Alibaba has posted a flat revenue growth for the first time since becoming a public company, but investors don’t seem to be ruffled by this, as reported by CNN. Shares of the Chinese tech and e-commerce giant jumped more than 6% in premarket trading in New York while its stock in Hong Kong had earlier…
Former Nigeria international, Efan Ekoku is backing Mane to adapt to the Bundesliga and be a hit for the six-time European champions, as reported by BBC. “I think that as a top-class player and professional, he will succeed at Bayern for sure,” Ekoku told BBC Sport Africa. “He’s made a good choice. If you’re going…
Reality TV star, Kim Kardashian and comedian Pete Davidson have broken up according to a source close to the couple. The reason for the breakup has been traced to their long distance relationship. The unnamed source who spoke to E entertainment said that the couple has “a lot of love and respect for each other,”…
Chelsea have finally signed Spanish defender Marc Cucurella from Premier League rivals Brighton on a 6-year contract, as reported by The Score. This was announced on Friday by the London club. Although no fee was disclosed but British media reports have valued the deal at £63 million after add-ons. The 24-year-old should now be available…
In the cut-throat post-pandemic world of hospitality, getting the best employees makes a world of difference. Now, one hotel group has decided to lure in some of the best talent in the indutry by offering a golden handshake of a free tattoo if they stay with the company for six months. As reported by CNN,…
Two goals from Arsenal forwards, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka handed the Gunners their first win in the opening game of the Premier League season. The Gunners started excellently and Gabriel Martinelli should’ve given the visitors the lead in the opening five minutes but he dragged his effort wide. The Brazilian swiftly atoned, however, as…
Nwachukwu Goodness has won a gold medal for Nigeria in the women’s discus throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, as reported by The Cable. Nwachukwu also set a world record with her throw of 36.56m. Sarah Edminston of Australia came second while Naibili Vanutisolo of Fiji Island took the third position. In the…
According to multiple reports, American actor and singer, Johnny Depp and Englis Rock guitarist, Jeff Beck allegedly stole the lyrics from a poem written by an incarcerated man. The information revealed by Rolling Stone shows that the song ‘Sad Motherfuckin’ Parade’ has content from a poem written by Slim Wilson. Wilson served in prison for…
One of the suspects charged in the shooting and robbery of Lady Gaga’s dog walker in Los Angeles has been sentenced to 4 years in prison as confirmed by authorities. Jaylin White, 20, pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree robbery and admitted to an allegation that a member of the group was armed…
A community has come together to help the owners of a corner shop whose entire stock of chocolate melted. As reported by BBC, Ellis Stores in Scunthorpe lost about £1,000 worth of goods after its air conditioning failed to cope during the recent heatwave. An online appeal by Claire York, the daughter of the shop’s…
The first Joker 2 teaser trailer reveals Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn dancing with Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and teases the film’s musical element, as reported by Screenrant. Lady Gaga has shared a quick tease of Joker 2 – officially titled Joker: Folie à Deux – that hints at her Harley Quinn look opposite Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker….
A Russian court has sentenced WNBA star, Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison, an expected conclusion to her trial, which would open up negotiations for a prisoner swap to accelerate. It would be recalled that Griner was arrested February 17th for bringing drugs into the country. According to sources close to her, she had…
Burnley manager, Vincent Kompany has been speaking about the future of winger Maxwel Cornet, who is due to have a medical in London ahead of a £17.5million move to West Ham United. Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has revealed that winger Maxwel Cornet is not set to feature for the Clarets in their Championship match against…
Toyota Motor Corp’s profit slumped a worse-than-expected 42% in its first quarter as the Japanese automaker was squeezed between supply constraints and rising costs. As reported by Reuters, operating profit for the three months ended June 30 sank to 578.66 billion yen ($4.3 billion) from 997.4 billion yen in the same period a year ago,…
NBA star, LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny James got his first tattoo and looked very happy as he showed it off on social networks. The artist, Ganga thanked Bronny for trusting him to get his first tattoo, although it seems that he got not only one, but two, one on his wrist and one on…
Four US police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was killed in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, by plainclothes police who were executing a “no-knock” search warrant, as reported by BBC. The hospital worker, 26, was shot as officers stormed the apartment just after midnight while…
The director of the upcoming Marvel series, She-Hulk has explained why fans should be excited for the appearance of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, as reported by Dexerto. Marvel fans were thrilled when a recent trailer for She-Hulk revealed that Charlie Cox’s Daredevil would be appearing in the show. Not only is Daredevil one of the most…
German champions, Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Nigerian youngster, Daniel Francis on a three-year contract. Francis joined the Bavarian from FC Hearts, an amateur club based in Abuja, Nigeria. The midfielder is the first Nigerian to sign for Bayern Munich. The 18-year-old will however be loaned out to Austrian first division club, Austria…
Sony is pulling in Bullet Train, the last big tentpole of a summer that has grossed $2.9 billion domestic through the end of July per Comscore, +142% from the same pandemic period a year ago, but off 17% from the May-July summer frame in 2019. As reported by Deadline, July alone clocked $1.1 billion, the…
American tennis player, Coco Gauff held off four-time major champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, as reported by ESPN. Gauff, the No. 6 seed, held all of her serves in the opening set and finished the 45-minute session with three aces. Osaka had the first…
Activision Blizzard has officially flagged off the Call Of Duty League 2022 Championship series today, running throughout the weekend, as reported by Bleeding Cool. The event will bring about the biggest set of contenders yet since the formation of this new league a few years ago, as they will all vie for the top bragging…
Miami rap star Rick Ross was surprisingly denied access to the residence of Queen Elizabeth II—Buckingham Palace during his latest trip to London, as reported by BET. Earlier this week, the rap star arrived at the gates of the palace where he shared an Instagram story post of himself doing the Birdman hand rub according…
Crystal Palace manager, Patrick Vieira has demanded an end to comparisons between Chelsea midfielder, Conor Gallagher and Crystal Palace midfielder, Eberechi Eze, insisting the latter will not be stepping out of anyone’s shadow when Crystal Palace host Arsenal in the Premier League curtain-raiser. Gallagher’s successful loan spell with Palace in 2021/22 helped earn him international…
Nigeria assistant coach, Usman Abdallah has slammed Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis for what he called a blatant “lack of respect” towards Africa with his recent comments about the continent. The club chief had stirred the hornet’s nest earlier this week when he publicly vowed not to sign any players who would participate in the…
Arsenal’s Amazon Prime All or Nothing documentary is finally available on Prime Video. The first three episodes of the eight-part series are now available to watch on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories, with new episodes added each week through to Thursday, August 18. Cameras followed Mikel Arteta and his team throughout last…
Disney and Pixar have set released a first-look trailer for the animated series, ‘Cars on the Road’ and announced Thursday, September 8, for the Disney+ premiere of their new Cars spinoff series. ‘Cars on the Road,’ a spinoff of the beloved Cars movies (2006, 2011, 2017) that tracked Lightning McQueen’s (Owen Wilson) racing career, follows…
American songwriter and music producer, Diane Warren appeared to bite more than she could chew when she openly questioned the number of songwriters on a track from Beyonce’s latest album, ‘Renaissance,’ as reported by Los Angeles Times. Warren, best known for writing iconic ballads and film songs had taken to Twitter to ask: “How can…
Tinder chief executive Renate Nyborg is leaving the firm less than a year after becoming the boss of the dating app. Her exit was one of a number of management changes at Tinder announced by parent company Match Group. Tinder’s plans to adopt new technology, including virtual currencies and metaverse-based dating, are also being reviewed…
Manchester City midfielder, Phil Foden is on the verge of renewing his contract with the club until 2028. The official announcement on his contract extension is expected to be made public in the next few days. The last deal that he signed back in 2018 saw him earn £30,000-a-week. However, according to Daily Mail, the…
In what comes as a shocking twist, Warner Bros. has announced that the studio will no longer be releasing the movie adaptation of the DC Comics character Batgirl. The feature film was intended exclusively for the company’s streaming platform HBO Max, but production was shut down even after already having spent over $80 million. As…
UEFA has announced that “semi-automated offside technology” will be deployed from the group stage of this season’s Champions League as well as in next week’s Super Cup, as reported by The Score. It would be recalled that the optical tracking system was trialed at the FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi in February and…
In a tragic tur of event, a 20-year old man who shot a 23-year-old McDonald’s employee in the face for allegedly arguing with him over the temperature of fries have been arrested by the police. The incident happened at around 19:00 local time. As reported by the Daily News, the customer ordered some fries and,…
Players in the Premier League will no longer be subjected to taking the knee ahead of every match. However, they will do so only at at “significant moments” during the upcoming season in a continued gesture against racism. The gesture, which started in June 2020 to show support for the Black Lives Matter campaign, will…
The 6-year-long court battle over late American singer and songwriter, Prince’s estate has finally come to a close, leaving two parties to split roughly $6 million in cash and more regarding the late musician’s $156 million estate. The Minnesota First Judicial District issued an order that splits the cash in Prince’s estate evenly between two…
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag has slammed Cristiano Ronaldo for his “unacceptable” behaviour after the striker left Manchester United’s final pre-season outing against Rayo Vallecano before the game ended. Ronaldo had returned to the Red Devils’ starting XI for the clash at Old Trafford after an extended summer break, playing the first 45 minutes…
The NFL has appealed the 6-game suspension handed to Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson as it seeks a tougher penalty for violating the league’s personal conduct policy in the wake of disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson’s ruling. According to a statement released by the league, it notified the NFL Players Association that it would appeal…
Arsenal midfielder, Emile Smith Rowe is expected to return to Arsenal training this week but is still not fully recovered from his groin injury. As reported by the Evening Standard, the England international will miss the opening match of the Premier League season, against Crystal Palace on Friday night. And they also carry comments from…
Netflix has released the trailer for the upcoming movie, ‘Me Time,’ which stars Hollywood favourites Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, and Mark Wahlberg. In the movie, Hart and Hall play a married couple while Wahlberg takes the role of the wild best friend. In the trailer, movie fans are introduced to the main characters as well…
This summer marks two decades since Real Madrid full-back, Dani Carvajal arrived at the club from Leganes as a 10-year-old, as noted by Diario AS. Working his way through the ranks at Real Madrid, a solitary season away from Madrid at Bayer Leverkusen broke his continuity in Spain, but was enough to persuade Los Blancos…
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has unveiled another official trailer for the epic sci-fi movie, Alienoid, which is finally set for a US release, as reported by First Showing. The movie is expected to arrive in US theaters at the end of August and this follows two previous trailers for the movie, which makes this a third….
Bayern Munich full-back, Alphonso Davies has revealed that he wants to give back to his country, Canada for all that it has given him throughout his life in the form of a donation from the profits he makes from playing in the 2022 World Cup. “Canada welcomed me and my family and gave us the…
Nigerian Afrobeat superstar singer, Burna Boy has recorded another historic feat by becoming the first African to sell out the prestigious 20,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The historic feat was recorded at the latest stop of his “Love, Damini” tour, which started in Barbados on July 17, 2022, and moved on to 7 US…
American comedian and actor, Chris Rock has reportedly confirmed to sources within his closest circle that he doesn’t care much about talking to Will Smith about what happened between them at the Oscars. As reported by People, after speaking to a source close to the comedian to ask if he was interested in sitting down…
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly said to be pushing to leave United at a growing rate, as reported by Manchester World. According to Diario AS, the Portuguese striker doesn’t just want to leave United this summer, but he wants his exit to be finalised by this weekend. It’s claimed Ronaldo’s desire to leave…
There is a chance that LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers could reach an agreement in the coming days. If this, however, fails to materialise, ‘The King’ will be instantly become the object of desire for many franchises, even the Cavaliers could raise their hand to repatriate him, but there are reports that indicate…
A Brazilian bodybuilder and TikTok star, Valdir Segato who injected himself with oil for bigger muscles has died at 55, as reported by New York Post. Segato had been using potentially fatal injections for years, risking strokes and infections, to get huge biceps, pectorals and back muscles. He had pre previously said his body inspirations…
There has been a all-time-high spike in the number of people driving for Uber as a source of income, as concerns about the rising cost of living push people to find new ways to make money. According to the CEO, Uber, almost 5 million people have now registered on Uber and are now picking up…
American actress, Amber Heard quietly acquired a three-bedroom, three-bathroom Yucca Valley oasis in early 2019, paying $570,000, as reported by Daily Mail. Now, TMZ reports that Heard has sold the property for just shy of $1.1 million—almost double of what she paid for it just three years ago. The Southwestern-style pad is located deep in…
Bunny chow is a South African dish consisting of a half or a quarter loaf of bread that is hollowed out and stuffed with curry that has been cooked with kidney beans or meats such as mutton, chicken, and lamb. It is traditionally consumed without utensils and originated in the city of Durban. It is…
Liverpool have rewarded Diogo Jota with a lucrative new deal after an incredible start to his Anfield career, as reported by Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/08/01/liverpool-poised-reward-striker-diogo-jota-new-contract/ Jota initially committed to Liverpool for five years when signing from Wolverhampton Wanderers for £45 million in 2020 and will now be handed a significant salary increase with the extension that was…
