga. As reported by KTAR News, the luxury fashion company now has two designated men’s stores in the United States with the other located in Michigan. https://ktar.com/story/5385029/gucci-opens-mens-boutique-in-scottsdale-fashion-square/The new…
Ghostface is back for another slasher in the first trailer for Scream 6. The trailer to the sequel to 2022’s Scream dropped Wednesday, after several months of social media teasing, and gave fans their first look at the latest entry in the (mostly) excellent horror series. Scream 6 is set for release on March 10,…
New Twitter owner Elon Musk offered several of the journalists he banned from the social media website earlier this week the ability to return to the platform if they deleted the tweets he falsely claimed shared his “exact real-time” location. The move from Musk came after he posted an unscientific poll on his personal Twitter…
Rihanna has given her fans a first glimpse at her 7-month-old son in a TikTok video. As reported by WOKV, the “Lift Me Up” singer and A$AP Rocky welcomed their son in May. On Saturday, Rihanna, 34, showed a 45-second clip on TikTok, showing her riding in the back seat of a vehicle, People reported….
Kimberley Westgarth says she was so disgusted by Kanye West’s recent anti-Semitic comments that she is getting rid of her tattoo of him. Two years ago, the 24-year-old architecture student had her upper left arm inked with an image of West’s face, with tears of blood from his eyes. “I loved his music and at…
Sharon Osbourne was hospitalized on Friday evening after suffering a medical emergency in Santa Paula, Calif. Osbourne had been filming on her son’s TV special, “Jack Osbourne’s Night of Terror.” Jack Osbourne shared a statement regarding the incident through his Instagram story. “She has been given the all clear from her medical team and is…
Covid rampaging through China and domestic audiences buying advance tickets for next week is reducing opening weekend numbers for James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, but the film is still dominating box office with $180 million worldwide through Friday on its way toward a $400-450 million bow. The figures, while lower…
Afrobeats singer Asake on Saturday said he was “devastated” after police announced that a woman had died after being caught in a crush outside a London venue where he was performing. The 33-year-old woman who died had been one of three people seriously injured in the incident on Thursday evening. Police named her as Rebecca…
Chelsea have completed the signing of RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku, with the player officially joining the Blues in 2023. As reported by Daily Mail, Nkunku had been heavily linked with the Stamford Bridge outfit for some time, but Chelsea have finally got their man after the deal was completed on Saturday. The French star…
The internet has been abuzz with the story of actress Empress Njamah getting engaged, but the Nollywood star has come out to debunk the news. She said the previous post on her Instagram account about getting engaged is false, as she made the post under duress after being scammed, beaten, held hostage by the supposed…
Gareth Southgate had reportedly decided to quit his job as England manager regardless of his team’s performance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. However reports now suggest that Southgate has changed his mind, and will tell the England Football Association that he wants to remain in place. Southgate’s current contract runs until after the…
Popular OAP Do2dtun, has taken to his verified Instagram page to call out Nigerian entertainer, D’Banj. Although Do2dtun has not yet provided specific details about the issue, but his message is linked to the N-Power fund fraud that D’Banj was just accused of. Recall that D’banj was arrested and detained last week’s Tuesday after ICPC…
LeBron James scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook had 15 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers smoothly overcame Anthony Davis’ latest injury in a 126-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Davis missed the second half with a right foot injury, but the Lakers still produced some of their…
Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden added 27 points and nine assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 118-106 on Friday night. “The main thing is that everybody has bought in,” Embiid said. “That’s the thing. Everyone knows where they have to go and everyone knows where…
Trae Young scored 31 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic made the most of his first start of the season with 28 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range and the depleted Atlanta Hawks handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight loss, 125-106 on Friday night. AJ Griffin had 13 points and Frank Kaminsky added 12 off the…
Nigeria’s national men’s football team is absent from this year’s World Cup in Qatar. It is only the second time since its first appearance in the tournament in 1994 that the Super Eagles failed to qualify. Sports scientist and FIFA physical fitness instructor Isiaka Oladele Oladipo explains why the team missed out and what it…
As Bad Bunny, one of the world’s hottest pop stars, floated on a palm tree crooning to adoring fans for what was supposed to be one of Mexico City’s largest concerts ever, the stadium floor was far from jam-packed. But outside, thousands were trying to get in, some scaling the stadium fence after their tickets…
The annual Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition begins on Friday and continues into Saturday, when the 2022 Mr. Olympia will be crowned. This year’s event will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas stripThe Sporting News is tracking results from each event on Friday and Saturday, including Mr. Olympia and…
The enormous cylindrical aquarium was a wonder, the centerpiece of a popular Berlin hotel. But in the early hours of Friday morning, it burst — and soon afterward, Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey said all of the roughly 1,500 fish the aquarium had contained were believed to be dead. Reports later emerged that workers might have…
Come on, Barbie — let’s go party. The moviegoers who showed up for the first screenings of James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water were delighted to see the very first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s buzzy Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie as the Mattel doll and Ryan Gosling as her boyfriend, Ken. Now that minute-and-a-half…
The families of some of Argentina’s soccer players are having a difficult time at the World Cup in Qatar, enduring power outages at their hotel and even finding glass in one of their drinks. MailOnline reported on Thursday that a number of the women were forced to flee the five-star Waterfront Hotel late on Wednesday…
Fifa is to reconsider the format of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, says president Gianni Infantino. As reported by ThisDay, the teams will increase from 32 to 48 for the competition and were set to be divided into 16 groups of three, with the top two progressing to the…
At eight years old, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi stormed to victory in the New York State Chess Championships while living in a homeless shelter. He rose to national stardom with that performance, which saw him defeat 73 of the best chess players in his age group and win his division. His success in 2019 came less…
If you thought you’d seen a stressful underwater movie before The Abyss, you’d be wrong. To date, there is no tenser time spent beneath the waves. It’s difficult to explain the plot without spoiling it, but the movie is propelled by twists and turns, nail-biting revelations, and the perpetual threat of water crushing and drowning…
Tiger Woods knows playing through pain caused by plantar fasciitis in his right foot probably isn’t the best thing for his long-term recovery, but the 15-time major champion said it’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make to compete with his son in this weekend’s PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida. As reported by ESPN, Woods and…
Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner. As reported by Punch, Josko Gvardiol, one of the stars of the tournament in Qatar, headed Croatia into the lead in the seventh minute at the Khalifa International Stadium but Achraf Dari brought Morocco level…
Emma Raducanu has appointed Sebastian Sachs as her new coach, British media reported, as the German became the fifth person in 18 months to take the role. As reported by Hindustand Times, last year’s US Open champion Raducanu was watched by Sachs on Friday as she lost to world number two Ons Jabeur on her…
NBA free-agent guard Tyrell Terry announced his retirement from basketball at the age of 22 in an Instagram post. Terry, who was a second-round pick of the Dallas Mavericks in 2020, cited the anxiety that basketball caused him while explaining his decision to step away from the game he’s “fallen out of love with.” “This…
Nigerian media guru, Osi Suave has a new show and it’s titled “The Sauce With Osi.”Osi Suave discusses the business of music, love, family and acting with iLLBLISS in the engaging and insightful first episode. In the second episode, he speaks with his friend, Toke Makinwa about the entertainment industry, their friendship, how she deals…
With a couple of exceptions, nobody on the San Francisco 49ers knows better than defensive lineman Arik Armstead just how hard it is to beat the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field as reported by ESPN. For all of Armstead’s eight years in the NFL, he has been part of teams that have come to Seattle…
A day after Twitter crafted a new policy to explain its decision to ban an account that tracks Elon Musk’s private jet, the fallout continues. Twitter apparently suspended its open source competitor Mastodon from the service on Thursday afternoon. Just prior to its suspension, Mastodon (@joinmastodon) tweeted a link to the jet tracking account on…
Joao Felix is desperate to make a move from Atletico Madrid to Paris-Saint Germain, according to reports. As a result, it seems as though a transfer to Arsenal is unlikely. The Gunners are in the market for an attacking player this January, especially since Gabriel Jesus picked up a damaging knee injury in Qatar. Plenty…
American rapper, Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, known professionally as Gunna, has been released from jail on Wednesday, after entering a negotiated guilty plea on a racketeering conspiracy charge. As reported by Vanguard, the 29-year-old rapper received a five-year term, with the first year of that sentence being suspended due to time already spent, according to the…
Karim Benzema has been invited to be present at the 2022 World Cup final. As reported by Marca, Didier Deschamps gave a cold response in the press room after the victory against Morocco when he was asked if Karim had a chance to return either to be in the stands or to play if he…
Young Thug appeared in court ahead of the expected start next month of a trial centered on the widely criticized YSL RICO case. While multiple livestreams for the hearing in question had surfaced, both appeared to have been riddled with audio problems and other issues, with regional outlet 11Alive noting in the description of one…
Sammie Okposo, the Nigerian gospel singer, has been laid to rest in Lagos State. Okposo passed away on November 25, with associates revealing that he died in his sleep.A night of tributes was held for the late musician on December 13, at the La Madison Place, Oniru in Lagos. On December 14, a service of…
2022 will be remembered as the year we experienced great, intricate, and outstanding music from rising Africa-based superstars. We had ambitious albums and daring EPs, and the music kept rolling. It’s not a surprise that some of our best musical albums have enjoyed remarkable success globally. Music by African artists has been on a steady…
Sinisa Mihajlovic, the former Serbia national team manager and an iconic figure of 1990s Serie A football, has died at the age of 53. As reported by Daily Mail, Mihajlovic has succumbed to his illness following a struggle of over three years having still been in the dug-out at Italian club Bologna just three months…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a tribute to Chadwick Boseman. It’s a wide-ranging yet self-contained story about moving forward in the face of grief. Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Nakia, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje fight to defend Wakanda against various attempts by outsiders to take advantage of King T’Challa’s untimely death. As the Wakandans prepare…
An estimated five billion people are expected to watch the FIFA World Cup being held from November 20 through December 18, 2022. Many feel that such sporting events have the potential to accomplish much more than just unite people as spectators. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire….
Chelsea look set to complete their first January transfer by signing David Datro Fofana from Molde in an £8.6million move. The 19-year-old striker has scored 15 goals and provided a further five assists in 24 appearances so far this season. As reported by Football London, Armando Broja suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a…
Portugal have sacked manager Fernando Santos after they failed to progress beyond the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals. As reported by Eurosport, Santos made headlines after dropping superstar Cristiano Ronaldo for the last 16 match with Switzerland, but his decision proved inspired as replacement Goncalo Ramos bagged a hat-trick in the 6-1 win. But Portugal were…
Will Smith has spoken about his shock after a co-star in his newest film Emancipation spat on him during an ad-libbed scene. As reported by HIPHOPDX, Smith reflected on the experience during a conversation on Red Table Talk this week alongside his three children, Willow, Jaden and Trey Smith. (His wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, usually…
Actor Henry Cavill has been dropped as Superman by the new bosses of DC Studios, less than two months after he announced his return to the role. “I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it’s sad news, everyone. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,” Cavill said….
Multi-billionaire Elon Musk has sold another 22 million shares, worth around $3.58bn (£2.9bn), in the electric car maker Tesla. The shares were sold on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, according to a filing with a US financial regulator. It brings the total of Tesla stocks sold by Musk over the past year to…
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…
